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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Structuralist | Interested in the basic elements of human experience. |
| Introspection | A method of self-observation. |
| Functionalist | Study how mental processes help animals and people adapt to their environment. |
| Psychoanalyst | Study how unconscience motives and conflicts determine human behavior. |
| Behaviorist | Pyschologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their responses to their environment. |
| Humanist | Psychologist who believes each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. |
| Cognitivist | Psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior. |
| Psychobiologist | Psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
| Dualism | Set of views about the relationship between mind and matter. |
| Gestalt Psychology | Gestalt Psychologists study how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences. |
| Sociocultural Psychology | Involves studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning. |
| Psychiatry | Specialty of medicine. |
| Clinical Psychologist | Help people deal with their personal problems. |
| Counseling Pyschologist | Work in schools or industrial firms, advising and assisting people with the problems of everyday life. |
| Developmental Psychologist | Study the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures. |
| Educational Psychologist | Concerned with helping students learn. |
| Community Psychologist | May work in a mental health or social welfare agency. |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychologist | Uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers. |
| Experimental Psychologist | Perform research to understand how humans and animals operate physically and psychologically. |
| Environmental Psychologist | Work in business settings or within the government to study the effects of the environment on people. |
| Forensic Psychologist | Work in legal, court, and correctional systems. |
| APA Divisions | Represent the 52 different areas, types of work, or activities specific psychologists specialize in. |