Straighterline Intro to
Psychology - Topic 1
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Psychology - answer the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
3 key terms in psychology - answer Science, behavior, mental processes
Science - answer The use of systematic methods to observe the natural
world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions
Behavior - answer Everything we do that can be directly observed
Mental processes - answer The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each
of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly
, 4 core scientific attitudes - answer Critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism,
and objectivity
Critical thinking - answer the process of thinking deeply and actively,
asking questions, and evaluating the evidence
Results of psychological research are often - answer counterintuitive
Empirical Method - answer gaining knowledge through the observation of
events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
The most common place to find psychologists employed are - answer
academic settings
Psychology has roots in disciplines such as - answer Philosophy, biology,
and physiology
Wilhelm Wundt - answer German physiologist who founded psychology
as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
at the University of Leipzig
Structuralism - answer Wundt's approach to discovering the basic
elements, or structures, of mental processes
William James - answer founder of functionalism; studied how humans
use perception to function in our environment
Psychology - Topic 1
test with 100% correct
answers
Psychology - answer the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
3 key terms in psychology - answer Science, behavior, mental processes
Science - answer The use of systematic methods to observe the natural
world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions
Behavior - answer Everything we do that can be directly observed
Mental processes - answer The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each
of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly
, 4 core scientific attitudes - answer Critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism,
and objectivity
Critical thinking - answer the process of thinking deeply and actively,
asking questions, and evaluating the evidence
Results of psychological research are often - answer counterintuitive
Empirical Method - answer gaining knowledge through the observation of
events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
The most common place to find psychologists employed are - answer
academic settings
Psychology has roots in disciplines such as - answer Philosophy, biology,
and physiology
Wilhelm Wundt - answer German physiologist who founded psychology
as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
at the University of Leipzig
Structuralism - answer Wundt's approach to discovering the basic
elements, or structures, of mental processes
William James - answer founder of functionalism; studied how humans
use perception to function in our environment
