definitions

Question 1

psyche

Answer 1

mind, soul, spirit

Question 2

logos

Answer 2

study of

Question 3

psychology

Answer 3

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals

Question 4

empirical evidence

Answer 4

the careful observation and experiments to gather facts and evidence

Question 5

scientific method

Answer 5

researchers use this method to study psychology in an objective and systematic way

Question 6

behavior

Answer 6

any directly observable thing you do

Question 7

mental processes

Answer 7

individual thoughts and feelings, cannot be directly observed

Question 8

covert

Answer 8

we can’t see them happening

Question 9

overt

Answer 9

we can see them happening

Question 10

pseudopsychology

Answer 10

unscientific psychology

Question 11

positive psychology

Answer 11

are focused on identifying peoples strengths and behaviors and using them to improve their day-to-day lives

Question 12

psychometrics

Answer 12

field in psychology that is to do with measuring something like amount of deep sleep, memory gaps, hormone levels, etc.

Question 13

perspectives in psychology

Answer 13

evolutionary, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, sociocultural, biological, biopsychosocial

Question 14

historical school: structuralism

Answer 14

devoted to uncovering basic structures that make up mind and thought

Question 15

functionalism

Answer 15

used observation. concerned with the purposes of behavior and mental processes

Question 16

gestalt psychology

Answer 16

interested in how we construct “perceptual wholes”

Question 17

behaviorism

Answer 17

argued psychology should deal solely with observable events, study the behavior only

Question 18

psychoanalysis

Answer 18

unconscious mind

Question 19

clinical psychologists

Answer 19

the largest group. treats psychological problems

Question 20

counseling

Answer 20

treat adjustment problems

Question 21

school

Answer 21

deal with students who have problems that interfere with learning

Question 22

educational

Answer 22

focus on course planning and instructional methods

Question 23

social

Answer 23

concerned with peoples behavior in social situations

Question 24

experimental

Answer 24

conduct research into basic processes

Question 25

industrial and organizational

Answer 25

focus on people in work and business

Question 26

environmental

Answer 26

focus on ways in which people influence and are influenced by physical environment

Question 27

consumer

Answer 27

study the behavior of shoppers to explain and predict behavior

Question 28

forensic

Answer 28

are concerned with how psychological problems give rise to criminal behavior

Question 29

health

Answer 29

study the ways in which behavior and mental processes are related to physical health

Question 30

introspection

Answer 30

process of reporting ones own conscious mental experiences

Question 31

biological

Answer 31

the influence of genetics and brain chemistry on thinking and behavior