Vocabulary - Semester 1 Flashcards
(Physiological psychologists) Study how biological processes in the brain and other organs affect, and are affected by, behavior and mental processes
Biological Psychology
The science that seeks to understand behavior and mental processes and to apply that understanding in the service of human welfare.
Psychology
Describe the changes in behavior and mental processes that occur from birth through old age and try to understand the causes and effects of those changes
Developmental Psychology
Studies mental abilities such as sensation and perception, learning and memory, thinking, consciousness, intelligence, and creativity
Cognitive Psychology
Studies similarities and differences among people.
Personality Psychology
Psychologists who seek to asses understand, and change abnormal behavior
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Psychologists who work to obtain psychological services for people in need of help and to prevent psychological disorders by working for changes in social systems.
Community Psychologists
Psychologists who study the effects of behavior and mental processes on health and illness, and vice versa
Health Psychologists
Psychologists who study methods by which instructors teach and students learn and who apply their result to improving such methods
Educational Psychologists
Psychologists who test IQ’s, diagnose students’ academic problem, and set up programs to improve students achievement.
School Psychologists
Psychologists who study how people influence once another’s behavior and mental processes, individually and in groups
Social Psychologists
Psychologists who study says to improve efficiency, productivity, and satisfaction among workers and the organizations that employ them.
Industrial/Organizational Psychologists
