Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Structuralist
A
a psychologist
who studied the basic elements
that make up conscious mental experience
2
Q
Introspection
A
a method of
self-observation in which partic-
pants report their thoughts and
feelings
3
Q
Functionalist
A
a psychol-
ogist who studied the function
(rather than the structure) of
consciousness
4
Q
Psychoanalyst
A
a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior
5
Q
Behaviorist
A
a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
6
Q
Humanist
A
a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving per- sonal growth
7
Q
Cognitivist
A
a psychologist
who studies how we process,
store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior
8
Q
Psychobiologist
A
a psychologist who studies how
physical and chemical changes
in our bodies influence our
behavior
