Psychology Ch. 1-Sec.1 Review

Founder of behavioralism

Studies the behavior of shoppers

Serial Killer who was known as the man with 1,000 faces.

Retired FBI who interviews serial killers

What Greek philosopher wrote Peri Psyches

Along with history, anthropology, and sociology, psychology is a...

What is a mental process, such as a dream or memory

The cognitive perspective focuses on what kind of processes?

Does crowding in cities make people irritable? Would this interest a Environmental psychologist

Most psychologists and scientists believe that research on animals can be applied to humans.

Helps people with adjustment problems like family conflicts and marraige

Examples of behavior include

Modern psychology was born in the

Examples of cognitive activities include: dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

The two basic methods used by psychologists to evaluate their clients problems are

Comtemporary psychological approach that studies ethnicity, gender, culture

Positive visualization is the concept of explaining how personality traits impact behavior

______ psychologists help prepare the tests, but ______ Psychologists help administer the tests

What kind of Psychologists offer suggestions on how to improve working conditions?

Interested on how traits impact behavior.

An example of social science is

Social-learning theory holds that people can learn intentionally by observing others.

What are the two types of sociopath

History

Why do we study psychology?

according to the Gestalt psychologists, much learning is accomplished by

William James rejected structuralism and focused on

Involved with planning curriculum

Chemistry

MD that specializes in psychology

Sociology

The school of behavioralism defined psychology as

Charles Manson was a famous psychological theorist who coined the term positive visualization.

Concerned with ones behavior in social situations

Identify and help students that have problems interfering with learning

Werthheimer and Koffka developed the concept of reinforcement

Interested in temperature impacts behavior

Founded Strucuralism

Anthropology

Psychologists have little interest in studying people's emotions

Who was the philosopher who stressed importance of introspection

Biology

The method of learning that stresses examining one's own thoughts and feelings is

The school of psychology that describes experience as a one rather than broken down into parts

Who typically treat people with adjustment probelms

Physics

Social learners stress the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture and status

in contrast to early psychologists, Freud gained his understanding of behavior

Works in criminal justice system

Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by

Social psychologists figger from personality psychologists in their focus on

The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by

Who's the field goal kicker for the Buffalo Bills who missed a kick in the super bowl?

Who helps athletes with their mental approach to their game?

What was established in 1800s to help study behavior.

In the past psychology was dominated by white women

Political Science

in its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

What is false science

Helps people with severe psychological problems

How many active serial killers are in the US

The cognitive perspective emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior

What is an action that can be observed and measured?

Who's the serial killer that grew up in Chicago

The school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of conscious experience

What school was concerned with studying how mental processes.

Human consciousness, experience, self-awareness to make choices are the main concerns of

Saying something you didn't mean to say is known as a Freudian Slip

Counseling psychologists usually treat people who have

Psychologists use interviews and tests to evaluate problems in a patient

psychology is defined as

In the early 1900s many people drowned because they were forced to prove they weren't possessed

Interested in how changes that occur in life impact behavior personality

Interested in how mental processes effect physical health

Focus on people and work

Freud said "there are 2 things, science and opinion the former begets knowledge..."

Who wrote the modern psychology book

The main goals of psychology are to

Psychology