Introduction and Research

Question 1

Physical needs such as sleep and hunger

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Physiological Needs

Question 2

Private, unobservable, mental, reasons

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cognitive

Question 3

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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psychology

Question 4

Educated guess about some phenomenon

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hypothesis

Question 5

Usually a complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies

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theory

Question 6

Psychological principles used to solve more immediate problems

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applied science

Question 7

Interested in the basic elements of human experience

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structualist

Question 8

To collect information about the mind

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introspection

Question 9

Study how animals and people adapt to their environment

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functionalist

Question 10

Studies how unconcious motives and conflicts determine human behavior

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psychoanalyst

Question 11

Psychologists who analyze how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to the events in the environment

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behaviorist

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Human nature is evolving and self directed

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humanist

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Focus on how we process, store, and use information and how this information influences our thinking, language, problem solving, and creativity

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cognitivist

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Study how the brain, the nervous system, hormones, and genetics influences our behavior

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Psychobiologist

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People who have trained to observe, analyze, and evaluate behavior

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Psychologist

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Specialty in medicine

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psychiatry

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Help people deal with their personal problems

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clinical psychologist

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Work in schools or industry firms, advising and assisting people with the problems of everyday life

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Counseling psychologist

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Study physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout life

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developmental psychologist

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Deal with topics realted to teaching children and young adults, such as intelligence, memory, problem solving, and motivation

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educational psychologist

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May work in a mental health or social welfare agency operated by the state or local government or by a private organization

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community psychologist

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Employed by business firms and government agencies

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developmental/organized psychologist

Question 23

Perform research to understand how humans (and animals) operate physically and psychologically

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experimental psychologist