Psychology ch 1

• physical needs.
• -sleep
• -hunger

private, unobservable reasons

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

an educated guess about some phenomenon

a complex explination based on findings from a large number of experimnetal studies

the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake

discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals

a general approach to gathering information and answering and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized

a psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up concious mental experiences

a method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings

a psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness

a psychologist who studies how unconcious motives and conflicts determin the human behavior, feelings, and thoughts

a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment

a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth

a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior

a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior