| A | B |
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| Empirical evidence | derived from observation, experimentation or measurement |
| psychobabble | coined by Rosen to refer to programs that offer quick fixes for emotional problems |
| Psychology | the scientific study of behavior |
| critical thinking | judging claims and drawing conclusions based on evidence |
| Phrenology | the study of bumps on the skull and their association with character traits |
| Wilhelm Wundt | established the first psychology laboratory |
| Structuralism | Its goal was to analyze experiences into basic elements |
| Introspection | a method used by structuralist to analzye basic experiences like sensations, images, and feelings |
| Functionalism | emphasized the purpose of behavior |
| Evolution | A 19th century scientific theory greatly influenced functionalism |
| Psychoanalysis | Emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts |
| E.B Titchener | popularized structuralism in the U.S. |
| William James | an early leader of Functionalism |
| Sigmund Freud | developed psychotherapy and psychoanlysis |
| psychodynamic perspective | deals with unconscious Systemic within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, and instinctual energy |
| A learning perspective | scientist study behavior by examining how the environment and experience affect a person's actions |
| Social-cognitive learning theorists | combine behaviorism with thoughts, values, expectations and intentions. |
| Humanist | Emphsize that people have free will and can make more of themselves than psychoanalysts or behaviorist predict |
| Biological perspective | Focuses on how bodily events affect behavior, feelings, and thoughts |
| Cognitive perspective | Emphsizes what goes on in people's heads |
| Social Cultural perspective | Emphsizes social and cultural forces outside the individual |
