Psych Ch 1 Vocab (NB)

scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• psychology

• theory

• physiologist

a general explanation of a set of observations or facts

• theory

• hypothesis

• functionalism

scientists who study the physical workings of the body and its systems

• physiologists

• behaviorist perspective

• humanists

early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play.

• functionalism

• behaviorism

• humanism

• biopsychological perspective

the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only

• behaviorism

• biopsychological perspective

• biopsychosocial perspective

• humanism

modern version of psychoanalysis that is more focused on the development of a sense of self and the discovery of motivations behind a person’s behavior other than sexual motivations

• psychodynamic perspective

• behaviorist perspective

• biopsychosocial perspective

• biopsychological perspective

the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only

• behaviorist perspective

• humanist perspective

• cognitive perspective

• positive perspective

the “third force” in psychology that focuses on those aspects of personality that make people uniquely human, such as subjective feelings and freedom of choice

• humanist perspective

• cognitive perspective

• biopsychological perspective

modern perspective in psychology that focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning.

• cognitive perspective

• biopsychological perspective

• behaviorist perspective

perspective that attributes human and animal behavior to biological events occurring in the body, such as genetic influences, hormones, and the activity of the nervous system

• biopsychological perspective

• biospsychosocial perspective

• evolutionary perspective