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Willhelm wudnt wouldn"t establish the first psychological laboratory in 1879. Structuralism: the school of psychology that means you have to use what you have in your brain to understand the mind (introspection: looking inwards) Functionalism: psychology uses how our mental and behavioural processes function and how they enable us to adapt, survive and flourish. Behaviourism: the view that psychology should be an objective science studies behaviour without reference to mental processes. Humanist psychology: healthy people can personally grow emphasizes growth potential of healthy people. Cognitive neuroscience: study of the brain activity linked with cognition (perception and thinking) Psychology: the science of behaviour and mental processes. Nature/nurture: nature is how you"re born (genes) and nurture is how you are brought up. Natural selection: the range of inherited traits only some are selected that are passed down to another generation ones related to survival and reproduction. Levels of analysis: different views (biological, psychological, sociocultural) Bio psychosocial approach: use different levels of analysis.