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Psychology
Psychology chapter 1
15 cards·by elizabethastevens219
spontaneously
people of an empire in middle east c. 650 BC
spontaneously
arising naturally, without external influence
Phrygian
People of an ancient country located in anatolia - present day turkey
innate
existing in an individual from birth
inarticulate
incapable of understanding speech
erratic
strange; not normal
Apa- american psychological association
professional organization of psychology in the USA
Physiological
organism's physical processes
cognitive
organism's thinking and understanding process
mnemonic device (May not be needed)
memory aid usually associating items of a list with something easier
emotions
state of feeling that involves a set of complex reactions to a stimulus involving subjective
feelings, physiological arousal, and observable
psychology
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behavior
the way a person responses- either observable or unobservable
Wilhelm Wundt
1879 credited with setting up the 1st psychology laboratory laboratory experiments he is
called the "father of modern psychology"
introspection
Wundt's method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and
feelings