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Vocab Psychology
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Structuralist | a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences |
| Introspection | a method of self-observation in which participants report on their thoughts and feelings |
| functionalist | a psychologist who studies the functions of consciousness |
| psychoanalyst | a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determind human behavior |
| behavioralist | 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, store,retrive, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior |
| psychobiologist | a psychologist who studies how physical ans chemical changes in out bodies influence out behaviors |
| dualism | a philosophical theory based on the idea of opposing concepts, especially the theory that human beings are made up of two independent constituents, the body and the mind or soul |
| Gestalt Psychology | a branch of psychology that treats behavior and perception as an integrated whole and not simply the sum of individual stimuli and responses |
| sociocultural psychology | Studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning |
| psychiatry | the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. |
| 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 |
| educational psychologist | a psychologist whois concerned with helping students learn |
| community psychologist | psychologist who may work in a mental health or social walfare agency |
| industrial/organizational psychologist | a psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the work place a more satisfying enviromentfor employees and managers |
| experimental psychologist | a psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning , motivation, and emotion in carefully controlling labratory conditions |
| enviromental Psychologist | Studies the effects of the enviroment on people |
| forensic psychologist | a psychologist who diagnose, evaluate, and treat people reguarding the Law and chriminal behavior |
| APA division | American Psychology applicant Division |
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