Psychology 110 Module #1 questions and answers Agraded
Psychology - ans----The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Scientific - ans----Psychologists rely on scientific research methods to unravel their answers. They collect data and use mathematical formulas to analyze results. Behavior - ans----Anything that you do is a behavior that psychologists could study. Mental processes - ans----These are the things we can not observe directly- thoughts, feelings, and dreams. Clinical psychologist - ans----Most common type of psychologist. They use their skills as therapists, assessment specialists, and researchers to promote psychological health in groups and individuals. Academic psychologists - ans----Work in colleges and universities conducting basic research in a number of subfields. Neuropsychologist - ans----connect how brain structure relates to behavior Developmental psychologists - ans----Study growth and development over a lifespan. social psychologists - ans----explore how behavior and mental processes are influenced by our interactions with others cognitive psychologists - ans----study mental processes experimental psychologists - ans----specialize in doing research and can be specialists in any of psychology's subfields. Applied psychologists - ans----work to solve specific, practical problems instead of expanding the scientific knowledge base of psychologists
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