Psychological Science, 7th edition, b
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1. psychological science: the study, through research, of mind, brain, and behavior
2. Behavior: the totality of observable human (or animal) actions
3. Mental acitivty: the product of biochemical processes in the brain
4. critical thinking: systematically questioning and evaluating information using well-supported evidence
5. amiable skepticism: Openness to new ideas but wariness to new "scientific findings"
6. Confirmation bias: Selecting and excluding certain evidence; agreeing with a view similar to yours despite contradictory points
7. Conspiracy theory biasd: seeing patterns in events that are not related; in this case correlation DOES equal causation
8. hindsight bias: I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon; gives a false sense of certainty about our ability to make predictions about future
behavior
9. Heuristic bias: shortcuts in decision making that save mental activity; can cause unnecessary fear
10. Dunning-Kruger Effect: The tendency for unskilled individuals to overestimate their own ability
11. mind-body problem: the issue of how the mind is related to the brain and body 12. stream of consciousness: continuous
series of ever-changing thoughts from both inside and outside the brain
13. functionalism: An approach to psychology concerned with the adaptive purpose, or function, of mind and behavior RATHER than
trying to the mind as a sum of parts
14. Dualism (Descartes): The idea that mind and body are separate but intertwined 15. William James (1842-1910): father of
modern psychology; created functionalism
16. clinical psychology: a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
17. Cognitive Pyschology: basics of mental life & behavior like attention, memory, etc.
18. cultural pyschology: how culture shapes one's mind & behavior; closely linked to anthropology and sociology
19. developmental psychology: a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
20. health psychology: how psychological processes
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Phelps, Berkman and Gazzaniga cha
ter 1
1. psychological science: the study, through research, of mind, brain, and behavior
2. Behavior: the totality of observable human (or animal) actions
3. Mental acitivty: the product of biochemical processes in the brain
4. critical thinking: systematically questioning and evaluating information using well-supported evidence
5. amiable skepticism: Openness to new ideas but wariness to new "scientific findings"
6. Confirmation bias: Selecting and excluding certain evidence; agreeing with a view similar to yours despite contradictory points
7. Conspiracy theory biasd: seeing patterns in events that are not related; in this case correlation DOES equal causation
8. hindsight bias: I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon; gives a false sense of certainty about our ability to make predictions about future
behavior
9. Heuristic bias: shortcuts in decision making that save mental activity; can cause unnecessary fear
10. Dunning-Kruger Effect: The tendency for unskilled individuals to overestimate their own ability
11. mind-body problem: the issue of how the mind is related to the brain and body 12. stream of consciousness: continuous
series of ever-changing thoughts from both inside and outside the brain
13. functionalism: An approach to psychology concerned with the adaptive purpose, or function, of mind and behavior RATHER than
trying to the mind as a sum of parts
14. Dualism (Descartes): The idea that mind and body are separate but intertwined 15. William James (1842-1910): father of
modern psychology; created functionalism
16. clinical psychology: a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
17. Cognitive Pyschology: basics of mental life & behavior like attention, memory, etc.
18. cultural pyschology: how culture shapes one's mind & behavior; closely linked to anthropology and sociology
19. developmental psychology: a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
20. health psychology: how psychological processes
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