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The scientific study of behavior & mental processes
ANSWER:<< Psychology
"the way you think" is the _________, is NOT directly observable.
ANSWER:<< mental process
Psychology DOES NOT rely on:
ANSWER:<< common sense
"the way you act" is _________, its directly observable
ANSWER:<< behavior
The Goals of Psychology:
ANSWER:<<
1. Description: describes the issue (no details)
2. Explanation: wants to know why, understanding the actual cause (either/or)
3. Prediction: trying to prevent things from happening
4. Change: applying the knowledge gained to implement change
A researcher identifying a gene that makes people become obese is an example
of which goal of psychology?
ANSWER:<< explanation
,The thought that more playground accidents occur because children watch
batman instead of watching power rangers is an example of which goal of
psychology?
ANSWER:<< prediction
The thought that we should use sex ed to prevent pregnancy is an example of
which goal of psychology?
ANSWER:<< change
If studies show that women with a college education make less than men is an
example of which goal of psychology?
ANSWER:<< description
The belief that the mind does not cease to exist when the body dies & that
thoughts and ideas can exist separately from the body is
ANSWER:<< Dualism
The concept know as Dualism was created by:
ANSWER:<< Plato & Socrates
Tabula Rosa means
ANSWER:<< blank slate
Who believes we gain knowledge though observations in life experiences?
ANSWER:<< John Locke
The view that knowledge originates through experience:
ANSWER:<< Empiricism
The father of psychology:
ANSWER:<< Wilhelm Wundt
A school of psychology concerned with studying the individual elements of
consciousness, focused on using introspection to identify the basic elements
(structures) of consciousness:
ANSWER:<< Structuralism
Structuralism had an emphasis on the:
,ANSWER:<< importance of systematic observation to the study of conscious
experience
The goal of Structuralism is:
ANSWER:<< Identifying elements or structures of consciousness
An examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings is
ANSWER:<< introspection
subjective (NOT effective)
How does someone use introspection?
ANSWER:<< "Looking inward", training subjects to report various elements of
their experiences as they patted a dog, thought about the color blue, or smelled
a flower.
School of psychology that focused on how organisms use their learning and
perceptual abilities to function in their environment is
ANSWER:<< Functionalism
Goal of Functionalism is to:
ANSWER:<< understand what is the function and purpose of our psychological
traits
Founder of Psychoanalysis:
ANSWER:<< Sigmund Freud
Unconscious drivers can influence ____:
ANSWER:<< behaviors
Focuses on uncovering the general principles of learning in both human &
animal behavior, focuses on observable behavior:
ANSWER:<< Behaviorism
Reaching our fullest potential, becoming the best version of ourselves:
ANSWER:<< Self-actualization
we strive for this
, Focus on perception, thinking, memory, how people interpret event actually
matters
ANSWER:<< Cognitivism
Assumes that behaviors are motivated by internal factors unavailable to the
conscious mind:
ANSWER:<< Psychodynamic approach
Concentrates on observable behavior that can be directly measured and
recorded
ANSWER:<< Behavioral approach
Assumes that people are innately good and that mental and social problems
result from deviations from this natural tendency , involves self -actualzation
ANSWER:<< Humanistic approach
Focuses on the workings of the human brain and how we process information
we collect from our environments, focuses on perception:
ANSWER:<< Cognitive approach
Includes the study of biological bases of behavior and the structure and function
of the nervous system
ANSWER:<< Biological approach
Explores ways in which patterns of human behavior may be beneficial to
people's survival, the modern day functionalism, based on the works of Darwin:
ANSWER:<< Evolutionary approach
Examines the influence of social and cultural factors on human behavior and
mental processes
ANSWER:<< Sociocultural perspective
Combining other frameworks into one perspective:
ANSWER:<< Eclectic approach
Humanistic approach was founded by:
ANSWER:<< Abraham Maslow & Carl Rogers
A field of psychology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of people with
specific mental or behavioral problems