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psychology words
vocab
Question | Answer |
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structuralist | a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental expirements |
introspection | a method of self observation in which particepents report on thier thoughts and feelings |
funtionalist | a psychologist who studied the function of consciousness |
psychoanalyst | a form of therapy amied at making patients aware of their unconsciuos motives so that they can gain control over their behavior and free themselves of self defeating patterns |
behaviorist | a psychologist who anylizes how organisms learn or modify thier behavior |
humanist | a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future |
cognitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process, store,retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior |
psychobioligist | a psychologist who studies how phisical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behaviors |
dualism | the concept that the mind and boty are seperate and distinc |
gesalt psychology | studied how sensations are essembled into perceptual expirences |
sociocultural psychology | ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status influence our behavior |
psychiatry | a specialty of medicine |
clinical psychology | a psychologis who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances |
counseling psychologist | an individual eho has a ph.d in psychology or education who helps people deal with problems |
developmental psychologist | a psychologist who stuidies the emotional, physical, cognitive, bioligical, personal, and social changes that occurs as an individual matures |
educational psychologist | a psychologist who is concerned in helping students learn |
community psychologist | a psychologist who may work in a mental health or social warfare welfare agency operated by the government or private organization |
industrial/organizational psychologist | a psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the work place more satisfying enviroment for employees and managers |
expiremental psychologist | a psychologist who studies sensation, perseption, learning, motivation, and emotion in carfully controlled laboratory conditions |
enviromental psychologist | a psychologist who studies the effect of the enviroment on people |
forensic psychologist | ork in legal, court, and correctional systems |
APA divisions | works to advance the science and profession of psychology and promote human welfare |