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Question | Answer |
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Structuralist | Interested in the basic elements of human experience. |
Introspection | A method of self-observation. |
Functionalist | Study how mental processes help animals and people adapt to their environment. |
Psychoanalyst | Study how unconscience motives and conflicts determine human behavior. |
Behaviorist | Pyschologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their responses to their environment. |
Humanist | Psychologist who believes each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth. |
Cognitivist | Psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior. |
Psychobiologist | Psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior. |
Dualism | Set of views about the relationship between mind and matter. |
Gestalt Psychology | Gestalt Psychologists study how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences. |
Sociocultural Psychology | Involves studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning. |
Psychiatry | Specialty of medicine. |
Clinical Psychologist | Help people deal with their personal problems. |
Counseling Pyschologist | Work in schools or industrial firms, advising and assisting people with the problems of everyday life. |
Developmental Psychologist | Study the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures. |
Educational Psychologist | Concerned with helping students learn. |
Community Psychologist | May work in a mental health or social welfare agency. |
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist | Uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers. |
Experimental Psychologist | Perform research to understand how humans and animals operate physically and psychologically. |
Environmental Psychologist | Work in business settings or within the government to study the effects of the environment on people. |
Forensic Psychologist | Work in legal, court, and correctional systems. |
APA Divisions | Represent the 52 different areas, types of work, or activities specific psychologists specialize in. |