Psychology Flashcards
(6 cards)
Definition of psychology
Psychologist is the scientific study of thoughts, feelings and behaviour
Different types of psychologists and explain what they do
Sport psychologist- focuses of enhancing sporting performance
Health- deals with health issues and diseases
Clinical- focuses on people with mental illness or behaviour disorders
Difference between psychologists and psychiatrists
Psychiatrists are a medical doctors who graduate from medical school and have a year of medical internship
Psychologists have a doctor degree in a area of psychology
What is APS
The APS refers australia physiology society
What is pseudoscience
collecting data known as the scientific method
Avoid jumping to conclusions
Report finding
Generate new idea
Four goals of psychology
Describe explain predict and influence someone’s behaviour