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William Wundt
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Founded of structalism, concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciouness.
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John Watson
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Founder of behaviorism. Psychology is limited to observable, measaurable events
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B.F. Skinner
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Reinforcement. Animals and people learn through reinforcement
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Sigmund Freud
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Emphasizes importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determing human behavior
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Behaviorism
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Studies behaviors associated with certain actions
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Replicaition
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Process of repeating a study to see if the same results are yeilded.
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Psychology
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Scientific study of behaviorand mental processes
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Psychoanlytic
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Emphasis on unconscious forces on human behavior. Put agressive impulses out of our minds because they are not accepted in society.
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Behaviorial
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Studies behaviors associated with certain actions. Also know as the learning perspective.
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Humanistic
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Emphasis on human capacity for self-fulfillment and the importance of self-awareness and the ability to make choices.
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Cognitive
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Emphasis on the role thoughts play in determining behavior.
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Evolutionary
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Evolution of behavior and mental processes.
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Sociocultural
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Studies influences of ethnicity, gender, culture amd socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes.
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Trephining
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Creating a hole in the skull ot release evil spirits.
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Clinical Psychologists
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Help people with serious osychological problems.
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