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psychology |
the scientific study of human and animal behavior |
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theory |
a general framework for scientific study, allows us to make predictions, smaller parts of this can be tested |
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research psychologists |
psychologists who apply their skills to discovering and testing theories about behavior |
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applied psychologists |
psychologists who make direct use of other psychologists findings and deal directly with clients |
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psychiatrist |
a psychologist (M.D.) who has undergone medical school training and can prescribe medicine |
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Darwin (Charles) |
he was important to psychology because his theories showed that we could learn about human behavior by studying animals |
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Wundt (Wilhelm) |
developed the first laboratory dedicated to the psychological study of humans, father of psychology |
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introspection |
psychological measurement technique, looking into yourself and describing your sensations and feelings |
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James (William) |
famous early American psychologist known for his emphasis on studying humans as "wholes" not looking at one aspect of them alone |
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Watson (John) |
the first behaviorist, he studied the effects of learning on behavior |
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eclecticism |
the process of making your own theory by borrowing parts from two or more other theories |
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neurobiological approach (biological approach) |
approach to psychology that views behavior as the result of nervous system functions and physiological processes |
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behavioral approach |
perspective on psychology that ses behavior as the product of learning and associations, studies only overt behaviors |
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Skinner (B.F.) |
famous behaviorist who studied operant conditioning and discounted free will |
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humanistic approach |
approach to psychology that sees humans as basically good and striving to reach their ideal self |
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cognitive approach |
approach to psychology that emphasizes our thought processes and how we uniquely perceive the world and how this affects our personality |
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sociocultural approach |
newer approach to psychology that believes behaviors are primarily developed by the different groups we belong to and how the create our personality |
