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Gen Psych 1,2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon | The inability to pull a word from memory even though there is the sensation that the word is available |
| Structuralism | A school of American psychology that sought to describe the element of conscious experience |
| Scientist-Practitioner Model | A model of the training of professional psychologists that emphasizes the development of both research & clinical skills |
| Realism | A point of view that emphasizes the importance of the senses in providing knowledge of the external world |
| Psychophysics | Study of the relationships between physical stimuli & the perception of those stimuli |
| Practitioner-Scholar Model | A model of training of professional psychologists that emphasizes clinical practice |
| Neural Impulse | An Electro-Chemical signal that enables neurons to communicates |
| Introspection | A method of focusing on internal process |
| Individual Differences | Ways in which people differ in terms of their behavior, emotion, cognition, & development |
| Gestalt Psychology | An attempt to study the unity of experience |
| Flashbulb Memory | A highly detailed & vivid memory of an emotionally significant event |
| Functionalism | A school of American Psychology that focused on the utility of consciousness. |
| Eugenics | The practice of selective breeding to promote desired traits |
| Empiricism | The belief that knowledge comes from experience |
| Consciousness | Awareness of ourselves & our environment |
| Cognitive Psychology | The study of Mental Processes |
| Behaviorism | The study of Behavior |
| Empirical Method | Approaches to inquiry that are tied to actual measurement and observation |
| Ethics | Professional guidelines that offer researchers a template for making decisions that protect research participants from harm/help steer scientists away from conflicts of interest or other situations that might compromise the integrity of their research |
| Hypothesis | A logical idea that can be tested |
| Systematic Observation | The careful observation of the natural world with the aim of better understanding it. Observations provide the best data that allow scientists to track, tally, or otherwise organize information about the natural world |
| Theories | Groups of closely related phenomena or observations |
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