Understanding Psychology Chapter 1

The four goals of psychologist are to describe, explain, _________, and influence behavior

• test

• study

• predict

• question

An educated guess about some phenomenon

• question

• hypothesis

• theory

• principle

The method where a patient says everything that comes to mind without attempting to produce logical or meaningful statements

• free association

• dream analysis

• gestalt psychology

• behaviorism

Using psychological principles to solve more immediate problems

• basic science

• psychology

• applied science

• theory

Generally valid ideas about behavior

• hypothesis

• question

• theory

• principles

Identifying a problem/question, formulating a hypothesis, collecting data through observation, experimentation and analyzing the data by categorizing it.

• scientific method

• prediction

• hypothesis

• basic science

_________ study the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences in behavior and social functioning.

• cognitivist

• psychobiologist

• socioculturalists

• behaviorist

Sir Francis Galton did not factor in that ________ influences intelligence.

• heredity

• environment

• character

• behavior

___________ are people who have been trained to observe, analyze, and evaluate behavior.

• psychologist

• psychiatrist

• clinical

• counseling

The idea that the mind AND body are NOT acting together but separately and distinctly

• functionalism

• behavior

• dualism

• heredity