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7190509969PsychologyThe scientific study of behavior and mental processes0
7190509970Empirical ApproachA study conducted via careful observations and scientifically based research1
7190509971Pseudo psychologyErroneous assertions or practices set forth as being scientific psychology2
7190509972Confirmation BiasThe tendency to attend to evidence that complements and confirms our beliefs or expectations, while ignoring evidence that does not3
7190509973Experimental PsychologistsPsychologist who do research on basic psychological processes4
7190509974Teachers of PsychologyPsychologist whose primary job is teaching typically in high schools, colleges, and universities5
7190509975Applied PsychologistsPsychologists who use the knowledge developed by experimental psychologists to solve human problems6
7190509976PsychiatryA medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders7
7190509977StructuralismA historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the basic structures that make up mind and thought8
7190509978IntrospectionThe process of reporting on one's own conscious mental experiences9
7190509979FunctionalismA historical school of psychology that believed mental processes could best be understood in terms of their adaptive purpose and function10
7190509980Gestalt PsychologyA historical school of psychology that sought to understand how the brain works by studying perception and perceptual learning11
7190509981BehaviorismA historical school that sought to make psychology an objective science focused only on behavior12
7190509982PsychoanalysisAn approach to psychology based on Sigmund Freud's assertions, which emphasize unconscious processes13
7190509983Biological ViewThe psychological perspective that searches for the cause of behavior in the functioning genes, the brain and nervous system and the endocrine system14
7190509984NeuroscienceThe field devoted to understanding how the brain creates thought, feelings, motives, consciousness, memories, and other mental processes15
7190509985Evolutionary PsychologyA relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior and metal processes in terms of their genetic adaptions for survival and reproduction16
7190509986Developmental ViewThe psychological emphasizing changes that occur across the lifespan17
7190509987Cognitive ViewThe psychological perspective emphasizing mental processes18
7190509988CognitionsMental processes such as thinking, memory, sensation, and perception19
7190509989Cognitive neuroscienceAn interdisciplinary field emphasizing brain activity as information processing20
7190509990Clinical ViewThe psychological perspective emphasizing mental health and mental illness21
7190509991Psychodynamic psychologyA clinical viewpoint emphasizing the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires, memories, and conflicts22
7190509992Humanistic psychologyA clinical viewpoint emphasizing human ability, growth, potential, and free will23
7190509993Behavioral viewA psychological perspective that finds the source of our actions in environmental stimuli, rather than in mental processes24
7190509994Sociocultural viewA psychological perspective emphasizing the importance of social interaction, social learning, and a cultural perspective25
7190509995CultureA complex blend of language, beliefs, customs, values, and traditions developed by a group of people and shared with others in the same environment26
7190509996Trait ViewA psychological perspective that views behavior and personality as the products of enduring psychological characteristics27

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