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What is psychology?What are its goals?
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Defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Engage in critical thinking as they gather empirical evidence to answer questions about behavior
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What are the major issues in psychology?
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Nature VS nuture-due to biology or environment?- All behavior depends on both-Genetics=potential-reach potential depends on environment
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What was the goal of structuralism?
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Identify laws that explain the conscious experience and to identify the basic units of the mind (pg 27)
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What was the goal of functionalism?
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Advocated the study of the function of the mind. Must study real life situations (pg 27)
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What is introspection and what are its limits?
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Looking inward to observe and record mental contents; examine ones own thoughts and feelings. Limits are doesnt follow research method?
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What is behaviorsm?
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Study of observable behavior. Focused around stimuli
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Naturalistic observation?
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Observing stuff in its natural environment
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How does a CT scan work?MRI?EEG?PET scan?
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X rayStrong magnetic fieldWaves of electrical activity near braindetacts postions admitted by glucose
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