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Unit 1 voc. terms

Here are the other key terms from Unit 1 in the Myers Book

QuestionAnswer
Empiricism View that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.
Structuralism early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind.
Functionalism a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function- how enable use to adapt, survive and flourish
Behaviorism view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
Cognitive Neuroscience interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked w cognition
Nature-Nurture Issue controversy over how our genes versus the environment affect our behaviors
Psychology science of behavior and mental processes
Natural Selection principle that those traits that help us to survive and reproduce will be most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
Levels of analysis differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to sociocultural, for analyzing a given phenomenon.
Psychometrics the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
Basic research pure science aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
Applied Research scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
SQ3R Survey, question, read, rehearse and review
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