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Flashcards by Chris McNamee, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chris McNamee
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The scientific study of behavior and mental process | Psychology |
| The process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information | Critical Thinking |
| Was the leading force in the functionalist school. Broadened psychology to include animal behavior and biological processes. Established the first psychology laboratory in the USA, at Harvard. | William James |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes and unresolved conflicts | Psychoanalytic Perspective |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that emphasizes unconscious dynamics, internal motives, conflicts, and past experiences; actions are viewed as stemming from inherited instincts, biological drives, and attempts to resolve conflicts between personal needs and social requirements | Psychodynamic Perspective |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that emphasizes objective, observable environmental influences on behavior | Behavioral Perspective |
| Rejected the practice of introspection and the influence of unconscious forces. | John B. Watson |
| Was convinced that behaviorist approaches could be used to shape human behavior | B. F. Skinner |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that perceives human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking; it emphasizes free will and self-actualization. | Humanistic Perspective |
| The study of optimal human functioning; it emphasizes positive emotions, traits, and institutions | Positive Psychology |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that focuses on thinking, perceiving, and information processing | Cognitive Perspective |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that focuses on genetics and biological processes in the brain and other parts of the nervous system | Biological Perspective |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that stresses natural selection, adoption, and evolution; it assumes that mental capabilities evolved over millions of years to serve particular adaptive purposes | Evolutionary Perspective |
| An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that emphasizes the social interaction and cultural determinants of behavior and mental processes | Sociocultural Perspective |
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