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Psychology Chapter 1

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Physiological Having to do with an organism’s physical processes.
Cognitive Having to do with an organism’s thinking and 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 A 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.
Empirical Based on observation or experiment.
Structuralist A psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
Functionalist A psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness.
Psychoanalyst Psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts.
Behaviorist A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment.
Cognitivist A psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior.
Psychobiologists A psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior.
Psychologist A scientist who studies the mind a nd behavior of humans and animals.
Psychiatry A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Humanist A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth.
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