Psychology 101

What term is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes? Psychology What is the most asked question in psychology? "Why?" What term is defined as the process of thinking deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence? Critical Thinking What are four Bible verses related to the concept of critical thinking? Proverbs 23:7; Philippians 4:8; Romans 12:2; Matthew 12:34 What are one of two types of cells in the nervous system; the nerve cells that hand...

Wilhelm Wundt founder of the science of psychology; formed first psychology laboratory Sigmund Freud unconscious mind and psychoanalytic theory, people are not masters of their own minds, behavior is influenced by sexual urges; wish-fulfillment B.F. Skinner stimulus-response approach, behavior and environmental factors Ivan Pavlov conditioned reflexes, behaviorist stimulus-response approach William James leader of 'functionalism', wrote Principles of Psychology, discussed the stream of c...

object permanence the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived What is the difference between heredity and heritability heritability is the proportion of variation in individuals of a group that we can attribute to genes, heredity is the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to children What is the human genome? the shared genetic profile of human DNA, complete instructions for making an individual, all the genetic material in the organisms chromosomes(DNA)...

object permanence the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived What is the difference between heredity and heritability heritability is the proportion of variation in individuals of a group that we can attribute to genes, heredity is the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to children What is the human genome? the shared genetic profile of human DNA, complete instructions for making an individual, all the genetic material in the organisms chromosomes(DNA)...

Developmental Psychology - A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. - with a focus on three major issues: * Nature and nurture: how does our genetic inheritance (our nature) interact with our experiences (our nurture) to influence our development? * Continuity and stages: What parts of development are gradual and continuous like riding an escalator? What parts change abruptly in separate stages, like climbing rungs on a ladder? *...

According to the text, why are so many students attracted to studying psychology? Because it covers how we think, learn, use our memory, feel emotions, cope with adversity and change throughout life According to the book, a main reason students choose to major in psychology is because? They desire to become psychologists or work with people According to the "Ten Most Desirable Qualities in Prospective Employees" table, most employers look for all of the following qualities EXCEPT? Good A...

When the field of cognitive psychology first became prominent, it was considered a revolutionary development because it was a radical departure from behaviorism. Cognitive psychologists are interested in examining all of the following except classical conditioning. When using the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain, the brain is described as the computer's ________ and cognition as its ________. hardware; software Although used often, the co...

What subfield do most (69%) of psychology doctoral students enter into? Health Service Provider According to the book, how do most students who have chosen to work as a health service provider explain their decision? "I want to help people" T/F Research suggests that there are few differences between clinical psychology and counseling psychology graduate programs? T Which of the following is an example of typical jobs that clinical psychologists do? psychological practice or the provisi...

"Forensic psychology and careers in psychology and law are just as action-packed as Hollywood and the media portrays them to be." How accurate is the previous statement? Rarely true True or False: A common practice of forensic psychologist is criminal profiling. F What is the main difference between psychology and law and forensic psychology? Forensic psychology applies to the legal system, while psychology and the law has a broader application According to the book, which profession is o...

Social psychology the branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others Attributions inferences that people draw about the causes of events, others' behavior, and their own behavior Internal attributions ascribe the causes of behavior to personal dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings External attributions ascribe the causes of behavior to situational demands and environmental constraints Weiner's model of attrib...