Straighterline LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT PSY120 Chapter 1 quizes and correct solutions.

Psy120 chapter 1 b. behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical state, mental state, and external environment. ANSWER 1) Psychology is defined as the discipline concerned with: a. is based on empirical evidence. ANSWER 2) Compared to "pop psychology," psychology: b. a pseudoscience covered by a veneer of psychological language. ANSWER 3) Psychobabble is: d. It is the study of not just exceptional experiences but also commonplace ones. ANSWER 4) Which of the following best describes the academic field of psychology? c. empirical evidence. ANSWER 5) Real psychology differs from popular psychology and its pseudoscientific relatives in that it is based on: a. rely on observation, experimentation, or measurement. ANSWER 6) Empirical findings are those that: d. reading a newspaper article on the causes of bullying, which describes some of the current research evidence ANSWER 7) Which of the following would give the most accurate view of psychology? c. Belief in psychic abilities gives people a sense of control and predictability. Correct: lthough there is no evidence that psychic abilities exist, belief in psychic powers persists. One reason may be that "psychics" give people a sense of control and predictability in a confusing world. ANSWER 8) Which of the following helps explain why so many people go to psychics? B. Critical thinking ANSWER 9)The ability to make judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons rather than emotion or anecdote is called: