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psychology`12
Term | Definition |
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theory | a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do. |
structuralism | school of psycology that is concerned with iscovering the basic elements of conscious experience |
survey | a research method in which psychologists collect data by asking questions of people in a particular group. |
b.f. skinner | psychologist who introduced the concept of reinforcement. |
learning | perspective of pstchology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behaivior. |
socrates | ancient greek who believed that people could lear much about themselves through introspection. |
humanistic | perspective of psychology that stresses the importance of human consciousness, self awareness and the capacity to make choices. |