Unit 1: Psychology’s History and Approaches

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Across
  1. 2. a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders
  2. 4. the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
  3. 5. the study of an individual’ characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
  4. 7. the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
  5. 13. the view that Knowles originates in experience
  6. 15. the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
  7. 16. an intergrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
  8. 19. early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function
  9. 20. a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psych disorders
Down
  1. 1. a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
  2. 3. a branch of psychology that studies psychical, cognitive, and social change through the life span
  3. 6. early school of thought prompted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection
  4. 8. the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
  5. 9. a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
  6. 10. the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
  7. 11. a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people
  8. 12. the scientific study of all the mental actives associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
  9. 14. the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
  10. 15. the long-standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
  11. 16. pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
  12. 17. the science of behavior and mental processes
  13. 18. scientific study that aims to solve practical problems