Unit 1: Psychological Practices

Question 1

Assesses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

Answer 1

Clinical Psychologist

Question 2

Studies human perception, thinking, and memory

Answer 2

Cognitive Psychology

Question 3

Helps communities to prevent problems and improve policies.

Answer 3

Community Psychologist

Question 4

Helps people recognize strengths and resources to cope with everyday problems.

Answer 4

Counseling Psychologist

Question 5

Studies development throughout the lifespan.

Answer 5

Developmental Psychologist

Question 6

Studies how effective teaching and learning take place.

Answer 6

Educational Psychologist

Question 7

Studies the relationship of human-environment interactions.

Answer 7

Environmental Psychologist

Question 8

Studies how mutations, adaptations, and selective fitness influence human behavior.

Answer 8

Evolutionary Psychologist

Question 9

Applies psychological principles to legal issues within the judicial system.

Answer 9

Forensic Psychologist

Question 10

Compares data from experiments to prove there is psychological connection.

Answer 10

Psychometric Psychologist

Question 11

Applies research methods to the workplace to make work life better for all.

Answer 11

Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

Question 12

Explores relationships between brain systems and behavior.

Answer 12

Neuropsychologist/Biological

Question 13

Assesses and counsels students consults with parents and staff, and conducts interventions.

Answer 13

School Psychologists

Question 14

Studies how a person’s mental life is shaped by interactions with others.

Answer 14

Social Psychologist

Question 15

Studies “the good life” or the positive aspects of the human experience that make life worth living.

Answer 15

Positive Psychologist.

Question 16

Collects data and manipulates variables within a lab to understand certain phenomena.

Answer 16

Experimental Psychologist