Psychology Vocab

Behavior

• observable and measurable actions 
• people and animals
• **They studied his behavior and concluded that he was in love.

Cognitive Activities

• private, unobservable mental processes
• sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving
• (dreams)
• **We were not able to tell what cognitive activities the baby was facing. 

Psychological Constructs

• theoretical concepts 
• enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen or touched
• can't be measured directly
• "IQ" is an example of a psychological construct.

Surveys

• research technique
• acquires data about attitude or behavior
• questions are asked among group
• **Each student filled out a survey about how homeowrk made them feel.

Theory

• set of assumptions
• explains why something happens
• **The Big Bang Theory explains how our world came to be. 

Experimentation

• to practice a controlled scientific procedure
• determines what has an effect on what
• **Psychologists use experimentation to find results

Principle

• rule or law
• **It was a basic fundamental principle of the way of life.