Psychology Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. - An attempt to foretell what will happen in a particular case, generally on the basis of past instances or accepted principles
  2. 4. - A psychologist that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
  3. 8. - Learning by observing and imitating the behavior of others
  4. 9. - A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
  5. 11. - Having to do with an organism’s physical processes
  6. 12. - A psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior
  7. 13. - A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental consciousness
  8. 15. - The listing & summarizing of data in a practical, efficient way such as through graphs and averages.
  9. 16. - Having to do with an organism’s thinking & understanding
  10. 17. - A psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior
  11. 18. - The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
  12. 19. - A method of self observation in which participants report their thoughts & feelings
  13. 20. - A psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness
Down
  1. 2. - Any attempt to understand phenomena related to intelligent behavior
  2. 3. - Any change in an individual’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviors caused by other people
  3. 5. - An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
  4. 6. - A scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans & animals
  5. 7. vs. Nurture - One of three main issues studied by developmental psychologists (“How much of development is the result of inheritance (heredity) and how much is the result of what we have learned?”
  6. 10. - A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
  7. 14. - A psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior