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American Psychological Association - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔professional organization representing psychologists in the
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United States
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behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on observing and
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controlling behavior
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biopsychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of how biology |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
influences behavior
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biopsychosocial model - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔perspective that |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to
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determine an individual's health
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clinical psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of psychology
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that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological
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disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
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cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of
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cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and
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actions
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counseling psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of
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psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social,
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,|/ vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically
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|/ healthy individuals |/
developmental psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scientific |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
study of development across a lifespan
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dissertation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔long research paper about |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's
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doctoral training
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empirical method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔method for acquiring
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knowledge based on observation, including experimentation,
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rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or
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previous authorities
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forensic psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of psychology
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that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues
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within and related to the justice system
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functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focused on how mental |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
activities helped an organism adapt to its environment
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humanism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔perspective within |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate
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to all humans
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,introspection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔process by which |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
someone examines their own conscious experience in an
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attempt to break it into its component parts
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ology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suffix that denotes "scientific
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study of"
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PhD - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(doctor of philosophy) doctoral
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degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a
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traditional college of liberal arts and sciences
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PsyD - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(doctor of psychology) doctoral
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degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and
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focuses more on application of psychological principles in the
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clinical context
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personality psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual
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unique
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personality trait - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔consistent pattern of
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thought and behavior
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postdoctoral training program - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔allows |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
young scientists to further develop their research programs and
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broaden their research skills under the supervision of other
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professionals in the field
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, psyche - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Greek word for soul
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psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on the role |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
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psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scientific study of the mind
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and behavior
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sport and exercise psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of
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psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and
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emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise,
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and other activities
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structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔understanding the |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
conscious experience through introspection
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Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔established the first
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psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany
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Plato - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Socrates' most well known pupil.
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Founded an academy in Athens.
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Descartes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔French philosopher, nativist,
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and dualist
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Dualism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the presumption that mind and
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body are two distinct entities that interact
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study questions with correct answers
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American Psychological Association - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔professional organization representing psychologists in the
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United States
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behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on observing and
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controlling behavior
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biopsychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of how biology |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
influences behavior
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biopsychosocial model - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔perspective that |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to
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determine an individual's health
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clinical psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of psychology
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that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological
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disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
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cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of
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cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and
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actions
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counseling psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of
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psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social,
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,|/ vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically
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|/ healthy individuals |/
developmental psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scientific |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
study of development across a lifespan
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dissertation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔long research paper about |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's
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doctoral training
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empirical method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔method for acquiring
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knowledge based on observation, including experimentation,
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rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
previous authorities
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forensic psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of psychology
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that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues
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within and related to the justice system
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functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focused on how mental |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
activities helped an organism adapt to its environment
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humanism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔perspective within |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate
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to all humans
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,introspection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔process by which |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
someone examines their own conscious experience in an
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
attempt to break it into its component parts
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ology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suffix that denotes "scientific
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study of"
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PhD - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(doctor of philosophy) doctoral
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
traditional college of liberal arts and sciences
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PsyD - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(doctor of psychology) doctoral
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degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
focuses more on application of psychological principles in the
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
clinical context
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personality psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
unique
|/
personality trait - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔consistent pattern of
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thought and behavior
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postdoctoral training program - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔allows |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
young scientists to further develop their research programs and
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broaden their research skills under the supervision of other
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professionals in the field
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, psyche - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Greek word for soul
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psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on the role |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
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psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scientific study of the mind
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
and behavior
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sport and exercise psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔area of
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise,
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
and other activities
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structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔understanding the |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
conscious experience through introspection
|/ |/ |/ |/
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔established the first
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany
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Plato - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Socrates' most well known pupil.
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Founded an academy in Athens.
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Descartes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔French philosopher, nativist,
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and dualist
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Dualism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the presumption that mind and
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
body are two distinct entities that interact
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