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Nativism
The philisophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn TERM 2
philisophical empriricism
DEFINITION 2 the philosophical view that all knowledge is acquired through experience TERM 3
phrenology
DEFINITION 3 now defunct theory that specific mental abilities and characteristics, ranging from memory to the capacity for happines are localized in specific regions of the brain TERM 4
physiology
DEFINITION 4 the study of biological processes, especially in the human body TERM 5
stimulus
DEFINITION 5 sensory input from the environment
reaction time
the amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus TERM 7
consciousness
DEFINITION 7 a persons subjective experience of the world and the mind TERM 8
structuralism
DEFINITION 8 the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind TERM 9
introspection
DEFINITION 9 the subjective observation of one's own experience TERM 10
functionalism
DEFINITION 10 the study of the purpose mental processes sever in enabling people to adapt to their environment -James
psychoanalysis
a therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders TERM 17
humanistic psychology
DEFINITION 17 an approach to understanding human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beins TERM 18
Behaviorism
DEFINITION 18 an approach that advocates that psychologists restrict themselves to the scientific study of objective observable behavior TERM 19
Response
DEFINITION 19 an action or physiological change elicited by a stimulus TERM 20
reinforcement
DEFINITION 20 the consequences of a behavior that determine whether it will be more likely that the behavior will occur again
cognitive psychology
the scientific study of mental processes, including perception, thought, memory and reasoning TERM 22
behavioral neuroscience
DEFINITION 22 an approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes TERM 23
cognitive neuroscience
DEFINITION 23 a field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and the brain activity TERM 24
evolutionary psychology
DEFINITION 24 a psychological aproach that explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection TERM 25
social psychology
DEFINITION 25 a subfield of psychology that studies the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior
