Vocabulary

2. studying behavior and its causes without reference to cognitive activities
3. pushing down events and feelings that cause anxiety/ tension
4. focused on the adaptations of the human mind to different environments
9. type of psychologist that studies age related changes throughout the lifespan
10. approach focusing on our behavior as being learned as a result of reinforcements, punishments and observation
12. partly determines how we think/behave, but we do not have conscious control over it
15. type of psychologist that works with people who have lost mental functioning
17. approach focusing on how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems
19. approach focusing on human issues and reaching one’s potential
20. type of psychologist that studies processes involved in learning
21. focused on the structure of the brain - different elements and their capacities

1. type of psychologist that applies psychology to legal issues & cases
2. approach focusing on our behavior as being a result of genetics, neurotransmitters and hormones
5. private, unobservable mental processes
6. approach focusing on how behavior is the result of adaptation in order to survive
7. approach focusing on how our unconscious mind plays a role in our behavior and cognitions
8. environmental stimuli that either encourage or discourage certain responses
11. approach focusing on how we are influenced by and influence those in our society
13. all knowledge is obtained through experiences, rather than being inherited
14. tries to examine a person’s total experience
16. any action that other people can observe or measure
18. type of psychologist that studies how other people influence our behaviors and mental processes