PSYCHOLOGY 2000 – JENNIFER KNAPP | EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE & CHAPTER REVIEW
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-science of behavior and mental processes
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-anything an organism does
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER-internal, subjective experiences we infer
from behavior
levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-biological influences, psychological
influences, social-cultural influences
biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWER-integrates all three levels;
provides more complete pictures of behaviors and processes.
Unique challenges of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-multiply determined,
psychological influences are rarely independent, individual differences, people
often influence one another, culture and gender.
culture - CORRECT ANSWER-a fantastic album produced by the glamour hip
hop group: Migos. jk, it's enduring behavior, ideas, traditions, attitudes, and
values.
Gender - CORRECT ANSWER-cultural role of "masculine" or "feminine"
gender socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-expectations, descriptions, etc.
, naive realism - CORRECT ANSWER-our belief that the world is the way we see
it. (gut feeling)
hindsight bias - CORRECT ANSWER-after learning outcome, we believe we
could have predicted it.
overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER-we tend to think we know more than we
actually do
empirical approach - CORRECT ANSWER-answering questions based on
observation and experimentation
theory - CORRECT ANSWER-statements that summarize past research, give
direction to future research
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER-stable prediction; implied by theory
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER-tendency to pay attention to info that
fits our beliefs; dismiss info that doesn't.
scientific skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER-approach of evaluating all claims with
an open mind but insisting on persuasive evidence before accepting them
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER-an early school of psychology that used
introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
introspection - CORRECT ANSWER-examination of one's own thoughts and
feelings
STUDY GUIDE & CHAPTER REVIEW
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-science of behavior and mental processes
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-anything an organism does
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER-internal, subjective experiences we infer
from behavior
levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-biological influences, psychological
influences, social-cultural influences
biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWER-integrates all three levels;
provides more complete pictures of behaviors and processes.
Unique challenges of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-multiply determined,
psychological influences are rarely independent, individual differences, people
often influence one another, culture and gender.
culture - CORRECT ANSWER-a fantastic album produced by the glamour hip
hop group: Migos. jk, it's enduring behavior, ideas, traditions, attitudes, and
values.
Gender - CORRECT ANSWER-cultural role of "masculine" or "feminine"
gender socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-expectations, descriptions, etc.
, naive realism - CORRECT ANSWER-our belief that the world is the way we see
it. (gut feeling)
hindsight bias - CORRECT ANSWER-after learning outcome, we believe we
could have predicted it.
overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER-we tend to think we know more than we
actually do
empirical approach - CORRECT ANSWER-answering questions based on
observation and experimentation
theory - CORRECT ANSWER-statements that summarize past research, give
direction to future research
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER-stable prediction; implied by theory
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER-tendency to pay attention to info that
fits our beliefs; dismiss info that doesn't.
scientific skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER-approach of evaluating all claims with
an open mind but insisting on persuasive evidence before accepting them
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER-an early school of psychology that used
introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
introspection - CORRECT ANSWER-examination of one's own thoughts and
feelings
