A Brief History Of Psychology

Question 1

Structuralist

Answer 1

A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.

Question 2

Introspection

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Functionalist

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Psychoanalyst

Answer 4

A psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts.

Question 5

Behaviorist

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Humanist

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Psychobiologist

Answer 7

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