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structuralism
Basic elements that make up concious mental expierences -
inheritable traits
traits inherited by blood relatives -
fuctionalism
study of how animals and people adapt to their environments -
gestalt
Gestalt psychology tries to understand the laws of our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in an apparently chaotic world -
Psychoanalyst
psychologist who studies how unconcious motives and conflictsdetermine human behaviors, feelings, thoughts. -
Behaviorism
Investigating observable behavior -
Cognitive
studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use info and how thought processes influence our behavior -
Humanistic psychology
a psychologist who believes that each person hes freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth -
Psychobiology
Studies how physical and chemical changes in our body influence our behavior -
Sociocultural
used to describe awareness of circumstances surrounding individuals and how their behaviors are affected specifically by their surrounding, social and cultural factors.