any action that other people can observe or measure
What is behavior
100
based on the idea that perceptions are more than the sums of their parts.
What is Gestalt psychology
100
This perspective studies the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes.
What is sociocultural perspective
100
largest group of psychologists.
What are clinical psychologists
100
_______psychologists study the behavior of shoppers to explain and predict their behavior.
What is consumer psychology
200
These activities may include dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories.
What are cognitive activities
200
This emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining human behavior.
What is psychoanalysis
200
The ________ perspective emphasizes the influence of biology on our behavior.
What is the biological perspective
200
A _______psychologist might be interested in the ways in the reasons for and the effects of prejudice and discrimination within various groups and from one group to another.
What are social psychologists.
200
Members of an ________ are united by their cultural heritage, race, language, or common history.
What is an ethnic group
300
a rule or law, such as the principle that you will probably get better grades if you study more
What is a principle
300
This person introduced reinforcement to the behaviorist tradition.
Who is B.F. Skinner
300
This perspective stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior. It is greatly influenced Sigmund Freud.
What is Psychoanalytic Perspective
300
These psychologists are more likely than other psychologists to engage in basic research.
What are experimental psychologists.
300
assumed that most of what exists in an individual's mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges, and wishes.
What is psychodynamic thinking
400
the 4th goal of psychology
What is predict
400
concerned with discovering the basic elements o consciousness. The content of consciousness were broken down into two categories: objective sensations and subjective feelings.
What is structuralism
400
_________psychologists study mental processes to understand human nature. They investigate the ways in which people perceive information and make mental images of the world, solve problems, and dream and daydream.
What are cognitive psychologists
400
_______psychologists are concerned with helping students learn. BUT, they generally focus on course planning and instructional methods for an entire school system or district.
What are educational psychologists.
400
He believed that it was unscientific to study a construct like consciousness. Believed psychology must be limited to observable, measurable events.
Who is John B. Watson
500
Two main methods of psychological research
What are surveys and experimentation
500
This school of thought maintained that experience was a continuous "stream of consciousness." They were concerned with how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment.
What is functionalism
500
Supporters of this perspective would argue that people's personal experiences are the most important of psychology.
What is humanistic perspective
500
These psychologists identify and help students who have problems that interfere with learning. These might include peer group and family problems, psychological problems, and learning disorders.
What are school psychologists.
500
This type of psychologists might work within the criminal justice system, assist in selection of police officers, and help police cope with job stress.