History of Pyschology Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Behaviorism
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The study of behavior.
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Cognitive psychology
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The study of mental processes.
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Consciousness
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Awareness of ourselves and our environment.
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Empiricism
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The belief that knowledge comes from experience
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Functionalism
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A school of American psychology that focused on the utility of consciousness.
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Gestalt psychology
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An attempt to study the unity of experience.
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Introspection
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A method of focusing on internal processes.
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Structuralism
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A school of American psychology that sought to describe the elements of conscious experience.
