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Psychology vocabuary
Question | Answer |
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Structuralist | A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences. |
Introspection | A method of self-observation in which particeipants rport their thought and feelings. |
functionalist | A psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consiousness. |
Psychoanalyst | A psychologist who studied how unconsious motives and conflicts 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, stoer, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior. |
Psychobiologist | A psychologist who studied how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
Gestalt Psychology | They studied how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences. |
Sociocultural Psychology | Ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status in fluence 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 disorders. |
Developmental Psychologist | A psychologist who stdies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures. |
Educational Psychologist | A psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn. |
Community Psychologist | A psychologist who may work in a mental, health or social welfare agency. |
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist | A psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying enironment for employees and managers. |
Environmental Psychologist | A psychologist who studies the effects of the environment on people. |
Forensic Psychologist | A Psychologist who assist police by developing personality profiles of criminal offenders or help lawenfocement officers understand problems like abuse. |
APA Divisions | this is the many areas in which a ppsychologist may specialize. |
Dualism | The concept that the mind and body are separate and distinct. |