Refers to the scientific study of the mind and behavior
Psychology
________ was a German scientist who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist
Wilhelm Wundt
______ psychology focuses on one’s thought Patterns and behaviors that make each individual unique
Personality
True or false
A dissertation is required to those individuals wanting to obtain their PHD
True
The time period that psychology became accepted as its own academic discipline
The the late 1800’s
The name of the first woman who was awarded the doctoral degree in psychology
Margaret Floy Washburn
_______ psychologists study how the structure and function of the nervous system generate behavior
Biological
According to the pie chart of 2009 Psychology Doctorates Employed in Different Sectors, which percentage are employed within a university
26 percent
According to the U.S. Department of Education in 2016, what percentage of bachelor degrees that were granted were in the discipline of psychology?
About 6 percent
_______ focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit into its environment.
Functionalism
True or false
cognitive psychology is the area of psychology that focuses on studying cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions
True
According to app.org , In 2019, about how many individuals in the workforce held a Doctorate/ Professional Degree in Psychology as the highest degree.
About 205,100 individuals