BACKGROUND OF PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards

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it is a scientific study and practical application of observable behavior and mental processes.

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Psychology

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It is a greek word that means mind or soul.

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Psyche

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It is a greek word that means the principle or study of.

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Logos

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The ways of knowing, where it has forms of cognition.

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Mental Process

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It is a type of behavior where it is observable and manifested “outwardly”

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OVERT

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IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT THE ACTIONS ARE NOT THAT DIRECTLY VISIBLE (EX. LYING)

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COVERT

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IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT ACTIONS ARE WITHIN ONE’S AWARENESS

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CONSCIOUS

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IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, ACTIONS THAT WE’RE NOT AWARE OF DOING

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UNCONSCIOUS

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IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT ARE NATURALLY BODILY ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BE MEASURED THRU APPARATUS EX. B.P.

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NON-CONSCIOUS

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR MANIFESTED THRU AN ACTION THAT HAS ADEQUATE REASON & IN THE REALM OF SANITY.

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RATIONAL

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT WERE DONE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON OR EXPLANATION.

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IRRATIONAL

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT WERE DONE WITH FULL WILL AND DISCRETION

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VOLUNTARY

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, AN ACTION THAT WAS DONE AUTOMATICALLY

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INVOLUNTARY

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT UTILIZING FEWER NEURONS IN PROCESS OF BEHAVIOR

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SIMPLE

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A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT UTILIZES MANY NEURONS IN MAKING BEHAVIOR

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COMPLEX

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ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, WHICH ARE USUALLY QUESTIONED WITH “WHAT?”. SEEKING DETAILED CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BEHAVIOR.

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DESCRIBE

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ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT HAS THE GOAL OF CHANGING INTO A DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION, “HOW?”

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CONTROL

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ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT PROVIDES PRESENTATION OF THOSE BEHAVIORS THAT ANSWERS “WHY?”.

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UNDERSTAND/EXPLAIN

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ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT LEARN PATTERNS OF BEHAVIORS THAT HAS SPECIFIC OUTCOMES, ANSWERS “WHEN?”

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PREDICT

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IT IS A STUDY OF MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR, WITH THE USE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY.

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BIOPSYCHOLOGY

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IT IS A STUDY OF NEURAL MECHANISMS OF PERCEPTION, HAVING DIRECT MANIPULATION OF THE BRAIN.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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STUDY, PREVENT, AND TREAT, MENTAL DISORDERS IN HUMANS, THAT HAS A CLINICAL APPLICATION.

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PSYCHIATRY

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APPLICATION OF SPECIALIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS IN TREATMENTS SUCH AS COUNSELING AND THERAPY

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PSYCHOTHERAPY

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A SUB-FIELD OF MEDICINES THAT DEALS ON PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS SUCH AS ANTI-DEPRESSANT AND ANTI-ANXIETY.

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PSYCHOTROPICS

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BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT INVOLVES SURGERY & CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS THAT TRIES TO MODIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES.

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PSYCHOSURGERY

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THIS BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY HAVE MERGED WITH THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY WITH COMMON CONCERNS OF PSYCHOLOGY.

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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THIS TYPE OF SURGERY WERE USED IN ANCIENT TIMES, THAT DRILL HOLES IN SKULLS

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TREPHINATION.

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THESE HAS THE FACTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL THAT ENABLE HUMANS TO USE LANGUAGE.

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PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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IT IS A BELIEF IN ANCIENT PERIOD WHERE GODS AND SPIRITS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BE THE DIRECT CAUSE OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF MAN

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ANIMISM

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HE SAID THAT HUMAN IS COMPOSED OF ATOMS THAT PENETRATES IN AND OUT OF OUR BRAIN.

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DEMOCRITUS

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SOUL IS DISTINCT TO MAN AND GOD-GIVEN. INTRODUCED HUMAN PSYCHE.

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PLATO

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WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE HEAD?

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ELEMENT OF REASON

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WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE HEART?

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SPIRITED ELEMENT

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WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE DIAPHRAGM?

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ELEMENT OF BODILY APPETITES AND DESIRE

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THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL BY ARISTOTLE:

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VEGETATIVE, APPETITIVE, RATIONAL

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THE FATHER OF PSYCHOLOGY, THE FIRST PERSON TO WRITE ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR THRU EXPLANATION IN THE BOOK “DE ANIMA” (ON THE SOUL) THAT INCLUDES THE 3 FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL

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ARISTOTLE

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THE FATHER OF MEDICINE, FIRST PERSON WHO THEORIZED THAT MENTAL DISORDERS CAME FROM NATURAL CAUSES

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HIPPOCRATES

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HE INTRODUCED TEMPERAMENT, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR OF A MAN INCLUDING THE HUMORS.

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GALEN

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GALEN SAID THAT THEY ARE THE VITAL JUICES IN OUR BODY THAT BUILDS ONE’S TEMPERAMENT.

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HUMOR

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4 KINDS OF HUMORS

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SANGUINE, PHLEGMATIC, MELANCHOLIC, CHOLERIC.

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WHAT COLOR AND ITS TRAITS IS SANGUINE FROM THE HUMORS OF GALEN?

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YELLOW, CHEERFULNESS

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WHAT COLOR AND ITS TRAITS IS PHLEGMATIC FROM THE HUMORS OF GALEN?

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GREEN, SLUGGISHNESS

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WHAT COLOR AND ITS TRAITS IS MELANCHOLIC FROM THE HUMORS OF GALEN?

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BLACK, SADNESS

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WHAT COLOR AND ITS TRAITS IS CHOLERIC FROM THE HUMORS OF GALEN?

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RED, IRASCIBILITY

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CHRISTIAN THINKING, INTRODUCED METHOD OF INTROSPECTION

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ST. AGUSTINE OF HIPPO

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MERGED WITH IDEA OF ARISTOTLE THAT MIND IS A LIVING MATTER, IN HIS IDEA OF IMMORTALITY.

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ST. THOMAS OF AQUINAS

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HE INITIALIZED THE USED OF THE TERM “PSYCHOLOGY”

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RUDOLF GOCKEL

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HE PROPOSED THAT PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD SEPARATE FROM PHILO AND TREAT AS A NATURAL SCIENCE.

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FRANCIS BACON

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IDEA OF DUALISM & REFLEX ACTIONS THAT INDICATES MIND (SPIRITUAL ENTITY) & BODY INTERACT (PHYSICAL ENTITY)

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RENE DESCARTES

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HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOPHISTICATED MACHINES AND PHYSICAL OBJECTS THAT THE FUNCTIONS CAN BE EXPLANINED IN MECHANISTIC TERMS.

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THOMAS HOBBES

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TABULA RASA, MIND IS LIKE BLANK TABLET

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JOHN LOCKE

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THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS BECOME THE ONLY REALITY

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GEORGE BERKELEY

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THE THEORY OF REALITY, WHERE ONTOLOGY TREATS POSSIBLE THINGS AND METAPHYSICS INCLUDES UNIVERSE, SOULD & GOD.

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CHRISTIAN VON WOLFF

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IMPRESSIONS AND IDEAS BETWEEN CREATED IMAGES & DIRECTI SENSATION

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DAVID HUME

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USED THE METHOD OF ANIMAL MAGNETISM (HYPNOTISM) IN CURING HYSTERIA

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FRANZ ATON MESMER

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MIND IS NOT BLANK, BUT CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE THRU SENSORY EXPERIENCES

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IMMANUEL KANT

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MAKING PSYCHOLOGY AS SCIENCE

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JOHANN FRIEDRICH HERBART

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IDEAS SHOULD BE STIMULATED TO GAIN SENSATION

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ERNST WEBER

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THEORY OF COLOR VISION, WHICH BASIC COLORS PRODUCES OTHER COLORS.

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HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ

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THEORY OF EVOLUTION, AND NATURAL SELECTION (ADAPTING ENVIRONMENT)

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CHARLES DARWIN

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LAW OF CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MIND AND THE BODY

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GUSTAV FECHNER

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PART OF BRAIN THAT’S CRUCIAL FOR PRODUCING SPEECH

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BROCA’S AREA

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THE PERSON BEHIND BROCA’S AREA

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PAUL BROCA

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FATHER OF BEHAVIORAL GENETICS, INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

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FRANCIS GALTON

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HE IS THE FATHER OF MODERN/SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY WHERE HE ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PSYCHOLOGICAL LABORATORY

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WILHELM WUNDT

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WHERE DID WILHELM WUNDT BUILT THE FIRST PSYCHOLOGICAL LABORATORY?

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LEIPZIG, GERMANY

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INTRODUCED AND THE FATHER OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY

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WILLIAM JAMES

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FATHER OF MODERN PSYCHIATRY, THAT DESCIBED BIPOLAR DISORDER AS “MANIC DEPRESSIVE”

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EMIL KRAEPLIN

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HE DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF “STRUCTURALISM”, THE WAY OF STUDYING THE MIND, BREAKING DOWN INTO BASIC ELEMENTS.

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EDWARD TITCHENER

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THE FATHER OF PSYCHOANALYSIS, DEVELOPED PSYCHOANALYTIC PROCESS OF FREE ASSOCIATION

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SIGMUND FREUD

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IT ALLOWS THE PERSON TO SPEAK FREELY TO FEEL RELAXED WHILE HAVING A THERAPY

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FREE ASSOCIATION

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THEORY OF ORIGIN OF NEUROSIS, THE COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS. iNTRODUCED ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY AND COLLECTIVE UNCOSCIOUS RATHER THAN PERSONAL UNCONSCIOUS.

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CARL JUNG

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SUPERIORITY AND INFERIORITY AS A FACTOR THAT AFFECTS MAN’S EXISTENCE

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ALFRED ADLER

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THEORIZED THAT HUMANS HAVE THE “BASIC NEED FOR LOVE AND SECURITY”

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KAREN HORNEY

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INTRODUCED STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS AND CHI-SQUARED STATISTICS.

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KARL PEARSON

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FATHER OF CLASSICAL TEST THEORY, FIRST SYSTEMATIC PSYCHOMETRICIAN WITH THE USE OF FACTOR ANALYSIS

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CHARLES SPEARMAN

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I.Q. TESTS OR SO CALLED BINET-SIMON

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ALFRED BINET & THEODORE SIMON

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HE INTRODUCED OPERANT CONDITIONING, WHERE THERE IS A REINFORCEMENT OR REWARD.

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BF SKINNER

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HE INTRODUCED CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, WHERE BEHAVIOR CAN BE CONDITIONED.

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IVAN PAVLOV.

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EXPONENT OF HORMIC PSYCHOLOGY

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WILLIAM MCDOUGALL

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FATHER OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW OF EFFECT

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EDWARD THORNDIKE

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A BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT STUDIES PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT ARE BASED ON IDEA THAT ALL BEHAVIORS ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH CONDITIONING

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BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT STUDIES HOW BRAIN INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR

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BIOPSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON INTERNAL STATES

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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT STUDIES THE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

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COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT LOOKS AT THE DEV’T THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN

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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES WITH SCHOOLS, TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES

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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT UTILIZES SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO RESEARCH THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

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EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON THE PATTERNS OF THOUGHTS, FEELS AND BEHAVIOR THAT MAKE A PERSON UNIQUE

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PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY

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BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS OF THE SOCIETY

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY