Important Terms - Chapter 1

school of thought

dualism

free will

determinism

theory of reflex action

nature versus nurture

mind-body problem

monism

psychophysics

introspection

structuralism

individual differences

functionalism

anecdotal evidence

empirical evidence

comparative psychology

law of effect

behaviorism

behavior modification

Gestalt psychology

psychoanalysis

psychodynamic

mental illness

neo-Freudian

humanistic psychology

self-actualization

cognitive psychology

neuroscience

cognitive neuroscience

evolutionary psychology

adaptation

fitness

behavior genetics

molecular genetics

basic research

applied research