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Adaptions

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Changes passed along in surviving & reproducing

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Charles Darwin

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Introduced world to “evolution theory”

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Functionalism

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Idea that mind came in excitence over course of evolution

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stream of conciousness

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ever changing, continious series of thoughts

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Tirchener

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user of the method structuralism. Understanding mind on scientific basis.

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Structuralism

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Conciuos experience can be broken down into basic underlying components

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Psychological reasoning

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using psychological research to examen people. how they think and understand errors they make

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relative comparisons

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information that comes first has a strong influence on answer as well as how the question is framed

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views psychologist have on mind & body right now

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mind arises from brain activity. It does not exist separately.

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Description brain

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mental activity because of biological processes in the brain.

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introspection (1800)

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people inspect and report on their own thoughts.

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why introspection?

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willem wundt wanted conscious experiences

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critical thinking

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question and evaluate information by using well supported evidence

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mind description

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mental activity

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mind / body debate

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mind and body separately or the mind is a subjective experience of the brain

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willem wundt

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thought of reaction time because mental processes take time

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nature / nurture debate

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are characteristics based on genes or product of education

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psychological science description

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study through research of mind, brain & behavior

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Theory of rene descartes

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“dualism” Mind & body can excist separately yet are intertwined

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behavior description

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everything a human or animal does that is observable

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what is the problem with the introspection method

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it is entirely subjective. personal to everybody.

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failing to judge source credibility description

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never just go of on the words of an expert, they can make mistakes too. instead find evidence.

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Accepting after the fact explanations

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wanting to make sense of the world so you come up with explanations

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believes of Leonardo da vinci

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all sensory messages arive in 1 location in the brain. “sensus communis” home of thought and judgement.

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populair saying after idea of leonardo da vinci

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common sense

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reasoning description

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using evidence to draw conclusions

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taking mental shortcuts description

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the easiest answer is the one you use.

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what is another word for using the easiest answer

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heuristic answer

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seeing relationships that do not exist description

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misconception that if two events happend at the same time they must be related

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confirmation bias description

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only looking at evidence that supports your believes

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misunderstanding or not using statistics

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you can calculate chance with statistics which gives you more information

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self-serving bias description

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not seeing your own weakness, so trusting you are correct just because

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reasoning bias or hindsight bias description

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we’re good at explaining things things after the fact, we’re not good at predicting

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Natural selection

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changes that are adaptive are passed along and those that are not are not passed along. survival of the fittest

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Gestalt theory description

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the perception of objects is subjective and dependent on context. to people can look at something and see something different

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Sigmund freud

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founder of psychoanalysis

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description of psychoanalysis

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human behavior determined by mental processes operating below the level of awareness

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description unconscious

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below the level of awareness, subconscious

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method psychoanalysis

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bringing unconscious content into consciousness to reveal conflicts. reading dreams etc

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John B Watson 1913

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developed behaviorism

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description behaviorism

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psychological approach that emphasizes the role of environmental forces in producing observable behavior

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Believes of watson

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that humans and animals learn through environmental experiences

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cognitive psychology description

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study of mental functions such as intelligence, thinking etc

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how did cognitive neuroscience emerge

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cognitive psychologists joined with neuroscientists

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cognitive neuroscience description

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study of the neural mechanisms underlying intelligence, thinking etc

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mid-twenty psychologie description

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emphasizing on scientific approach to understanding how people are influenced by others

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description social psychology field

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study of how people influence other peoples thoughts, feelings and actions.

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description personality psychology

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study of people’s characteristics thoughts, emotions and behaviors and how they vary in different situations

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rapid advancements in biological and environmental bases of psychological disorders is leading to

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effective treatments so people can live normal lives

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biology emphasized in explaining psychological phenomena

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brain chemistry, neuroscience & human genome

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brain chemistry description

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hundreds of substances play role mental activity and behavior

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neuroscience description

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research working brain performing vital functions. how do certain parts of the brain work together

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the human genome description

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basic genetic code, how do specific genes affect thoughts, actions, feelings and disorders

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evolutionary thinking

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solving adaptive problems, knowledge of ancestors helps explain certain behaviors

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culture

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it shapes believes, rules and behaviors

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crossing levels analysis

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explaining behaviors through different levels provides more complete picture of mental and behavioral processes

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level biology

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how physical body contributes to mind and behavior

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level individual

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individual differences and mental processes on perceiving the world

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level social

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group context and interaction

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level cultural

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people differences and similarities across cultures

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level ethnomusicology

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study of cross cultural music preference

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level interdisciplinary

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collaborating with researchers from other fields

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neuroscience/biology examen

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how biological systems give rise to mental activity and behavior

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developmental psychologists

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study how people change across life span

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clinical psychologists

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interested in the factors that cause psychological disorders and how to treat them

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counseling psychologists

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improve peoples daily life, more daily struggles than serious cases

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industrial and organizational psychologists

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concerned with behavior and productivity in industry and workplace

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forensic psychologists

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work in legal settings

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