Vocab
the scientific study of human behavior and mental health
psychology
a basic truth or law like as assumption that you will get better grades if you study more
principle
I am a medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of psychological problems and can prescribe medicine
psychiatrist
i help my patients develop strategies to compensate for their disabilities and live meaningful lives
rehabilitation psychologist
contemporary perspective stresses the capacity for human self-fullfilment and the importance of consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity to make choices
humanistic
any action that people can observe or measure
behavior
include history, anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology which deal with the structure of human society, nature, and interactions
social science
I work within the criminal justice system to assist in evaluating police officers and examine defendants to see if they are psychologically fit to stand trial
forensic psychologist
i study how people influcence and are influenced by their psysical environment
environmental psychologist
focuses on the ineraction of biological, psychological, and social factors that influcence mental processes
biopsychosocial
mental processes including dreams, perceptions, thoughts and memories
cognitive activites
topics like biology, chemistry, and physics which are concerned with nature of the physical world
physical science
my field focuses on external influences of society on behavior such as racism
social psychologist
my field studies how behavior and mental processes relate to physical health
health psychologist
focuses on the engineering and design of products used in everyday life
human factors
used to talk aboutsomething we can not see, touch, or measure directly
psychological constructs
the concept of right or good concept
morality
my field studies changes that occur throughout a person's lifespan
developmental psychologist
my field studies behavior and mental processes under different cultural conditions
cross-cultural psychologist
a method of learneing developed by socrate which meant to carefully examine our own thoughts and feelings
introspection
a statement that attempts to explain why things are happening the way they are and whytheyhappen the way they do
theory
particularly used in cognitive research; a to study of mental processes and mental disorders
neuroimaging
i try to find the bestways to design products for people to use
human factors psychologist
the contemporary perspective assiociated with charles darwin's "survival to the fittest"
evoluntionary
the theory that association with past experience is a basic principle of mental activity outlined by artistole
associationism