Ch 1 vocab Flashcards
(18 cards)
Physiological
The normal physical activities, breathing, eating, sleeping (takes place in any living organism
Cognitive
thinking, remembering, reasoning, (involves concious intellectual activity {all ways of porcessing information})
Psychology
Scientific study of behavior & mental process ( can involve human or animal behavior)
Insight
Act or result of being aware of the inner nature of things
Hypothosis
an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
Theory
set of assumptions used to explain a phenomena & offered for scientific study
basic science
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
Psychologist who studies the function rather than the structure of consciousness
Contemporary
modern or current
Psychanalyst
psychologist who studies how unconscious motives & conflicts determines human behavior, feelings & thoughts
Behaviorist
A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
Cognitivist
Psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information & how thought processes influence our behavior
Psychobiologist
Psychologist who studies how physical & chemical changes in our bodies influences our behavior
Psychologist
scientists who studies the mind and behavior of humans & animals
Psychiatry
Branch of medicine that deals w/ mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
