PSYCHOLOGY 1100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
behaviorism
focus on observing and controlling behavior
biopsychology
study of how biology influences behavior
clinical psychology
area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological
disorders and other problematic patters of behavior
cognitive psychology
the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing,
remembering, and communicating
counseling psychology
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to
school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being
developmental psychology
a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout
the life span
empirical method
method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation,
rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
forensic psychology
area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within
and related to the justice system
introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
personality psychology
the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
psychoanalytic theory
Freud's theory that unconscious forces act as determinants of personality
Titchener
founder of structuralism
experimental psychology
the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
social psychology
the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
industrial psychology
branch of psychology that studies job characteristics, applicant characteristics, and how
to match them; also studies employee training and performance appraisal
behavioral neuroscience
an approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the
nervous system and other bodily processes
empirical knowledge
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
behaviorism
focus on observing and controlling behavior
biopsychology
study of how biology influences behavior
clinical psychology
area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological
disorders and other problematic patters of behavior
cognitive psychology
the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing,
remembering, and communicating
counseling psychology
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to
school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being
developmental psychology
a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout
the life span
empirical method
method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation,
rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
forensic psychology
area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within
and related to the justice system
introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
personality psychology
the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
psychoanalytic theory
Freud's theory that unconscious forces act as determinants of personality
Titchener
founder of structuralism
experimental psychology
the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
social psychology
the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
industrial psychology
branch of psychology that studies job characteristics, applicant characteristics, and how
to match them; also studies employee training and performance appraisal
behavioral neuroscience
an approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the
nervous system and other bodily processes
empirical knowledge
