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Psychology-Helms
Question | Answer |
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Physiological | physical needs such as sleep and hunger. |
Cognitive | Private un-observable mental reason. |
psychology | is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
Hypothesis | is an educated guess about some phenomenon. |
Theory | is usually a complex explanation based on finding from a large number of experimental studies. |
basic Science | studies with a long-term goal of finding out more about human and animal behavior. |
Applied Science | discovering new ways to use what we already know about people to benefit others. |
scientific Method | a general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized. |
structuralist | interested in the basic elements of human experience. |
introspection | to collect info about the mind |
psychoanalyst | a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflict determine human behavior |
behaviorist | A psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment. |
humanist | a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. |
cognitivist | a psychologist who studies how we process, stores, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence out behavior. |
Psychobiologist | who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
Psychologist | a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals |
Clinical Psychologist | a psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances |
Counseling Psychologist | a psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of living. |
Psychiatry | A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. |
Developmental Psychologist | a psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures. |
educational Psychologist | a psychologist who may work in a mental health of social welfare agency. |
community Psychologist | a psychologist who may work in a mental health or social welfare agency. |
Industrial/organizational Psychologist | a psychologist who uses pyschological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers. |