Justin Pham
Chapter 1
Psychology
Psychology – the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
Theory – a general framework for scientific study; smaller aspects can be tested
Research Psychologists – psychologist who study in the origin, cause, or results of
certain behaviors
Applied Psychologists – psychologists who make direct use of the findings of research
psychologists; they deal directly with clients
Introspection – the process of looking into yourself and describing what is there
Eclecticism – the process of making your own system by borrowing from two or more
other systems
Biopsychological Approach – an approach that views behavior as strongly influenced by
physiological functions
Behavioral Approach – an approach that views behavior as the product of learning and
associations
Psychoanalysis – a system that views that individual as the product of unconscious
forces
Humanistic Approach – an approach that views people as basically good and capable of
helping themselves
Cognitive Approach – an approach that emphasizes how humans use mental processes
to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics
Sociocultural Approach – an approach that views behavior as strongly influenced by the
rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures
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Theory
Applied psychologists
Research psychologists
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
True/False
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False
Matching
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20. C