Chapter 1 terms Flashcards
Psychology
The science of behavior and mental process.
Science
Approach to knowledge based on systematic observation.
Behavior
Directly observable and measurable actions.
Mental processes
Private psychological activities that include thinking, perceiving, and feeling.
Theories
Tentative explanations of facts and relationships in sciences.
Introspection
The process of looking inward at one’s own consciousness.
Structuralism
The 19th century school of psychology that sought to determine the structure of the mind through controlled introspection.
Gestalt Psychology
The school of thought based on the belief that human consciousness can’t be broken down into it’s elements.
Gestalt
An organized or unified whole
Phi Phenomenon
The perception of apparent movement between two stationary stimuli.
Functionalism
The 19th century school of psychology that emphasized the useful functions of consciousness.
Cognition
Mental processes of perceiving, believing, thinking, remembering, knowing, deciding, and so on.
Cognitive Psychology
The viewpoint in pysch that emphasizes the importance of cognitive processes, such as perception, memory, and thinking.
Psychometric
The perspective in psychology founded by Binet that focuses on the measurement.
Behaviorism
the school of psychology that emphasizes the process of learning & the measurement of overt behavior.