Psychology

To understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist carefully investigates the client's current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist used? The case study The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of... experimental research. At the age of 22, Mrs. LaBlanc was less than 4 feet tall. Her short s...

Physiological Having to do with an organism's physical processes. Cognitive Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding Psychology The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research Hypothesis An assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific study. Theory A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study. Basic Science The pursuit of knowledge about natural...

Personality A person's internally based characteristic ways of acting and thinking. Unique psychological qualities that influence a variety of characteristic patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking that determines a person's adjustment to the environment. Conscious mind Freud's term for what you are presently aware of Preconscious mind Freud's term for what is stored in your memory that you are not presently aware of but can access Unconscious mind Freud's term ...

basic science the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomenon for its own sake applied science discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals hypothesis an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research theory a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study physiological needs having to do with an organism's physical processes cognitive needs having to do wit...