Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour 2

Question 1

As a science, psychology relies on -

Answer 1

systematic empiricism to study behaviour.

Question 2

Although committed to studying behaviour objectively,

Answer 2

psychologists recognise that our personal experience of the world is subjective.

Question 3

Behaviour is determined by -

Answer 3

multiple causal factors, including our biological endowment (‘nature’), the environment and our past learning experiences (‘nurture’), and psychological factors that include our thoughts and motives.

Question 4

Behaviour is a means of -

Answer 4

adapting to environmental demands; capacities have evolved over each species’ history because they facilitated adaptation and survival.

Question 5

Behaviour and mental processes are affected by -

Answer 5

the social and cultural environments in which we develop and live.