14 Questions
What is the main focus of clinical psychology?
Diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
Where do clinical psychologists typically work?
Universities
What is the main focus of health psychology?
Psychological factors in physical health and illness
What is the primary focus of cognitive psychology?
Investigating how we perceive information and solve problems
In which area of psychology would a researcher who is concerned with the relationship between bodily systems and behavior work?
Biological psychology
What is the central concern of developmental psychology?
Researching the changes in thought and behavior across the lifespan
What does social psychology primarily focus on?
How people interact in social settings
What is the primary focus of counseling psychology?
Treatment and assessment of relatively healthy people
In which area of psychology would a researcher who is concerned with the relationship between stress and immune function most likely work?
Health psychology
Where do clinical psychologists typically work?
Private practice
What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?
Studying how people remember new mobile numbers
What is the central concern of biological psychology?
Researching the relationship between bodily systems and behavior
What is the primary goal of psychology according to the text?
To control
In which area of psychology would researchers study the relationship between stress and hormones?
Biological psychology
Test your knowledge of psychology with this quiz covering the basics of the scientific study of thought and behavior, its goals, cognitive psychology, and experimental psychology.
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