Psychology Chapter 1

Front 1

biological psychologist

Back 1

study the biological factors that underlie behavior & mental processess.

Front 2

clinical & counseling psychologist

Back 2

study abnormal behavior & mental processes, what causes them, & how to treat them. Also evaluate how well and why a treatment works.

Front 3

cognitive psychologist

Back 3

study the mental processes underllying judgement, decision making, problem solving, imagining, and other aspects of human thought.

Front 4

community psychologist

Back 4

attempt to prevent psychological disorders and to treat people in their own communities

Front 5

developmental psychologist

Back 5

study the causes and effects of changes in behavior and mental processes over the life span.

Front 6

educational & school psychologist

Back 6

study the learning & teaching methods

Front 7

engineering psychologist

Back 7

study human factors in the use of equipment, & help designers to create better versions of that equipment

Front 8

environmental psychologist

Back 8

study the interactions of behavior, mental processes, and the environment

Front 9

forensic psychologist

Back 9

deals with issues involving psychology & the law

Front 10

health psychologist

Back 10

study the interactions of behavior, mental processes, and health

Front 11

industrial psychologist

Back 11

study ways to increases efficiency, productivity, and satisfaction of both workers and students.

Front 12

neuropsychologist

Back 12

study the relationship between the central nervous system and behavior

Front 13

personality psychologist

Back 13

study what makes one person different from another and look at the relationships among personality characters, behavior, and mental processes.

Front 14

quantitative psychologist

Back 14

and uses statistical tools to analyze data collected by psychologists working in other subfields of psychology

Front 15

social psychologist

Back 15

study how people influence one anothers and people in group

Front 16

sports psychologist

Back 16

search for keys to maximum athletic performance