Across
- 7. The science of animal and human behavior
- 9. A theory that suggests that environment shapes human behavior
- 11. A theory that the reaction to an object or event by a person or animal can be modified by ‘learning’
- 12. Discovery of basic elements (structures) of the human mind
- 13. Greek word for study
- 14. Microscopic fluid-filled space between the rounded areas on the end of the axon terminals of one cell and the dendrites or surface of the next cell
- 15. School of psychology that aimed to understand the adaptive purposes of psychological characteristics
- 20. Study of how behavior changes over the lifespan
Down
- 1. Impostor of Science; a set of claims that seem scientific but aren’t
- 2. A conclusion about the cause of an observed behavior/event
- 3. The failure to resolve problems at a particular stage and leads to a halt in development
- 4. A theory of psychology wherein it states that each individual has a unique potential
- 5. School of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that focuses on internal psychological processes of which we’re unaware
- 6. Greek word for soul
- 8. Discipline that applies Darwin’s theory of natural selection to man and animal behavior.
- 10. Chemical messenger specialized for communication from neuron to neuron
- 16. Refers to the acquisition, processing, organizing, and use of knowledge
- 17. Emphasizes social and cultural Influences on Behavior
- 18. Ego Where all decision-making processes lie as it is the executive of the personality
- 19. Nerve cells exquisitely specialized for communication with each other. The functioning of our brain depends on the cross-talk of these cells.