Quiz 2 Flashcards
psychology- looks at development across the life span focuses mainly on child development, but also covers adolescence adulthood, and old age.
Development
focuses on interpersonal behavior and the role of social forces in governing behavior such as attitude formation,
attitude change, conformity prejudice, attraction, aggression, intimate relationships, and behavior in groups
Social
encompasses the traditional aspects of
psychology in its beginning stages: sensation perception, learning, conditioning, motivation, and emotion This is not the only area of research psychology that experiments are conducted; all areas conduct their own experiments within their specialization.
Experimental
examines the influence of genetic factors on behavior and the role of the brain nervous system endocrine system, and bodily chemicals in regulation of behavior.
Physiological
focuses on “ higher” mental
processes, such as memory, reasoning, information processing language, problem solving, decision making, and creativity
Cognitive
interest in describing and understanding individualʼs consistency in behavior, which represents their personality. It also examines the factors that shape personality and with personality assessment
Personality
the measurement of behavior and capacities, usually through the development of psychological test Involved in the design of tests to assess personality, intelligence, and a wide range of abilities. It also covers the development of new techniques for statistical analysis.
Psychometrics
concerned with evaluation , diagnosis,
and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders, as well as treatment of less severe behavioral and emotion problems. Activities include interviewing clients psychological testing, and providing grouper individual psychotherapy
Clinical
psychology- interviewing, testing, and providing therapy like clinical but usually work with a different clientele assisting with people who are struggling with everyday problems of moderate severity. They specialize in family, martial or career counseling.
Counseling
work to improve
Curriculum design, achievement testing, teacher training, and other aspects of the educational process. Usually work in elementary or secondary schools, where they test and counsel children having difficulties in school and aid parents and teachers in solving school- related problems
Educational and school
perform a wide
variety of tasks in the world of business and industry These include running human resources departments, working to improve staff morale and attitudes, striving to increase job satisfaction and productivity, examining organizational structures and procedures and making recommendations for improvements.
Industrial and organizational
