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psych 201-01 chapter 1

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Sigmund Freud   Founded psychoanalytic theory, a perspective which focuses on the role of a person’s unconscious and early childhood experiences.  
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Behavorism   Focuses on observing and controlling behavior.  
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Developmental Psychology   Branch of psychology that studies the physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation.  
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William James   The first American psychologist.  
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Wilhelm Wundt   Credited as one of the founders of psychology.  
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Sensation and Perception   Area of study within psychology that focuses on both the physiological aspects of sensory systems and the psychological experience of sensory information.  
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Carl Rogers   Developed a client-centered therapy method that places the patient in a lead role in the therapy session.  
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Humanism   Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.  
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Gestalt Psychology   Focuses on the whole rather than the individual parts.  
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Biopsychology   The study of how the structure and function of the nervous system generate behavior.  
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Functionalism   Focuses on how mental activities help an organism adapt to its environment.  
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Psychology   The Scientific study of mind and behavior.  
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Psychoanalytic Theory   Focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior.  
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Clinical Psychology   Branch of psychology that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and problematic patterns of behavior.  
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology   Branch of psychology that applies psychological theories, principles, and research to industrial and organizational settings.  
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Social Psychology   Branch of psychology that studies how individuals interact and relate with others and how these interactions can affect behavior.  
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B.F. Skinner   Studied how behavior was affected by its consequences (operant conditioning).  
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Ivan Pavlov   Discovered the concept of classical conditioning.  
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Abraham Maslow   Proposed a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior.  
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Structuralism   Structuralism  
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