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AP psych chapter 1/2 study guide

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Chapters 1 & 2 Study Guide: Evolution & Research Enterprise ? Chapter 1 Key People: Carl Rogers: One of the most prominent architects of the humanistic movement. He, along with Abraham Maslow, argues that human behavior is governed primarily by each individual?s sense of self, or ?self-concept? ? which animals presumably lack. He argued that in order to fully understand human behavior, psychologists must take into account the fundamental human drive toward personal growth. He asserted that people have a basic need to continue to evolve as human beings and fulfill their potentials.

The Story of Psychology

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PSYCHOLOGY (8th Edition) David Myers PowerPoint Slides Aneeq Ahmad Henderson State University Worth Publishers, ? 2006 Thinking Critically with Psychological Science Chapter 1 Thinking Critically with Psychological Science The Need for Psychological Science The limits of Intuition and Common Sense The Scientific Attitude The Scientific Method Thinking Critically ? Description The Case Study The Survey Naturalistic Observation Thinking Critically ? Correlation Correlation and Causation Illusory Correlation Perceiving Order in Random Events Thinking Critically ? Experimentation Exploring Cause and Effect Evaluating Therapies Independent and Dependent Variables Thinking Critically ? Statistical Reasoning Describing Data Making Inferences FAQs About Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology

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Evolutionary Psychology (sparknotes.com) Evolutionary psychology uses evolutionary theory to explain similarities in psychological characteristics. According to evolutionary psychologists, patterns of behavior have evolved through natural selection, in the same way that physical characteristics have evolved. Because of natural selection,adaptive behaviors, or behaviors that increase reproductive success, are kept and passed on from one generation to the next. Mating Behavior
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