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Psych 1 Vocab 1
vocab quiz 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |