Psychology Unit 1 ch Vocab:

Question 1

Wilhem Wundt

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beginning of the study of psychology; “science of mental life”; studied through observation and experiments

Question 2

introspection

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observation of one’s mental processes’

Question 3

mental processes’

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internal, subjective experiences that can be inferred from behavior

Question 4

behavior

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any action that can be observed and recorded

Question 5

contemporary psychology:

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looks to answer questions surrounding envionment vs predispositions and their subsequent roles on our bahvior and mental processes’; includes: evolution psych, behavioral genetics, cross-cultural psych, and gender psych

Question 6

biologic approach

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looks at genes and evolution

Question 7

socio-cultural

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how others affect us: roles, expectations, influences

Question 8

pyschologic approach

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learning, emotions tie to responses,

Question 9

neuroscience

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how body+brain enable emotions, memories, and sensation

Question 10

psychodynamic

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behavior due to unconcious drive and conflict