Psych Unit 1 Vocab Quiz Part 1

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• Psychology

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Psychoanalysis

Early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener, in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of the mind

• Psychology

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Psychoanalysis

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.

• Psychology

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Psychoanalysis

The theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud.

• Psychology

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Psychoanalysis

The science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only.

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

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

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

Modern perspective that focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

Perspective that focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture.

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural 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

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

Perspective that focuses on the biological bases of universal mental characteristics that all humans share.

• Biopsychological Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis