Chap 1 psych

2. the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
5. a psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness
8. a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
11. psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts
12. having to do with an organism’s physical processes
13. a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
14. based on observation or experiment
15. a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study
16. having to do with an organism’s thinking and understanding

1. a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals
3. a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
4. an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
6. a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
7. a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior
9. ___ science is discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals
10. ___ science is the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake
16. a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior