Midterm - Chapter 1 Test Review

Type of psychologists who are involved in preparing standardized tests

Cognitive psychologists study mental processes to understand human nature

Research that has no immediate application and is done for its own sake is called BASIC RESEARCH

Type of psychologists who deal with people who have adjustment problems

Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on the diseases and problems of the elderly

The SOCIAL SCIENCES, such as chemistry and physics, are concerned with the nature of the physical world

This field of psychology works with patients with effects of stroke, amputation, or vision impairment

School of psychology that maintains human behavior is determined by UNCONSCIOUS motives

Psychologist who introduced the concept of REINFORCEMENT

Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior

CLINICAL psychology deals with evaluating psychological problems, such as anxiety or depression

I disagreed with structuralism and argued that experience is a “constant stream of consciousness”

Psychologist who believed that experience is a continuous “stream of consciousness”

Any action that people can observe or measure

Psychologists who work within the criminal justice system

Type of psychologists who focus on helping people with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression

developmental psychologists study how people grow and change throughout the life span

I founded behaviorism

Individual who established first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany

The SCIENTIFIC study of behavior and mental processes

Ancient Greek who believed people could learn about themselves through introspection

I lived in Ancient Greece and outlined the laws of associationism

Private mental processes, such as thoughts and memories

I am the field of psychology dedicated to identifying and helping students with learning problems

Type of psychologists who conduct research into basic processes, such as functions of nervous system or perception

A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do