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Psychological
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Having to do with an organism's physical process |
| Cognitive | Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding |
| Psychology | The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| 4 Goals of Psychology | Description, Explanation, Prediction, and Influence |
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Hypothesis
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An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| Basic (pure) Science | The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake |
| Applied Science | Discovering ways to use scientific finding to accomplish practical goals |
| Scientific Method | A general approach to gathering information and answering question so that errors and biases are minimized |
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Wilhelm Wundt
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Credited with setting up the first psychology laboratory |
| Dualism | The concept that the mind and body are separate and distinct |
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Tabula Rasa
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An absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate |
| Structuralist | A psychologist who studied the basic elements that makes up conscious mental experiences |
| Introspection | A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings |
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William James
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Taught the first class in psychology at Harvard University |
| Functionalist | A psychologist who studied the function of consciousness |
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Sir Francis Galton
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Declared that the "most fit" humans were those with high intelligence. |
| Nature vs Nurture | The debate about the extent to which our behavior is inborn (innate) or learned through experience |
| Gestalt Psychology | A theory of the mind |
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Sigmund Freud
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Believed that our conscious experiences are only the tip of the iceberg that benath the surface are primitive biological urges that are in conflict with the requirements of society and mortality |
| Psychoanalyst | a psychologist who studies ow unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior |
| Free Association | Studying unconscious processes |
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Freudian Slip
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An unintentional error regarded as revealing subconscious feelings |
| Oedipus Complex | The complex of emotions in a young child |
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Mary Whiton Calkins
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Pioneer woman who studied psychology. First woman to get a Psychology degree |
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Ivan Pavlov
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Russian Psychologist known for the famous experiment. |
| Behaviorist | A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response events in the environment |
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John B. Watson
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Said that psychology should concern itself only with the observable facts of behavior |
| Humanist | A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth |
| Psychiatry | A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders |
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Clinical Psychologist
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A psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances |
| Counseling Psychologist | A psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of living |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychologist | A psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers |
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Kenneth B. Clark
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The White Black Doll Experiment |
| Phrenology | You can feel on someones skull and tell what kind of person they are |
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