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Psychology correct answers the science that studies behavior & the physiological and mental processes that underlie it; the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of the science to practical problems. overt (observable) correct answers Behavior is an ___________(________________) resp...

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Psych 305 Exam 1 (Ch. 1-3) || with 100% Verified Solutions.
Psychology correct answers the science that studies behavior & the physiological and mental
processes that underlie it; the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of the science
to practical problems.

overt (observable) correct answers Behavior is an ___________(________________) response.

Adjustment correct answers the psychological processes through which people manage or cope
with the demands and challenges of everyday life.

we experience any type of change or gap between what we expect and the reality of our
circumstances. correct answers Adjustment is needed when...

coping skills, cognition/emotion management skills, psychological awareness/insight, emotional
awareness/intelligence, ability to engage in creative problem solving & perspective taking,
additional support resources correct answers Adjustment requires our use of...

stress levels, self-control, parental & attachment style, acculturation, personality dynamics, &
support mechanisms correct answers College adjustment is linked to...

"Paradox of Progress" correct answers as we moved forward in some ways, we fall behind in
others

Phones allowing us to be well connected to those far away, but disconnects us from those
directly around us. correct answers Example of "Paradox of Progress"

lower levels of self-esteem & well-being correct answers Possession overload leads to...

The Paradox of Progress is making us progress backwards in terms of adjustment correct
answers How is the "Paradox of Progress" relevant to healthy psychological adjustment?

True correct answers True or False: life meaning and health are connected

reduces stress, improves coping, increases healthier lifestyle choices correct answers What does
awareness of a sense of purpose do for us?

FALSE! finding a purpose for your life helps you live longer regardless of when you find it
correct answers True or False: finding a direction for life and setting goals helps you live longer,
as long as you find your purpose early in life

Circumstances (we don't always have much control over this) correct answers According to
Luybomirsky's Happiness Research, what is responsible for 10% of our happiness?

Intentional Activity (things we choose to do, we always have control of this) correct answers
According to Luybomirsky's Happiness Research, what is responsible for 40% of our happiness?

, A set point, such as genetics (we have no control over this & cannot change it) correct answers
According to Luybomirsky's Happiness Research, what is responsible for 50% of our happiness?

what others around us have & our own expectations correct answers We evaluate our happiness
relative to...

Affective forecasting correct answers efforts to predict one's emotional reactions to future events
(we think we know what will make us happy or unhappy in the future)

"If I could just get $1 million I would finally be happy!" or "When I get to the dentist I'm going
to be so scared and nervous!" correct answers Examples of affective forecasting...

Hedonic adaptation correct answers the mental scale that people use to judge the pleasantness-
unpleasantness of their experiences shifts so that their neutral point, or baseline for comparison,
is changed

"I finally got that $1 million I wanted...but now, I want $100 million to be happy so I'm still not
happy" correct answers Example of hedonic adaptation

sink right in correct answers Good experiences bounce off the brain, but bad experiences...

our ancestors had to pay a lot of attention to the bad things in order to survive correct answers
Why does our brain have the negativity bias?

Have a good experience
Enrich it
Absorb it
Link the positive and negative material (optional) correct answers What do the letters in the
acronym H.E.A.L. yourself stand for?

Empiricism correct answers the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation

Independent variable correct answers a condition or event that an experimenter varies in order to
see its impact on another variable

independent variable correct answers The variable the researcher manipulates in the experiment
is the...

Dependent variable correct answers the variable that is thought to be affected by the
manipulations of the independent variable

behavior correct answers The dependent variable is usually a measurement of...

the subjects who receive some special treatment in regard to the independent variable correct
answers The experimental group consists of...

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