Psychology Vocab 1

all knowledge is derived from a sense-experience (learning only comes from experience and observations)

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uses introspection (inward examination of one's thoughts) to explore the structure of human minds

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how our mental/behavioral processes function and how they enable is to adapt, survive, and flourish

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scientific investigation and research that explain the behavioral processes (memory, learning, attention) between humans and animals

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psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes

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emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and individual potential for personal growth

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study of the brain activity linked with perception, thinking, memory, and language

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the science of behavior and mental processes

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relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits/behaviors

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inherited trait variations contributing to reproduction and survival will be passed down to offsprings

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