McLaughlin's Introduction to Psychology

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Across
  1. 3. The ___ perspective emphasizes the role of motivation in thought and behavior.
  2. 4. _____ Experiment was interested in understanding how ordinary people could be capable of committing atrocities, such as those seen during World War II. He wondered if people would follow orders to harm another person simply because an authority figure told them to do so.
  3. 6. Psychologists and researchers in this school of thought look at human behavior across different cultures.
  4. 10. This view of psychology and human behavior emphasizes the role of the unconscious mind, early childhood experiences, and interpersonal relationships to explain human behavior.
  5. 12. ___ is the scientific study of behavior and mental process
  6. 13. The ___ Experiment wanted to understand how and why people might conform to a group's opinion, even when that opinion was clearly wrong.
  7. 15. ___ is the founder of psychoanalysis.
  8. 16. ___ Treat mental, emotional & behavioral disorders and are Medical Doctors and can prescribe medication
Down
  1. 1. One type of research method that studies an individual in great depth(use observations, tests, interviews, & analysis of records)
  2. 2. The ___ perspective believes we often repeat behaviors that are reinforced by positive rewards and avoid behaviors that result in punishments or negative experiences.
  3. 5. ___ psychology focuses on the study of how the theory of evolution can explain physiological processes.
  4. 7. ___ Treat mental, emotional & behavioral disorders
  5. 8. The ___ perspective focuses on the importance of genetics, brain chemistry, hormones, and neurotransmitters in influencing human behavior and thinking
  6. 9. Psychology was born in 1879 when ___ founded the first experimental psychology laboratory at the University Leipzig, Germany
  7. 11. This perspective emphasizes the importance of memory, problem solving, intelligence, and perception. It focuses greatly on our internal thoughts and how they influence our actions.
  8. 14. The___Experiment was interested in understanding how people would behave when placed in a simulated prison environment, with some assigned to act as guards and others as prisoners