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Phycology
| physiological | having to do with an organism's physical process |
| cognitive | having to do with an organisms thinking and understanding |
| psychology | the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| insight | the act of result of being aware of the inner native of things |
| hypothesis | an assumption or prediction of behavior that is tested through scientific research |
| basic science | the pursuit of knowledge of natural phenomena for its own sake |
| applied science | discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals |
| structuralist | a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experience |
| alternative | diffrent |
| functionalist | a psychologist who studies the function rather than the structure of consciousness |
| contemporary | modern or current |
| psychoanalist | psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior feelings and thoughts |
| behaviorist | a psychologist who analyzes organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment |
| humanist | a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth |
| cognitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process ,store,restive and use information and how through process influence our behavior |
| psychbioligist | a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical change in our bodies influence our behavior |
| psychologist | a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals |
| analyze | to study the nature of something by closely examining the parts that make it up |
| psychiatry | the branch of medicine that deals with mental emotional or behavior disorders |
| environment | the objects or conditions that surround something or someone |
| acquire | to get or obtain |
| emprical | based on observation or experiment |