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empiricism

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the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore rely on observation and experimentation

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structuralism

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early school of though promoted by wundt and Titchener, used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind

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functionalism

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school of thought provided by james and influenced by darwin, explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish

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experimental psychology

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the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

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behaviorism

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study of observable behavior
-John B watson & B.F. Skinner were behavior psychologists
-This study was only about physical behavior

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humanistic psychology

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humanism of studying how we meet our needs
-study led by carl rogers & abraham maslow

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cognitive neuroscience

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the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, & language)

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psychology

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the science of behavior & mental processes

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nature-nurture issue

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concerned with the relative contribution that both influences make to human behavior, such as personality, cognitive traits, temperament & psychopathology

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natural selection

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the principle, among range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

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levels of analysis

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LOA are biological, cognitive and sociocultural. These are various ways of observation in psychology

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biopsychosocial approach

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considers biological, psychological & social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness and health care delivery

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behavioral psychology

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the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning

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biological psychology

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studying the links between biological & psychological

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cognitive psychology

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study of all mental activities (thinking, knowing, remembering)

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evolutionary psychology

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the study of the evolution of behavior & mind using principles of natural selection

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psychodynamic psychology

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a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.

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socio-cultural psychology

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the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

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psychometrics

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scientific study of the measurement or human abilities and traits

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basic research

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explores questions that you may be curious about, but not intended to be immediately used.
-Aims to explain, predict and describe behavior

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developmental psychology

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studying our growth and span

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educational psychology

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study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

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personality psychology

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investigating our persistent traits

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social psychology

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exploring how we view and affect one another

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applied research

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aims to address and answer real world problems
-ex. research on therapies for drug addicts

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industrial-organizational psychology

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the application of psychological concepts & methods to optimizing human behavior to work places

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human factors psychology

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an psychology subfield that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.

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counseling psychology

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help people cope with challenges

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clinical psychology

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a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

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psychiatry

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a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy

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positive psychology

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the scientific study of human functioning with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive.

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community psychology

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a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups

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testing effect

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enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information

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SQ3R

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a study method incorporating five steps: survey, question, read, retrieve, and review

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wilhelm wundt

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father of experimental psychology and founder of the first psychology laboratory

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G. Stanley Hall

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Founder of american psychological association and was its first president

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William James

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First educator to offer a psychology class in the US

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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Psychologist and philosopher who introduced self psychology field

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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first woman to earn a doctoral degree in american psychology

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sigmund freud

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founder of psychoanalysis

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john B watson

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popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism

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b.f. skinner

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developed the theory of operant conditioning

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carl rogers

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one of the founders of humanistic psychology
-developed person/client centered approach to psychotherapy
-developed concept of unconditional positive regard

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jeon piaget

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theory of cognitive development

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charles darwin

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evolutionary psychology
-natural selection to mind
-all living species arrived at their current biological form through a historical process involving random inheritable changes

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dorothea dix

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founding expansion of more than 3 hospitals for the treatment of the mentally ill

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