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Psychology - ANSWERThe science of behavior and mental processes science - ANSWERThe use of systematic methods to observe the natural wolrd, including human behavior and to draw conclusions behavior - ANSWERA field of psychology that concentrates on observable, measurable behaviors and not on mental processes mental processes - ANSWERThe thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly critical thinking - ANSWERThe process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence empirical method - ANSWERGaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning positive psychology - ANSWERA branch of psychology that emphasizes human strengths. structuralism - ANSWERWilliam Wundt's approach to discovering the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes; so called because of its focus on identifying the structures of the human mind functionalism - ANSWERWilliam Jame's approach to mental processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment natural selection - ANSWERCharles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to subsequent generations. biological approach - ANSWERAn approach to psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. neuroscience - ANSWERThe scientific study of the structure, function, development, gene