The psychology book 146
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jfuhrman146 on August 31, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anecdotal method | the use of observation (often unscientific) reports such as research data. |
| archetypes | in Carl Jung's theory, the inherited patterns or frameworks within the collective unconscious that act to organize our experiences. often fester in myths and narratives. |
| association | i. a philosophical explanation for the formation of knowledge, stating that it results from the lining or association of simple ideas to form complete ideas. ii. a link between two psychological processes, formed as a result of their pairing in past experience. |
| associationist | an approach that claims that inborn or acquired neural links hind stimuli and responses together, resulting in distinct patterns of behavior. |
| attachment | an emotionally important relationship in which one individual seek proximity to ad derives security from the presence of another, particularly infants to parental figures. |
| attention | a collective term for the processes used in selective, focused perception. |
| autism | the informal term for autistic spectrum disorder (asd)--a cluster of mental disfunctions that is characterized by extreme self-absorption and lack of empathy, repetitive motor activities, ad the impairment of language and conceptual skills. |
| behavior modification | the use of proven behavior change techniques to control or modify the behavior of individuals or groups. |
| behaviorism | a psychological approach that insists that only observable behavior should form te object of study, as this can be witnessed, described, and measured in objective terms. |
| central traits | in Gordon Allport's theory, the six or so main personality traits that are used to describe a person, such as shy or good natured. Hesse are the building blocks of personality. |
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