Perspectives & Types of Psychologists
Consciousness, Sleep, Dreaming, Attention
Research & Practice Ethics
Parts of the Brain
Lifespan
100
This school of psychology focused on the role of unconscious desires
What is psychodynamic
100
This term refers to awareness of self and the environment
What is consciousness
100
Potential participants must read and sign this document before they can participate in research.
What is informed consent
100
This lobe of the brain is responsible for the visual process
What is the occipital lobe
100
From weeks 2 through 8 in prenatal development, the living organism is called
What is embryo
200
This type of psychologist focuses on teaching and doing research
What is an Academic Psychologist
200
This problem with sleep is characterized by difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early
What is insomnia
200
This type of study focuses on 1 specific instance of a situation, or a disorder, and examines it in great detail.
What is a case study
200
This part of the brain is thought of as the "switching center" because it routes messages to the appropriate parts of the brain for processing
What is the thalamus
200
This term refers to the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism’s chromosomes
What is genome
300
This type of psychologist helps people deal with everyday stressors, such as marriage & family conflicts.
What is a Counseling Psychologist
300
According to ______, you are likely to not see objects when your attention is focused on something else
What is inattentional blindness
300
In a study looking at the effects of caffeine on alertness in college students, this is the independent variable
What is caffeine
300
If this part of the brain is damaged you may have difficulties walking or standing normally.
What is the cerebellum
300
This term refers to mental structures that organize perceptual input and connect it to the appropriate responses
What is a schema
400
Which big idea in psychology acknowledges that people operate at a conscious and an unconscious level?
What is the Two-Track Mind
400
According to Freud, this part of a dream is the remembered content of the dream
What is manifest content
400
This type of research can determine cause & effect relationships
What is an experiment
400
Damage to this lobe of the brain will likely influence changes in personality & decision-making
What is the frontal lobe
400
The use of this parenting style tends to result in children who have the highest self-esteems and who are socially competent
What is authoritative
500
This type of psychologist works on issues within the workplace
What is an I/O psychologist (industrial/organizational)
500
According to this theory of dreaming, we dream to sort out the events of the day and to consolidate our memories
What is information processing
500
This limit to confidentiality typically applies to individuals working with children, who suspect possible abuse.
What is Mandated Reporting
500
If this part of the brain is damaged, a person may have difficulties making new memories
What is the hippocampus
500
This type of memory seems to decline the most as people age
What is episodic
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