Terms in this set (206)
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psychology -
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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science -
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psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions
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behavior -
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,everything we do that can be directly observed
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mental process -
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The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that
cannot be observed directly
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critical thinking -
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thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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empirical method -
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gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, and
logical reasoning
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structuralism -
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focus on identifying the elemental parts or structures of the human mind; William
Wundt
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functionalism -
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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish; William James
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natural selection -
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A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits; Charles
Darwin
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neurons -
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a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
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glial cells -
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cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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cell body -
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Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
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dendrites -
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Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
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psychology -
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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science -
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psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions
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behavior -
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,everything we do that can be directly observed
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mental process -
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The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that
cannot be observed directly
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critical thinking -
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thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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empirical method -
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gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, and
logical reasoning
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structuralism -
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focus on identifying the elemental parts or structures of the human mind; William
Wundt
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functionalism -
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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish; William James
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natural selection -
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A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits; Charles
Darwin
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neurons -
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a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
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glial cells -
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cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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cell body -
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Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
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dendrites -
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Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
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