Flashcards in Chapter 1 pt. 1 Deck (25):
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What book talks about common misconceptions about psychology?
"50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology"
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What is psychology?
empirical study of behavior and the mental/physiological processes underlying behavior/cognition
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empirical means verified by ______________/______________
observation/experience
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myth or fact:
most people use only 10% of their brain power
myth
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myth or fact:
playing Mozart’s music to infants has not been proven to boost their intelligence
fact
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myth or fact:
hypothesis is a unique “trance” state that differs in kind from wakefulness
myth
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myth or fact:
hypothesis is useful for retrieving memories of forgotten events
myth
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myth or fact:
the polygraph (lie detector) test is not an accurate means of detecting dishonesty
fact
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myth or fact:
opposites attract: We are most romantically attracted to people who differ from us
myth
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myth or fact:
people with schizophrenia have multiple personalities
myth
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myth or fact:
a large portion of criminals successfully use the insanity defense
myth
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psychology is a "________ Science"
Practical
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psychology is a "practical ________"
Science
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What is the possible subject matter(s) in psychology?
1. consciousness
2. perception (all senses)
3. learning
4. memory
5. development
6. psychological disorders/treatments
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abnormal psychology is a ____ _______ of the puzzle
small piece
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assumptions without _________ _________ or myths can be harmful!
empirical evidence
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the more we understand about behavior and the brain, the more we can develop __________ and ____________ _________!
treatments
preventative measures
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the more we understand about _________ and the _____, the more we can develop treatments and preventative measures!
behavior
brain
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psychology has intellectual roots in ___________ and ___________
physiology
philosophy
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List the stages of psychology in order.
1. intellectual roots in physiology and philosophy
2. structuralism
3. functionalism
4. psychoanalysis
5. behaviorism
6. humanism
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the term psychology comes from two Greek words:
(1) ________, meaning the soul
(2) ______, referring to the study of a subject
(1) psyche
(2) logos
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the term psychology comes from two Greek words:
(1)psyche, meaning the _____
(2)logos, referring to the _____ of a ________
soul
study
subject
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____________, literally means, “the study of the mind"
psychology
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psychology, literally means, “____ ______ __ ___ _____"
the study of the mind
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