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Psych Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explores how unconscious* drives, conflicts, and childhood* experiences shape behavior | Psychodynamic Perspective |
| Focuses on behaviors* that are observable* and the ways they're learned through interaction with the environment* | Behavioristic Perspective |
| Emphasizes personal growth*, freewill, and the concept of self-actualization* | Humanistic Perspective |
| Explains internal mental processes* such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving* | Cognitive Perspective |
| Studies the psychological bases* of behavior in humans and animals | Biological Perspective |
| Considers how behavior and mental processes serve as adaptations for survival* and reproduction* | Evolutionary Perspective |
| Analyzes how culture*, social norms*, and social environments* influence behaviors | Sociocultural Perspective |
| Combines biological*, psychological*, and social* factors to provide comprehensive understanding of human behavior | Biopsychosocial Perspective |
| The scientific study* of mental processes and behavior | Psychology |
| People tend to look for, interpret, or remember information in a way that confirms* what they already believe | Conformation Bias |
| People believe that they knew something was going to happen after* it has already occured, even if they didn't actually predict it before* hand | Hindsight Bias |
| When people have too* much faith in their own judgements or abilities, thinking they know more* than they actually do | Overconfidence |
| Refers to information that is obtained through observation*, experimentation*, or measurement* | Empirical Evidence |
| A method used to prove theories* or hypotheses* to be true | The Scientific Method |
| In psychology, a hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction* or educated guess* about the relationship between variables | Hypothesis |
| A statement that can be tested and potentially proven wrong* through experimentation or observation | Falsifiable |
| A process where research articles are evaluated by experts* in that certain field* | Peer Review |
| A process of repeating* or reproducing a research study to determine if it's findings can be consistently* observed | Replication |
| A measure or test that is consistent* | Realiability |
| Refers to the extent to which a research study or measurement accurately* measures what it is intended* to | Validity |
| The American Psychological Association (APA) |
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