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PSYC 3016 Ch 1

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psychological triad The three essential topics of psychology: how people think, how they feel, and how they behave.
personality psychology addresses how people feel, think, and behave
basic approach A theoretical view of personality that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others. The basic approaches are trait, biological, psychoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, and cognitive (the last two being closely related).
trait approach The theoretical view of personality that focuses on individual differences in personality and behavior, and the psychological processes behind them.
biological approach The view of personality that focuses on the way behavior and personality are influenced by neuroanatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and evolution.
psychoanalytic approach The theoretical view of personality, based on the writings of Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the unconscious processes of the mind.
phenomenological approach The theoretical view of personality that emphasizes experience, free will, and the meaning of life. Closely related to humanistic psychology and existentialism.
learning approach The theoretical view that focuses on how behavior changes as a function of rewards and punishments; also called behaviorism.
Funder's First Law Great strengths are usually great weaknesses, and surprisingly often the opposite is true as well.
humanistic psychology The approach to personality that emphasizes aspects of psychology that are distinctly human. Closely related to the phenomenological approach and existentialism.
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