Section 1-2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Introspection

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Functionalist

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Psychoanalyst

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Behaviorist

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Humanist

Answer 5

A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth

Question 6

Cognitivist

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

Question 8

Structuralist

Answer 8

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