PSYC 302 TEST 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,RATED A.

PSYC 302 TEST 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,RATED A. Psychology: - CORRECT ANSWER-the scientific study of behavior "all psychologists should become savvy consumers of _________ psychological research" - CORRECT ANSWERexperimental 2 methods of acquiring knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER--science- seeks to develop empirical explanations of behavior- gathering information -others (tenacity, common sense, intuition, authority)- we tend to reject these because we think the scientific method is superior what are the 5 working assumptions of science? - CORRECT ANSWER--realism: philosophy that objects perceived have an actual existence outside of the mind -rationality: reasoning and logic are the basis for solving problems (not "others") -regularity: phenomenons exist in recurring patterns that conform with universal laws -causality: all events happen because of preceding causes -discoverability: belief that it is possible to learn solutions to questions that are asked- our only limits are time and resources ($)