Vocab 1-2

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 and their thoughts and feelings

Question 3

Functionalist

Answer 3

A psychologist who studied the function rather than 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 environment

Question 6

Humanist

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Psychobiologist

Answer 7

Studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior

Question 8

Cognitivist

Answer 8

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