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Psychology
Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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1. Physiological | having to do with an organism’s physical processes. |
2. Cognitive | having to do with an organism’s thinking and understanding. |
4. Hypothesis | an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research. |
5. Theory | a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study. |
6. basic science | the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake. |
7. applied science | discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals. |
8. Empirical | based on observation or experiment. |
9. Structuralist | a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experience. |
10. Functionalist | a psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness. |
11. Psychoanalyst | psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts. |
12. Behaviorist | a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment. |
13. Humanist | a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. |
14. Cognitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior. |
15. Psychobiologist | a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
16. Psychologist | a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals. |
17. Psychiatry | a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. |