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Psychology in General
History of Psychology
Perspectives of Psychology
Science of Psychology
Fields of Work
100
Psychology is the science of ______ and ______.
What are mental processes and behavior?
100
Psychologists from this school of thought believed that only observable behavior was appropriate for study.
What was behaviorism?
100
According to this perspective, our mental processes are much like the information processing of a computer.
What is cognitive psychology?
100
astrology, fortune telling & graphology
What are examples of a pseudoscience?
100
Dr. Holly is a medical doctor who specializes in mental disorders and can be prescribe medication for mental illness.
What is a psychiatrist?
200
The literal meaning of the word "psychology"
What is the study of the mind?
200
These were the first applied psychologists.
What were functionalists?
200
According to this perspective, people change as the influences of heredity and environment unfold over time.
What is developmental psychology?
200
morality, religion, ethics & preferences
What are areas in which the scientific method is not appropriate for answering questions?
200
Dr. Stanley helps design equipment that is easy to use.
What is an engineering psychologist?
300
This perspectives argued that perception a process in which the whole is more than the sum of the parts.
What is gestalt psychology?
300
In this perspective of psychology, it is believed that our behavior is determined in part by a need for personal growth.
What is clinical psychology?
300
blind control, placebo and double-blind control
What are means of controlling bias within research?
300
Dr. Smith works with clients who suffer from depression.
What is a clinical psychologist?
400
The "Father of Psychology"
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
400
I first outlined the principle of psychodynamics.
Who was Sigmund Freud?
400
From this perspective, behaviors can be determined by one's history of rewards and punishments.
What is behavioral psychology?
400
In an experiment, this is controlled by the researcher.
What is the independent variable?
400
These psychologists perform most of the research that creates new psychological knowledge.
What are experimental psychologists?
500
This religious organization had great influence on the field of psychology.
What is the Catholicism?
500
I founded the first psychology lab.
Who was Wilhelm Wundt?
500
This perspective argues that other people have a large influence on our behavior.
What is sociocultural psychology?
500
This minimizes any potential differences between the control and experimental groups within a study.
What is random assignment?
500
Dr. Jones helps companies develop questions to ask job candidates
What is an industrial/organizational psychologist?