Psychology 1100 Exam 1 cscc Study Guide
Psychology - Answer️️ -the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
psychiatry - Answer️️ -the medical specialization focusing on the brain
and its disorders
William Wundt - Answer️️ -Father of psychology, first to approach the
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Psychology - Answer✔️✔️-the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
psychiatry - Answer✔️✔️-the medical specialization focusing on the brain
and its disorders
William Wundt - Answer✔️✔️-Father of psychology, first to approach the
inner workings of the mind as a science.
Structuralism - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective from the early history of
psychology that focused on breaking down mental processes into their
structure or basic parts
Functionalism - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective from the early history of
psychology that focused on the function of our mental processes and
behaviors (tries to determine what our mental processes are for)
William James - Answer✔️✔️-Father of psychology in the United States, His
psychology research lab was the first in the united states. He promoted
functionalism
Psychoanalysis - Answer✔️✔️-a perspective in psychology created by
Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious mental activity and long
lasting influence of childhood experiences.
Sigmund Freud - Answer✔️✔️-popularized psychology in the united states
and around the world in the late 1800s. His psychological theory
emphasized unconscious mental activity and the impact of childhood
experiences on adult life.
Behaviorism - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that emphasizes
observable behavior over internal mental processes.
Humanism - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective that emphasizes the notion that
human nature is generally good and people are naturally motivated to
grow toward their own potential
Multiculturalism - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes the influence of culture on behavior and mental processes
evolutionary psychology - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution as an influence on
behavior.
Cognitive psychology - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes processes such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and
intelligence.
Neuroscience - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that emphasizes
the link between behavior and the biological functioning of the brain.
Positive psychology - Answer✔️✔️-A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes people's strengths and successes
Biopsychosocial theory - Answer✔️✔️-a uniquely comprehensive popular
perspective in psychology that emphasizes biological, psychological, and
social factors as influences on behavior.
Pseudopsychology - Answer✔️✔️-Information that is not supported by
science but still may appear to be.
Critical thinking - Answer✔️✔️-an inquisitive, challenging approach to ideas
and assumptions
Confirmed Bias - Answer✔️✔️-A tendency to prefer information that
confirms what you thought in the first place
Belief perseverance - Answer✔️✔️-A tendency to maintain a belief even
when evidence suggests it is incorrect
Descriptive research - Answer✔️✔️-research in which the goal is simply to
describe a characteristics of the population
Correlational research - Answer✔️✔️-research in which the goal is to
determine the relationship between two variables.
Correlation coefficient - Answer✔️✔️-a statistic that shows the relationship
between two variables, ranging from highly positive (+1) to highly
negative (-1). It means that as one variable goes up, the other variable goes
up with it.
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