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	Term	Definition
	Psychology	The science of behavior and mental processes
	Nature-nurture Issue	the longstanding controversy over the relative contributiions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
	Natural Selection	The principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to the succeeding generations
	Basic Research	Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowlege base
	Applied Research	Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
	Clinical Psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
	Psychiatry	A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
	Neuroscience Perspective	Involves how the body and brain create emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
	Evolutionary Perspective	Involves how nature selects traits that promote the perpetuation of one's genes
	Behavior Genetics Perspective	Involves how much our genes, and our environment influence our individual differences
	Psychodynamic Perspective	Involves how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
	Behavioral Perspective	Involves how we learn from observable responses
	Cognitive Perspective	Involves how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
	Socio-cultural Perspective	Involves how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
	Biological Psychologists	Explore the links between the brain and mind
	Developmental Psychologists	Study our changing abilities from womb to tomb
	Cognitive Psychologists	Experiment with how we perceive, think, and solve problems
	Personality Psychologists	Investigate our inner traits
	Social Psychologists	Explore how we view and affect one another

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