Psychology-Dr. Forbey (Ball State University) Test
One; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
What is psychology? Correct answer-The scientific study of the human mind and its
functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Biological Analysis Correct answer-Consists of the st...
Psychology -Dr. Forbey (Ball State University) Test One ; Questions a nd Answers 100% C orrect What is psychology? Correct answer -The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context. Biological Analysis Correct answer -Consists of the study of biological fluid samples from the body: blood, urine, stool... It is done in a medical test laboratory. Cognitive Analysis Correct answer -A framework that was developed to model complex sociotechnical work systems Sociocultural Analysis Correct answer -Helps in the understanding of how mental functioning is related to the various cultural, institutional, and historical contexts. What makes psychology challenging? Correct answer -1)Human behavior is difficult to predict because almost all actions are multiply determined -> produced by many factors 2) psychological influences are rarely independent of each other, making it difficult to pin down which cause or causes are operating 3) People differ from each other in thinking, emotion, personality and behavior 4) people often influence ache other, making psychology unimaginably more complicated then other sciences (can isolate products) 5) people's behavior is often shaped by culture. cultural difference like individual difference place limits on the generalizations that psychologist can draw about human nature Psychology -Dr. Forbey (Ball State University) Test One ; Questions a nd Answers 100% C orrect Naive Realism Correct answer -A philosophy of mind rooted in a theory of perception that claims that the senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world. What is scientific theory? Correct answer -A well -substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed, preferably using a written, predefined, protocol of observations and experiments. Confirmation bias Correct answer -The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories. Belief perseverance Correct answer -Is the tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving new information that contradicts or dis - confirms the basis of that belief. Metaphysical claim Correct answer -A branch of philosophy that tries to explain the fundamental nature of being and the world, and attempts to clarify the fundamental notions by which people understand the world What is pseudoscience? Correct answer -A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
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