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behaviorism |
a field of psychology that concentrates on observable, measurable behaviors and not on mental processes. "purely objective experimental branch of natural science" and the goal is to be able to predict response to a stimulus and recognize stimulus based on response. |
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biopsychologist |
AKA behavioral neuroscientist Explain behavior in terms of biological factors such as electrical and chemical activities in the nervous system, the effects of drugs and hormones, genetics and evolutionary pressures. |
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clinical psychologist |
have an advanced degree in psychology with a specialty in understanding and helping people with psychological problems. |
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clinical social worker |
similar to a clinical psychologist but with different training: masters in social work with specialization in psychological problems. |
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cognition |
thought and knowledge |
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cognitive psychologist |
studies the processes of thought and knowledge |
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comparative psychologist |
specialists who compare different animal species. |
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counseling psychologist |
help people with education, vocational, marriage, health related and other decisions. |
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cross-cultural psychology |
compares the behavior of people from different cultures. |
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determinism |
the assumption that everything that happens has a cause or a determinant in the observable world. |
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developmental psychologist |
studies how behavior changes with age |
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dualism |
the theory that the mind is separate from the brain but somehow controls the brain and somehow the rest of the body |
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ergonomist |
aka human factors specialist attempts to facilitate the operation of machinery so that ordinary people can use it effectively and safely |
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forensic psychologist |
provide advice and consultation to police, lawyers, and other parts of the criminal justice system. |
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free will |
the idea that behavior is caused by a person's independent decisions. |
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functionalism |
the study of how people produce useful behaviors. |
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industrial/organizational psychology |
(aka I/O) the psychological study of people at work |
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introspection |
to look within oneself |
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learning and motivation |
how behavior depends on the outcome of past behaviors and current motivations |
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mind-brain problem |
the philosophical question of how experience relates to the brain. |
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monism |
the view that conscious experience is inseparable from the physical brain |
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nature-nurture issue |
how do differences in behavior relate to differences in heredity and environemnt |
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psychiatry |
a branch of medicine that deals with emotional disturbances |
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psychoanalyst |
therapy providers who rely heavily on the theories and methods pioneered by the 20th century Viennese physician Sigmund Freud and later modified by others |
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psychology |
the systematic study of behavior and experience. |
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psychophysical function |
the mathematical description of the relationship between the physical properties of a stimulusand its perceived properties (what is there and what you think is there) |
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school psychologist |
specialist in the psychological conditions of students |
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social psychologist |
studies how an individual influences other people and how the group influences an individual |
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structuralism |
an attempt to describe the structures that compose the mind (ex: sensations, feelings and images) |
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John Watson |
Founder of behaviorism (not first to study but first to systematize approach, popularize it and state its goals and assumptions. |
