Chapter 1

Question 1

WHAT IS MEANT BY BEHAVIOR

Answer 1

LEARNING COMES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT VIA SENSES: OUR ENVIRONMENT WILL SHAPE US INTO WHO WE ARE

PUNISHMENTS AND REINFORCERS
KEY PLAYERS: JOHN WATSON & B.F. SKINNER

LEARNING FROM OBSERVATION

Question 2

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 2

THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES

Question 3

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Answer 3

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: CONDITION OR EVENT MANIPULATED BY EXPERIMENTER

DEPENDENT VARIABLE: WHAT IS MEASURED

Question 4

WHAT ARE VARIABLES

Answer 4

MESURABLE CONDITIONS, EVENTS, CHARACTERISTICS, OR BEHAVIORS THAT ARE CONTROLLED OR OBSERVED IN A STUDY.

Question 5

WHAT IS A THEORY

Answer 5

WELL ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FROM OBSERVATION & TESTING

Question 6

AREAS THAT PEOPLE WHO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY WORK

Answer 6

DEVELOPMENTAL PSY: HOW PEOPLE GROW & CHANGE CONCEPTION TIL DEATH

EDUCATIONAL PSY: CONCERNED WITH TEACHING & LEARNING, MOTIVATION & SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

SOCIAL PSY: STUDY OF HOW PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS ARE AFFECTED BY OTHERS. (CONFORMITY, GROUPS, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR)

(CRIMINAL JUSTICE) EXPERIMENTAL PSY: STUDIES THE PROCESSES OF SENSING, PERCEIVING, LEARNING & THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD.

(CRIMINAL JUSTICE) FORENSIC PSY: LEGAL ISSUES, DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF WITNESS MEMORIES

Question 7

METHODS OF RESEARCH (NATURALIST OBSERVATION, CASE STUDY,)

LONGITUDINAL STUDy

Answer 7

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Question 8

PSYCHODYNAMIC

Answer 8

SIGMUND FREUD: UNCONSCIOUS MENTAL CAUSES RESPONSIBLE FOR BEHAVIOR: SEXUAL DESIRES; SLIPS OF THE TONGUE EMOTIONAL DRIVE & CONFLICTS

DEVELOPMENT: PERSONALITY SHAPED BY RELATIONSHIPS, EXPERIENCE DURING CHILDHOOD

Question 9

COGNITIVE

Answer 9

THINKING AND SOLVING PROBLEMS

MENTAL PROCESSING

EXAMPLES: I DON’T THINK I CAN
MASTER MATH

Question 10

BEHAVIORAL

Answer 10

CLASSICAL CONDITIONING (FEARS AND PHOBIAS): WE LEARN BY ASSOCIATION; PUNISHMENT AND REWARDS. (IVAN PAVLOV)

Question 11

HUMANISTIC

Answer 11

ALL INDIVIDUALS NATURALLY STRIVE TO GROWN, DEVELOP & BE IN CONTROL OF LIVES & BEHAVIOR

CARL ROGERS, ABRAHAM MASLOW

FOCUSES ON FREE WILL VS DETERMINISM

Question 12

NEW TO PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 12

HEALTH PSY: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLGICAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL AILMENTS OR DISEASE.

INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSY: PSYCHOLOGY OF WORKPLACE. MORAL , PRODUCTION.

PERSONALITY PSY: CONSISTENCY IN PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOR OVER TIME & THE TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE ONE PERSON FROM ANOTHER.

COUNSELING PSY: (APPLIED) CONCERNED WITH EVERYDAY ISSUES.