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Goethe

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poet that proposed theory of color vision

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Herman von Helmholtz

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pioneered use of conceptual approach to build a new "physiological" psychology.

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Whose structural methodological approach inspired optimism throughout 19th century Germany?

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Herman von Helmholtz

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Musician that proposed theory of sound perception

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Schuman

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Mathematician that demonstrated strange "Mach bands" on motion-carried displays

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Ernst March

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Founder of Psychology

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Spread throughout Europe and North America, was seen "hard sciences in Europe i.e. physics apps through medication, was used for clinical apps by Charrot and Freud, Binet added on the experimental approach to intelligence

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Physiological Psychology

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Father of modern psychology

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William James

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Used more physiological psychology and mostly used practical applications for individual behavior

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William James

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Founded an experimental approach to psychology that emphasized the observations of behavior and attracted both followers and critics

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John B. Watson

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How was psychology applied to schools through testing?

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to industry through applied research methods, to government through large population studies, to health through counseling, to sensory standards for government and industry

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What did the US depend more on when it came to psychology?

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research and data

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The term "psychology" is a combo of what two Latin words and what do those two Latin words mean?

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psych which means soul or mind and logy which means to study

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Understanding human behavior begins with what?

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looking at behavioral, cognitive, and emotional resources to the enviroment

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a science that employs scientific methodology in an attempt to better understand the biological and social aspects of human behavior

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psychology

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When did psychology began to function as a science?

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mid 1800s

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How far back can the earliest recording of psychology be traced?

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pre 16th century

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Freud, Titchener, Wundy, and Helmholtz were part of what in the last century?

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formal psychological applications

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this formal psychological application is advocates that association is the base principle of mental activity through introspection

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structuralism

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this formal psychological application is based on natural science and advocates analyzing complex issues by closely looking at the smaller parts

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elementalism

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this formal psychological application supports the notion that the combined influences of heredity and the environment shape our personalities

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evolutionism

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this formal psychological application advocates the use of laboratory research and findings as the means for understanding human behavior and responses

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experimentalism

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this formal psychological application emphasized the role consciousness

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individualism

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One of the 5 schools of psychological thought that involves William Wundt an combines the study of biology and physiology to explain human perceptions.

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psycho physiological theorists

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Concluded that humans and animals differ mostly because of their ability to perform abstract symbolic tasks and is one of the 5 schools

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psycho physiological theorists

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what is described in terms of biological structures and the complicated processes that control them?

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human behavioral functioning

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One of the 5 schools of psychological thought that is founded by Sigmond Freud that theorizes that subconscious motives and their successful or unsuccessful resolutions affect all human behavior and mental states i.e. hypnosis and dream analysis

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psychodynamic theorists

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who believed that psychology as a science is to investigate the workings of the complex energy generating system referred to as the mind?

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Freud and Joseph Baker

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One of 5 schools of psychological thought that is founded by John B. Watson and Ivan P. Palvov that believes formal application of applied-based explanations of human behavior and learning-based responses to the environment

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behavioral theorists

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Emphasized the role of reinforcement "his word" and it's basic application and resulting impact ipon both learning and behavior whose purpose is to understand the psychology with emphasis on study of observed behavior of humans/animals. He is a behavioral theorist

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B. F. "Fred" Skinner

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One of 5 schools of psychological thought that involves Albert Neisser, Noam, Chomsky, and Herb Simon that view cognitive as active mental process with knowledge and often relies on computer analogics to thinking

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cognitive theorists

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Emphasizes that perception, memory, and attention are manifestations of both behavioral and cognitive components that are not directly observable

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cognitive theorists

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One of 5 schools of psychological thought that involves Carl Rogers and focuses on individual dignity and worth and the resulting capacity for self-realization through reason. used case study of lifetime and experiences

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humanistic theorists

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Emphasizes on free will and self worth and considered nondeterministic

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humanistic theorists

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The goals of what are to describe, explain, predict, and control

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psychology

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answers questions in psychology through ethics

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cross cultural

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impaired social interactions, difficulties communicating, and has very few activities/interests and signs are often visible at 2-3 years old

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autism

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a small percentage of individuals with autism that posses a special skill they excel at

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savants

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focus on the elements of the mind

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structualism

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focus on the functions of the mind

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functionalism

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focus on the sensations vs perceptions

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gestalt approach

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focus on observable behaviors

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behaviorism

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Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler, and Kurt Koffka used what approach?

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gestalt approach

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She established a psychology lab at Wellesley College in 1891 and completed all the requirements for a Ph. D at Harvard but denied the degree due to her gender

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Mary Calkins

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1908 woman that was granted a Ph. D in psychology

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Margaret Washburn

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First black woman to get a Ph. D from the University of Minnesota in 1934

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Ruth Howard

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Pioneered work for cultural bias of intelligence given to minorities

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George Sanchez

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49% of psychologists work as

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clinical or counsel

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28% of psychologists work in a

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academic setting

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13% of psychologists work in a ___ setting

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variety

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6% of psychologists work in a ___ setting

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industrial

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4% of psychologists work in

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secondary schools

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intervention taking pills that's like medical therapy but no medical effects present

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placebo

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a change in a patient's illness that works by reducing the stress or tension that make individuals believe the drug given is effective

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placebo effect

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an association/relationship between the occurrence of two events

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correlation

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a number that indicates strength between the two connected events

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correlation coefficient

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The closer the correlation coefficient number is to +/- 1 has a ___ strength

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greater

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A correlation coefficient of +1 means a __ in one event is always a __ of the second event

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increase, increase

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Indicates one event increases but the second doesn't always increase

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positive correlation

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A correlation coefficient number that is a __ of +.01 to +.99 that means a strength of __ of the events

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increase, increase

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A correlation coefficient that means the two events have no relationship

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zero correlation

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A correlation coefficient number that means the first even increases in strength of connection while the second event usually decreases

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negative correlation

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A correlation coefficient number that is -1 is equal to an increase in event one and a equal decrease in event two and is virtually never found

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perfect negative correlation

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Step 1 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Ask- hypothesis

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Step 2 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Identify- independent and dependent variables

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Step 3 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Choose- random selection

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Step 4 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Assign- experimental group

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Step 5 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Manipulate- double blind procedure

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Step 6 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Measure

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Step 7 of the rules in a scientific method experiment

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Analyze- statistical procedures

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How many animals are estimately tested every year?

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over 25 million

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DNA stands for

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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the __ of individual chromosomes vary to another

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density

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What plays a huge role on our behaviors?

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environment

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Who proposed the radical alternative in nature vs nurture that uses of 'invariants" as tools to carry out tasks and activities

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JJ Gibson

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What can be bad and can cause blindness

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homogenous visual stimulation

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Who researched death of infants in an orphanage that documents the impact of lack of adequate visual and tactile stimulation

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John Bowlby

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He investigated social issues in long series of "mother love" and found that lack of socializing and even warmth can result in a severe social and/or mental impairments

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Harry Harlow

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He based developmental theory on progression of cognitive concepts i.e. space, cause and effect

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Jean Piaget

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self confidence and self centered

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narcissism

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Validity __ deals with real world issue questions

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external

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Validity __ deals with bias questions and logical error questions

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internal

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the use of systematic methods to observe the natural world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions

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science

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everything we do that can be directly observed

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behavior

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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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mental processess

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the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence

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critical thinking

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gaining knowledge through the observations of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning

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empirical method

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a branch of psychology that emphasizes human strengths

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positive psychology

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an approach to psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system

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biological approach

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the scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion

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neuroscience

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an approach to psychology that examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior

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sociocultural approach

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