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Psych 105 Exam 1 (The Beginnings ofPsychological Practice)
Number of Psychology B.A. holders and divisions of APA - correct answer ✔✔•2015: *3.4 million
people* had a bachelor's degree in psychology
•207,000 hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D in Psychology
•American Psychological Association (APA):
>Scientific and professional organization of psychologists
>*54 membership divisions*
>Diverse areas of interest and work
3 Elements that define science - correct answer ✔✔1. systematic empiricism
2. production of public knowledge
3. examination of solvable problems
1. Systematic Empiricism - correct answer ✔✔•Structured observations
•Theory driven
•Test hypotheses
-(Ex-students miss class they wont do as well on exam)
-more specific
2. Production of Public Knowledge - correct answer ✔✔•Findings submitted to scientific community for
scrutiny
•Peer review
•Replication and extension
, 3. Examination of Solvable Problems - correct answer ✔✔•Going over what was solved in research study
-this step was utilized in first discussion post (go back and look if need more explanation)
Early Psychology-Related Practice - correct answer ✔✔•America in the 1800s and early 1900s
-no licensing or certification laws
•Anybody who wanted to offer "psychological" services did so and could call themselves anything they
wanted
-There was a practice of psychology (but not a profession) long before there was a science
How to define a profession (characteristics) - correct answer ✔✔•Dictionary Definition: "an occupation
requiring training and specialized study"
•Characteristics:
-Specialized education
-Exchange of information (books, journals, seminars)
-Accepted standards of practice
-Government certification and/or licensing laws
Charlatan? Pseudoscience? - correct answer ✔✔•*Charlatan* = A person who makes elaborate and
fraudulent claims to skill or knowledge
•*Pseudoscience* = a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific
method
•Can you think of any contemporary examples of pseudoscience or charlatans?
Examples-
•Astrology: Pseudoscience example (Horoscopes) but no actual evidence that it effects our mood and
emotions
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