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Behaviourism
A school of thought in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behaviour over the study of the mind
Cognitive
the study of information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
Evolutionary
An approach that emphasizes inherited, adaptive aspects of behaviour and mental processes
Clinical Psychology
The psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviours
Culutre
the practices, values, and goals shared by groups of people
Functionalism
the school of psychology that focuses on the adaptive functions of behaviour
Gestalt psychology
a school of psychology emphasizing the study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units, not by analysis into parts
individual differences
an approach to psychology that investigates variations in behaviour from one person to the next
introspection
personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour
mind
the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and behaviour
philosophy
the discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge
natural sciences
any sciences that study nonliving matter, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology
psychology
the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes
structuralism
the school of thought concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experience into basic elements
John Locke
empiricist philosopher who believed that mind was a “blank slate” at birth
