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Test Deck Flashcards

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Humanistic is a study of psychology that focuses on

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Human growth potential

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Social-cultural analysis examines

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Peer and other group influences

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Community psychology studies

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How people interact with their social environments

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Applied research is

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The scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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William James would be considered a(n)

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Functionalist

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——- redefined psychology as the science of observable behavior

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John B. Watson

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A psychiatrist is

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A mental health professional with a medical degree who can prescribe medication.

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——— was tutored alone by William James and finished all of Harvard’s Ph.D requirements only to be denied the degree she had earned.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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The first female Ph.D in psychology was

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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John B. Watson

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Championed psychology as the scientific study of behavior?

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