Definition and Goals of Psychology
Which goal of Psychology seeks to answer the question: How can it be changed?
Control
Who created Behaviorism?
John B. Watson
Which approach assumes Behavior is based on our thoughts and how we interpret events.
Cognitive
What would a Developmental Psychologist do?
study the development of people of the course of a lifetime
What Social Science does this describe:
The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.
Sociology
Which goal of Psychology seeks to answer the question: Why is it happening?
Explanation
Who wrote the first Modern book of Psychology in 1890?
William James
Which approach assumes Behavior comes from trying to fulfill our needs.
Humanism
What would a Social Psychologist do?
Explore how people influence one another
What Social Science does this describe:
The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
Anthropology
What is the definition of Psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Who created the Scientific Method that Psychologists use?
Sir Francis Bacon
Which approach assumes Behavior is influenced or determined by the environment.
Behavioral
What would a Counseling Psychologist do?
Help people with common problems, like marriage and family
What Social Science does this describe:
Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
Philosophy
Which goal of Psychology seeks to answer the question: When will it happen again?
Prediction
Who developed the field of Psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Behavior can largely be explained by biological factors
Biological
What would a Psychiatrist do?
Practice medicine to treat a patient (Doctor)
What Social Science does this describe:
A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events
History
Which goal of Psychology seeks to answer the question: What is happening?
Description
Who created the first laboratory for Psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
Behavior comes from unconscious drives and childhood experiences
Psychodynamic/Psychoanalysis
What would a consumer Psychologist do?
Use Psychology to help companies get people to buy things.
What Social Science does this describe:
The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.
Archaeology