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298670135psychologyscientific study of behavior and mental process
298670136empiricismview that knowledge comes from experience via senses and science flourishes through observation and experiment
298670137strucuralismearly school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
298670138Wilhelm Wundtestablished 1st psychology laboratory at the UNiversity of Leipzig, Germany
298670139functionalismschool of psychology that focused on how mental & behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive and flourish
298670140humanistic psychologyhistorically significan perspective that empjasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth
298670141nature-nurture issuelongstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
298670142natural selectionprinciple that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
298670143levels of analysisdiffering complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
298670144biopsychosocial approachintegrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
298670146basic researchpure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
298670148applied researchscientific study that aims to solve practical problems
298670151counseling psychologybranch of psychology that assist people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being
298670153clinical psychologybranch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
298670155psychiatrybranch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicans who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
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