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Phrenology
the practice of examining bumps on a person’s skull to determine that person’s intellect and character traits -
Inheritable Traits
The study of biological traits passed from parents to children, influences abilities, character, and behavior. -
Functionalism
The study of how animals and people adapt to their environments. -
Behaviorists
Those psychologists who stressed investigating observable behavior became known as behaviorists. -
Psychobiologists
a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. -
Cognitivists
a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior -
Humanists
a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth -
Sociocultural Psychologists
studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences in behavior and social functioning
