Prompt D:
Within the study of psychology, there are multiple branches that practice different aspects of the area, such as a marriage counselor, an academic researcher psychologist, and a psychiatrist. These three may sound similar but they couldn't me more different. Marriage counselors typically deals with groups of people, particularly couples who have problems to either work through or resolve. In order to practice marriage counseling, the practitioner must have at least a there masters or a PhD. An academic researcher psychologist work in universities or think tanks. The university academic researcher will teach at the university but will also focus on developing their research. A psychiatrist is the doctor, as in MD, branch of psychology. This branch prescribes medicines to their patients, rather than resolve their problems through counseling methods Prompt E: Psychologists use the scientific method to conduct their research. The scientific method is a standardized way of making observations, gathering data, forming theories, testing predictions, and interpreting results. The general process of the scientific method goes as followed: Creating a hypothesis, executing an experiment, evaluating data, refining a theory, and developing a theory. The observations the researcher has made using the scientific method of thing is used in order to describe and measure behavior. After observing certain events repeatedly, researchers come up with a theory that explains these observations. Researchers generally develop a theory only after they have collected a lot of evidence and made sure their research results can be reproduced by others. The process of the scientific method of thinking is the first step in allowing researchers to draw conclusions from their observations and