PSYCHOLOGY 121 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
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PSYCHOLOGY 121
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nativism - ANSWER popular philosophical theory most famously followed by Plato which believes that the mind is innately filled with knowledge
empiricism - ANSWER popular philosophical theory mot famously followed by Aristotle that states that the mind is a blank slate on which experiences are w...
,PSYCHOLOGY 121 EXAM REVIEW
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psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of mind and behavior
science - ANSWER a procedure for finding truth by using empirical evidence
behavior - ANSWER observable actions of human beings and non-human animals
mind - ANSWER private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories and
feelings
nativism - ANSWER popular philosophical theory most famously followed by Plato
which believes that the mind is innately filled with knowledge
empiricism - ANSWER popular philosophical theory mot famously followed by Aristotle
that states that the mind is a blank slate on which experiences are written
Dualism - ANSWER a philosophical theory that believes that the mind is not physical
and separate from the body
materialism - ANSWER philosophical theory of the mind where the mind is what the
brain does
structuralism - ANSWER psychological theory that believes that the mind is made of
discrete components that combine similar to chemical compounds
functionalism - ANSWER psychological theory where the mind is a tool used for
survival and reproduction and scientifically studies the adaptive purpose of mental
procedures
psychoanalytic theory - ANSWER theory that the mind is mainly composed of and
controlled by the unconscious
, unconscious - ANSWER part of the mind that is outside awareness and influences
conscious thoughts, feelings, emotions, actions, etc
psychoanalysis - ANSWER therapy that tries to bring unconscious material into
conscious awareness to treat psychological disorders
behaviorism - ANSWER belief that the mind cannot be studied scientifically and that
you can only study observable behavior
*Watson & Skinner
personality psychology - ANSWER study of psychology that focuses on the study of an
individuals characteristic style of behaving, thinking, and feeling
social psychology - ANSWER study of how an individuals behaving thinking and feeling
is influenced by the presence of other people
cultural psychology - ANSWER how cultures reflect and shape psychology
psychological scientists - ANSWER the use of scientific method to contribute to
knowledge about human beings
psychological practitioners - ANSWER apply knowledge of the science to help others
who are suffering
clinical psychologist - ANSWER someone who diagnoses and treats mental disorders
theory - ANSWER a potential explanation of a natural phenomenon
hypothesis - ANSWER an empirical prediction made by a theory that could potentially
be shown to be false
research - ANSWER the systemic and careful collection of empirical data to test a
hypothesis
operational definition - ANSWER description of a property in concrete, observable
terms
validity - ANSWER how close an operational definition is to the original property
reliability - ANSWER tendency for an operational definition to result in the same
measurement whenever it is used to measure the same thing
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