Unit 1 Psych Vocab

having to do with an organism's physical process

• physiological
• genetic
• biological
• anatomical

having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding

• behavioral
• physical
• cognitive
• emotional

the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Psychology

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

• Conclusion
• Experiment
• Theory
• Hypothesis

a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental expierences

• Structuralist
• Behaviorist
• Functionalism
• Gestalt

looking into one's self

• extraspection
• retrospection
• introspection
• extrospection

a psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness

• developmental psychologist
• functionalist

• behavioral psychologist
• social psychologist

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

• Behaviorist

• Developmental Psychologist
• Social Psychologist
• Cognitive Psychologist

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

• Cognitive psychologist
• Humanist

• Behaviorist psychologist
• Existentialist psychologist

helps people deal with their personal problems, work mainly in private offices, mental hospitals, prison, and clinics, some specialize in giving and interpreting personality tests.

• educational psychologist

• developmental psychologist

• counseling psychologist

• clinical psychologist