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What is behavior genetics? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -study of the relative effects of genes
and environment on our behavior
What is behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -theory that psychology should only study
observable behaviors, not mental processes
What is cognitive psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -How we process information
What is evolutionary psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -combines aspects of biological,
psychological, and social perspectives
What is functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -theory that emphasized the functions of
consciousness or the ways consciousness helps people adapt to their environment
What is gestalt psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Psychological perspective that
emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful WHOLES
What is humanistic psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -focuses on the study of the
conscious experience, individual's freedom to choose and the capacity of personal growth
What is psychoanalysis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -theory of personality and therapeutic
technique that attributes our thoughts and actions to the UNCONSCIOUS motives and conflict
What is social-cultural perspectives? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -How thinking and behavior
change depending on the setting or situation