HCC PSYCH 2301 - CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED

HCC PSYCH 2301 - CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED 1. PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES 2. SCIENTIFIC METHOD - Answers THE ORDERLY, SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURES THAT RESEARCHERS FOLLOW AS THEY IDENTIFY A RESEARCH PROBLEM, DESIGN A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA, DRAW CONCLUSIONS, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR FINDINGS 2. HOW IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD USED IN PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THEY USE IT BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST OBJECTIVE METHOD KNOWN FOR OBTAINING DEPENDABLE KNOWLEDGE. 2. STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD - Answers 1. OBSERVE AND THEORIZE 2. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS 3. DESIGN A STUDY 4. COLLECT DATA 5. APPLY RESULTS TO THE HYPOTHESIS 3. BEHAVIORISM - Answers THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT VIEWS OBSERVABLE, MEASURABLE BEHAVIOR AS THE APPROPRIATE SUBJECT MATTER FOR PSYCHOLOGY AND EMPHASIZES THE KEY ROLE OF ENVIRONMENT AS A DETERMINANT OF BEHAVIOR 3. PSYCHOANALYSIS - Answers THE TERM FREUD USED FOR BOTH HIS THEORY OF PERSONALITY AND HIS THEORY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS; THE UNCONSCIOUS IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY 3. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON THE UNIQUENESS OF HUMAN BEINGS AND THEIR CAPACITY FOR CHOICE, GROWTH, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH 3. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT SEES HUMANS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT; STUDIES MENTAL PROCESSES SUCH AS MEMORY, PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING, DECISION MAKING, PERCEPTION, LANGUAGE, AND OTHER FORMS OF COGNITION 3. EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT STUDIES HOW HUMAN BEHAVIORS REQUIRED FOR SURVIVAL HAVE ADAPTED IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES OVER THE LONG COURSE OF EVOLUTION 3. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY - Answers THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT LOOKS FOR LINKS BETWEEN SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS AND EQUALLY SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT OFTEN HELP EXPLAIN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 3. SOCIOCULTURAL APPROACH - Answers THE VIEW THAT SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS MAY BE JUST AS POWERFUL AS EVOLUTIONARY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN AFFECTING BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSING AND THAT THESE FACTORS MUST BE UNDERSTOOD WHEN INTERPRETING THE BEHAVIOR OF OTHERS. 4. NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION AND LABORATORY OBSERVATION - Answers OBSERVATION AND RECORDING OF BEHAVIOR IN ITS NATURAL SETTING OR IN A LABORATORY. BEHAVIOR STUDIED IN EVERYDAY SETTING IS MORE NATURAL. A LABORATORY SETTING ALLOWS FOR PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF VARIABLES. CAN PROVIDE BASIS FOR HYPOTHESIS TO BE TESTED LATER.