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psychology mind behavior nativism philosophical empiricism reaction time consciousness structuralism introspection functionalism natural selection hysteria unconscious psychoanalytic theory psychoanalysis humanistic psychology behaviorism stimulus response reinforcement illusions gestalt psychology cognitive psychology behavioral neuroscience cognitive neuroscience evolutionary psychology social psychology cultural psychology | The view that all knowledge is acquired through experience. A psychological approach that emphasizes that we often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts. The part of the mind that operates outside of conscious awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions. The scientific study of mind and behavior. Sensory input from the environment. Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. The study of the causes and consequences of sociality. The amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus. An approach to understanding human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings. An approach that advocates that psychologists restrict themselves to the scientific study of objectively observable behavior. An action or physiological change elicited by a stimulus. Charles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to subsequent generations. An approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes. The philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn. An approach that emphasizes the importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behavior. A psychological approach that explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection. The subjective observation of one's own experience. A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind The scientific study of mental processes, including perception, thought, memory, and reasoning. A temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions, usually as a result of emotionally upsetting experiences. The study of how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members. The private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. The analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind. The study of the purpose mental processes serve in enabling people to adapt to their environment. A therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders. The consequences of a behavior determine whether it will be more or less likely to occur again. Errors of perception, memory, or judgment in which subjective experience differs from objective reality. The field of study that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity. |