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19 Cards in this Set
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Psychology |
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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Biological psychologist |
Psychologists who explores the links between the brain and mind |
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Developmental psychologist |
Psychologists who studies our changing abilities from womb to tomb |
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Cognitive psychologist |
Psychologist to experiment with how we perceive, think and solve problems |
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Personality psychologist |
Psychologist to investigate are persistent traits |
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Industrial/organizational psychologist |
Psychologist who study and advise on behavior in the workplace |
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Counseling psychologist |
Psychologist who help people people cope with personal and vocational challenges by recognizing their strengths and resources |
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Clinical psychologist |
Psychologist to assess and treat mental emotional and behavioral disorders |
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Social psychologist |
Psychologists who explore how we view and affect one another |
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Psychiatrist |
Medical doctors who assess and treat mental emotional and behavioral disorders and also prescribe drugs when treating psychological disorders |
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Wilhelm Wundt |
Structuralist scientist who set up the first study of psychology on how we perceive and view objects in 1879 |
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Sir William James |
First American psychologist who founded the functional school of psychology |
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Sigmund Freud |
A neurologist who was interested in how the mind affects dreams emotions and behavior introduced the notion of the unconscious |
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Pavlov |
Psychologist who looked at behavioral psychology and conducted classical conditioning experiments |
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Watson and Skinner |
Psychologist to looked at observable features of behavior |
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Humanist |
Movement of psychology that emphasizes the growth potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth |
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Scientific method |
Psychologies activity with goal to describe predict and explain behavior |
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Describe |
Purpose of research involving case studies surveys and naturalistic observations |
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Predict |
Purpose of research involving correlational studies experimentation |
