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The science of the study of life -

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Biology

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The study of functioning of living things -

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Physiology

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The physical, internal structure of an organism -

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Anatomy

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The study of transformation of matter-

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Chemistry

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The study of humankind especially culture and development -

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Anthropology

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The study of ancient cultures through their material remains -

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Archeology

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The study of human societies and the behavior of individuals and groups in society -

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Sociology

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The search for the truth-

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Philosophy

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Psychology is the study of ……

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Human behavior

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What are two truths about us?

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We are creatures of habit

We all conform

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Psychology’s roots —— ancient greeks:

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Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Rene descartes
Bacon
Locke
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Its the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation -

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Empiricism

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He created first labratory/ experiment room

  • Univerdsity of leipzig
  • reaction time experiment
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Wilhem Wundt

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The date of Wilhem Wundt & when created labratory -

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1879

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He thought about the minds structure -

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Edward Titchener

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Edward titchener goes along w with the idea of …… and …… -

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structuralism

introspection

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He thought about the minds function -

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William James

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William James goes along with the idea of …. -

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functionalism

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Biological: Function -

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How body/brain enables emotions, memories, & sensory experiences

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Evolutionary: Function-

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How natural selection of traits promoted survival of genes

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Psychodynamic: Function-

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How behaviors springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

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Behavioral: Function -

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How we learn observable responses

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Cognitive: Function -

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How we encode, process, store info

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Humanistic: Function-

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How we meet our needs for love& acceptance

-achieving self fulfillment

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Social Cultural: Function -

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How behavior / thinking vary across situations/cultures

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