Careers In Psychology
Dr. Santo has a practice in Texas. He can prescribe medications as well as diagnose psychological disorders. Dr. Santo is MOST likely a
psychiatrist
Humans have free-will; behavior is the result of choice.
Humanistic Perspective
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a ________.
case study
Miss Wade classroom number is
1313
Psychiatrists most likely place a greater emphasis on the _______________ roots of psychological disorders, compared to other psychological professionals.
behavioral
biological
cognitive
humanistic
Biological
Natural selection
Evolutionary Perspective
When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of ________.
observation
Miss Wade's main rules in her class is: (Name THREE)
No Eating
No Cursing
No Pencils
Dr. Kendrick has recently received her Psy.D. degree. What does Psy.D. stand for?
a) doctor of medicine c) doctor of philosophy
b) doctor of psychology d) doctor of education
doctor of psychology
The way information is perceived, organized, stored, and retrieved impacts behavior.
Cognitive Perspective
The question “What is happening?” refers to which of the following goals in psychology?
1) explanation 2) description 3)prediction 4) control
description
Students are randomly selected from their high school’s population. They are assigned using a random number table to take a test in either a hot room or a comfortable room. Test scores will be compared to see if hot rooms negatively affect test-taking.
what is the independent variable?
Hot room
Which area of psychology studies topics such as leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, and hiring techniques?
Industrial/Organizational psychology
human factors psychology
forensic psychology
clinical psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Internal physical, chemical, and biological processes influence behavior.
Biological Perspective
“Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive.” According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a
hypothesis
Students are randomly selected from their high school’s population. They are assigned using a random number table to take a test in either a hot room or a comfortable room. Test scores will be compared to see if hot rooms negatively affect test-taking.
What is the dependent variable?
Comfortable/ normal temperature room
Elaine is working to design a new method to improve reading ability in young children. Tuan studies the factors that make a student consider cheating on a final exam. Paolo is researching the effects of personality on classroom discussion. All these are examples of which area of psychology?
school psychology
educational psychology
clincial psychology
comparative psychology
Educational Psychologist
Behaviors that result in rewards are repeated. Behaviors that result in punishment are extinguished. Involuntary behaviors come as a result of learned associations (e.g. phobias).
Behavioral Perspective
Adaris has always been drawn to the saying “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate
Operational definition
What are the SEVEN perspectives of psychology?
Psychodynamic, Evolutionary, Cognitive, Biological, Socio-cultural, Behavioral, Humanistic.