The approach
A _______________ is a psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
Structuralist
One who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals.
Psychologist
What are the four goals of psychology?
Description, Explanation, Prediction, Influence
He taught the first class in psychology at Harvard University and was called the father of psychology in the United States
William James
A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings.
Introspection
One who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior.
Psychoanalyst
A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Psychiatry
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusions, Theory
According to ___________, unconscious motivation and conflicts are responsible for most human behavior.
Sigmund Freud
__________ is a psychologist that studies how we process, store, retrieve, use information, and how the information influence our behavior.
Cognitivist
One who studies physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout life.
Developmental psychologist
The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake.
Basic Science
__________ became the first female president of both the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association.
Mary Whiton Calkins
One who believes that each person the freedom in directing their own future and achieving personal growth.
Humanist
One who is concerned with helping students learn.
Educational psychologist
__________ uses psychological principles to solve more immediate problems.
Applied Science
_________ was considered the father of humanist psychology and developed the hierarchy of needs.
Abraham Maslow
One who studies how psychical and chemical changes in our bodies influences our behavior.
Psychobiologist
A psychologist that usually helps people deal with problems of living.
Counseling psychologist
A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study.
Theory
Developed the psychosocial stages of development.
Erik Erikson