Chap. 1

Question 0

What finger is cognitive?

Answer 0

Pointer.

Question 1

Name the 7 perspectives.

Answer 1

Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanist, Neuroscience, Evolutionary.

Question 2

What does the cognitive perspective mean?

Answer 2

Thinking.

Question 3

What finger is Psychodynamic?

Answer 3

Thumb.

Question 4

What does the psychodynamic perspective mean?

Answer 4

Unconscious.

Question 5

What finger is the behavioral perspective?

Answer 5

Middle.

Question 6

What does the behavioral perspective mean?

Answer 6

Actions

Question 7

What finger is the humanist perspective?

Answer 7

Ring.

Question 8

What does the humanist perspective mean?

Answer 8

Positivism (extreme).

Question 9

What finger is the neuroscience perspective?

Answer 9

Pinky.

Question 10

What does the neuroscience perspective mean?

Answer 10

Child care; mating.

Question 11

Define behaviorism.

Answer 11

Psychology is an objective science that studies behavior w/o references to mental processes.

Question 12

Define humanistic psychology.

Answer 12

Growth potential of healthy people and individuals potential for personal growth.

Question 13

Define cognitive neuroscience.

Answer 13

Study of brain activity linked w/ cognition (perception, thinking, memory and language.)

Question 14

Define psychology.

Answer 14

Science of behavior and mental processes.

Question 15

Define nature-nurture issue.

Answer 15

Genes .vs. Experience

Question 16

Define natural selection.

Answer 16

Survival of the fittest.

Question 17

Define levels of analysis.

Answer 17

Different views of biological, psychological and social cultural for analyzing any event.

Question 18

Define bio psychosocial approach.

Answer 18

An approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social cultural levels of analysis.

Question 19

Define basic research.

Answer 19

Science that increases the scientific knowledge base.

Question 20

Define applied research.

Answer 20

Aims to solve problems.

Question 21

Define counseling psychology.

Answer 21

A branch that helps people w/ problems in every day life.

Question 22

Define clinical psychology.

Answer 22

A brach that treats people w/ psychological disorders.

Question 23

Define psychiatry.

Answer 23

Branch of medicine dealing a/ psychological disorders.

Question 24

Define positive psychology.

Answer 24

Study of human functioning w/ goals of promoting strengths to help individuals thrive.

Question 25

Define community psychology.

Answer 25

Branch of psychology that studies how people interact w/ their social environments and how social stuff effects groups.

Question 26

Define testing affect.

Answer 26

Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply reading info.

Question 27

Define SQ3R.

Answer 27

Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve and Review.

Question 28

Define measures of variation.

Answer 28

Difference in scores.

Question 29

Define standard deviation.

Answer 29

How scores vary around mean.

Question 30

Name the 3 percentages of standard deviation.

Answer 30

68%, 95% and 99%.

Question 31

Name the 4 APA Ethics.

Answer 31

1. Consent 2. Protect (physical/emotional) 3. Confidential 4. Debrief

Question 32

Define confounding variables.

Answer 32

Outside variables that effect a study that you wished wouldn't have.

Question 33

Define developmental psychologist.

Answer 33

Studies womb to tomb

Question 34

Define random sample.

Answer 34

Random participants chosen from population.

Question 35

Define random assignment.

Answer 35

Put into groups after random sample

Question 36

Who was William James?

Answer 36

Found of functionalism; created 1st text book

Question 37

Define hindsight bias.

Answer 37

"I knew it all along"

Question 38

Who was Mary Whiton Calkins?

Answer 38

Earned PhD, never got it.

Question 39

Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?

Answer 39

Got her PhD.

Question 40

Define industrial/Organizational psychologist.

Answer 40

Using psychology in work.

Question 41

Define correlation coefficient.

Answer 41

The number between -1 and +1; closer to absolute value of 1 and has stronger correlation.

Question 42

Define Introspection.

Answer 42

Looking inward

Question 43

Define natural selection.

Answer 43

Survival of organisms.

Question 44

Define positive psychologist.

Answer 44

Need for human growth and promoting human strength