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Chapter 01 - The Science of Mind (The Discipline of Psychology) Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1. Psychology developed from which two disciplines? a. philosophy and neuroscience b. philosophy and natural sciences c. biology and neuroscience d. philosophy and behaviorism ANSWER: b 2. What is another way to say that you are observing your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? a. psychological report b. introspection c. mental inventory d. objective psychology ...

Psychology - Answer-the scientific (empirical) study of behavior and mental processes Psychology seeks to: - Answer-Describe behavior and mental processes Understand Predict Modify Subdisciplines of Psych - Answer-Human Developmental/Family Cognitive/Psycholinguistics Developmental/Child Industrial/Organizational Personality-Social Clinical and counseling psych are very similar in their day to day. Psychological Disciplines Learning: - Answer-rewards and consequences Psychological D...

Psych. 2301 Exam 1 (Ch.1 - 3) well answered graded A+psychology - correct answer study of behavior and mental process; most work for clinical practice in higher edu. areas. sub-fields of psych/research - correct answer 1. basic: calculating data to support/refute theories 2. applied: changing behaviors and outcomes, helps generate behavioral interventions for children w/ sensory issues (autism). goals of psych - correct answer 1. describe 2. explain 3. predict 4. control Plato (natu...

Psychology 101 Chapters 1-6 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is psychology? Psychology is the study of behavior, thought, and experience. What is pseudoscience? Ideas that are represented as science but do not utilize principles of scientific thinking or procedure. What is the scientific method? The scientific method is a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, proposing explanations, developing theories, and testing those theories. Can a hypot...

Psych. 2301 Exam 1 (Ch.1 - 3) questions & answers with answerspsychology - correct answer study of behavior and mental process; most work for clinical practice in higher edu. areas. sub-fields of psych/research - correct answer 1. basic: calculating data to support/refute theories 2. applied: changing behaviors and outcomes, helps generate behavioral interventions for children w/ sensory issues (autism). goals of psych - correct answer 1. describe 2. explain 3. predict 4. control Pl...

sensation initial processes of detecting and encoding environmental energy perception conscious experience of objects and their relationships (resulting from psychological processes in which meaning, relationships, context, judgment, past experience, and memory may play a role) -e.g., your awareness of seeing a cat Psychophysics the study of the quantitative relationship between physical properties of the world and our psychological perception of these properties Gustav Fechner ...

psychology correct answers study of behavior and mental process; most work for clinical practice in higher edu. areas. sub-fields of psych/research correct answers 1. basic: calculating data to support/refute theories 2. applied: changing behaviors and outcomes, helps generate behavioral interventions for children w/ sensory issues (autism). goals of psych correct answers 1. describe 2. explain 3. predict 4. control Plato (nature) correct answers truth and knowledge exist in the sou...

Empiricism - Answer The philosophical position that advances observation and observation-derived data as the basis of all science - Aristotle Tabula Rasa - Answer A standard assumption of behaviourists that learning and experience imprint a record on blank slate; the assumption that learning, as opposed to innate factors, is the most important factor in determining behaviour - Aristotle Just-Noticeable Differences - Answer The amount by which two stimuli must differ so that th...

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

psychology - ANSWERstudy of behavior and mental process; most work for clinical practice in higher edu. areas. sub-fields of psych/research - ANSWER1. basic: calculating data to support/refute theories 2. applied: changing behaviors and outcomes, helps generate behavioral interventions for children w/ sensory issues (autism). goals of psych - ANSWER1. describe 2. explain 3. predict 4. control Plato (nature) - ANSWERtruth and knowledge exist in the soul -- born with a form of innate ...