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Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes | Psychology |
What is the idea that the knowledge we have comes from our experiences and the idea that science should use observation and experiments | Empiricism |
What is the school of the late 1800s whose goal was to uncover structure of the mind and used the method of introspection | Sructuralism |
What is the school whose goal was based on how the brain functioned and why the brain and body to the things they do | Functionalism |
What emphasized the importance of current environmental influences on our growth potential and the importance of meeting our needs for love and acceptance | Humanisitic Psychology |
What concerns the relative contributions of biology and experience and debates over whether or not our human traits develop through experience or are equipped | Nature-Nurture issue |
What offers complementary outlooks and consists of three main levels: biological, psychological, social-cultural | Levels of Analysis |
What is the different levels of analysis which considers the influences of biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors | Biopsychosocial Approach |
What builds psychology's knowledge base | Basic Research |
What tackles practical problems | Applied Research |
What helps people cope with problems/challenges and assesses patients to help with life adjustments (life problems) | Counseling Psychology |
What conducts research on disorders and assesses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders (phsyological disorders) | Clinical Psychology |
What is medical doctors who are licensed to prescribe drugs and otherwise treat physical causes of psychological disorders | Psychiatry |