Career Focus Point
Applying Psych to the Modern Day World
Reality or Myth?
Criminology
People in these Careers
100
My court cases range anywhere from criminal trials to family court and even civil court. What am i?
What is a forensic psychologist.
100
Psychologists who use the knowledge developed by experimental psychologists to solve human problems.
What is an Applied Psychologist.
100
Psychology and Psychiatry are the same field.
What is a myth. Psychiatry involves the distribution of prescribed medication to their patients.
100
Criminology is the study of...?
what is Crime!
100
This Experimental Psychologist works at Stanford University and also contributed to our textbook.
Who is Zimbardo.
200
I work with athletes. What am i?
What is a sports psychologist.
200
Teachers of Psychology.
What are psychologists whose primary job is teaching, typically in high schools college and universities.
200
You need a Ph.D for every career in Psychology?
What is a myth. To teach psychology in lower educations like High School, you do not need a Ph.D., the highest level of education that you need is a Masters to get this job.
200
what is a criminal psychologist?
What is a Psychologist who studies the minds and actions of criminals.
200
This Development Psychologist came up with 8 stages in his theory.
Who is Erikson.
300
I work to strengthen the abilities of communities, settings, organizations, and broader social systems to meet people's needs. What am i?
What is a Community Psychologist.
300
Psychologists who do research on basic psychological processes as contrasted with applied psychologists.
What is an Experimental or a Research Psychologist.
300
Research Psychology and Experimental Psychology are not the same thing.
What is myth, they are the same in the field of careers. But the researcher doesn't have to do experiments to be a Research Psychologist.
300
True or false: Criminal Psychologists ONLY study why criminals commit crimes and do what they do.
What is false. Although this is a large part of their job, they also help law enforcement solve crimes and analyze the behavior of criminals as well as criminal profiling.
300
This psychologist came up with psychoanalysis and focused on working with people who have mental disorders or disabilities.
Who is Freud.
400
I focus on methods and techniques for designing experiments and analyzing psychological data. What am i?
What is a Quantitative and Measurement Psychologist.
400
What field leads you into distributing medications?
What is Psychiatry.
400
Freud was a master hypnotist.
What is a myth. "We often associate Freud with hypnosis, because he did receive training in his attempt to improve his therapeutic skills. The truth is, though, that Freud could not actually hypnotize his patients, try as he might. Freud was able to allow them to express their unconscious fears, wishes, and desires with psychoanalysis."
400
Name at least 3 places a Criminal Psychologist could work.
What are: 1. entry-level court administrator 2. security officer 3. parole officer 4. social worker 5. in a hospital 6. prison/correctional facilities 7. airports and other high traffic facilities 8. police officers and much more
400
This Cognitive and Developmental Psychologist came up with 4 Developmental Stages.
Who is Piaget.
500
I am interested in a wide range of psychological phenomena, including cognitive processes, comparative psychology, and learning and conditioning.
What is Experimental Psychology.
500
A person who reads tarrot cards may have studied this...
What is pseudo-psychology.
500
All psychologists study one field.
What is a myth. Fields can range from anywhere from animals to sports to forensics.
500
True or False: One needs to get a Ph.D rather than a Psy.D in order to become a Criminal Psychologist.
What is false. One can get either, it depends on what they want to focus on. A Ph.D is more focused on theory and research whereas a Psy.D is more practice-based.
500
This psychologist observed animals and eventually taught some orangutans how to sign.
Who is Jane Goodall.
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