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500 BCE
the greeks
set the frame for psychology by analyzing human behavior -
1500
the renaissance
Refired approach of experimental through observation -
cognitive
the scientific study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking" -
attacking dualism
the mind is what controlled the body and together they formed ore's expeirence -
psychoanalytical
personality organization and the dynamics of personality development -
behavioral
understanding the behavior of humans and other animals -
biological
application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals. -
evolutionary
theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective -
structuralism
used a method of self observation called introspection to gather information about the mind -
functionalism
the goal of the mind was to adapt and survive -
Inheritable traits
if behavior is determined by heredity or enviroment -
humanistic
human nature as evolving and self directed