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inheritable traits
biological traits passed down from parents to childrern -
functionalism
william james spectulated that thinking, feeling, learning, and remembering- all activities of the mind- serve one major function. -
psychoanalysis
studies how unconscious motives and conficts determine human behavior, feelings, amd thoughts. -
behaviorism
investigation of observable behavior -
Gestalt psychology
Perception is more than the sum of its parts. -
cognitivism
how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how this information influences thinking, language, problem-sloving, and creativity. -
humanism
the environment and other outside forces serve as a background to internal growth -
psychobiology
studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior -
sociocultural psychology
cultural and ethnic similarities and differences in behavior and social functioning
