Behaviorism
a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behavior over the study of the mind
Biological psychology
the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships between mind, behavior, and their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology; also known as behavioral neuroscience
clinical psychology
the psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviors
cognitive psychology
the psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
culture
the practices, values, and goals shared by groups of people
evolutionary psychology
an approach to psychology that emphasizes the inherited, adaptive aspects of behavior and mental processes
functionalism
the school of psychology that focuses on the adaptive functions of behavior
Gestalt psychology
a school of psychology emphasizing the study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units, not by analysis into parts
individual differences
an approach to psychology that investigates variations in behavior from one person to the next
introspection
personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and behavior
mind
the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and behavior
philosophy
the discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge
natural sciences
any sciences that study nonliving matter, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology
psychology
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
structuralism
the school of thought concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experience into basic elements
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Dhruba feels that many of the theories he has been learning about in his personality course are ungrounded in science. He strongly believes that neurotransmissions and genetics drive personality differences. Dhruba most likely associates himself with biol
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Jaime is a psychology student and is most interested in the processes behind memory, sensation and perception, intelligence, and how people use and store information from their environments. One could say that Jaime is most interested in the cognitive psy
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During a recent food shortage, Granger found within herself the ability to persevere by applying select behaviors and through adapting specific mental processes. That similar behaviors as those Granger applied should recur in future generations and influe