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Psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes 3 key terms in psychology Science, behavior, mental processes Science The use of systematic methods to observe the natural world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions Behavior Everything we do tha...

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Straighterline Intro to
Psychology - Topic 1
test with 100% correct
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Psychology - answer the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes


3 key terms in psychology - answer Science, behavior, mental processes


Science - answer The use of systematic methods to observe the natural
world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions


Behavior - answer Everything we do that can be directly observed


Mental processes - answer The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each
of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly

, 4 core scientific attitudes - answer Critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism,
and objectivity


Critical thinking - answer the process of thinking deeply and actively,
asking questions, and evaluating the evidence


Results of psychological research are often - answer counterintuitive


Empirical Method - answer gaining knowledge through the observation of
events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning


The most common place to find psychologists employed are - answer
academic settings


Psychology has roots in disciplines such as - answer Philosophy, biology,
and physiology


Wilhelm Wundt - answer German physiologist who founded psychology
as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
at the University of Leipzig


Structuralism - answer Wundt's approach to discovering the basic
elements, or structures, of mental processes


William James - answer founder of functionalism; studied how humans
use perception to function in our environment

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