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structuralism
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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind.
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functionalism
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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes enable us to adapt, survive and flourish.
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Wilhelm Wundt
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A professor of Germany's University of Leipzig who created the first experimental apparatus to test mental processes, thus birthing Psychology.
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Edward Bradford Titchener
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Cornell University faculty who sought to engage participants in introspective reporting to learn about the mind's structures.
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William James
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Harvard professor and functionalist, who authored Principles of Psychology.
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behaviorism
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the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes.
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humanistic psychology
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historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth.
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cognitive neuroscience
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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory and language).
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psychology
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the science of behavior and mental processes.
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nature-nurture issue
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longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
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natural selection
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the principle that, among the 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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the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.
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biopsychosocial approach
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an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis.
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basic research
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pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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applied research
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scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
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counseling psychology
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a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (school, work, marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.
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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 (drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.
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