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Psychology 200 Exam 1 UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers How popular is psychology as a major? - CORRECT ANSWER- It is the 2nd most popular major in college What are the trends in number of BA/BS degrees awarded in psych over the past 30-50 years? - CORRECT ANSWER- Bachelor's degree increased, masters gradual, doctorate barely any increase what is the difference between psychology as a liberal arts degree and a pre-professional degree? - CORRECT ANSWER- Liberal: going str...

Which of these questions would NOT fall under the category of the effect psychological factors have on an individual's performance? correct answers Does running reduce one's anxiety and depression? Emotional disorders affecting sport performance, such as eating disorders and drug abuse, would best be treated by a correct answers clinical sport psychologist Who was the professor and basketball coach at Pennsylvania State University who wrote one of the first applied books in the area,...

This document entails elaborative lecture notes of the course Repeated Measures, for the masters Clinical Forensic Psychology and Victimology, Klinische Neuropsychologie, Clinical Neuropsychology en Klinische Psychologie.

What is cognition? correct answers The collection of mental processes and activities used in perceiving, remembering, solving problems; our process of thinking and understanding What is cognitive psychology? correct answers Psychology is the science of behavior (things we can see, measure, and record) and mental processes (thoughts and feelings) and cognitive psychology is concerned with not only what we are thinking, but why and how we are thinking What are principle research areas of cog...

Speech-language pathologists are required ti have what degree? - - Masters degree in speech-language pathology - Undergraduate courses in biology, physiology and anatomy, medical terminology, and communication are desirable. - Typical graduate courses: statistics, physics, chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, human genetics, and social and behavioral sciences, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and public health. What is the work descriptio...

Psychology - Answer-the scientific study of thought and behavior Wilhelm Wundt - Answer-opened the first psychology laboratory in Germany, 1879 examined in detail the relationship between physiology and psychology Francis Galton - Answer-did not indetify as a psycologist cousin of Charles Darwin interest in individual differences, giftedness, and the influence of heredity pioneering statistician championed the eugenics movement Edward Titchener - Answer-student of Wundt structuralism W...

What is Resnick's definition of clinical psychology? correct answers The field of clinical psychology involves research, teaching and services to alleviate intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological, social and biological maladjustments Psychiatrist correct answers Medical profession, medical model. MD Psychiatric social work correct answers background history of a person including the existing problems and conduct family interviews. Masters in Social working Counseling psych...

CPCE examHuman factor psychology - correct answer studies ways to improve the design and function of machines and the work environment to better meet the needs of human users Freud's stages - correct answer 1.Oral stage (Birth- 1 year) - The mouth, sucking, swallowing 2.Anal Stage (1-3 years)- The anus, withholding or expelling feces 3.Phallic Stage (3-6 years)- the penis or clitoris, masturbation 4. Latency Stage ( 6- puberty)- no sexual motivation 5. Genital Stage (puberty-death)- th...

Describes behavioral, psyc hological or biological dysfunctions within an individual that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress or impairment in functioning or with increased risk of suffering, death, pain, disability, or and important loss of freedom. - Answer-Psychological Disorder Refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional or behavioral functioning - Answer-Psychological Dysfunction Difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles; the crit...

What were the 4 stages of early American psychology? - Answer- Stage 1: Moral and Mental Philosophy () Stage 2: intellectual philosophy () Stage 3: The US Renaissance () Stage 4: US Functionalism (1896 & beyond) What were the beliefs during the first stage of early American psychology ()? - Answer- "Psychology existed for the sake of logic, and logic for the sake of God" What event caused the beginning of enlightenment during the first stage of early American psychology ()? - Answer- I...