Unit 1: History and Approaches

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Across
  1. 4. psychology studying the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes
  2. 10. psychology of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
  3. 11. view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior w/o reference to mental processes.
  4. 15. branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy
  5. 16. psychological study of human functioning with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive
  6. 17. IO subfield that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use
  7. 18. A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
  8. 19. early school of thought exploring how mental and behavioral processes function (how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish
  9. 22. psychology studying observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning
  10. 24. scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
  11. 28. The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
  12. 29. a branch of psychology that studies
  13. 30. type of psychology studying behavior and thinking using the experimental method
  14. 31. A study method that incorporates 5 steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review
  15. 33. science of behavior and mental processes
  16. 34. pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Down
  1. 1. A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
  2. 2. branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living
  3. 3. interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked w/ cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
  4. 5. early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener, used introspection
  5. 6. The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting
  6. 7. the integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
  7. 8. research that aims to solve practical problems
  8. 9. type of psychology emphasizing the growth potential of healthy people
  9. 12. View that originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
  10. 13. branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
  11. 14. Repeated self testing and rehearsal of previously studied material that improves learning
  12. 20. psychological application of concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces
  13. 21. longstanding controversy over the contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
  14. 23. principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
  15. 25. psychology study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection
  16. 26. psychology of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
  17. 27. differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
  18. 32. The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another