Psych Careers
What type of psychologist assesses, diagnoses, and treats people with mental and emotional disorders?
Clinical Psychologist
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
A psychologist studies how a person's brain, genetics, and nervous system influence their behavior. What perspective are they using?
Biological Perspective
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
Psychology
What was Mr. Casey's interesting fact on day one of class about himself?
Mr. Casey and his wife USED to have a ghost hunting youtube channel
What type of psychologist studies how people grow and change from birth through old age?
Developmental Psychologist
In what year did Wilhelm Wundt conduct the experiment that helped establish psychology as a scientific field?
1879
A psychologist believes a student's behavior has been shaped by rewards, punishments, and experiences in their environment. What perspective are they using?
Behavioral Perspective
What term describes anything an organism does that can be observed and recorded?
Behavior
Name two hobbies Mr. Casey does outside of school
1) Weightlifting
2) Videogames
What type of psychologist studies the relationship between the brain, biology, and behavior?
Neuropsychologist
What early perspective associated with Wundt and E. B. Titchener attempted to break conscious experience into its basic parts?
Structuralism
A psychologist studies how someone's thoughts, memories, expectations, and perceptions influence their behavior. What perspective are they using?
Cognitive Perspective
Thoughts, dreams, memories, ideas, and perceptions are examples of what?
Mental Processes
Name 3 of Mr. Casey's favorite movies mentioned on the first day of class:
1) Coach Carter
2) Remember the Titans
3) Spiderman Into the Spider verse
4) Rocky
A large company is having problems with employee satisfaction, hiring, and workplace productivity. What type of psychologist would they most likely hire?
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychologist
William James disagreed with structuralism and believed psychologists should study how consciousness helps people function and adapt in everyday life. What perspective did this become?
Functionalism
A psychologist believes a person's current behavior may be influenced by unconscious conflicts and experiences from their childhood. What perspective are they using?
Psychodynamic Perspective
Wilhelm Wundt asked people to carefully describe their own conscious experiences in a systematic way. What was this process called?
Introspection
Name Mr. Casey's
1) Favorite NFL team
2) Favorite NBA Team
3) Favorite NCAA football Team
4) Favorite MLB Team
1) Pittsburgh Steelers
2) New York Knicks
3) Ohio State Buckeyes
4) New York Yankees
What is the difference between a cognitive psychologist and a social psychologist?
A cognitive psychologist studies mental processes such as thinking, memory, problem solving, and language, while a social psychologist studies how people interact with and influence one another.
Put these three historical developments in the correct order from earliest to latest:
Behaviorism — Functionalism — Structuralism
Structuralism → Functionalism → Behaviorism
Two students behave differently at school because they were raised in different cultures with different traditions, expectations, and social environments. What perspective would BEST explain these differences?
Sociocultural Perspective
What is the key difference between structuralism and functionalism?
Structuralism focused on identifying the basic structures or elements of conscious experience, while functionalism focused on what consciousness does and how it helps people adapt and function in everyday life.
Name the three sports Mr. Casey played in high school and the position he played in each sport:
1) Football ; Quarterback
2) Baseball ; Pitcher
3) Basketball ; Center