Psychology - 11 Vocab
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| Discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals. | Applied Science
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| The emotional and behavioural characteristics of an individual or a group. | Psychological
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| Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding. | Cognitive
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| The scientific, systematic study of behaviours and mental processes. | Psychology
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| An assumption or prediction about behaviour or an educated guess about the relationship between two variables that is tested through scientific research. | Hypothesis
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| A set of assumptions used to explain why something is the way it is. | Theory
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| Pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake. | Basic Science
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| General approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized. | Scientific Method
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| Psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences. | Structuralist
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| Method of self observation in which participants report on their thoughts and feelings. | Introspection
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| Psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness. | Functionalist
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| Psychologist who studied how conscious motives and conflicts determine human behaviour, feelings and thoughts. | Psychoanalyst
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| Psychologists who analyses how organisms learn or modify their behavioural based on their responses to events in the environment. | Behaviouralist
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| Psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. | Humanist
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| Psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve and use information and how thought processes influence our behaviour. | Cognitivist
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| Psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behaviours. | Psychobiologist
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| Scientists who studies the mind and behaviour of human and animals. | Psychologist
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| A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional or behavioural disorders. | Psychiatry
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| Psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances. | Clinical Psychologists
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| An individual who has a Ph.D. in psychology or education who helps people deal with problems of living. | Counselling Psychologist
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| Branch or psychology that studies the emotional, physical, cognitive, biological, personal and social changes that occur as an individual matures. | Developmental Psychologist
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| A psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn. | Educational Psychologist
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| Psychologist who may work in a mental health or social welfare agency operated by the government or a private organisation. | Community Psychologist
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| Psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers. | Industrial/Organisational Psychologist
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