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Psychology
Science of behavior and mental processes
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Structuralism
The first prominent system for organizing psychological beliefs.
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Gestalt Psychology
Psychological perspective that emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful words.
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Functionalism
Theory that emphasized the functions and ways consciousness helps people adapt into their enviornment.
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Behaviorist Perspective
School of thought that focuses on how we learn observable responses.
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Cognitive Perspective
School of thought that focuses on how we take in, process, store, and retrive information.
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Biological Perspective
The physical structures and substances underlying a particular behavior, thought, or emotion.
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Social-Cultural Perspective
How thinking or behavior changes in different contexts/situations.
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Behavioral Perspective
How we learn through rewards, punishments, and observations.
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Humanistic Perspective
How healthy people strive to reach their full potential.
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Psychdynamic Perspecitve
How we are affected by unconscious drives and conflicts.
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Behavior Genes
Focuses on how much our genes and enviornment influcence our individual differences.
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Basic Research
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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Positive Psyschology
Movement that focuses on the study of optimal human functioning and the factors that allow us to thrive.
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