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Chapter 1 & 2 Review Game
Careers / History of Psychology
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Psychology
11th Grade
01/17/2013

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Term
psychiatrist
Definition

Which one must attend medical school?

a. psychologist

b. psychiatrist

 

Term
psychologist 
Definition

Which one would you go to for family counseling?

a. psychologist

b. psychiatrist 

Term
study of biological patterns 
Definition

Which of these is NOT in the definiton of psychology?

a. study of behavior

b. study of mental processes

c. study of biological patterns 

Term
Basic 
Definition

This type of research is geared towards learning about something for education's sake

a. applied

b. basic

c. educational 

Term
applied
Definition

This type of research is geared towards researching something to help solve a problem

a. applied

b. basic

c. problematic 

Term
clinical 
Definition

Which career field treats more severe mental/behavior disorders?

a. counseling psychology

b. behavioral psychology

c. clinical psychology 

Term
social 
Definition

Which psychology field focuses on studies attitude, leadership, conformity, and explores how behavior is influenced by others

a. neuropsychology

b. developmental psychology

c. social-cultural psychology 

Term
neuropsychology 
Definition

This field studies how the brain influences your behavior

a. neuropsychology

b. social-cultural 

c. developmental 

Term
developmental 
Definition

studies moral, social, emotional, and cognitive development from the womb to death

a. social-cultural

b. neuro

c. developmental 

Term
sports
Definition

works with athletes to improve performance mentally and physically 

a. sports

b.educational

c. forensic 

Term
forensic 
Definition

apply psychology to law and legal issues

a. forensic

b. sports

c. educational 

Term
human factors
Definition

studies how humans and machines interact within the home and workplace

a. educational

b. human factors

c. consumer 

Term
consumer
Definition

study the psychology behind why some products are purchased over other products

a. human factors

b. industrial 

c. consumer 

Term
social worker
Definition

works with family and works to improve the lives of others

a. rehab

b. health

c. social worker 

Term
health 
Definition

helps find ways to promote good health and prevent disease

a. rehab

b. health

c. social worker 

Term
rehab 
Definition

works with those who have been seriously injured or ill and have lost physical and cognitive skills

a. rehab

b. health

c. social worker 

Term
E.B. Titchener 
Definition

founder of structuralism 

a. Wilhelm Wundt

b. E.B. Titchener

c. Sigmund Freud 

Term
Wilhelm Wundt 
Definition

the father of psychology; opened first psychology lab

a. William James

b. Wilhelm Wundt

c. B.F. Skinner

Term
Freud 
Definition

Introduced world to psychoanalysis; emphasis on unconscious and childhood

a. Sigmund Freud

b. Jean Piaget

c. John B. Watson 

Term
structuralism 
Definition

structure of conscious could be understood by looking at basic elements of thoughts and sensations (big to small)

a. structuralism

b. Gestalt

c. functionalism 

Term
Gestalt 
Definition

Psychology that emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes (small to big)

a. structuralism

b. Gestalt

c. functionalism 

Term
fuctionalism 
Definition

look at wat consciousness functions and helps adapt to changing environment

a. structuralism

b. Gestalt

c. functionalism 

Term
William James
Definition

First American psychologist

a. Wilhelm Wundt

b. William James

c. John B. Watson

Term
John B. Watson 
Definition

founder of behaviorism; conducted famous Little Albert experiment

a. William James

b. John B. Watson

c. B.F. Skinner

Term
Jean Piaget 
Definition

Pioneered the study of how children develop

a. Jean Piaget

b. B.F. Skinner

c. John B. Watson 

Term
psychoanalysis 
Definition

personality and therapeutic technique that attributes our thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and drives...

a. structuralism

b. psychoanalysis

c. functionalism 

Term
B.F. Skinner
Definition

Behaviorist who thought people's behavior depended on rewards/punishments

a. Ivan Pavlov

b. B.F. Skinner

c. John B. Watson 

Term
Cognitive 
Definition

School of thought that interprets and thinks about the situation

a. socio-cultural

b. cognitive

c. humanistic 

Term
Biological 
Definition

School of thought that looks at our physical structures (chemicals, hormones, neurons, etc). that cause our behavior, thought, emotion

a. biological

b. behavioral 

c. humanistic 

Term
humanistic 
Definition

focus: how healthy people strive to reach full potential; free-will

a. humanistic

b. cognitive

c. psychodynamic 

Term
Pavlov
Definition

Russian physiologist; experienced with animals; taught dog to drool to bell

a. Watson

b. Pavlov

c. Freud 

Term
rogers/maslow
Definition

_________ & _________ are 2 important humanistic psychologists.

a. Freud/ Watson

b. Maslow / Pavlov

c. Rogers / Maslow

Term
social-cutural
Definition

school of thought that our behavior changes based on our surroundings and setting

a. humanistic

b. biological

c. social-cultural 

Term
behavorism
Definition

School of thought that our behavior is based on rewards and punishments

a. cognitive

b. behavorism

c. psychodynamic 

Term
psychodynamic
Definition

School of thought that says our behavior is based on unconscious desires and childhood conflicts.

a. psychodynamic

b. cognitive

c. humanistic 

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