psych 201-01 Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Sigmund Freud	Founded psychoanalytic theory, a perspective which focuses on the role of a person’s unconscious and early childhood experiences.
Behavorism	Focuses on observing and controlling behavior.
Developmental Psychology	Branch of psychology that studies the physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation.
William James	The first American psychologist.
Wilhelm Wundt	Credited as one of the founders of psychology.
Sensation and Perception	Area of study within psychology that focuses on both the physiological aspects of sensory systems and the psychological experience of sensory information.
Carl Rogers	Developed a client-centered therapy method that places the patient in a lead role in the therapy session.
Humanism	Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.
Gestalt Psychology	Focuses on the whole rather than the individual parts.
Biopsychology	The study of how the structure and function of the nervous system generate behavior.
Functionalism	Focuses on how mental activities help an organism adapt to its environment.
Psychology	The Scientific study of mind and behavior.
Psychoanalytic Theory	Focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior.
Clinical Psychology	Branch of psychology that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and problematic patterns of behavior.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology	Branch of psychology that applies psychological theories, principles, and research to industrial and organizational settings.
Social Psychology	Branch of psychology that studies how individuals interact and relate with others and how these interactions can affect behavior.
B.F. Skinner	Studied how behavior was affected by its consequences (operant conditioning).
Ivan Pavlov	Discovered the concept of classical conditioning.
Abraham Maslow	Proposed a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior.
Structuralism	Structuralism

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