Psychology

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Psychology is define as the science of behavior and mental processes because

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Psychologist apply the scientific method to human behaviors and thoughts

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Science

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Psychology is defined as the science of behavior and mental processes. In the definition "behavior and mental processes" refers to

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All observable actions we do and mental processes like thought and feelings

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Observable

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Why do we study the history of psychology?

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Psychology is a very young science and looking at its past explains much of current psychological thinking.

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Young

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Which of the following historical psychologist would be most likely to disagree with the following statement: "psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes, so psychological conclusions must be based on experimentation, not personal insight."

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Sigmund Freud

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Sig

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Psychological Perspectives are:

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Ways to explain human behavior

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Behavior

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A guy signs up for a psych class in high school but he is mostly interested in investigating the unique ways different individuals think and interpret life experiences. Which perspective will he most likely focus on?

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Cognitive

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Dr. W attributes the action of criminal gang members to the cultural norms and role expectations associated with gang membership. Her belief best illustrates a ______ perspective?

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Social-cultural

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The behaviorists emphasized that:

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Psychology should focus exclusively on studying observable behaviors

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The specialist most likely to diagnose and treat patients is a:

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Clinical psychologist

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Who's most associated with psychoanalysis?

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Frued

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Which type of psychologist would be MOST likely to be involved with figuring out if a new drug will have any affect on curing memory lost?

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Experimental

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Which person is most with studying how sensations cause subjective feelings? He didn't study behavior, thus his studies proved to be too vague.

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Wilhem Wundt

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Which psychological approach is most associated with this key assumption: Unconscious motives influence behavior.

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Psychoanalytic

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Which psychological approach is most associated with the key assumption: personal experience and reinforcement guide individual development

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Learning

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Which psychological approach deals most with this subject matter: nervous system,glands, genetic factors

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Biological

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What is the best reason to use the scientific method to investigate psychological questions?

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It's more likely to answer certain kinds of questions correctly

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Researcher bias occurs:

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When researchers selectively notice evidence that supports their hypothesis

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In a naturalistic observation study, the researchers:

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Observe and record behaviors in naturally occurring situations

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A case study is:

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A research technique in which one person is studied in depth

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A correlation study is:

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A research analysis designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to one another

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If psychologists discovered that intelligent parents have smarter kids than unintelligent parents, this would demonstrate that:

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The intelligence of parents and children is positively correlated

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Which is LEAST true of the correlation technique?

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Correlation, in other words, is a causation

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The survey method is:

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A research technique designed to discover self-reported attitudes or behaviors through questionnaires

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A hypothesis is:

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A researchers testable prediction about the outcome of research

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In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of:

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An experiment

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Since an experiment is the only research method that can prove a cause-effect relationship, why do psychologists sometimes use other research methods such as case studies and surveys?

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Sometimes it's impossible or impractical to set up true control and experimental groups

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The independent variable in an experiment is:

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The variable the experimenter manipulates in order to examine its affect on the dependent variable

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The difference between the experimental group and control group is defined by the presence of the:

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Independent variable

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A researcher using random assignment:

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Assigns participants to the experimental and control groups by chance

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A confounding variable:

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Is a variable other than the independent variable that may influence the dependent variable

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In an experimental study, men with symptoms of impotence received either Viagra or a placebo. Those who received Viagra participated in the ____ condition.

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Experimental

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In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted alcoholic. This nonalcoholic drink was a:

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Placebo

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Repeating a research study to see if the results can be reliably reproduced is called:

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Replication

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The four basic principle used to judge the ethics of research are:

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Informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, and debriefing

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Who believed that the mind was a "blank slate" at birth and that knowledge was gained through experience

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John Locke (1632 - 1704)

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Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE) believed that

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We gain knowledge through our senses

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Ancient people might have attempted to cure headaches, seizures, or psychological disorders by

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Drilling holes in the skull. Bone growth around the hole indicates that some patients survived the procedure.

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The work of ______ ___ ______ on reaction time helped establish the mind as something that could be studied scientifically.

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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821- 1894)