Psychology Chapter 1

What is the true goal of Psychology?

• Control
• Understand
• Predict
• None of the above

A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do is ________________

• A principle
• A theory
• A Research
• A goal

Help people with psychological problems make up the largest group of psychologists. 

• Clinical Psychologist
• Counseling Psychologist
• School Psychologist
• Developmental Psychologist

Use interviews and tests to identify their clients' problems. Is more of a advisor than a psychologist. 

• Clinical Psychologist
• Counseling Psychologist
• School Psychologist
• Developmental Psychologist

Helps students with their problems and educational needs. 

• Clinical Psychologist
• Counseling Psychologist
• School Psychologist
• Developmental Psychologist

Studies the changes that occur throughout a person's life span. 

• Clinical Psychologist
• Counseling Psychologist
• School Psychologist
• Developmental Psychologist

What science gave birth to Psychology?

• Biology
• Philosophy
• Sociology
• Math

Concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciousness. 

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Psychoanalysis
• Psychology of Gestalt

Concerned with how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment. 

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Psychoanalysis
• Psychology of Gestalt

Scientific study of observable behavior.

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Psychoanalysis
• Behaviorism