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AP Psych
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tabula Rasa | John Locke’s concept of the mind as a blank sheet ultimately bombarded by sense impressions that, aided by human reasoning, formulate ideas |
| Wilhelm Wundt | Established the first psychology laboratory at University of Leipzig, Germany |
| Structuralism | An Early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind |
| Functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish |
| Behaviorism | The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental process |
| Psychology | The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
| Evolutionary psychology | The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection |
| Psychodynamic psychology | A clinical viewpoint of emphasizing the understanding of mental disorders in the terms of unconscious needs, desires, memories, and conflicts |
| Biopsychosocial approach | An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis |
| Nature-nurture issue |