Prologue: "the Story Of Psychology" - Psychology, Myers 9Th Edition

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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.

[most research psychologists today agree with 1 but not 2]

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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.