CATEGORY

Row 1, Col 1 RETURN A scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals What is a psychologist ?

1,2 A psychologist who diagnosis and treats people with emotional disturbances What is a clinical psychologist? RETURN

1,3 A psychologist who helps people deal with problems of everyday life What is a counseling psychologist? RETURN

1,4 A psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures What is a developmental psychologist? RETURN

2,1 A psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn What is an educational psychologist? RETURN

2,2 A psychologist who works in a mental health or social or welfare agency What is a community psychologist? RETURN

2,3 A psychologist who studies and develops methods to boost production, improve working conditions, train people, and reduce accidents What is an industrial psychologist? RETURN

2,4 A psychologist studies the behavior of people in organizations such as business firms What is an organizational psychologist? RETURN

3,1 A research method in which the psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering What is a naturalistic observation? RETURN

3,2 A research method that involves an investigation of one or more participants What is a case study? RETURN

3,3 A research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions What is a survey? RETURN

3,4 A research method in which data are collected about a group of participants over a number of years What is a longitudinal study? RETURN

4,1 A research method in which data are collected from groups of participants of different ages and compared so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age What is a cross-sectional study? RETURN

4,2 The measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of data What is a correlation? RETURN

4,3 A situation in which a researcher’s expectations influence that person’s own behavior, and influence the participants behavior What is a self- fulfilling prophency? RETURN

4,4 An experiment in which the participants are unaware of which participants received the treatment What is the single-blind experiment? RETURN

5,1 An experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants received the treatment What is a double-blind experiment? RETURN

5,2 A change in a participants illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment What is the placebo effect? RETURN

5,3 The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research What is psychology? RETURN

5,4 -better understanding of your own behavior -Knowledge about how psychologists study human and animal behavior -Practical applications for enriching your life Why study psychology? RETURN