| A | B |
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| psychology | the scientific study of mental processes and behavior |
| theory | a general framework for scientific study; smaller aspects can be tested |
| research psychologists | psychologists who study the origin, cause, or results of certain behaviors |
| applied psychologists | psychologists who make direct use of the findings of research psychologists; they deal directly with clients |
| introspection | the process of looking into yourself and describing what is there |
| sociocultural approach | an approach that views behavior as strongly influenced by the rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures |
| biopsychological approach | an approach that views behavior as strongly influenced by physiological functions |
| behavioral approach | an approach that views behavior as the product of learning and associations |
| psychoanalysis | a system that views the individual as the product of unconscious forces |
| humanistic approach | an approach that views people as basically good and capable of helping themselves |
| cognitive approach | an approach that emphasizes how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics |
| eclecticism | the process of making your own system by borrowing from two or more other systems |
