Psychology 101

When you listen to a lecture, the information is held in ____ memory until you write it in your notes. A) short-term B) trace C) sensory D) long-term A) short-term A visit to your elementary classroom might help you remember more of the names of some of your classmates because you are A) relying on schemas to enhance the retrieval process. B) relying on a flashbulb memory. C) using the serial position effect. D) in the same context as you were when you learned them. D) in the same con...

Psychology The science of processes and behaviors What are the values of Psychology? 1. empirical evidence 2. critical thinking 3. systematic research methods What are the goals of Psychology? 1. description 2. explanation 3. prediction 4. facilitating changes (therapy) Aristotle Lived from 384 to 322. Believed that knowledge was acquired through experience Nature Vs. Nurture Are a persons characteristics mostly inborn or learned? Four Laws of Association 1. Law of Similarity 2. Law o...

Define science of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental process Empiricism Belief that knowledge comes exclusively through the senses or through experience Pseudoscience A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific evidence. Case Study An in-depth examination of one individual, or a small number of individuals The Survey An investigation of many cases in less depth by asking people to report opinions and behaviours Naturalisti...