Psych test #1

Describe the different contemporary psychological perspectives.

-Biological -Behavioral -Psychodynamic -Humanistic -Cognitive -Evolutionary -Sociocultural

Explain biological psychology.

A biological psychologist studies genetics and biological processes in the brain and other parts of the nervous system.

What is a psychologist?

A scientist who studies the behavior and mental processes of humans and animals

Pretend you are a biological psychologist giving a lecture. Develop two titles for a lecture you are about to give on biological psychology

Any topic that discusses the scientific study between biological links such as genetics, neural, hormonal, and their psychological influences.

Define Clinical Psychology

Concerned with the application of psychological science to the assessment and treatment of mental disorders

Name the four goals of psychology.

Describe, explain, predict, influence.

How did Greeks feel about human behavior?

Fifth and sixth centuries Greeks would begin to study human behavior and decided that people's lives were dominated not so much by the gods as by their own minds: people were rational although the Greek philosophers did not rely on systematic study they did set the stage for the development of the sciences, including psychology through their reliance on observation as a means of knowing their world

Explain the Functionalism perspective of psychology.

Functionalists studied how the mind functions to adapt human and nonhuman animals to their environment. (William James)

Why is Wilhelm Wundt important to psychology?

He established the first psychological laboratory in 1879 in Leipzig Germany. He was also a structuralist psychologist

Who is Jean Piaget?

He is a cognitive psychologist

If a Humanist psychologist was studying you, what would he/she help you with in your life.

How to help you succeed as the unique peron you are.

Give an example of gestalt psychology.

Light bulb on the sign coming up highschool drive

What type of psychologist was Sigmund Freud?

Psychoanalist

Who was Ivan Pavlov? What is behavioral psychology?

Psychologists who stressed investigating observable behavior became known as behaviorists their position as formulated was that psychology should concern itself only with the observable facts of behavior. Pavlov studied the salivation of dogs

What is the difference between basic and applied science?

Scientists use basic(fundamental) science to carry out applied science in real world interactions. ie. Basic science=biology Applied science=medicine

Name and explain the enlightenment thinkers that contributed to psychology.

Sir Francis Bacon- Designed experiments that would describe experience and common sense judgement. John Locke- Wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'. Lock added to Bacon's ideas and formed modern empiricism (the view that knowledge originates in experience). Rene Descartes- Agreed with the existence of innate ideas and the mind's being ''entirely distinct from the body.''

Define Psychology

The science of behavior and mental processes to better understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do

Gestalt Psychology

We do not experience things in isolated pieces but in meaningful, intact configurations focused on goal directed, purposive behavior

Who is Wilhelm Wundt and what did introspection lead to?

Wilhelm Wundt is credited with setting up the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879 Wundt tried to test his statements by collecting scientific data -he called the procedure "introspection" and in psychology it led to what we now call the scientific method

What is a developmental psychologist

a psychologist who studies the changes that occur throughout the life span, including physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes.

define theory

a scientific explation that is based on observation, experimentation, reasoning, and is supported by large quantities of evidence and the scientific community.

What is introspection?

a systematic examination of subjective mental experiences that requires people to inspect and report on the content of their thoughts

What is a theory?

an organized systematic explanation for something we observe

What is Gestalt psychology?

argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts it involves a "whole pattern" or in German a Gestalt For example when people look at a chair, they recognize the chair as a whole rather than noticing its legs, its seat and its other components

Explain the purpose of industrial psychology

concerned with the psychology of the workplace

What is a psychiatrist

has a medical degree and is a medical doctor. They can prescribe medicine in addition to providing therapy and counseling. They typically work in a private setting or a hospital setting.

What is a hypothesis?

hypothesis is an educated guess about some phenomenon

Define observed and unobserved traits

observed are behaviors that can be visually identified. Unobserved are cognitive processes and emotions.

What is a cognitive psychologist?

studies how we perceive, think, and solve problems

Define a Cognitive Psychologist

studies how we perceive,think,and solve problems

Name one problem a socio-cultural psychologist might study in psychology.

they study how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking. Such as laughing in public which in some cultures is frowned upon

What is a counseling psychologist?

usually work in schools or industrial firms, advising and assisting people with the problems of everyday life they help people adjust to the challenges of life