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Psychology and Life, Sixteenth Edition Richard J. Gerrig Philip G Zimbardo Chapter 1 The science of psychology in your life The Goals of Psychology Psychology The scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes Behavior Actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment What Makes Psychology Unique? Scientific method Set of procedures used for gathering and interpreting objective information in a way that minimizes error and yields dependable generalizations Explaining What Happens Organismic variables Inner determinants of an organism’s behavior Dispositional