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Psychology- chapter1

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show Research designed to solve specific, practical problems.  
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Basic Research   show
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show Examines brain processes and other physiological functions that underlie our behavior, sensory experiences, emotions, and thoughts.  
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show View that emphasizes how the environment and learning experiences shape and control behavior.  
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Behavior Genetics   show
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show School of thought that emphasizes environmental control of behavior through learning.  
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Biological perspective   show
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British Empiricism   show
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show Learning experiences and the environment influence our expectations and other thoughts, and in turn our thoughts influence how we behave.  
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Cognitive Neuroscience   show
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show Examines the nature of the mind and how mental processes influence behavior.  
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show Focuses on the study of mental processes.  
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Collectivism   show
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show Explores how culture is transmitted to its members and examines psychological similarities and differences among people from diverse cultures.  
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Culture   show
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Defense Mechanisms   show
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Evolutionary Psychology   show
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show Psychology should study the functions of its consciousness rather than its structure.  
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show Examines how elements of experience are organized into wholes.  
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Humanistic Perspective   show
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show An emphasis on personal goals and self-identity based primarily on one's own attributes and achievements.  
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show The way in which one factor influences behavior depends on the presence of another factor.  
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show The belief that the mind is a spiritual entity not subject to physical laws that govern the body.  
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Monism   show
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show If an inherited trait gives certain advantage over others, these members will be more likely to survive and pass these characteristics on to their offspring.  
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Neurotransmitters   show
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show Rules that specify what behavior is acceptable and expected for members of that group.  
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show Early experiences with caregivers shape the views that people form of themselves and others.  
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Positive Psychology Movement   show
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Psychoanalysis   show
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Psychodynamic Perspective   show
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show Scientific study of behavior and the mind.  
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Social Constructivism   show
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show Process by which culture is transmitted to new members and internalized by them.  
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show Examines how the social environment and cultural learning influence our behavior, thoughts, and feelings.  
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show Analysis of the mind in terms of its basic elements.  
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