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| roots in philosophy and biology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes; |
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| anything an organism does, we can observe & record |
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| internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior |
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| mind is separable from body, knowledge is innate, derived principles by logic |
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| derived principles from observations & data; soul not separable from body; knowledge comes from experiences |
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| mind distinct from body, reflex drawing |
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| one of the founders of modern science |
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| mind at birth is a blank slate |
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| the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation |
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| established first psychological experiment and laboratory (press key when you're aware of hearing sound) |
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| wanted to discover elements of mind, engaged people in self-reflective introspection, structuralist & Wundt's student |
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| an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of human mind |
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| school of pscyh that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish |
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| functionalist, studied evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings. conciousness serves a function, explored down-to-earth emotions, memories, will power, habit.s |
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| Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow; softer 1960's approach: importance of current environmental influences on growth potential and importance of meeting our needs for love & acceptance. |
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| dismissed introspection and redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior; B.F. Skinner & John B Watson |
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| recapture initial interest in mental processes (internal thought), expanded upon ideas of explore the ways we perceive process and remember information. |
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| the study of the interaction of thought processes and brain function |
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| relative contributions of biology and experience? |
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| from among chance variations in organims, nature selects those that best enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment |
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| the differing complementary views, from biological to pscyological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon |
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| an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, pscyhological, and social cultural levels of analysis. |
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| how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences |
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| how the natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one' genes |
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| how much of our genes and our enviornment influence our individual differences |
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| how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts |
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| how we learn observable responses |
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| how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information |
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| how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures |
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| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge |
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| scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
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| help people cope with challenges by recognizing their strengths and resources |
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| assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavior disorders |
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| often provide psychotherapy are medical doctors licensed to prescribe drugs and otherwise treat physical causes of psychological disorders |
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