PSY10007 WEEK 1: INTRODUCING
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Week 1 – Introducing psychology
Question 1
According to your eText, all psychologists, regardless of their
backgrounds or work settings, attempt to:
1. apply their knowledge to the service of human welfare.
Question 2
Teniel is a clinical psychologist who is studying alcoholism.
She believes that alcoholism is caused by several factors,
including genetics, unconscious conflicts, learned coping
behaviours and maladaptive thought patterns. Teniel is most
likely following a(n) approach to psychology.
1. Eclectic
Question 3
Latoria is interested in the kinds of changes that people go
through in old age (65 years or older). This research is most
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, likely to be conducted in what subfield of psychology?
1. Developmental
rationale:
1. Developmental Psychology – This is the branch of psychology that studies how people
change over the lifespan, including cognitive, emotional, and social development. Since
Latoria is focused on changes in old age, this fits squarely within developmental
psychology, which examines growth and decline from infancy to late adulthood.
2. Geropsychology – A more specialized area within developmental psychology that focuses
specifically on aging, age-related changes, and challenges faced by older adults, such as
memory changes, emotional regulation, social adjustment, and mental health concerns.
3. Why not other subfields?
o Clinical psychology – focuses on diagnosing and treating mental disorders rather
than studying typical age-related changes.
o Cognitive psychology – studies thinking, memory, and perception, but not
specifically in the context of lifespan changes unless linked to aging.
o Social psychology – focuses on interactions and influences of others rather than age-
related development.
Answer: Developmental psychology (geropsychology).
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PSYCHOLOGY, |PASSED ON FIRST
ATTEMPT |LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
AT SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY'S
Week 1 – Introducing psychology
Question 1
According to your eText, all psychologists, regardless of their
backgrounds or work settings, attempt to:
1. apply their knowledge to the service of human welfare.
Question 2
Teniel is a clinical psychologist who is studying alcoholism.
She believes that alcoholism is caused by several factors,
including genetics, unconscious conflicts, learned coping
behaviours and maladaptive thought patterns. Teniel is most
likely following a(n) approach to psychology.
1. Eclectic
Question 3
Latoria is interested in the kinds of changes that people go
through in old age (65 years or older). This research is most
https://www.cliffsnotes.com//study-notes/27978623
, likely to be conducted in what subfield of psychology?
1. Developmental
rationale:
1. Developmental Psychology – This is the branch of psychology that studies how people
change over the lifespan, including cognitive, emotional, and social development. Since
Latoria is focused on changes in old age, this fits squarely within developmental
psychology, which examines growth and decline from infancy to late adulthood.
2. Geropsychology – A more specialized area within developmental psychology that focuses
specifically on aging, age-related changes, and challenges faced by older adults, such as
memory changes, emotional regulation, social adjustment, and mental health concerns.
3. Why not other subfields?
o Clinical psychology – focuses on diagnosing and treating mental disorders rather
than studying typical age-related changes.
o Cognitive psychology – studies thinking, memory, and perception, but not
specifically in the context of lifespan changes unless linked to aging.
o Social psychology – focuses on interactions and influences of others rather than age-
related development.
Answer: Developmental psychology (geropsychology).
This study source was downloaded by 1404864 from cliffsnotes.com on 02-23-2026 06:53:24 GMT -06:00
https://www.cliffsnotes.com//study-notes/27978623
