PSY 2012 UF MIDTERM

PSY 2012 UF MIDTERM


psychologybn-bnanswers--scientificbnstudybnofbnthebnmind,bnbrain,bnandbnbehavior



levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers--
rungsbnonbnabnladderbnofbnanalysis,bnwithbnlowerbnlevelsbntiedbnmorebncloselybntobnbiologicalbninfluenc
esbnandbnhigherbnlevelsbntiedbnmostbncloselybntobnsocialbninfluences



multiplybndeterminedbn-bnanswers--causedbnbybnmanybnfactors



individualbndifferencesbn-bnanswers--
variationsbnamongbnpeoplebninbntheirbnthinking,bnemotion,bnpersonality,bnandbnbehavior



naivebnrealismbn-bnanswers--beliefbnthatbnwebnseebnthebnworldbnexactlybnhowbnitbnis



scientificbntheorybn-bnanswers--
explanationbnforbnabnlargebnnumberbnofbnfindingsbninbnthebnnaturalbnworld



hypothesisbn-bnanswers--testablebnpredictionbnderivedbnfrombnabnscientificbntheory



confirmationbnbiasbn-bnanswers--
tendencybntobnseekbnoutbnevidencebnthatbnsupportsbnourbnhypothesesbnandbndeny,bndismiss,bnorbndisto
rtbnevidencebnthatbncontradictsbnthem



pseudosciencebn-bnanswers--setbnofbnclaimsbnthatbnseemsbnscientificbnbutbnisn't

,adbnhocbnimmunizingbnhypothesisbn-bnanswers--
escapebnhatchbnorbnloopholebnthatbndefendersbnofbnabntheorybnusebntobnprotectbntheirbntheorybnfrombn
falsification



patternicitybn-bnanswers--thebntendencybntobndetectbnmeaningfulbnpatternsbninbnrandombnstimuli



terrorbnmanagementbntheorybn-bnanswers--
theorybnproposingbnthatbnourbnawarenessbnofbnourbndeathbnleavesbnusbnwithbnanbnunderlyingbnsensebn
ofbnterrorbnwithbnwhichbnwebncopebnbybnadoptingbnreassuringbnculturalbnworldviews



scientificbnskeptismbn-bnanswers--
approachbnofbnevaluatingbnallbnclaimsbnwithbnanbnopenbnmindbnbutbninsistingbnonbnpersuasivebnevidenc
ebnbeforebnacceptingbnthem



criticalbnthinkingbn-bnanswers--setbnofbnskillsbnforbnevaluatingbnallbnclaimsbninbnanbnopen-
mindedbnandbncarefulbnfashion



correlation-causationbnfallacybn-bnanswers--
errorbnofbnassumingbnthatbnbecausebnonebnthingbnisbnassociatedbnwithbnanother,bnitbnmustbncausebnthe
bnother




variablebn-bnanswers--anythingbnthatbncanbnvary



Occam'sbnRazorbn-bnanswers--simplebnexplanationbnisbnmostbnlikelybnthebncorrectbnone



falsifiablebn-bnanswers--capablebnofbnbeingbndisproved



replicabilitybn-bnanswers--
whenbnabnstudy'sbnfindingsbnarebnablebntobnbebnduplicated,bnideallybnbybnindependentbninvestigators



declinebneffectbn-bnanswers--
factbnthatbnthebnsizebnofbncertainbnpsychologicalbnfindingsbnappearsbntobnbebnshrinkingbnoverbntime

, introspectionbn-bnanswers--
methodbnbybnwhichbntrainedbnobserversbncarefullybnreflectbnandbnreportbnonbntheirbnmentalbnexperien
ces



structuralismbn-bnanswers--
usesbnintrospectionbntobnidentifybnbasicbnelementsbnorbnstructuresbnofbnexperience



functionalismbn-bnanswers--
tobnunderstandbnthebnfunctionsbnorbnadaptivebnpurposesbnofbnourbnthoughts,bnfeelings,bnandbnbehavior
s



Behaviorismbn-bnanswers--
uncoverbnthebngeneralbnprinciplesbnofbnlearningbnthatbnexplainbnallbnbehaviors;bnfocusbnisbnlargelybnonb
nobservablebnbehavior




cognitivismbn-bnanswers--tobnexaminebnthebnrolebnofbnmentalbnprocessesbnonbnbehavior



psychoanalysisbn-bnanswers--
uncoverbnthebnrolebnofbnunconsciousbnpsychologicalbnprocessesbnandbnearlybnlifebnexperiencesbninbnbeh
avior



naturalbnselectionbn-bnanswers--
principlebnthatbnorganismsbnthatbnpossessbnadaptationsbnsurvivebnandbnreproducebnatbnhigherbnratebnt
hanbndbnotherbnorganisms



cognitivebnpsychologybn-bnanswers--
schoolbnofbnpsychologybnthatbnproposesbnhtbnthinkingbnisbncentralbntobnunderstandingbnbehvior



cognitivebnneurosciencebn-bnanswers--
relativelybnnewbnfieldbnofbnpsychologybnthatbnexaminesbnthebnrelationbnbetweenbnbrainbnfunctioningbna
ndbnthinking