Module 1.2 Psychologists: Who They Are and What They Do
What is the largest specialization in psychology?
clinical
Clinical psychologists
concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders, as well as treatment of less severe behavioral and emotional problems.
psychology subfields
developmental, school, industrial/organizational, counseling, clinical, educational, health, experimental, cognitive, other
Memebership in the American Psychological Association (APA) _____ after World War II.
increased
emerging specialties
neuropsychology, geropsychology, forsenic psychology, sport psychology
counseling psychology
overlaps with clinical psychology in that specialists in both areas engage in similar activities; however, they usually work with a somewhat different clientele, providing assistance to people struggling with everyday problems of moderate severity.
industrial & organizational psychologists
perform a wide variety of tasks in the world of business and industry.
The most common setting for psychologists is _____.
private practice
Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps-Clark
research on self-esteem of African American children was cited in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas (1954) which held that separate schools were inherently unequal
The ethnic composition in the field of psychology is predominantly _____.
white
educational psychologists
work to improve curriculum design, achievement testing, teacher training, and other aspects of the educational process.
Who was the first African American to receive a doctorate in psychology in the United States?
Francis Sumner (1895-1954)
Who was the first African American to receive a doctorate in psychology, from a university in Germany?
Gilbert Haven Jones (1883-1966)
Who was the first African American president of the APA?
Kenneth Clark (1914-2005)
Who was Kenneth Clark's wife?
Mamie Phipps-Clark
Who was the first woman to earn a Ph. D in psychology and authored an influential book, "The Animal Mind" ?
Margaret Floy Washburn
Who founded an early psychology laboratory at Wellesley College and was the first woman president of the APA?
Mary Whiton Calkins
