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Module 3 AP Psych
Module 3 AP Psych Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychometrics | this is the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits |
| Basic research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
| Developmental psychology | a developmental branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span (womb to tomb) |
| Educational psychology | how the process can affect or enhance teaching and learning |
| Personality psychology | the study of a person's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and acting |
| Social psychology | the study of how we think about and relate to each other socially |
| Applied psychology | this study aims to solve practical problems |
| Industrial-organized psychology (I/O) | the application of psychology concepts to optimize behavior in the workplace |
| Human factors psychology | a field of psychology that studies how humans and machines interact with each other |
| Counseling psychology | a branch of psychology that assists people in their problems of life |
| Clinical psychology | this psychology assists and helps people with psychological disorders |
| Psychiatry | a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders |
| Community psychology | Their studies show how people interact within their social environments |
| Philippe Pinel and Dorthea Dix | They led the way to humane treatment of those with psychological disorders |
| Cognitive psychologists | they study human thinking with a focus of perception, language, problem solving, memory, judgement and decision making, forgetting and intelligence |
| Developmental psychologists | research on age-related behavioral changes |
| Educational psychologist | they are interested in the psychological process of learning |
| Experimental psychologist | They investigate a variety of basic behavioral processes in humans and other animals by conducting tests |
| Pyschometric and Quantitative psychologists | Study math related methods used to acquire psychological knowledge |
| Social psychologist | They study how our interactions with other people affect or behavior |
| Forensic psychologists | They apply psychological principles to legal issues |
| Environmental psychologist | Study the interaction of individuals with their natural and built environments |
| Health psychologist | They are concerned with psychology's contribution to promoting health and disease prevention |
| I-O psychologists | Study the relationship between people and their work environments |
| Neuropsychologists | Study the relationship between neurological processes and behavior |
| Rehabilitation psychologists | Work with people who have lost optimal function after an accident, illness, or event |
| School psychologists | They are involved in the assessment of and intervention of children in educational settings |
| Sport psychologists | tudy the psychological factors and are influenced y participation in sports and other psychical activates |
| Clinical psychologists | They promote psychological health and provide therapy |
| Community psychologists | they focus on family and deal with broad problems of mental health in community settings |
| Counseling psychologists | They help people to adjust to life-transitions or make lifestyle changes |
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