16 Questions
What is the primary focus of psychology?
Studying behavior and mental processes
What is the main goal of psychology according to the text?
Describing, predicting, and explaining human behavior and mental processes
Which category of psychology involves studying rules and principles governing behavior?
Basic psychology
Which subfield of psychology helps people deal with health problems due to psychological factors?
Health Psychology
What does clinical psychology involve?
Diagnosing, treating, and studying mental or emotional problems and disabilities
Which field of psychology aims to find out about rules and principles governing behavior?
Basic Psychology
Who is considered the creator of the Psychodynamic perspective in psychology?
Freud
Which early psychological approach stressed the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements and relied heavily on introspection?
Structuralism
What did Educational Psychology study, according to the given text?
Learning in educational systems
Which area of psychology is concerned with group decision making, employee morale, and work motivation?
Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Who established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?
Wilhem Wundt
What is the focus of the Psychodynamic perspective in psychology?
Unconscious dynamics within the individual
What was the main emphasis of the early psychological approach called Functionalism?
Purpose of behavior and consciousness
What did School psychology work to enhance, according to the text?
Students' performance and emotional development
'Empirical' means:
Relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement
What does Psychometric psychology design and evaluate, according to the given text?
Tests of mental abilities and personality traits
Explore the fundamental concepts of psychology including the scientific study of behavior, mental processes, and their influences by physical, affective, and mental states, as well as the external environment.
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