Psychological Science Seventh Edition – Test
Bank
by Elizabeth A. Phelps (Author), Elliot Berkman (Author), Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2: Research Methodology
Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
Chapter 4: Consciousness
Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 6: Learning
Chapter 7: Memory
Chapter 8: Thinking, Decisions, Intelligence, and Language
Chapter 9: Human Development
Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
,Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
Chapter 12: Social Psychology
Chapter 13: Personality
Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
, CHAPTER 1
The Science of Psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.A What Is Psychological Science?
1. Define psychological science.
2. Define critical thinking, and describe what it means to be a critical thinker.
3. Identify major biases in thinking, and explain why these biases result in faulty thinking.
1.B What Are the Scientific Foundations of Psychology?
1. Trace the development of psychology since its formal inception in 1879.
2. Define the nature/nurture debate and the mind/ body problem.
3. Identify the major schools of thought that have characterized the history of experimental
psychology.
1.C What Are the Latest Developments in Psychology?
1. Identify recent developments in psychological science.
2. Distinguish between subfields of psychology
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Bank
by Elizabeth A. Phelps (Author), Elliot Berkman (Author), Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2: Research Methodology
Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
Chapter 4: Consciousness
Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 6: Learning
Chapter 7: Memory
Chapter 8: Thinking, Decisions, Intelligence, and Language
Chapter 9: Human Development
Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
,Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
Chapter 12: Social Psychology
Chapter 13: Personality
Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
, CHAPTER 1
The Science of Psychology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.A What Is Psychological Science?
1. Define psychological science.
2. Define critical thinking, and describe what it means to be a critical thinker.
3. Identify major biases in thinking, and explain why these biases result in faulty thinking.
1.B What Are the Scientific Foundations of Psychology?
1. Trace the development of psychology since its formal inception in 1879.
2. Define the nature/nurture debate and the mind/ body problem.
3. Identify the major schools of thought that have characterized the history of experimental
psychology.
1.C What Are the Latest Developments in Psychology?
1. Identify recent developments in psychological science.
2. Distinguish between subfields of psychology
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