Chapter 1 "WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY" vocabulary review worksheet

Wilhelm wundt

"Father of psychology" he established the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany

Survey

A research method where psychologists collect data by asking questions of people in a particular group

Theory

A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are

Socrates

Ancient geeks who believed that people could learn much about themselves through introspection

Behavior

Any action that people can observe or measure

Learning

Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior

Biological

Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior

Sociocultural

Perspective of psychology that examines the effects of factors such as ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status on human behavior

Humanistic

Perspective of psychology that stresses the importance of human consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity to make choices

Psychoanalytic

Perspective of psychology that stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior

Cognitive activities

Private mental processes, thoughts& memories

William James

Psychologist who believed that experience is a fluid and continuous "stream of consciousness"

Experimental

Psychologist who conducts research into basic professes

Counseling

Psychologist who deals with people who have adjustment problems

Clinical

Psychologist who focuses on helping people with psychological disorders such as anxiety & depression

B.F Skinner

Psychologist who introduced the concept of reinforcement

Environmental

Psychologist who studies the psychological effects of the environment on people's behavior

Forensic

Psychologists who work within the criminal justice system

Functionalism

School of psychology that focuses on how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment

Structuralism

School of psychology that is concerned with discovering the basic elements of conscious experience

Psychoanalist

School of psychology that maintains that human behavior is determined by unconscious motives

Behaviorism

School of psychology that maintains that organisms behave in certain ways because they're reinforced for doing so

Psychology

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Educational

Type of psychologist who are involved in preparing standardized tests