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| the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
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| the view that knowledeg comes from experience via the senses, and science flourishes through observation and experiment. |
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| an early school of psych. that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. |
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| a school osf psych. that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function--how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. |
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| historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth of potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth. |
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| the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. |
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| the principle trait 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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| the differing complementary views, from biological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. |
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| an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis. |
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| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge |
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| scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
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| a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving a greater well-being |
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| a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. |
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| a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological treatment. |
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