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Psych: Ch. 1

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show relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement.  
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psychology   show
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psychobabble   show
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show The ability and willingness to assess claims and make judgements on the basis of well-supported reasons and evidence rather than emotion or anecdote.  
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Occam's razor   show
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show The now-discredited theory that different brain areas account for specific charater and personality traits, which can be "read" from bumps on the skull.  
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show Began the study of psychology and the approach of structuralism.  
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show An early psychological approach that emphasized the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements.  
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functionalism   show
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William James   show
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show Brought the idea to functionalism of how certain traits help enhance survival.  
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show Began psychoanalysis. Mental, not physical, causes. Neurologist.  
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show A theory of personality and a method of psychotherapy, originally formulated by Freud, that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.  
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show A psychological approach that emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with actions, feelings, and thoughts.  
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evolutionary psychology   show
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show A psychological approach that emphasizes how the environment and experience affect a persn's or animal's actions; it includes behaviorism and social-cognitive learning theories.  
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show focus on the environmental rewards and punishers that maintain or discourage specific behaviors. 19  
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social-cognitive learning theorists   show
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cognitive perspective   show
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show A psychological approach that emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior.  
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social psychologists   show
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show examine how culture rules and values affect people's development, behavior, and feelings.  
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show A psychological approach that emphasizes unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, or the movement of instinctual energy.  
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show A psychological approach that emphasizes free will, personal growth, resilience, and the achievement of human potential.  
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show focuses on the qualities that enable people to be happy, optimistic, and resilient in times of stress.  
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feminist psychology   show
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show providing health or mental health services  
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show The study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for it's own sake rather than for its practical application.  
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applied psychology   show
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show conduct laboratory studies of learning, motivation, emotion, sensation and perception, physiology, and cognition.  
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educational psychologist   show
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developmental psychologist   show
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industrial/organizational psychologist   show
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psychometric psychologist   show
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counseling psychologist   show
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show work with parents, teachers, and students to enhance students' performance and resolve emotional difficulties.  
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clinical psychologist   show
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psychotherapist   show
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show person who specializes in psychoanalysis.  
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psychiatrist   show
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