AP Psych Mod 3

Today psychology is best defined as the science of

• mental thoughts

• unconscious activity

• behavior

• behavior and mental processes

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a

• counseling psychologist

• developmental psychologist

• psychiatrist

• forensic psychologist

Which type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?

• Human-Factors
• Clinical
• Neuro
• Developmental

Carrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives.  What type of psychologist would she go to for help?

• Clinical
• Counseling
• Cognitive
• Human Factors

Industrial/organizational psychologists are most likely to be hired by:

• businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity.
• elementary schools to create reading programs to help struggling students.
• fast-food chains to design an employee-training program.
• law-enforcement agencies to analyze crime scenes.

What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?

• clinical
• health
• developmental
• biological

Sadie believes that she is the Queen of England and that the CIA is out to get her. What type of psychologist would be most likely to treat her psychological disorder?

• developmental
• cognitive
• clinical
• personality

Study human thinking, with a focus on such topics as perception, language, attention, problem-solving, memory, judgment and decision making, forgetting, and intelligence.

• cognitive

• developmental

• educational

• experimental

Are interested in our interactions with others. How our beliefs, feelings, and behaviors are affected and influenced by others.

• Environmental Psychologists

• Health Psychologists

• Social Psychologists

• Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Study the interaction of individuals with their natural and built (urban) environments.

• Environmental Psychologists

• Health Psychologists

• Social Psychologists

• Industrial-Organizational Psychologists