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chapter 1 terms
Question | Answer |
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the scientific study of human and animal behavior | psychology |
general framework for scientific study; smaller aspects can be tested | theory |
those who study the origin, cause or results of certain behaviors | research psychologists |
those who make direct use of the findings of research psychologists; deal directly with clients | applied psychologists |
the process of making your own system by borrowing fro two or more other systems | eclecticism |
viewing behavior as the result of nervous system functions and biology | neurobiological approach |
viewing behavior as the product of learning and associations | behavioral approach |
believing that people are basically good and capable of helping themselves | humanistic approach |
a system of viewing the individual as the product of unconscious forces | psychoanalysis |
emphasizing how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics | cognitive approach |
behavior viewed as strongly influenced by the rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures | sociocultural approach |