Unit 1

Question 1

Empiricism

Answer 1

Knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation

Question 2

Structuralism

Answer 2

Used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

Question 3

Functionalism

Answer 3

Focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable us to adapt, survive, and floursih

Question 4

Experimental psychology

Answer 4

Study of human behavior and thinking using the experimental method

Question 5

Behaviorism

Answer 5

Psychology should:
Be an objective science
Studies behavior without reference to mental processes

Question 6

Humanistic psychology

Answer 6

Emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual’s potential of personal growth

Question 7

Cognitive neuroscience

Answer 7

Study of the brain’s activity linked with cognition (perception, thinking, memory, and language)

Question 8

Psychology

Answer 8

Science of behavior and mental processes

Question 9

Nature-nurture issue

Answer 9

Controversy that genes or experience contribute more

Question 10

Natural selection

Answer 10

Those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

Question 11

Levels of analysis

Answer 11

The different views for analyzing any given phenomenon

Question 12

Biopsychosocial approach

Answer 12

Approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis

Question 13

Biological psychology

Answer 13

Studies the links between biological and psychological processes

Question 14

Evolutionary psychology

Answer 14

Study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection

Question 15

Psychodynamic psychology

Answer 15

Studies how unconscious drives bahaviors

Question 16

Cognitive psychology

Answer 16

Study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and comunicating

Question 17

Social-cultural psychology

Answer 17

Study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

Question 18

Psychometrics

Answer 18

Measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

Question 19

Basic research

Answer 19

Science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

Question 20

Developmental psychology

Answer 20

Study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

Question 21

Educational psychology

Answer 21

Study of psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

Question 22

Personality psychology

Answer 22

Study of and individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

Question 23

Social psychology

Answer 23

Study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Question 24

Applied research

Answer 24

Study that aims to solve practical problems

Question 25

Industrial-organizational psychology

Answer 25

Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces

Question 26

Human factors psychology

Answer 26

Study of how people interact and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and evironments

Question 27

Counseling psychology

Answer 27

Branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving the greater well being

Question 28

Clinical Psychology

Answer 28

Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological diorders

Question 29

Psychiatry

Answer 29

Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders

Provides medical treatments as well as psychological therapy

Question 30

SQ3R

Answer 30

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