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Psych 1 Vocab 1
vocab quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physiological | An organism's physical processes |
| Cognitive | An organism thinking/understanding |
| Psychology | The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| Hypothesis | an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| Theory | set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study |
| Basic Science | the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake |
| Applied Science | discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals |
| Scientific method | general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized |
| Structuralist | a psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experience |
| Introspection | A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings |
| Functionalist | a psychologist who studied the function of consciousness |
| Psychoanalysis | a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior |
| Behaviorist | a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their responses to events in the environment |
| Humanist | a psychologist who believes that each person has the freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth |
| Congnitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior |
| Psychobiologist | a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior |