PSY 121 EXAM 1 UNCG
Psychology - Answer-the science of human behavior and mental processes
What do Psychologists study? - Answer-Observable behavior, and mental processes
What kinds of settings/jobs do psychologists work in? - Answer-teaching, researching, consulting, and
counseling.
Experimental Psychologist: - Answer-Usually work at universities, Some at hospitals/clinics, Produce
research on behavior
Applied Psychologist - Answer-Corporations, hospitals, clinics, Practical problem solving, Provide
services to the public
List some branches of Psychology - Answer--Neuroscience: Brain research
-Cognitive: Learning, thinking, memory, and mind
-Behavioral: Reward and punishment, animal behavior, learning
-Developmental: Change across lifespan, kids, aging
-Social and Personality: Personality, attitudes/beliefs, love, prejudice
, Four Major Research perspectives - Answer-Behavioral, sociocultural, cognitive, and biological
perspectives
Psychology is NOT - Answer--NOT Philosophy: Rational thinking about the world
-NOT Psychiatry: Medical science of brain disorders
-NOT Sociology: Study of societies and groups
behavioral - Answer-emphasizes the conditioning of our behavior
sociocultural - Answer-emphasizes the influence of the external environment, impact of other people
on self
cognitive - Answer-how mental processes such as perception and memory work
biological - Answer-how our physiological (brain and nervous system) produces our behavior
Kitty Genovese - Answer-She was murdered in front of 38 bystanders who did not phone the police this
is now referred to the ''bystander effect''
hindsight bias - Answer-the tendency- after learning about an outcome, to be overconfident in ones
ability to have ''predicted'' it.
naturalistic observation - Answer-behavior is researched in a natural setting ex. from book: gorillas
participant observation - Answer-the observer becomes a part of the group being observed
Psychology - Answer-the science of human behavior and mental processes
What do Psychologists study? - Answer-Observable behavior, and mental processes
What kinds of settings/jobs do psychologists work in? - Answer-teaching, researching, consulting, and
counseling.
Experimental Psychologist: - Answer-Usually work at universities, Some at hospitals/clinics, Produce
research on behavior
Applied Psychologist - Answer-Corporations, hospitals, clinics, Practical problem solving, Provide
services to the public
List some branches of Psychology - Answer--Neuroscience: Brain research
-Cognitive: Learning, thinking, memory, and mind
-Behavioral: Reward and punishment, animal behavior, learning
-Developmental: Change across lifespan, kids, aging
-Social and Personality: Personality, attitudes/beliefs, love, prejudice
, Four Major Research perspectives - Answer-Behavioral, sociocultural, cognitive, and biological
perspectives
Psychology is NOT - Answer--NOT Philosophy: Rational thinking about the world
-NOT Psychiatry: Medical science of brain disorders
-NOT Sociology: Study of societies and groups
behavioral - Answer-emphasizes the conditioning of our behavior
sociocultural - Answer-emphasizes the influence of the external environment, impact of other people
on self
cognitive - Answer-how mental processes such as perception and memory work
biological - Answer-how our physiological (brain and nervous system) produces our behavior
Kitty Genovese - Answer-She was murdered in front of 38 bystanders who did not phone the police this
is now referred to the ''bystander effect''
hindsight bias - Answer-the tendency- after learning about an outcome, to be overconfident in ones
ability to have ''predicted'' it.
naturalistic observation - Answer-behavior is researched in a natural setting ex. from book: gorillas
participant observation - Answer-the observer becomes a part of the group being observed
