psyc 100 introduction to psychology questions and answers
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Psyc 100
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psyc 100 introduction to psychology questions and answers
rationalism - ANSWER Using logic and reasoning to understand the world
psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of thought and behavior
empericism - ANSWER senses can be tricked by visual and auditory illusions
sampling error - ANSWER an...
psyc 100 introduction to psychology
questions and answers
rationalism - ANSWER Using logic and reasoning to understand the world
psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of thought and behavior
empericism - ANSWER senses can be tricked by visual and auditory
illusions
sampling error - ANSWER an error that occurs when a sample somehow
does not represent the target population
metacognitive thinking - ANSWER to think first and then reflect on that
thinking
clinical psychology - ANSWER studies, assesses, and treats people with
psychological disorders
Counseling psychology - ANSWER helps with not severe mental
problems (ex. dating therapist)
Cognitive psychology - ANSWER Studies mental process including how
people think perceive remember and learn (topics: attention, memory,
problem solving)
developmental psychology - ANSWER how behavior changes over life
time (womb to tomb)
behavioral neuroscience - ANSWER links among brain, mind, and
behavior
, biological psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of the links between
biological and psychological processes
personality psychology - ANSWER studies what makes people unique
(studies people's behavior across time and situations)
social psychology - ANSWER studies how we interact with others and
how setting influences behavior (ex. research on racism would also be
cross-cultural psychology)
Equation for science - ANSWER rationalism + empericism
theory - ANSWER A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant
amount of data (a unifying principles that can be applied to a variety of
situations)
hypothesis - ANSWER An educated guess (used on a specific situation)
PNEUMONIC for Scientific method - ANSWER OPTIC
(observe
predict
test
interperate
conclude)
Experimental psychology - ANSWER Studies sensation and perception,
such as the 5 senses. Your brain can perceive things differently than how
they are
Industrial Psychology - business/industrial side - ANSWER matches
employees to their jobs, reduce employee turnover (it costs money when
you have to re hire and train people), and
Industrial Psychology - organizational/consumer side - ANSWER aims to
make workers more satisfied (could also be in marketing)
Health psychology - ANSWER studies how mental health affects physical
health (ex. how is stress linked to illness?)
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