AP psych Unit 1 & 2 Relearning

clinical psychologist

most severe, esp. hospitalized/institutionalized

counseling psychologist

less severe, usually temporary or more easily managed

consumer psychologist

buying, selling, etc.

industrial/organizational

worker productivity, morale, workplace efficiency, etc.

school psychologist

issues as they impact the educational experience of individuals or small groups

educational

policies and programs as they are implemented system-wide, state-wide, etc.

health psychologist

connection b/w physical and mental well-being

developmental

progress through various stages of development (not just childhood)

forensic

esp. issues of a criminal nature, witness sanity/testimony, etc.

sport

biological perspective

genes, heredity, hormones, etc.

cognitive perspective

mental processes, perceptions, interpretations, etc.; mind as a computer model

humanistic

individual experiences

social learning

what we see in our families, peer groups, society, etc.

sociocultural

values, behaviors, traditions of family, religion, gender, socioeconomic group, etc

psychoanalytic

hidden urges or desires (IE, Freud, sex and aggression); importance of 

unconscious, dream analysis, etc.

steps to find standard deviation

1. calculate difference between the score and the mean (score - mean = d)

2. square d (all will be positive)

3. total all d-squared values (all will be positive)

4. divide by the number of scores

5. take the square root