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Structuralism
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Looking deeper into the mind (introspection) to see what is going on inside of it
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Functionalism
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How we deal with and make use of our mental and behavioral processes
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Behaviorism
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A point of view expanding how psychology should be classified as a scientific study of behavior
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Humanistic Psychology
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A perspective focusing on growth potential for healthy people and someone's own potential to grow as a person
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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The study of how the brain relates to cognition (perception, thinking, memory & language)
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Psychology
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The science of behavior and mental processes
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Nature-Nurture Issue
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The issue of either genetics or experience influencing one's mind
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Natural Selection
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A principle explaining how reproduction and survival traits are genetically inherited
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Levels of Analysis
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Different biological, psychological, and social-cultural analyzing standpoints
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Biopsychosocial approach
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Unified approaches that make use of biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
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Basic research
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Studying in order to attain more knowledge on a topic
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Applied research
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Studying in order to solve practical problems
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Counseling psychology
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Focuses on assisting people with problems from day to day obligations and relationships
ex: school, work, marriage |
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Clinical psychology
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Focuses on, and treats, people with psychological disorders
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Psychiatry
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A medical branch that focuses on psychological disorders
-treatments include medicines and psychotherapy |
