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pyscology
midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ex: of behavior | two people holding hands in a park |
| psychology is the ___ study of ___ and mental process | scientific; behavior |
| the scientific study of behavior and mental process is called | psychology |
| psychology is NOT | personal opinions about what causes people to do bad things |
| psychology must include ___ and ___ | science and either behavior or mental process |
| what attitudes are central to the scientific approach of psychology | critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism, and objectivity |
| Psychology began as the science in the discipline of | philosophy |
| William James, focused on human interactions with the outside world to understand the purpose of thoughts. His view is known as | functionalism |
| what is the difference between structuralism and functionalism in early psychology | functionalism focused on the purpose of the mind. Structuralism focused on the elemental parts of mental process |
| ___ is most often regarded the "founding father" of modern psychology | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Abe and Carl are psychologists who believe that people have free will and can make choices based on higher human values. This is what approach to psychology | humanistic |
| Dr. Ingle has spent a lifetime studying how adults solve math problems. She specializes in ___ psychology? | cognitive |
| When you reward someone whenever they take a step towards conquering their fears, what approach of psychology are you using | behavioral |
| Jake measures the levels of testosterone in males who are highly aggressive. He thinks that hormone levels are the single-most cause in aggression. Jake is using what approach in his study | biological |
| asking about dreams because one thinks they are a key to the unconscious mind. What approach is one using | psychodynamic |
| A study to see how boys vs girls solves math problems. One expects girls to do better than boys and tells the participants this. this is an EX of | experimenter bias |
| what research method determines causality | experimental studies |
| a researcher is conducting an experiment to test the effects of violent video games on aggression. what could be the dependent variable | scores on aggressive behavior survey |
| the placebo effect can weaken the ___ of an experiment | internal validity |
| the final step in the scientific method of psychology is | evaluating conclusions |
| one measures the intelligence of preschoolers and plans to follow up with them in years to come and collect data. This is an EX of what research design | longitudinal design |
| what is NOT true about correlational research | correlational methods are useful for establishing cause and effect relationships between two variables |
| when saying study time increases so does grades. one is stating ___ | positive correlation |
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