Psychology Ch 1 Comprehensive Actual Questions And Answers Verified Solutions.
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PSMNB
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psychology - correct answer the science that studies behavior and mental processes
theory - correct answer a formulation of relationships underlying observed events
pure research - correct answer ...
psychology - correct answer the science that studies behavior and mental processes
theory - correct answer a formulation of relationships underlying observed events
pure research - correct answer research conducted without concern for immediate
applications
applied research - correct answer research conducted in an effort to find solutions
to particular problems
practicum - correct answer a college or university course, typically in a specialized
field of study, that provides students with supervised practical application of previously studied theory
clinical psychologist - correct answer help people with psychological disorders
adjust to the demands of life, largest subgroup of psychologists
psychiatrist - correct answer medical doctor who specializes in the study and
treatment of psychological disorders
counseling psychologist - correct answer focus on ways behavior is influences by
the traits of the individual and by the environment of the individual. they help clients clarify goals and
draw upon strengths and resources to take action on problems. (more than 50% doctoral students are in
programs of clinical or counseling)
school psychologist - correct answer employed by school systems to identify and
assist students who have problems that interfere with learning
educational psychologist - correct answer attempt to facilitate learning focusing on
course planning and instructional methods
, developmental psychologist - correct answer study changes-physical , cognitive,
social and personality-that occur throughout the life span
personality psychologist - correct answer focus on goals such as identifying and
measuring human traits and explaining psychological disorders
social psychologist - correct answer primarily concerned with the nature and causes
of individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behavior in social situations
environmental psychologist - correct answer study the ways that people and the
environment-natural and man made- influence one another
experimental psychologist - correct answer specialize in basic processes such as
nervous system, sensation, perception, learning, memory, thought, motivation and emotion
introspection - correct answer deliberate looking into one's own cognitive processes
to examine one'r own thoughts and feelings and to gain self-knowledge
structuralism - correct answer the school of psychology that argues the mind
consists of three basic elements-sensations, feelings, and images- that combine to form experience.
experience can be broken down into objective sensations (taste or sight) and subjective feelings
functionalism - correct answer the school of psychology that emphasizes the uses or
functions of the mind and behavior rather than just the elements of experience. focus on how
experience helps us function more adaptively in our environments. experience can not be broken down
to objective and subjective
behaviorism - correct answer the school of psychology that defines psychology as
the study of observable behavior (not mental processes) and studies relationships between stimuli and
responses
gestalt psychology - correct answer the school of psychology that emphasizes the
tendency to organize perceptions into wholes (that give meaning to parts) and to integrate separate
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