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Behavior

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Anything an organism does that can be observed and recorded

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Psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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Mental processes

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Internal subject experiences we infer from behavior

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Socrates, Aristotle, Plato,

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Thinking about thinking

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Descartes

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Knowledge in innate, natural

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Locke

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Tabula rasa, blank slate

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Wilhelmina Wundt

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Considered the father of psychology

1st experiment and lab

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Structuralism

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Understanding the basic components of the mind

Elements of consciousness

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Introspection

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Self reflections
Used to analyze mind structure
Difficult to convey feelings, describe, verbalized
Unreliable- experiences can change
Errors with memory
Reflecting on an experience can change the experience

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Functionalism

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Focuses on functions of the mind

Consciousness must have some functional purpose

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Behaviorism

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Only behavior should be studied
Learning occurs be responding
- learn by practicing
Learning can occur without responding
T-maze rats
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Cognitive revolution

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Scientific study if mental processes

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Entity theorists

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Traits are fixed

Character can be revealed with a single behavior

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Incremental theorists

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Traits can change

Value in learning and growth

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Counseling psychologist

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Help people deal with problems and achieve greater well being

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Clinical psychologist

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Study and assess and treat people with psychological disorders

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Psychiatrists

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Medical doctors who treat people with psychological disorders

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Basic research

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Goal to increase knowledge

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Applied research

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Goal to solve practical problems

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Neuroscience

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How bio factors and bodily events influence behavior and thought

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Cognitive

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How the mind works

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Social

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How social factors influence behavior

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Developmental

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Changing abilities from birth to death

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Psychodynamic

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How the unconscious drives and conflicts behavior

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Industrial/ organizational

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Workplace behavior

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