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THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR MENTAL PROCESSES.
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| the set of procedures used for gathering and interpreting objective information in a way that minimizes error and yields dependable generalizations. |
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| The actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment. |
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| Observational reports about the behavior of organisms and the conditions under which the behavior occurs or changes. |
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| Individuals' systematic examination of their own thought and feelings |
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| The study of the structure of the mind and behavior; the view that all human mental experience can be understood as a combination of simple elements or events. |
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| A school of psychology that maintains that psychological phenomena can be understood only when viewed as organized, structured wholes, not when broken down into primitive perceptual elements. |
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| A school of psychology that maintains that psychological phenomena can be understood only when viewed as organized, structured wholes, not when broken down into primitive perceptual elements. |
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| The perspective on mind and behavior that focuses on the examination of their functions in an organisms interactions with the environment. |
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| Psychodynamic perspective: |
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| A psychological model in which behavior is explained in terms of past experiences and motivational forces; actions are viewed as stemming from inherited instincts, biological drives, and attempts to resolve conflicts between personal needs and social requirements. |
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| The psychological perspective primarily concerned with observable behavior that can be objectively recorded and with the relationships of observable behavior to environmental stimuli. |
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| A scientific approach that limits the study of psychology to measurable or observable behavior. |
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| The perspective on psychology that stresses human thought and the process of knowing, such as attending, thinking,remembering,expecting,solving problems,fantasizing, and consciousness. |
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| The approach to identifying causes of behavior that focuses on the functioning of the genes, the brain, the nervous system, and the endocrine system. |
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| A psychological model that emphasizes an individual's phenomenal world and inherent capacity for making rational choices and developing to maximum potential |
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| A multidisciplinary field that attempts to understand the brain processes that underlie behavior. |
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| A multidisciplinary field that attempts to understand the brain processes that underlie higher cognitive functions in humans. |
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| Evolutionary perspective: |
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| The approach to psychology that stresses the importance of behavioral and mental adaptiveness, based on the assumption that mental capabilities evolved over millions of years to serve particular adaptive purposes. |
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| sociocultural perspective: |
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| The psychological perspective that focuses on cross-structural differences in the causes and consequences of behavior. |
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