Psychology Chapter 1 Review for Test

What psychologist diagnoses & treats people with emotional disturbances?

What term means having to do with an organism's thinking & understanding?

What approach says perception is more than the sum of its parts, it involves the whole pattern?

What approach studies how animals & people adapt to (function in) their environments?

What classical doctor created the theory of the four humors to explain mental & physical stress

What kind of science uses scientific findings to accomplish practical goals?

What approach stated that behavior is most interested in the unconscious mind?

What type of science in which the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake

What approach said heredity influences a person's abilities, character, & behavior?

What approach says that behavior is most influences by events in the environment?

What is the largest organization of scientific & professional psychologists & educators?

What method of self-observation  uses participant reports on their thoughts & feelings?

What is the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research?

What is an approach to gathering information & answering questions so that errors are minimized

What approach states behavior is influenced on how we process, store, & retrieve information?

What approach studies the basic elements that make up human experience?

What term means an educated guess about some phenomenon?

What term means having to do with an organism's physical processes?

What is an analysis of extensive info concerning an individual's thoughts, feelings, & behavior

What is a complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies?

What psychologist helps police by developing personality profiles for criminal offenders?

What approach states behavior is most influenced by individual or self-directed choices?

What branch of medicine deals with mental, emotional, or behavior disorders?

What approach states behavior is most influences by ethnicity, gender, & socioeconomic status?

What psychologist look at the effects of natural disasters, overcrowding, & pollution on people

What psychologist studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation, & emotion in a lab?