Chapter 1 - Approaches to Psychology Vocab

Having to do with an organism's physical process

Having to do with and organism's thinking and understanding

The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research.

An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research

A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study

Psychologists who studies basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences

A psychologist who studies the function rather than the structure of consciousness

Psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts.

psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in their enviornment

A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth