Psychology Correct Answer- scientific study of the mind and behavior
Mind Correct Answer- the nonphysical manifestation of the brain's activity
Behavior
... [Show More] Correct Answer- The outwardly observable acts of a person, either alone or in a group.
Structuralism Correct Answer- a school of psychology concerned with analyzing the mind by
looking at its smallest and simplest components and seeing how they fit together to form
complete experiences.
consciousness Correct Answer- the state of being aware of self and the world.
introspection Correct Answer- the technique of observing interior mental events as or
immediately after they occur
Functionalism Correct Answer- A school of thought in psychology that sought to understand
how the mind helps individuals adapt to the world around them and function effectively in it.
natural selection Correct Answer- the theory that some individual organisms in every species,
from ants to oak trees, possess characteristics that enable them to survive and reproduce more
fruitfully than others.
adaptation Correct Answer- inborn characteristics that help an organism survive and produce
many offspring.Gesalt psychologists Correct Answer- psychologists who focus on the macro psychology of the
behavior of the whole rather than the micro view of the parts
Gestalt Laws: Similarity Correct Answer- items that are similar, our brains group together
Gestalt laws of pragnanz Correct Answer- reality is organized into the simplest form possible
Gestalt Laws: Proximity Correct Answer- objects that are close to one another are grouped
together.
Gestalt Laws: Continuity Correct Answer- lines are seen as following the smoothest path.
Gestalt Laws: Closure Correct Answer- objects grouped together are seen as a whole.
unconscious Correct Answer- the condition of being unaware of the outside world and unable
to bring oneself into awareness at will.
defensive mechanisms Correct Answer- unconscious psychological strategies that protect a
person from anxiety based on unacceptable thoughts or feelings.
psychodynamic theory Correct Answer- A psychological theory that specifies that mental events
are engaged in continual push-and-pull interactions among conscious and unconscious
thoughts and feelings; the goal is enlightenment on how such interactions affect behavior.
humanistic psychology Correct Answer- a school of thought in psychology that assumes people
have positive values, free will, and deep inner creativity.
cognitive psychology Correct Answer- a school of thought in psychology that attempts to
characterize mental events that allow information to be stored and operated on internally.According to psycho-dynamic psychology, depression is a result of Correct Answer- suppressed
aggressive drives
Who was a key figure of the behaviorist school of psychological thought? Correct Answer- B.F.
Skinner
Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis? Correct Answer- Sigmund Freud
Which level of need must be met before the need for belongingness and love can be satisfied,
according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs? Correct Answer- Physiologica [Show Less]