Introduction to Psychology

4. The science of animal and human behavior.
8. A theory that the reaction to an object or event by a person or animal can be modified by learning.
10. A theory of psychology wherein it states that each individual has a unique potential.
13. Impostor of Science; a set of claims that seem scientific but aren’t.
14. Discovery of basic elements (structures) of the human mind.
15. School of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that focuses on internal psychological processes of which we’re unaware.
17. A conclusion about the cause of an observed behavior/event.
18. Nerve cells exquisitely specialized for communication with each other. The functioning of our brain depends on the cross-talk of these cells.
19. A theory that suggests that the environment shapes human behavior.

1. Greek word for study.
2. Refers to the acquisition, processing, organizing, and use of knowledge.
3. Emphasizes social and cultural Influences on Behavior.
5. Discipline that applies Darwin’s theory of natural selection to man and animal behavior.
6. Study of how behavior changes over the lifespan.
7. School of psychology that aimed to understand the adaptive purposes of psychological characteristics.
9. The failure to resolve problems at a particular stage and leads to a halt in development.
11. Where all decision-making processes lie as it is the executive of the personality.
12. A set of characteristics unique to each individual.
14. Gap in-between neurons.
16. Chemical messenger specialized for communication from neuron to neuron.