Georgia Tech Psychology 1101 Midterm
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Structuralism
(Hint: Used Introspection)✅Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener;
used introspection to explain the mind
Fuctionalism✅Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin;
explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable an organism
to adapt, survive, and flourish
Behaviorism✅The view that psychology
1. Should be an objective science
2. Studies behavior w/o reference to mental processes
Humanistic psychology✅Significant prospective that emphasized the growth potential
of healthy people
Cognitive Neuroscience✅The study of brain activity linked with cognition
Psychology✅The science of behavior and mental processes
Nature vs. Nurture✅What molds us? Our genes (Nature) or the environment around us
including our past experiences (Nurture); a popular ongoing debate
*Most Psychologists believe there is a mixture of the two
Natural Selection✅Upon variations of traits, those that are most successful for survival
will be passed down to further generations
Levels of Analysis✅The differing complementary views, from
biological/psychological/social culture for analyzing any given occurrence
Biopsychosocial approach✅A mixture of all the levels of analysis
Basic Research✅Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Applied Research✅Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
, Counseling Psychologists✅A branch of psychology that deals with counseling those
that need it (can be in various things such as relationships or school etc)
Clinical Psychologists✅A branch of psychology that deals with treating patients that
have psychological disorders
Psychiatry✅A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders, will prescribe
medicine in order to help patient feel better
Positive Psychology✅The study of human functioning with the overall goal to improve
strength and virtues to help the community thrive
Testing Effect✅States that the best way to learn is to constantly retrieve the
information you just learned (short, periodic quizzes over newly taught material)
SQ3R✅A method of learning that uses the Testing Effect:
Survey
Question
Read
Retrieve
Review
Hindsight bias✅The "I knew it all along" feeling; after something occurs, it seems
almost obvious that it would have been the outcome
Overconfidence✅Thinking that we know more than what we actually do
Perceiving order in random events✅Flipping a coin/Multiple-choice testing
Critical Thinking✅Thinking hard, not just accepting the answer but understanding why
the answer is valid
Theory✅An explanation that organizes observations in order to make a prediction
Hypotheses✅A testable prediction, often implied by a good theory
Operational Definitions
How can we operationally define human intelligence?✅A statement of procedure used
to define research variables
Intelligence is defined by an IQ score
1 Study Guide with Questions and
Correct Answers
Structuralism
(Hint: Used Introspection)✅Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener;
used introspection to explain the mind
Fuctionalism✅Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin;
explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable an organism
to adapt, survive, and flourish
Behaviorism✅The view that psychology
1. Should be an objective science
2. Studies behavior w/o reference to mental processes
Humanistic psychology✅Significant prospective that emphasized the growth potential
of healthy people
Cognitive Neuroscience✅The study of brain activity linked with cognition
Psychology✅The science of behavior and mental processes
Nature vs. Nurture✅What molds us? Our genes (Nature) or the environment around us
including our past experiences (Nurture); a popular ongoing debate
*Most Psychologists believe there is a mixture of the two
Natural Selection✅Upon variations of traits, those that are most successful for survival
will be passed down to further generations
Levels of Analysis✅The differing complementary views, from
biological/psychological/social culture for analyzing any given occurrence
Biopsychosocial approach✅A mixture of all the levels of analysis
Basic Research✅Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Applied Research✅Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
, Counseling Psychologists✅A branch of psychology that deals with counseling those
that need it (can be in various things such as relationships or school etc)
Clinical Psychologists✅A branch of psychology that deals with treating patients that
have psychological disorders
Psychiatry✅A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders, will prescribe
medicine in order to help patient feel better
Positive Psychology✅The study of human functioning with the overall goal to improve
strength and virtues to help the community thrive
Testing Effect✅States that the best way to learn is to constantly retrieve the
information you just learned (short, periodic quizzes over newly taught material)
SQ3R✅A method of learning that uses the Testing Effect:
Survey
Question
Read
Retrieve
Review
Hindsight bias✅The "I knew it all along" feeling; after something occurs, it seems
almost obvious that it would have been the outcome
Overconfidence✅Thinking that we know more than what we actually do
Perceiving order in random events✅Flipping a coin/Multiple-choice testing
Critical Thinking✅Thinking hard, not just accepting the answer but understanding why
the answer is valid
Theory✅An explanation that organizes observations in order to make a prediction
Hypotheses✅A testable prediction, often implied by a good theory
Operational Definitions
How can we operationally define human intelligence?✅A statement of procedure used
to define research variables
Intelligence is defined by an IQ score
