PSYC2301 Collin College -General Psychology PSYC-2301 questions with answers

General Psychology PSYC-2301psychology - correct answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Overt behaviors - correct answer observable actions covert behavior - correct answer mental events such as dreaming thinking remembering and other unobservable mental behaviors principles of critical thinking - correct answer few truths transcend the need for empirical testing, judging the quality of evidence is crucial, authority or claimed expertise does not automatically make an idea true, critical thinking requires an open mind. obstacles of critical thinking - correct answer uncritical acceptance, and confirmation bias scientific theory - correct answer make observations, define problems, propose hypothesis, gather evidence, test hypothesis Wilhem Wundt () - correct answer father of psychology functionalism - correct answer tried to understand how the mind works Behaviorists - correct answer study of observable actions over the study of the mind Freud - correct answer believed that our behavior is influenced by unconscious thoughts Humanists - correct answer believe everyone has the potential to live creative, meaningful, and satisfying lives