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psycology terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Structuralist | a psycologist who studied the basic elements that make up the concious mental experiences. a person who is interested in the basic elements of human experience. |
| Introspection | a method of self-observation in which participants report thier thoughts and feelings. |
| Functionalist | a psycologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness. they study how mental processes help animals and people adapt to thier enviorment. |
| Psychoanalyst | a psycologist that studies how unconsious motives and conflicts determine human behavior. |
| Behaviorist | a psyhcologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify thier bahavior based on thier response to events in the enviorment. psychologist who stressed investigating obseravble behavior . |
| Humanist | a psychologist who belives that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. the enviorment and outside forces are a backround and dont contribute to actions. |
| Cognitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes (thoughts) influence our bahavior. |
| Psychobioloist | a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. genetic factors influence a wide range of human behaviors. |