Psychology Vocabulary

4. activities private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving
5. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
7. an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
8. observable and measurable actions of people and animals
10. a learned connection between 2 ideas or events
11. the school of psychology, founded by William Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings
12. a rule or law

1. the school of psychology, founded by William James, that emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes
2. a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does
3. the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
6. constructs theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly
8. research research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem
9. group a group united by cultural heritage, race, language, or common history