Psyc 1f90 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYC 1F90 - Multiple Choice (T1) Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our expectations and ignore the rest? A) Confirmation bias B) Uncritical acceptance C) Awareness bias D) Commonsense psychology -Answer-A) Confirmation bias Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations? A) Gestalt psychology B) Behaviorism C) Functionalism D) Structuralism -Answer-C) Functionalis...

foot in the door effect -the tendency for a person who has first complied with a small request to be more likely later to fulfill a larger request door in the face effect -the tendency for a person who has refused a major request to subsequently be more likely to comply with a minor request lowball technique -a strategy in which commitment is gained first to reasonable or desirable terms, which are then made less reasonable or desirable obedience -conformity to the demands of an authori...

PSYC 1F90 - Multiple Choice (T1) Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our expectations and ignore the rest? A) Confirmation bias B) Uncritical acceptance C) Awareness bias D) Commonsense psychology -Answer-A) Confirmation bias Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations? A) Gestalt psychology B) Behaviorism C) Functionalism D) Structuralism -Answer-C) Functionalis...

Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our expectations and ignore the rest? A) Confirmation bias B) Uncritical acceptance C) Awareness bias D) Commonsense psychology - ️️A) Confirmation bias Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations? A) Gestalt psychology B) Behaviorism C) Functionalism D) Structuralism - ️️C) Functionalism The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the ex...

Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our expectations and ignore the rest? A) Confirmation bias B) Uncritical acceptance C) Awareness bias D) Commonsense psychology -A) Confirmation bias Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations? A) Gestalt psychology B) Behaviorism C) Functionalism D) Structuralism -C) Functionalism

PSYC 1F90 Research methods Exam Questions and Answers What is our working definition of psychology -Answer-the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes What behaviours and mental processes do psychologists study? -Answer--memory -mental health/illness -sexual behaviour What does it mean to study behaviour and mental processes scientifically? -Answer- scholars show diversity in answering this question What are the benefits of studying behaviour and mental processes scientifical...

experiential processing - ️️Thought that is passive, effortless, and automatic (not useful when trying to retain memories) reflective processing - ️️thought that is active, effortful, and controlled (used when experiential processing is not enough) Critical Thinking - ️️The ability to evaluate, compare, analyze, critique, and synthesize information What does the reflective SQ4R method stand for? - ️️S: Survey (skim material and understand big picture) Q: Question (rewor...

psyc 1F90 Final Exam 2024 foot in the door effect -Answer-the tendency for a person who has first complied with a small request to be more likely later to fulfill a larger request door in the face effect -Answer-the tendency for a person who has refused a major request to subsequently be more likely to comply with a minor request lowball technique -Answer-a strategy in which commitment is gained first to reasonable or desirable terms, which are then made less reasonable or desirable obedi...

What is our working definition of psychology - ️️the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes What behaviours and mental processes do psychologists study? - ️️-memory -mental health/illness -sexual behaviour What does it mean to study behaviour and mental processes scientifically? - ️️scholars show diversity in answering this question What are the benefits of studying behaviour and mental processes scientifically? - ️️-avoid personal/conformational bias -av...