Psychology 1-2

Question 1

Structuralist: a psychologist who studied the basic elements they make up conscious mental experiences

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

Answer 1

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

Psychoanalyst: a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts.

Question 2

Behaviorists: a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment.
Humanist: a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth.

Answer 2

Cognitivist: a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior
Psychobiologist: a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior