PSY 121 Final: Psych 121 final
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No easy answers:process of questioning examinging deciding (page 8-11) Basic/pure research: gain knowledge for its own sake, no immediate practical. Empirical: -based on evidence gathered from systematic observation, measurement, or experimentation. Relies on critical thinking and inquiry what do psychologists do. Md, cannot prescribe drugs performance, provide career counseling, aptitude testing, etc psychotherapists. Wundt area illusion both developed by wilhelm wundt (1832-1920) father of psychology edward titchener opened first psych lab in germany (leipzig) in 1879. Break consciousness down into basic elements sensations, feelings, images. Clinical psychologists: diagnose, treat, study mental and emotional problems. Counseling psychologists: adjustment problems (marriage and family, text anxiety) Educational/school psychologists: help students deal w/ issues affecting academic psychophysics: relationships between physical stimuli and mental phenomena functionalism-willliam james (1842-1910) function of thought and behavior, why important most similar to today"s psychophysics. Behavior and thoughts have biological basis and purpose through evolution.
