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CHAPTER 1 - The Nature of Psychology

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psychology   show
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nativism   show
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show the philosophical position that true knowledge comes through correct reasoning  
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show the philosophical position that true knowledge comes through the senses  
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psychophysics   show
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differential psychology   show
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show the early psychological viewpoint that sought to identify the components of the conscious mind  
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show a research method in which highly trained participants report the contents of their conscious mental experiences  
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show the early psychological viewpoint that studied how the conscious mind helps the individual adapt to the environment  
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show the psychological viewpoint that emphasizes the importance of unconscious causes of behavior  
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psychic determinism   show
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behaviorism   show
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show the early psychological viewpoint that claimed that we precieve and think about wholes rather than simply combinataions of separate elements  
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show apparent motion cause by the presentation of different visual stimuli in rapid succession  
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show the psychological viewpoint that holds that the proper subject matter of psychology is the individual's subjective mental experience of the world  
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phenomenological psychology   show
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existential psychology   show
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show a model that determines the appropriate goals, methods, and subject matter of a science  
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show the psychological viewpoint that favors the study of how the mind organizes perceptions, processes information, and interprets experiences  
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biopsychological perspective   show
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show the study of the effects of heredity and life experiences on behavior  
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show the study of the evolution of behavior through natural selection  
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social-cultural perspective   show
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cross-cultural psychology   show
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show an approach that studies how cultrual factors affect human behavior an dmental experience  
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ethnic psychology   show
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basic research   show
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applied research   show
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show the field primarily concerned with laboratory research on basic psychological processes, including perception, learning, memory, thinking, language, motivation, and emotion  
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show the field that studies the physiological bases of human and animal behavior and mental processes  
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show the field that studies similarities and differences in the physilogy, behaviors, and abilities of different species of animals, including human beings  
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show the field that studies physical, perecptual, cognitive, and psychosocial changes across the life span  
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personality psychology   show
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show the field that studies how the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other people affects one another's thought, feelings, and behaviors  
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show the field that applies psychological principles to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders  
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show the field that applies psychological principles to help individuals deal with problems of daily living, generally less serious ones than those treated by clinical psychologists  
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psychiatry   show
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show the field that applies psychological principles to the prevention and treatment of physical illness  
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industrial / organizational psychology   show
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school psychology   show
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show the field that applies psychological priciples to help improve curriculum, teaching methods, and administrative procedures  
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show the field that applies psychological principles to help amateur and professional athletes improve their performance  
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show the field that applies psychological principles to improve the legal system, including the work of police and juries  
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environmental psychology   show
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peace psychology   show
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