Introduction to Psychology

2. William James's perspective which studied how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play
4. viewpoint of studying behavior through only observable behaviors
7. Wundt's process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities
9. measure of relationship between variables
11. manipulated variable in an experiment
13. system of gathering data so bias and error are reduced in measurement
14. general explanation of a set of observations or facts
15. originator of psychoanalysis
16. variable that represents the measurable response or behavior in an experiment
18. mathematics concerned with collection and interpretation of numerical data
20. randomely selected subjects from a larger population
22. area of specialization
23. modern version of psychoanalysis that is more focused on a sense of self and motivations beyond those of a sexual nature
24. meaning of a variable that allows it to be measured
26. tendency of a test to repeatedly return the same scores
27. focuses on biological bases of universal human mental characteristics

1. attributes human and animal behavior to biological events (genetics, hormones, neurological responses, etc.)
3. behavior is a result of interaction of forces (biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences)
5. degree to which a test actually measures what it's supposed to
6. study of the structure of the mind
8. shift focus from negative to well-being
9. study is focused on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning
10. scientific study of behavior and mental processes
12. "third force" in psychology that focuses on aspects of personality that make us uniquely human
17. credited as first to apply scientific method to the study of the human mind
19. detailed study of an individual
21. student of Wundt who came up with structuralism
25. explanation of observed phenomena