INTRO TO PSYCH - What is Psychology?

Matching exercise

Match the description on the left with the correct term on the right.
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
founded by Freud, emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior
emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior
founded by John Watson, defines psychology as scientific study of observable behavior
emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful wholes
founded by William James, emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes
observable and measurable actions
emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and freedom of choice
emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior
founded by Wilhelm Wundt, maintains that conscious experiences breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings
private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought
focuses on role of ethnicity, gender, culture, socioeconomic status in personality formation, behavior, mental processes