PSY 2012 EXAM 1

PSY 2012 EXAM 1


Psychologybn-bnanswers--thebnscientificbnstudybnofbnthebnmind,bnbrain,bnandbnbehavior



levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers--
Thebndifferingbncomplementarybnviews,bnfrombnbiologicalbntobnpsychologicalbntobnsocial-
cultural,bnforbnanalyzingbnanybngivenbnphenomenon



MultiplybnDeterminedbn-bnanswers--allbnhumanbnactionsbnarebnproducedbnbybnmanybnfactors



IndividualbnDifferencesbn-bnanswers--
Peoplebndifferbnfrombneachotherbninbnthinking,bnemotion,bnpersonalitybnandbnbehavior.bnexplainsbnwhy
bnwebnallbnrespondbninbndifferentbnwaysbntobnthebnsamebnobjectivebnsituation




NaivebnRealismbn-bnanswers--thebnbeliefbnthatbnwebnseebnthebnworldbnpreciselybnasbnitbnis



Scientificbntheorybn-bnanswers--
anbnexplanationbnforbnabnlargebnnumberbnofbnfindingsbninbnthebnnaturalbnworld



Confirmationbnbiasbn-bnanswers--
tendencybntobnseekbnoutbnevidencebnthatbnsupportsbnourbnbeliefsbnandbndeny,bndismiss,bnorbndistortbne
videncebnthatbncontradictsbnthem



BeliefbnPerseverancebn-bnanswers--
thebntendencybntobnstickbntobnourbninitialbnbeliefsbnevenbnthoughbnevidencebncontradictsbnthem



MetaphysicalbnClaimsbn-bnanswers--assertionsbnaboutbnthebnworldbnthatbnwebncantbntestbn(g-
d,bnthebnsoul,bnafterbnlife)

, Psuedosciencebn-bnanswers--
abnsetbnofbnclaimsbnthatbnseembnscientificbnbutbnarent.bn(lacksbnthebnsafegyardsbnagainstbnbias)



AdbnHocbnImmunizingbnHypothesesbn-bnanswers--
escapebnhatchbnorbnloopholebnthatbndefendersbnofbnabntheorybnusebntobnprotectbntheirbntheorybnfrombn
falsification



Apopheniabn-bnanswers--
perceivingbnmeaningfulbnconnectionsbnamongbnunrelatedbnandbnevenbnrandombnphenomenonbn(attribu
tingbnparanormalbnsignificancebntobncoincidences)



Pareidoliabn-bnanswers--seeingbnmeaningfulbnimagesbninbnmeaninglessbnvisualbnstimuli



TerrorbnManagementbnTheorybn-bnanswers--
theorybnproposingbnthatbnourbnawarenessbnofbnourbndeathbnleavesbnusbnwithbnanbnunderlyingbnsensebn
ofbnterrorbnwhichbnwebncopebnbybnadoptingbnreassuringbnculturalbnworldviews



ScientificbnSkepticismbn-bnanswers--
approachbnofbnevaluatingbnallbnclaimsbnwithbnanbnopenbnmindbnbutbninsistingbnonbnpersuasivebnevidenc
ebnbeforebnacceptingbnthem



CriticalbnThinkingbn-bnanswers--setbnofbnskillsbnforbnevaluatingbnallbnclaimsbninbnanbnopen-
mindedbnandbncarefulbnfashion



Correlation-causationbnfallacybn-bnanswers--
errorbnofbnassumingbnthatbnbecausebnonebnthingbnisbnassociatedbnwithbnanother,bnitbnmustbncausebnthe
bnother




Variablebn-bnanswers--anythingbnthatbncanbnvary



Falsifiablebn-bnanswers--capablebnofbnbeingbndisproved