Psych Final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 behaviorism | the view that psychology (1). should be an objective science that (2). studies behavior without reference to mental process |
| humanistic psychology | historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth |
| cognitive neuroscience | the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) |
| psychology | the science of behavior and mental process |
| nature-nuture issue | the controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors |
| levels of analysis | the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. |
| biopsychosocial approach | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis |
| basic research | ... |
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