Chapter One

Question 1

Def of Psyche

Answer 1

Soul

Question 2

Def of Ology

Answer 2

study of

Question 3

Def of Psychology

Answer 3

study of the mind and behavior

Question 4

Steps of Scientific study

Answer 4

• Ask a question
• do background research
• construct a hypothesis
• test with an experiment
• if it is not working troubleshoot the procedure and check all steps and set up and go back to test the experiment.
• if yes analyze data and draw a conclusion
• if the results align with the hypothesis communicate the results.
• if they do not align with the hypothesis data becomes information for further research and you go back to constructing a hypothesis.

Question 5

Who is Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 5

• A German scientist who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist.
• principles of psychology published in 1873
• viewed psychology as a scientific study of conscious experience

Question 6

Introspection

Answer 6

The examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.

Question 7

Structuralism

Answer 7

A method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience that focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system that reflects patterns underlying a superficial diversity.

Question 8

what are the research interests of biological Psychologists?

Answer 8

• sensory and motor systems
• sleep
• drug use and abuse
• ingestive behavior
• reproductive behavior
• neuro development
• plasticity of the nervous system
• biological correlates of psychological disorders.

Question 9

What does evolutionary psychology seek to study?

Answer 9

• The ultimate biological behavior
• types of studies are not strong evidence that behavior is adaptive. lacks info.
• Traits we have now evolved under environmental and social conditions far back in human history. we have a poor understanding of what these conditions were.

Question 10

Clinical psychology is?

Answer 10

• The study of abnormal behaviors

- focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior.

Question 11

Cognitive psychology is

Answer 11

Thinking and reasoning

Question 12

Developmental psychology is

Answer 12

The study of humans across a lifetime from childhood through to old age.

Question 13

Social psychology is

Answer 13

The study of groups of people

Question 14

Behavioral genetics is

Answer 14

Impact of genes and behavior on someone

Question 15

Sport psychology is

Answer 15

-study the psychological aspects of sports performance including motivation and performance anxiety and the effects of sport on mental and emotional well-being.

Question 16

Health Psychology is

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focuses on how health is affected by the interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.

Question 17

Forensic Psychology

Answer 17

• Child custody case, criminality, eye witness testimony accuracy issues.
• that deals with questions of psychology as they arise in the context of the justice system

Question 18

what is Biopsychology

Answer 18

Explores how our biology influences our behavior

Question 19

Sensation and perception

Answer 19

Sensation: is input about the physical world obtained by our sensory receptors
Perception:is the process by which the brain selects, organizes, and interprets these sensations.

Question 20

Cognitive Psychology

Answer 20

• a better understanding of mind and mental processes that underline behavior
• focuses on studying cognition, thoughts, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions.

Question 21

Personality Psychology

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• patterns of thoughts and behavior that make each individual unique
• research is focused on identifying personality traits measuring these traits and determining how their traits interact in a particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given situation
• personality traits are relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior

Question 22

What are the 5 Dimensions aka “ Big Five”

Answer 22

• Conscientiousness
• Agreeableness
• neuroticism
• openness
• extraversion

Question 23

Social Psychology

Answer 23

• Focuses on how we interact and relate to others.

- on how being around other people change our own behavior and patterns of thinking

Question 24

Industrial- Organizational Psychology

Answer 24

a subfield of psychology that applies psychological theories, principles and research findings in industrial and organizational settings.

Question 25

APA

Answer 25

American Psychological Association. pro organization representing psychologists in the USA

Question 26

Biopsychology

Answer 26

study of how biology influences behavior

Question 27

behaviorism

Answer 27

focus on observing and controlling behavior

Question 28

biopsychosocial model

Answer 28

the perspective that asserts that biology, psychology and social factors interact to determine an individual's health.

Question 29

Clinical psychology

Answer 29

area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior

Question 30

cognitive psychology

Answer 30

study of cognition, or thoughts and their relationship to experiences and action

Question 31

counseling psychology

Answer 31

area of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals.

Question 32

developmental psychology

Answer 32

the scientific study of development across a lifespan

Question 33

dissertation

Answer 33

long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate's doctoral training.

Question 34

empirical method

Answer 34

method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument o previous authorities

Question 35

forensic psychology

Answer 35

area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system

Question 36

functionalism

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focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment.

Question 37

humanism

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the perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

Question 38

introspection

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the process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts.

Question 39

ology

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suffix that denotes "scientific study of"

Question 40

personality psycholoy

Answer 40

consistent pattern of thought and behavior

Question 41

PhD

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doctor of philosophy. doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences.

Question 42

Postdoctoral training program

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allows young scientists t further develop their research programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field.

Question 43

psych

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greek word for soul

Question 44

psychoanalytic theory

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focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

Question 45

psy D

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Doctor of psychology. A doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on the application of psychological principles in the clinical context.

Question 46

sport and exercise psychology

Answer 46

area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other ativities

Question 47

structuralism

Answer 47

understanding the conscious experience through introsepction