Ch. 1 - Psych Exam 1
What do clinical psychologists do?
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
Give examples of pseudoscience.
Astrology, esp/psychokinesis, polygraph tests, cleanses, crystal healing.
What are some subfields of basic research in psychology?
Biological, developmental, cognitive, personality, and social psychology.
Who is the founder of cognitive psychology?
Ulrich Neisser.
What are some characteristics of pseudoscience?
No way to test the claim, exaggerated, relies on evidence from poorly designed studies.
Who is the founder of cross-cultural and gender psychology?
Norman Triplett.
What is the Scientific Method?
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, Conclusion.
What is basic research in psychology?
Research that expands our understanding of the world.
What is applied research in psychology?
Research that uses findings from basic research to solve practical problems.
What is the psychodynamic level of analysis?
How we learn observable responses.
What is an example of a subfield of applied research in psychology?
Industrial/organizational psychology.
What is structuralism?
Investigating the structure of the mind using introspection.
What is pseudoscience?
A system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific.
Who is associated with humanistic psychology?
Carl Rogers.
What is Empiricism?
Collecting evidence through observation and experimentation.
What are the levels of analysis?
Differing, complimentary views for analyzing any given phenomenon.
Who is the founder of structuralism?
Edward Titchener.
What is Freudian psychology?
Emphasizing the role of the unconscious mind and childhood experiences on behavior.
What is cross-cultural and gender psychology?
Examining behavior in the social or cultural context.
What is functionalism?
Explaining behavior through its evolutionary function.
What is humanistic psychology?
Focusing on human potential.
What do counseling psychologists do?
Help individuals cope with challenges and crises to improve personal and social functioning.
What is the evolutionary level of analysis?
How a trait may have been selected by evolution to persist.
What is the social-cultural level of analysis?
How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures.
What is the behavior genetics level of analysis?
How genes contribute to behavioral and mental traits.
What is the cognitive level of analysis?
How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
What is the behavioral level of analysis?
How we learn observable responses.
Who is the founder of Freudian psychology?
Sigmund Freud.
What are the schools of psychology?
Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Freudian Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Modern and Contemporary Psychology
What is Skepticism?
Suspending judgment on an issue until convincing evidence is presented for a conclusion.
What is the neuroscience level of analysis?
The neural basis of a behavior or mental process.
What is Psychology?
The scientific study of mind and behavior
What is cognitive psychology?
The study of mental processes such as perceiving, learning, remembering, thinking, communicating, and problem solving.
Who is the founder of functionalism?
William James.