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Functionalism
Influenced by Darwin, explored how mental and behavioral processes function and enable the organism to adapt and survive
Structuralism
Used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
Psychology definition
The science of behavior and mental processes
Behaviorism
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without looking at mental processes
Humanistic psychology
Emphasizes the growth potential of healthy people
Cognitive neuroscience
Study of brain activity linked with cognition( perception, thinking, memory, language)
Natural selection
Traits contributing to reproduction and survival will be passed on to generations
Biopsychosocial approach
Incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis
Hindsight bias
Tendency to believe after learning the outcome
I knew it all along phenomenon
Theory
Explanation using principles that organized observations and predicts events and behavior