A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.
What is a Counseling Psychology
100
How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
What is social-cultural
100
His theories emphasized the ways our unconscious thought process and our emotional responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior.
Who is Sigmund Freud
100
In the US, Canada, and Europe, most psychology doctorates are now earned by men.
False, they are earned by women.
200
A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
What is Clinical Psychology
200
How we learn observable responses
What is Behavioral
200
Psychology's first laboratory was located here.
What is University of Leipzig, Germany.
200
Psychology's biggest and most persistent issue/debate?
What is nature-nurture.
300
A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy.
What is Psychiatry
300
How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
What is Cognitive
300
She was the first woman to be president of the American Psychological Association.
Who is Mary Whiton Calkins
300
This approach believes that happiness is a by-product of a pleasant, engaged, and meaningful life.
What is positive psychology
400
A branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how institutions affect individuals and groups.
What is Community Psychology
400
How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences.
What is Neuroscience
400
He established the first psychology laboratory.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
400
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
What is basic research
500
Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
What is Applied Research
500
How our genes and our environment influence our individual differences.
What is Behavior Genetics
500
He rejected introspection and studied how consequences shape behavior.
Who is B.F. Skinner
500
In this profession, psychological principles and methods are used to assess witness credibility or testify in court on a defendant's state of mind and future risk.