Basic Terms
What is the psychology motto?
Know thy self - socrates
What was a student of Socrates?
Plato
Personality Psychologists
Identify character or traits
ex. shyness or friendliness
Enviormental Psychologists
Focus on ways in whch people influence and are influenced by the physical enviorment
extreme temps and heat effect mental health
Clinical Psychologist
Largest grouop of psychologists
Treat and help peoplemwith psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety
What is the universal law?
People are motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain
Hippocrates said:
Disorders are caused by abnomalities in the brain not supernatural forces.
Social Psychologists
concerned with people's behaviors in social situations
ex. studying attraction
Consumer Psychologist
Study the behavior of shoppers to expalin and predict their behvaior
Couseling Psychologists
Use interviews and tests to identify their clients problems
typically treat people with adjustment problems rather than serious psychological disorders such as grief after a death
Associationism
Learned connections between two ideas or events
What did Wilhelm Wundt believe in?
Structionalism: Concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciousness.
Father of psych
First lab established by wundt
Experimental Psychologists
conducts research into basic processes. Such as, the functions of the nervous system and snestations.
Forensic Psychologist
Work within the criminal justice system. They testify in court about psychological competence. Also employed by police departments.
School Psychologists
Work one-on-one with students to help them improve their learning processes
Introspection
An examination of one"s own thoughts and feelings
What did William James believe in?
Functionalism: Psychology should be investigating the function of purpose of consciousness.
Biological Psychologists
Focus on relationships between biological changes
Health Psychologists
Examine the ways in which behavior and mental processes are related to physical health
Educational Psychologists
Concerned with the entire school and student population
ex.course planning/standardized testing
Objective Sensation vs. Subjective Feelings
objective: sensations that accuratly refelct the outside world
sensation: feelings that were thought to include emotional responses.
Difference between a psychologist versus a psychiatrist?
Psychologist: forcuses on clinical and research
Psychiatrist: goes to medical school and prescribes medication
Industrial and Organizational Psychologists
Focus on peole and work and study the behavior of people in organizations
ex. HR
Developmental Psychologists
Study how people grow and adabt to new stages of life
What is Psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes