Chapter 1: what is psychology

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What are goals of psychologist?

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1. Make observations
2. Construct hypothesis
3. Test with experiment
4. Draw conclusion
5. Accept/reject hypothesis
6. Report results

Question 1

What is psychology?

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The systematic study of behavior/experience

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What does behavior depend on?

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Age and culture

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What is Free will vs. Determinism?

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Are the causes of behavior knowable and is behavior predictable?

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What is free will?

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The belief that behavior is caused by an individual’s independent decision-making

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what is determinism?

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The assumption that everything that happens has identifiable/ observable cause

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What is the mind-brain problem?

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How is experience related to the brain?

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What is dualism?

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The mind is separate from the brain but controls the body through it

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What is monism?

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Conscious experience is generated and inseparable from the brain

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What is a psychotherapist?

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Professionals with training in psychology who specialize in helping people with emotional and mental problems

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What is a clinical psychologist?

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Have advanced degrees in psychology. They help people with mental and emotional problems…to better understand their clients they receive training in intellectual/ psychological testing is used in diagnosis and treatment

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What is a psychiatrist?

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Trained as medical doctors…are educated in how to use prescription drugs to treat psychological distress

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What is a psychiatric nurse?

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Receives standard nursing education plus additional training in the care of emotionally troubled individuals

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What is psychiatric and clinical social workers?

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Combine training in social work with specialized knowledge related to treatment of and advocacy for the well-being of emotionally disturbed people in the larger community

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What is a psychoanalyst?

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Therapist who use treatment strategies based on theories and methods pioneered by Sigmund Freud

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What is counseling psychologist?

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Have advanced degrees in psychology. They help people with educational, vocational, marriage, health, and other important life decisions.

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Forensic psychologist

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Provide advise and consultation in the legal/criminal justice systems

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Industrial/organization psychologist

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Study behavior in the workplace

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Ergonmist(human factors specialist)

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Facilitates the design of machinery and equipment so that the average user can operate them efficiently/safely

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School psychologist

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Assesses the psychological condition and educational performance of students in grades K-12…use developmental, learning and motivational principles and educational and psychological test to create plans for individual students

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Developmental Psychologist

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Studies how behavior, personality and performance change with age

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Learning and motivation

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Investigates how behavior is influenced by outcomes of past behaviors and current motivations

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Cognitive psychologist

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Studies the processes involved in thinking and acquiring knowledge

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Neuroscientists

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Explains behavior in terms of biological factors such as anatomy, electrical and chemical activities in the nervous system and the effects of drugs, hormones, genetics and evolution

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Evolutionary psychologist

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Explains behavior in terms of natural selection pressures promoting behaviors that lead to success in reproduction/ survival

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Social psychologist

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Studies how an individual influences and is influenced by other people

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Cross-Cultural psychologist

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compares the behavior of people from different cultures