PSY 2012 EXAM 1 REVIEW (CH. 1-3)
psychologybn-bnanswers--thebnstudybnofbnbehaviorbnandbnmentalbnprocesses
perspectivesbnofbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--1.bnneuroscience
2.bnevolutionary
3.bnbehaviorbngenetics
4.bnbehavioral
5.bncognitive
6.bnsocialbncultural
specialtiesbnofbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--1.bnclinical
2.bnhealth
3.bncounseling
4.bndevelopmental
5.bnschoolbnsetting
6.bneducational
7.bnpsychobnbiology
8.bnexperimental
9.bncognitive
what'sbnthebndifferencebnbetweenbnabnpsychiatristbnandbnabnpsychologist?bn-bnanswers--
abnpsychiatristbncanbnprescribebnmedicinebnwhilstbnabnpsychologistbncan't.
illusorybncorrelationbn-bnanswers--
phenomenonbnofbnperceivingbnabnrelationshipbnbetweenbnvariables,bnevenbnwhenbnnobnsuchbnrelations
hipbnexists.
, hindsightbnbiasbn-bnanswers--
whenbnwebntendbntobnbelievebnthatbnwebnwouldbnhavebnforeseenbnsomething.
criticalbnthinkingbn-bnanswers--
thinkingbnthatbndoesbnnotbnblindlybnacceptbnargumentsbnandbnconclusions.
scientificbnmethodbn-bnanswers--
experimentalbnprocedurebnconsistingbninbnsystematicbnobservation,bnmeasurement,bnandbnexperiment,b
nandbnthebnformulation,bntesting,bnandbnmodificationbnofbnhypotheses.
theorybn-bnanswers--
anbnexplanationbnusingbnanbnintegratedbnsetbnofbnprinciplesbnthatbnorganizesbnandbnpredictsbnobservati
ons.
hypothesisbn-bnanswers--testablebnpredictionbnoftenbnimpliedbnbybnabntheory.
operationalbndefinitionbn-bnanswers--
statementbnofbnproceduresbnusedbntobndefinebnresearchbnvariables.
naturalisticbnobservationbn-bnanswers--
observingbnandbnrecordingbnbehaviorbninbnnaturallybnoccurringbnsituationsbnwithoutbntryingbntobnmanip
ulatebnandbncontrolbnthebnsituation.
casebnstudybn-bnanswers--
observationbntechniquebninbnwhichbnonebnpersonbnisbnstudiedbninbndepthbninbnthebnhopebnofbnrevealin
gbnuniversalbnprinciples.
randombnsamplebn-bnanswers--
samplebnthatbnfairlybnrepresentsbnabnpopulationbnbecausebneachbnmemberbnhasbnanbnequalbnchancebno
fbninclusion.
psychologybn-bnanswers--thebnstudybnofbnbehaviorbnandbnmentalbnprocesses
perspectivesbnofbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--1.bnneuroscience
2.bnevolutionary
3.bnbehaviorbngenetics
4.bnbehavioral
5.bncognitive
6.bnsocialbncultural
specialtiesbnofbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--1.bnclinical
2.bnhealth
3.bncounseling
4.bndevelopmental
5.bnschoolbnsetting
6.bneducational
7.bnpsychobnbiology
8.bnexperimental
9.bncognitive
what'sbnthebndifferencebnbetweenbnabnpsychiatristbnandbnabnpsychologist?bn-bnanswers--
abnpsychiatristbncanbnprescribebnmedicinebnwhilstbnabnpsychologistbncan't.
illusorybncorrelationbn-bnanswers--
phenomenonbnofbnperceivingbnabnrelationshipbnbetweenbnvariables,bnevenbnwhenbnnobnsuchbnrelations
hipbnexists.
, hindsightbnbiasbn-bnanswers--
whenbnwebntendbntobnbelievebnthatbnwebnwouldbnhavebnforeseenbnsomething.
criticalbnthinkingbn-bnanswers--
thinkingbnthatbndoesbnnotbnblindlybnacceptbnargumentsbnandbnconclusions.
scientificbnmethodbn-bnanswers--
experimentalbnprocedurebnconsistingbninbnsystematicbnobservation,bnmeasurement,bnandbnexperiment,b
nandbnthebnformulation,bntesting,bnandbnmodificationbnofbnhypotheses.
theorybn-bnanswers--
anbnexplanationbnusingbnanbnintegratedbnsetbnofbnprinciplesbnthatbnorganizesbnandbnpredictsbnobservati
ons.
hypothesisbn-bnanswers--testablebnpredictionbnoftenbnimpliedbnbybnabntheory.
operationalbndefinitionbn-bnanswers--
statementbnofbnproceduresbnusedbntobndefinebnresearchbnvariables.
naturalisticbnobservationbn-bnanswers--
observingbnandbnrecordingbnbehaviorbninbnnaturallybnoccurringbnsituationsbnwithoutbntryingbntobnmanip
ulatebnandbncontrolbnthebnsituation.
casebnstudybn-bnanswers--
observationbntechniquebninbnwhichbnonebnpersonbnisbnstudiedbninbndepthbninbnthebnhopebnofbnrevealin
gbnuniversalbnprinciples.
randombnsamplebn-bnanswers--
samplebnthatbnfairlybnrepresentsbnabnpopulationbnbecausebneachbnmemberbnhasbnanbnequalbnchancebno
fbninclusion.
