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psychology
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
empiricism
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the theory that all knowlodge comes from experience
structuralism
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an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
functionalism
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a school of psychology that focus on how mental and behavioral processes function
humanistic psychology
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Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective which rose to prominence in the mid‑20th century in response to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B.F. Skinner's Behaviorism.
nature-nuture issue
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The debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development.
natural selection
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Natural selection is the gradual process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of the effect of inherited traits
levels of analysis
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The term "level of analysis" is used in the social sciences to point to the location, size, or scale of a research target.
biopsychosocial approach
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a general model or approach positing that biological, psychological (which entails thoughts, emotions, and behaviors), and social (socio-economical, socio-environmental, and cultural) factors
basic research
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Basic research is a systematic study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the fundamental aspects of phenomena.
applied research
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Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science.
counswling psychology
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Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that encompasses research and applied work in several broad domains: counseling process and outcome; supervision and training; career development and counseling; and prevention and health.
clinical psychology
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Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction
psychiatry
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Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.

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