Chapter 1 Vocab

4. based on observation or experiment
9. a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
10. psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts
11. a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior
12. the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake
14. having to do with an organism's physical processes
15. a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
16. having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding

1. a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals
2. discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals
3. a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study
5. an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
6. the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
7. approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements that make up the conscious mental experience
8. a psychologist who studies the function of consciousness
12. a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
13. a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior