BIOL 1202 : Psychology Exam 1 - Study Guide
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James (functionalsim), sigmund freud (functionalsim: 1920s to 1960s the scientific study of obserbable behavior. You should be able to apply the definitions to specific examples (e. g. , what type of psychologist would study the impact of racial prejudice on behavior?: research psychologists - do experiments and publish results. Industrial/organizational - help organizations in the workplace and companies select and train employees, boost morale and productivity, design products, and implement systems. Studies and advises on behavior in the workplace. With 20/20 hindsight, everything seems obvious: give half the members of a group some purported psychological finding, and give the other half an opposite result. Tell the first group, psychologists have found that separation weakens romantic attraction. As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. " ask them to imagine why this might be true. Most people can, and nearly all will then regard this true finding as unsurprising.
