Chapter 1 notes (2)

Question 1

Behavior and mental process

Answer 1

Scientific study

Question 2

the use of systematic methods to observe the natural world and to draw conclusions

Answer 2

science-

Question 3

Refers to everything that we do that can be directly observed.

Answer 3

Behavior-

Question 4

refers to thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experience privately that cannot be observed directly.

Answer 4

Mental Process

Question 5

-Goals of Psychology-

Answer 5

We want to describe behavior, we want to then be able to predict behavior, and lastly we want to be able to explain behavior.