Psychology Mod 1-3

Conscious versus unconscious behavior

How much of our behavior is produced by forces we are aware of and how much is caused by unconscious activity

Explain how an undergraduate major in psychology can provide excellent preparation for a variety of occupations

By analyzing the behavior and observing those around them

Clinical neuropsychology

Focuses on the relationship between biological factors and psychological disorders

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental process is. This means that psychologist are interested in

Measuring peoples thoughts, feelings, perceptions, reasoning process, memories, and biological activities

Where are most doctoral level psychologist employed

Universities and colleges; or self-employed

Psychology

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Dreams and slips of the tongue are phenomena of interest for which of the perspectives?

Psychodynamic

Clinical psychology

The branch of psychology that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal behavior

(Fill in the blank) is a relatively new branch of psychology that focuses on the biological origins of psychological disorders

Clinical neuropsychology

Individual differences versus universal principles

How much of our behavior is unique and how much it reflects the culture and society in which we live

(Fill in the blank) are physicians who specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders

Psychiatrists

Cognitive psychology

Specialty with an experimental psychology that focuses on higher mental functions such as thought, language, memory, problem-solving, reasoning, and decision making, among other processes

Environmental psychology

The study of how physical environment influence behavior

Behavioral perspective

The psychological perspective that suggest that observable behavior should be the focus of study

Observable behavior versus internal mental processes

Should psychology focus on behavior that can be observed or an unseen thinking process

(Fill in the blank) psychologist, who's perspective became prominent in the early 1900s, I asked what the mine does and what roles with behavior play in allowing people to adapt better to their environment

Functionalist

Gestalt psychology

This approach examines phenomenon in terms of the whole experience rather than the individual elements

Which approach has the closest affinity to scientific methods of collecting data

Behaviorism

Neuroscience perspective

Do you psychological perspective that views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning

Structuralism

Perspective associated Wilhelmina Wundt, it focused on the elements, or building blocks, to constitute the foundation of perception, thinking, and emotions

Which which of the perspectives would be most helpful in identifying medications to treat people with severe mental disorders?

Cognitive

Members of minority groups often prefer to receive psychological therapy from treatment providers of their own (fill in the blank).

Ethnicity or race

Free will versus determinism

How much behavior is individual choice and how much is produced by factors beyond our control

Nature versus nurture

How which behavior results from heredity and how much from environment

Which roles is a psychologist likely to play

Teacher, clinical practitioner, scientist

Most psychologist today are found in...

The United States

Developmental psychology

The branch that studies how people grow and change throughout the course of their lives

Experimental psychology

The branch that studies the process of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world

Forensic psychology

The study of law and psychology

What percent of psychologist are men

2/3

Introspection

Structuralism utilize a technique called introspection to examine these elements - require the subject of a poor have a stimulus with experience

Psychology would benefit most from the entrance of more (fill in the blank) psychologist into the field

Minority

What level of education do most psychologist have?

A doctorate, requires four or five years of work after a bachelors degree

Psychologist study animal behavior in order to determine general laws of behavior that pertain to all organisms, or to provide important clues about (fill in the blank).

Human behavior

The humanistic approach to psychology

Rejects the deterministic views of the other perspectives and instead focuses on the unique ability of humans to seek higher levels of maturity and fulfillment and to express success

What is one of the great concerns among today psychologist

Relative lack of racial and ethnic diversity

Experimental psychology

Requires experimental methods to be applied wherever possible

Evolutionary psychology

Seeks to identify behavior patterns that are a result of our genetic inheritance

Health psychology

The branch of psychology that explores the relationship of psychological factors and physical ailments or disease

Counseling psychology

The branch of psychology that focuses on educational, social, and career adjustment problems

Humanistic perspective

The psychological perspective I suggest that people are in control of their lives

Psychodynamic perspective

The psychological perspective based on the believe that behavior is motivated by and I forces overwatch this individual has little control

The cognitive approach to psychology

This perspective has evolved the structuralist concern with trying to understand the mind into a study of how we internally represent the outside world and how the representation influences behavior

The psychodynamic perspective to psychology

Views behavior is motivated by inner an unconscious forces over which the individual can exert little control

What is the most common area of employment for students who receive a bachelors degree in psychology?

Social services

The behavioral perspective to psychology

Study of how environmental forces influence behavior

What is cross-cultural psychology and why is a particularly important to the field, given what you know about psychology and the average psychologist?

Study of human behavior and mental process based on cultural background it is important because there is mor diversity in the world now

Sport psychology

The branch investigating applications of psychology to sports and athletic activity

School psychology

The branch of psychology devoted to assessing children in elementary school and secondary schools who have academic or emotional problems and to developing solutions to such problems

Educational psychology

The branch of psychology that considers how the educational process affect students

Cognitive psychology

The branch that focuses on the study of higher mental processes, including thinking, language, memory, problem-solving, knowing, reasoning, judging, and decision making

Biopsychology

The branch that specializes in the biological basis of behavior

Personality psychology

The branch that studies consistency and change in a person's behavior over time as well as the individual traits that differentiate the behavior of one person from another when each confronts the same situation

Cognitive perspective

The psychological perspective that focuses on how people think, understand, and know the world

Functionalism

A perspective that replace structuralism and instead of focusing on the structure of mental elements, if focused on how the mind works and how people adapt to environment

(Fill in the blank) psychologist use experimental techniques in the research

Experimental, cognitive, clinical

The biological perspective to psychology

Focus on the study of the relationship between biological process and behavior