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Terms in this set (19)

structualist
a psychologist who studies the basic elements of conscious mental experiences
behaviorist
a psychologist who analyzes observable behavior and studies conditioning and reinforcement
psychoanalyst
a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior
functionalist
a psychologist who studies how mental processes help people and animals adapt to their environment
psychobiologist
a phschologist who studies the effects that physical and chemical changes have on behavior
gestalt psychology
the branch of psychology that emphasizes that perceprion is more than the sum of its parts
sigmund freud
the first modern psychologist who was primarily interested in understanding the unconscious mind
conditioning
john b. watson claimed that all behavior is the result of
processed, stored,retrieved, and used
cognitivists, such as jean piaget, concern themselves with the way in which information is
greeks
the___began studying human behavior in the fifth and sixth centuries b.c. and decided that humans were rational beings
sigmund freud
is associated with psychoanalysis
insights
understanding psychology can provide useful___ into behavior
dualism
some thinkers popularized___, the idea that the mind and body are separate and distinct
sir francis galton
based his theory of inheritable traits on biographies
educational
psychologists deal with topics related to teaching children and young adults
wilhelm wundt
is the acknowledged founder of psychology as a separate field of study
ivan pavlov
indentifed conditioned reflexes
enviormental
a___psychologist studies the effects of overcrowding on humans
predict
a goal of psychologists is to___behavior using accumulated knowledge about the ways humans act in various situations
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