Dimension of
Psychology
Psychology
The study of life, asks important questions
What is philosophy?
The basic definition
What is the study of behavior?
How humans receive and store information coming from their senses
What is Information Processing and Retrieval Theory (IPRT)?
Completed medical school, is considered the top of the field of psychology
What is a psychiatrist?
A belief in a higher power, something greater than one's self
What is spirituality?
An educated guess, a supposition about a system of ideas
What is a theory?
The word "psychology"
What is "psych" or spiritual essence and "ology" meaning study of.
Weakest memory bank, memory bank most used, and permanent storage.
What are the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory?
A Masters-Degreed individual who has completed the required course and supervision.
What is a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Using Play Therapy as a way to treat children would be connected to this professional.
What is a child or developmental psychologist?
Practical use of a theory, a mode of treatment based on that theory
What is therapy?
The psychology field is traced back to this group of philosophers
What are the Greeks?
All stimuli received from our senses is converted into this.
What are electrical impulses?
Careers in social work, prisons, even sales and marketing
What is a Bachelors-level?
This rehearsal is to simply think about what was taught, mentally review the information before the next class session.
What is cognitive rehearsal?
A combination of theory and therapy, forms a complete modality of treatment
What is a model?
Behaviorist would be the most likely to accept this definition
What is the basic definition?
This type of rehearsal is connected to practicing what you want to learn.
What is maintenance rehearsal?
Usually works in a hospital setting, responsible for testing, and has the most education
What is a Clinical Psychologists?
The two main goals in psychology
What is insight (inner knowledge) and to enrich (make better) other peoples lives?
A person with obsessive-compulsive whose daily life is disrupted
What is a disorder
"Mental Processes" was added to the basic definition in the 1980s and now this became the 3rd definition.
What is the Modern Definition?
Remembering the four causes of World War I by mnemonic phrase is an example of this.
What is elaborative rehearsal?
A couple needing therapy may choose between these two types of counselors
What is a counseling psychologists or Masters-level LPC counselor?
For the first 50 years of psychology, this dominated the psychological world in America.
What is Behaviorism?