Psychology 2e Chapter 1 Flashcards

A systematic approach used in scientific study

Information obtained through the senses

<p>A proposed explanation for an observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A means to verify a hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An explanation of a natural phenomenon that stems from a extensively tested and verified hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A concise statement that seeks to explain a wide range of natural phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on observation or experimentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method in which knowledge is acquired from observation and experiments, rather than arguments or previous authorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The founder of psychology as a scientific study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify the components of consciousness and how those components result in the conscious experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method of self-observation in which the subject examines their conscious experience as objectively as possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A philosophical belief that humans possess free will and should know if they are participating in an experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A school of psychology that aimed to identify the contents of mental processes rather than the processes' function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first American psychologist who introduced Darwinian concepts to the study of psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To examine the mind in its whole, rather than focusing on individual components</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A school of psychology focused on how certain mental activities help an organism fit into its environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An Austrian neurologist who founded the school of psychoanalysis within the study of psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To examine the role of the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences in the human mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three German psychologists who immigrated to the United States bringing with them the Gestalt principles of psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To examine how the components of the human mind relate to the whole and how the components result in a objectively unique whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A school of psychology concerned with the sensory experience and how they innately relate back to the whole mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Russian physiologist famous for his research into conditioned and learned behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American psychologist whose work centered on understanding observable behavior and controlling said behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American psychologist who focused on the nature of consequences, particularly reinforcement and punishment, on behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To study observable behavior, in particular learning behavior and inborn qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A school of psychology that shifted the focus from the subjective unconscious to the objective and observable behavior of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American psychologist famous for developing a hierarchy of human needs in terms of motivating behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American psychologist who emphasized the role of the patient over the clinician in the context of psychological therapies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To forgo the previously deterministic nature of psychology in favor of a more empathetic approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A school of psychology focused on the potential of innate good in humans and personal autonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>American linguist who influenced the growth of cognitive science and psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty that studies the interaction of biology, behavior, and mental processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty that studies the ultimate biological causes behind behavior and mental processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on perception and sensation of external stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on studying cognitions and their relationship to an individual's actions and experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on psychological development over a human lifespan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on the development of patterns of thoughts and how they might influence behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on how individuals interact with and relate to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on the application of psychological principles and theories to industrial settings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychology specialty focused on how physical health can be impacted by psychological and social factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organization that represents psychologists in the United States. It was founded in 1892.</p> Signup and view all the answers