1.8 KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

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psychology
mind
behavior
nativism
philosophical empiricism
reaction time
consciousness
structuralism
introspection
functionalism
natural selection
hysteria
unconscious
psychoanalytic theory
psychoanalysis
humanistic psychology
behaviorism
stimulus
response
reinforcement
illusions
gestalt psychology
cognitive psychology
behavioral neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
evolutionary psychology
social psychology
cultural psychology
The view that all knowledge is acquired through experience.
A psychological approach that emphasizes that we often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts.
The part of the mind that operates outside of conscious awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions.
The scientific study of mind and behavior.
Sensory input from the environment.
Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals.
The study of the causes and consequences of sociality.
The amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus.
An approach to understanding human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings.
An approach that advocates that psychologists restrict themselves to the scientific study of objectively observable behavior.
An action or physiological change elicited by a stimulus.
Charles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to subsequent generations.
An approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes.
The philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn.
An approach that emphasizes the importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behavior.
A psychological approach that explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection.
The subjective observation of one's own experience.
A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind
The scientific study of mental processes, including perception, thought, memory, and reasoning.
A temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions, usually as a result of emotionally upsetting experiences.
The study of how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members.
The private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
The analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind.
The study of the purpose mental processes serve in enabling people to adapt to their environment.
A therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders.
The consequences of a behavior determine whether it will be more or less likely to occur again.
Errors of perception, memory, or judgment in which subjective experience differs from objective reality.
The field of study that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity.
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