Quiz #1 Crossword

The perspective on psychology that stresses human thought and the processes of knowing, such as attending, thinking, remembering, expecting, solving problems
The scientific study of the behavior or individuals and their mental processes
The approach to identifying causes of behavior that focuses the brain and nervous system
A psychological model that emphasizes an individual's capacity for making choices
The set of procedures used for gathering information in a way that minimizes error
The approach to psychology that stresses the importance of behavioral and mental adaptiveness, assuming that mental capabilities evolved over many years
A school of psychology that states that psychological phenomena can be understood only when viewed as organized, structured wholes
A multidisciplinary field that attempts to understand the brain processes that underlie behavior
A multidisciplinary field that attempts to understand the brain processes that underlie higher cognitive functions in humans Behaviorism A scientific approach that limits the study of psychology to measurable or observable behavior
He founded a laboratory at Cornell University in 1892
Founder of the school of functionalism and American philosopher
Critical figure in the evolution of psychology who founded the first laboratory devoted to experimental psychology
He argued that psychological research should seek the laws that govern observable behavior across species. Pioneered the behaviorist perspective
He coined the term "self-actualization"
One of the first experimental psychologists
He emphasized that individuals have a natural tendency toward psychological growth and health
Mostly developed psychological principles of motivation
He was responsible for the alternative to structuralism (Gestalts)
He was a Harvard philosophy professor, he had strong interests in literature and religion and he developed a unique perspective
The perspective on mind and behavior that focuses on the examination of their functions in an organism's interactions with the environment
All knowledge is acquired from experiences
Belief that the mind is a product of the brain
The belief that the mind and the body are separate
The belief that knowledge and habits are inborn
The view that explains personality in terms of conscious and unconscious forces (desires /beliefs)