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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 participants report their thoughts and feelings. |
Functionalist | A psychologist who studied the function (not structure) of consiousness. |
Psychoanalyst | A psychologist who studies how unconscious 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 freedomin directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. |
Cognitivist | A psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior. |
Psychobiologist | A psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
Psychologist | A scientist who studies the mind and behavior oh humans and animals |
Clinical Psychologist | A psychologist who diagnosed 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 studies 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 environment for employees and managers. |
experimental psychologist | A psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation, and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions. |
forensic psychologist | Intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system. Involves understanding the criminal mind. |
APA divisions | Stands for "American Psychological Association." There are 54 divisions, which are interest groups organized by members. They are about either the subdivisions or other random topics about psychology. |