AP Physch chapter 1
Engineering psychologists would most likely
Design equipment to assist people at work
An industrial/ organizational (I/O) psychologist would be most likely to
Design interview questions for job candidates
A licensed, practicing psychologist in the state of CT has earned this degree
Doctorate (+2 yrs.)
You will have to choose basic or applied psychology. Choose basic if you prefer
Doing research and teaching, conducting experiments, working in a lab.
A formal definition of psychology is the scientific study of
The thought and behavior of individuals
Gestalt psychology argued that perception is a process where
The whole is more than the sum of its parts
From least to most amount of the time complete, which order of degrees is correct?
Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate (PhD), Medical
"The mind is much too subjective to study." Who is most likely to have said this?
B.F. Skinner
This approach does not believe in studying "the mind" because it cannot be seen
Behavioral
Which approach focuses on learned responses? You learn to say please when you get dessert
Behavioral
B.F. Skinner and John Watson are
Behaviorists
A therapist who believe that deviant behavior can be traced to genetic anomalies to which view
Biological
One difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is that a psychiatrist
Can prescribe mediation and perform surgical procedures
Fuctionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the
Changes in consciousness as we adapt to our enviornment
The science that inspired that breakdown of the mind into its most basic elements is
Chemistry
Empirical Investigation is
Data gathered directly by an observer
Wundt's technique of introspection involved
Having people describe their sensory experiences
This approach stressed striving for growth and developing potential
Humanistic
Which approach focuses on the positive side of human nature?
Humanistic
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are
Humanists
Structuralists were concerned with uncovering the basic units of the
Mind
The least likely career path for a psychologist would be
Investigating in a new product designed to help people
Which innovation differentiated Wundt's research the most from those before him
Laboratory Research
What terminal degree has a psychiatrist earned
MD
You will have to chops basic or applied psychology. Choose applied if you prefer
Making a change in the community, influencing an actual behavior, improving products for human or animal use.
What degree do you need to be a psychiatrist
Medical
Pseudopsychology
Phony, unscientific psychology
Difficulties with the past, especially repressed family issues, best represents this approach
Psychodynamic
Inner, unconscious motives, and forces and conflicts best describes this approach
Psychodynamic
Repressed anger at your parents is most likely to be the focus of this approach
Psychodynamic
Sigmund Freud founded this approach
Psychodynamic
Biological psychologists would look to these for causes or behavior
The nervous system
Cognitive psychologists are most likely to study
Thought, perception and memory
Confirmation bias is problematic when conducting research because
We tend to look for evidence that confirms previous beliefs
