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CSCC Psych Final Exam McGraw Hill Study Guide
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Psychology - (answers)the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Critical Thinking - (answers)thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates
evidence, and assesses conclusions.
Wilhelm Wundt - (answers)father of psychology
Contemporary Approaches - (answers)biological, behavioral, psychodynamic,
humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, sociocultural
Biological Approach - (answers)an approach to psychology focusing on the body,
especially the brain and nervous system
Neuroscience Approach - (answers)psychological perspective concerned with
physiological and biochemical factors that determine behavior and mental
processes
Behavioral Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing the
scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental
determinants.
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Psychodynamic Approach (Freud) - (answers)an approach that regards personality
as formed by needs, strivings, and desires largely operating outside of awareness-
motives that can also produce emotional disorders
Humanistic Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing a
person's positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth, and the freedom to
choose any destiny.
Cognitive Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing the
mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, perceive,
remember, think, and solve problems.
Evolutionary Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology centered on
evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the
basis for explaining specific human behaviors.
Sociocultural Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology that examines the
ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior.
Culture - (answers)Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
biopsysocial - (answers)"to understand a person's medical condition it is not
simply the biological factors to consider, but also the psychological and social
factors"
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Psychology's Scientific Method - (answers)1. Observing some phenomenon
2. Formulating hypotheses and predictions
3. Testing through empirical research
4. Drawing conclusions
5. Evaluating the theory
Theory - (answers)A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of
data
Hypothesis - (answers)A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Three types of psychological research - (answers)descriptive, correlational,
experimental
Descriptive research - (answers)research methods that involve observing behavior
to describe that behavior objectively and systematically
case study - (answers)an observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
correlational research - (answers)the study of the naturally occurring relationships
among variables
CSCC Psych Final Exam McGraw Hill Study Guide
Questions And Answers Already Graded A+
Psychology - (answers)the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Critical Thinking - (answers)thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates
evidence, and assesses conclusions.
Wilhelm Wundt - (answers)father of psychology
Contemporary Approaches - (answers)biological, behavioral, psychodynamic,
humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, sociocultural
Biological Approach - (answers)an approach to psychology focusing on the body,
especially the brain and nervous system
Neuroscience Approach - (answers)psychological perspective concerned with
physiological and biochemical factors that determine behavior and mental
processes
Behavioral Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing the
scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental
determinants.
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Psychodynamic Approach (Freud) - (answers)an approach that regards personality
as formed by needs, strivings, and desires largely operating outside of awareness-
motives that can also produce emotional disorders
Humanistic Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing a
person's positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth, and the freedom to
choose any destiny.
Cognitive Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology emphasizing the
mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, perceive,
remember, think, and solve problems.
Evolutionary Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology centered on
evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the
basis for explaining specific human behaviors.
Sociocultural Approach - (answers)An approach to psychology that examines the
ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior.
Culture - (answers)Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
biopsysocial - (answers)"to understand a person's medical condition it is not
simply the biological factors to consider, but also the psychological and social
factors"
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Psychology's Scientific Method - (answers)1. Observing some phenomenon
2. Formulating hypotheses and predictions
3. Testing through empirical research
4. Drawing conclusions
5. Evaluating the theory
Theory - (answers)A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of
data
Hypothesis - (answers)A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Three types of psychological research - (answers)descriptive, correlational,
experimental
Descriptive research - (answers)research methods that involve observing behavior
to describe that behavior objectively and systematically
case study - (answers)an observation technique in which one person is studied in
depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
correlational research - (answers)the study of the naturally occurring relationships
among variables
