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psychological triad
the three essential topics of psychology: how people think, how they feel, and how they behave
basic approach
a theoretical view of personality that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others; trait, biological, psychoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, and cognitive
trait approach
the theoretical view of personality that focuses on individual differences in personality and behavior, and the psychological processes behind them
biological approach
the view of personality that focuses on the way behavior and personality are influenced by neuroanatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and evolution
psychoanalytic approach
the theoretical view of personality that emphasizes the unconscious processes of the mind
phenomenological approach
the theoretical view of personality that emphasizes experience, free will, and the meaning of life; closely related to humanistic psychology and existentialism
learning
in behavioralism, a change in behavior as a result of experience
learning approach
the theoretical view that focuses on how behavior changes as a function of rewards and punishments; also called behaviorism
funders first law
great strengths are usually great weaknesses, and often the opposite is true as well
humanistic psychology
the approach to personality that emphasizes aspects of psychology that are distinctly human; closely related to the phenomenological approach and existentialism
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