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What Type of Psychology Explains Mind and Behavior in Terms

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What type of psychology explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection?


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Neuroscience

The scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion.

Psychology

The scientific study of the mind and behavior, encompassing various aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought.

Behavior

The variety of behaviors and gestures exhibited by people, organisms, systems, or synthetic entities in response to one another or their surroundings.

Structuralism

An approach in psychology that analyzes mental structures by breaking down mental processes into their basic components.

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