sherrill general psychology sp16 - chapter 1 flash cards
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Chapter 1: The origins, methods & science of psychology.
QUESTION .1
What is the definition of Psychology
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ANSWER .1
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QUESTION .2
What is the difference between a psychologist
and a psychiatrist?
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ANSWER .2
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QUESTION .3
Define Developmental Psychology as a field of
specialization and provide an example of
work they may do.
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ANSWER .3
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QUESTION .4
Define Clinical Psychology as a field of
specialization and provide an example of
work they may do.
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ANSWER .4
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QUESTION 5. Define Experimental
Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 5.
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QUESTION 6. Define Forensic Psychology
as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 6.
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QUESTION 7.
Define Engineering Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 7.
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QUESTION 8.
Define Biological Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 8.
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QUESTION 9.
Define Health Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 9.
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QUESTION 10.
Define Social Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 10.
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QUESTION 11.
Define School Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 11.
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QUESTION 12.
Define Counseling Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 12.
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QUESTION 13.
Define Industrial-Organizational Psychology as a field of specialization and provide an example of work they may do.
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ANSWER 13.
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QUESTION 14.
Define Personality Psychology as a field of
specialization and provide an example of work they
may do.
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ANSWER 14.
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QUESTION 15.
Define Educational Psychology as a field of
specialization and provide an example of work they
may do.
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ANSWER 15.
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QUESTION 16.
Explain the difference between a clinical and
counseling psychologist.
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ANSWER 16.
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QUESTION 17.
Which field of specialization would be most likely to focus on doing research in many different areas of psychology?
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ANSWER 17.
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QUESTION 18. Which field of specialization
would be most likely to study the effects of early
puberty on boys and girls?
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ANSWER 18.
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QUESTION 19.
Which field of specialization would be most likely to assist the court system in cases?
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ANSWER 19.
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QUESTION 20.
Which field of specialization would be
most likely to look at the physical and
psychological impacts of people working with or on certain machines?
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ANSWER 20.
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QUESTION 21.
What is the name of the professional organization
that dictates the standards for ethics for professionals
in psychology?
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ANSWER 21
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QUESTION 22
Define the scientific method.
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ANSWER 22
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QUESTION 23
What is the difference between basic and applied research? Give an example
of each type.
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ANSWER 23
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QUESTION 24
List and define the two major types/
reasons for conducting research.
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ANSWER 24
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QUESTION 25
Define and discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of Survey Studies.
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ANSWER 25
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QUESTION 26
An advantage to observational studies is that people are more likely to act naturally. ____________ is term
used to describe when we modify behavior when we
know we are being watched.
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QUESTION 27
If a research study only includes middle-class,
Caucasian females, then it can be said that there is a ___________ with the data
that is collected.
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ANSWER 27
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QUESTION 28
When conducting research, using a _________ involves
getting participants wherever you can find
them and typically wherever is at hand and
easy.
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QUESTION 29
Define and discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of Observation
Studies.
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QUESTION 30
Define and explain the term, “Theoretical
Approach.”
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QUESTION 31
Describe the Cognitive Theoretical Approach.
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QUESTION 32
Describe the Behavioral Theoretical Approach.
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QUESTION 33
Describe the Medical/Biological
Theoretical Approach.
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QUESTION 34
Describe the Psychoanalytical
Theoretical Approach.
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QUESTION 35
Describe the Eclectic Theoretical Approach.
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ANSWER 35
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QUESTION 36
When was the first psychological laboratory
opened in Leipzig, Germany and who was
responsible for it?
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QUESTION 37
Define Functionalism
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ANSWER 37
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QUESTION 38
Who is the theorist associated with Functionalism?
Who is the theorist associated with Structuralism?
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ANSWER 38
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QUESTION 39
Define structuralism.
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ANSWER 39
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QUESTION 40
Who is the theorist associated with the
Psychoanalytical Approach to psychology?
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QUESTION 41
Describe the various areas of focus for the
psychoanalytical approach.
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ANSWER 41
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QUESTION 42
What is psychoanalysis?
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QUESTION 43
Describe Behaviorism.
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QUESTION 44
Who is the theorist associated with Behaviorism?
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QUESTION 45
Describe Gestalt Psychology and the Phi
Phenomenon.
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QUESTION 46
Describe Humanistic Psychology and the two
major theorists involved in this approach.
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ANSWER 46