EXPERIENCE PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 1 BY LAURA KING
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
science - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the use of systematic methods to observe the to
observe the natural world, including human behavior,and to draw conclusions
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅everything we do that can be directly observed
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the thoughts, feelings, and motives that
people experience privately but that cannot be observed directly
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅disciplined thinking that is clear, rational,
open-minded, and informed by evidence
empirical method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gaining knowledge through the observation
of events, the collection of data and logical reasoning
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Wundt's approach to discovering the basic
elements or structures of mental processes
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅James's approach to mental processes,
emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaption to
the environment
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Darwin's principle of an evolutionary process
in which organisms that are best adapted to their environment and will survive and produce
offspring
, biological - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An approach to psychology focusing on the body,
especially the brain and nervous system
neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the scienctific study of the structure, function,
development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system are central to understanding
behavior, thought and emotion
behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology emphasizing the
scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants
psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology emphasizing
unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and
society's demands, and early childhood family experiences
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology that emphasizes a
persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive human growth and the freedom to choose
one's own destiny
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology with an emphasis on
mental processes involved in knowing how we direct attention, perceive, remember, and solve
problems
evolutionary - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to phychology centered on
evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for
explaining specific human behaviors
Sociocultural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An approach to psychology that examines the
ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior
variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅anything that can change
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
science - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the use of systematic methods to observe the to
observe the natural world, including human behavior,and to draw conclusions
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅everything we do that can be directly observed
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the thoughts, feelings, and motives that
people experience privately but that cannot be observed directly
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅disciplined thinking that is clear, rational,
open-minded, and informed by evidence
empirical method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gaining knowledge through the observation
of events, the collection of data and logical reasoning
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Wundt's approach to discovering the basic
elements or structures of mental processes
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅James's approach to mental processes,
emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaption to
the environment
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Darwin's principle of an evolutionary process
in which organisms that are best adapted to their environment and will survive and produce
offspring
, biological - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An approach to psychology focusing on the body,
especially the brain and nervous system
neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the scienctific study of the structure, function,
development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system are central to understanding
behavior, thought and emotion
behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology emphasizing the
scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants
psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology emphasizing
unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and
society's demands, and early childhood family experiences
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology that emphasizes a
persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive human growth and the freedom to choose
one's own destiny
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to psychology with an emphasis on
mental processes involved in knowing how we direct attention, perceive, remember, and solve
problems
evolutionary - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅an approach to phychology centered on
evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for
explaining specific human behaviors
Sociocultural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An approach to psychology that examines the
ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior
variable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅anything that can change
