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Define Psychology

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The discipline concerned with behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organisms’s physical state, mental state, and external environment. Biopsychosocial, empirically derived.

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What does Empirically Derived mean?

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Relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement, free from personal biases.

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What do effective psychologists learn to do?

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Effective psychologists learn to differentiate accurately when it comes to the application of their knowledge.

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Define Psychobabble

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Psychobabble confirms unsupported popular opinion.

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What is Empirical Psychology?

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Empirical Psychology makes use of research evidence and challenges opinion.

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