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psychology
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study of
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psyche
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overt behaviors
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behaviors that are done in the open; obvious; little or no effort to conceal
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covert behaviors
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empiricism
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empirical evidence
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scientific observation
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research method
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research specialties
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developmental psychologists
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learning theorist
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personality theorist
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sensation & perception psychologist
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comparative psychologists
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biopsychologists
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cognitive psychologists
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gender psychologists
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social psychologists
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cultural psychologists
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evolutionary psychologists
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animal model
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In research, an animal whose behavior is used to discover principles that may apply to human behavior.
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description
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In scientific research, the process of naming and classifying.
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understanding
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In psychology, understanding is achieved when the causes of a behavior can be stated.
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prediction
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An ability to accurately forecast behavior.
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control
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Altering conditions that influence behavior.
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stimulus
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Any physical energy that has some effect on an organism and that evokes a repsonse.
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introspection
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To look within; to examine one's own thoughts, feelings, or sensations.
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structuralism
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The school of thought concerned with analyzing sensations and persona experience into basic elements.
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Wilhelm Wundt
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"father of psychology"
1879 Leipzig, Germany |
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Edward B. Titchener
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Carried Wundt's ideas to the U.S.
Structuralism Tried to study the structure of mental life. "Building blocks" |
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Functionalism
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William James, 1842-1910
American scholar |
Broadened psychology to include animal behavior, religious experience, abnormal behavior.
Principles of Psychology |
