Psych Chap 1

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Across
  1. 1. a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
  2. 3. an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
  3. 5. a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
  4. 8. ________ science is the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake
  5. 10. having to do with an organism’s thinking and understanding
  6. 12. psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts
  7. 13. the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
  8. 15. a scientist who studies the mind a nd behavior of humans and animals
  9. 16. based on observation or experiment
Down
  1. 2. a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study
  2. 4. a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior
  3. 5. having to do with an organism’s physical processes
  4. 6. a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
  5. 7. a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
  6. 9. a psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness
  7. 11. a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior
  8. 14. ________ science is discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals