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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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show the scientific study of behavior and mental process  
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Behavior   show
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show private, unobservable mental process such as sensation, perception, thought and problem  
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Psychological Construct   show
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show a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does  
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Principle   show
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show research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem  
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show an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings  
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show a learned connection between two ideas of events  
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show the school of psychology, founded by Wilhelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings  
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Functionalism   show
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show the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior  
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show the school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful wholes  
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Psychoanalysis   show
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Psychodynamic Thinking   show
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show the psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology behavior  
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Evolutionary Perspective   show
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show the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior  
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show the psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices  
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show the perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior  
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Learning Perspective   show
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show the theory that suggests that people have the ability to change their environments or to create new ones  
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show in psychology, the perspective that focuses on the roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status in personality formation, behavior, and mental processes  
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show a group united by cultural heritage, race, language, or common history  
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