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What is psychology?
What is psychology?
The study of the mind and behavior.
Which of the following areas is NOT a specialty area in psychology?
Which of the following areas is NOT a specialty area in psychology?
- Clinical Psychology
- Sociological Psychology (correct)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
Psychology only focuses on mental health treatment.
Psychology only focuses on mental health treatment.
False (B)
What scientific methods do psychologists use?
What scientific methods do psychologists use?
Which area of psychology focuses on the assessment and treatment of mental disorders?
Which area of psychology focuses on the assessment and treatment of mental disorders?
What does developmental psychology study?
What does developmental psychology study?
Which specialty area of psychology examines group behavior?
Which specialty area of psychology examines group behavior?
Abnormal psychology is focused on the study of ______ behavior and psychopathology.
Abnormal psychology is focused on the study of ______ behavior and psychopathology.
Psychologists only rely on philosophical approaches in their research.
Psychologists only rely on philosophical approaches in their research.
What are the applications of psychology?
What are the applications of psychology?
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Study Notes
What is Psychology?
- Psychology aims to understand human thought, behavior, development, personality, emotion, motivation, and more.
- By understanding psychology, people can achieve insights into their own actions and how others behave.
- It is a diverse field that utilizes scientific methods to study the human mind and behavior.
Applications of Psychology
- Psychology is used in mental health treatment, performance enhancement, self-help, ergonomics, and other aspects impacting health and daily life.
Different Specialty Areas
- Abnormal Psychology: Focuses on studying unusual behaviors and psychological disorders, leading to research and treatment of mental disorders.
- Biological Psychology: Explores how biological processes influence the mind and behavior, often using tools like MRI and PET scans to examine brain function.
- Clinical Psychology: Centers around assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental disorders, being the largest employment area within psychology.
- Cognitive Psychology: Investigates human thought processes and cognition, exploring topics like attention, memory, perception, decision-making, problem-solving, and language acquisition.
- Comparative Psychology: Studies animal behavior, aiming to gain a broader understanding of human psychology.
- Developmental Psychology: Focuses on human growth and development across the lifespan, examining areas like cognitive abilities, morality, social functioning, identity, etc.
- Forensic Psychology: Uses psychological research and principles within the legal and criminal justice system.
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology: Applies psychological insights to enhance work performance and employee selection.
- Personality Psychology: Examines how personality develops and investigates patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and characteristics that make individuals unique.
- Social Psychology: Studies group behavior and how social influences shape individual behavior, investigating topics like attitudes, prejudice, conformity, and aggression.
Using Scientific Methods
- Psychologists rely on objective scientific methods to understand, explain, and predict human behavior.
- Psychological research is structured, beginning with a hypothesis that is then empirically tested.
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