Fill in the Blanks PSYC 1030 Chapter 1Online version Introducing Psychology by Whitney Jarnagin 1 goals scientific pseudopsychology nonexperimental psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes defines the term . Describing , understanding , predicting , and controlling behavior are all of psychology . A false psychology is also known as a . In order to believe what we hear in the field of psychology , we need evidence . We can gather this evidence through both experimental and research .