Fun Facts
What type of post-doctoral fellowship did Dr. Tacovsky complete?
Neuropsychology (pediatric)
Associated with Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
The name of the Wechsler intelligence scale (children's version
WISC
Bonus--what version is currently in use??
Characterized by counseling, therapy, helping people with their problems
Counseling psychologist, LPC, etc
This is characterized by excessive and often unreasonable fear and worry
Anxiety
Dr. Tacovsky is what kind of psychologist?
School Psychologist
Well-known for prison study
Zimbardo--at Stanford U
What does SB-5 stand for?
Stanford-Binet 5th edition
Deals with criminal cases
Forensic Psychologists
This is characterized by sadness, withdrawal, apathy, and sometimes in severe cases suicidal ideation or attempts.
Depression
Little Albert was afraid of?
Anything white and fluffy!
What did Milgram do in his study
Shock experiment
What are some methods for measuring behavior?
Rating scales, observations, interviews
Deals with human resource/business/industrial related concerns in the work place
I/O psychologist
This is characterized by frequent obsessive thoughts that lead to compulsive behaviors (such as frequent checking or redoing)
Describe a longitudinal study...
Studying a factor (or factors) for the same cohort of people over time (so at 3 years old, 5 years old, and again at 10 years old)
Discuss ethics in research--why do we have ethical review boards?
To protect human research participants...
What is a memory testing activity you remember completing in class? What did it measure?
We did visual memory (drawings--both immediate and free recall), we did list learning free, cued recall, digit span (auditory working memory), story memory
Is most concerned with diagnostic issues, conducting assessments and diagnosing, designing treatment plans
Clinical Psychologist (maybe neuropsychologists as well)
These are neurodevelopmental disorders...(give examples
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
What did Pavlov unintentionally discover about dogs and how?
What is this called?
Dogs associated the sound of a bell with food and salivated.
This is called classical conditioning (behaviorism)
Who is responsible for the Little Albert study? And what theory does this support?
John B. Watson--behaviorism
IQ tests must be administered (describe how they are done)
standardized directions, standardized procedure, quiet, distraction-free, individualized setting
Supports children and families in schools, addresses social, emotional, behavioral, and academic support needs in school settings. Consults with teachers and admins
School Psychologist
There are how many types of ADHD? List them