Psychology Exam 1 (MOḄILITY EXAMS) A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025.
Terms in this set (55) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) Pyschology the scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
2) Willhelm Wundt founder of psychology as a science
Opened first lab in Leipzig
First to use scientific methods
3) Perspectives of Psychology behavioral- how we learn observable
responses.
behavior genetics- how much our genes
and our environment influence our
individual differences.
cognitive- how we encode, process,
store, and retrieve information.
, evolutionary- how the natural selection
of traits promoted the survival of genes.
neuroscience- how the body and brain
enable emotions, memories, and
sensory experiences.
psychodynamic- how behavior springs
from unconscious drives and conflicts.
social-cultural- how behavior and
thinking vary across situations and
cultures.
4) Specialty Areas in Psychology - Basic Psychology: research, publish
- Applied Psychology: finding practical
uses for the research
5) critical thinking thinking that does not blindly accept
arguments and conclusions. Rather, it
examines assumptions, discerns hidden
values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
6) Critcal Thinking open-minded, don't oversimplify,
identify bias and assumptions, practice
GRADED 100% VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025.
Terms in this set (55) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) Pyschology the scientific study of behavior and
mental processes
2) Willhelm Wundt founder of psychology as a science
Opened first lab in Leipzig
First to use scientific methods
3) Perspectives of Psychology behavioral- how we learn observable
responses.
behavior genetics- how much our genes
and our environment influence our
individual differences.
cognitive- how we encode, process,
store, and retrieve information.
, evolutionary- how the natural selection
of traits promoted the survival of genes.
neuroscience- how the body and brain
enable emotions, memories, and
sensory experiences.
psychodynamic- how behavior springs
from unconscious drives and conflicts.
social-cultural- how behavior and
thinking vary across situations and
cultures.
4) Specialty Areas in Psychology - Basic Psychology: research, publish
- Applied Psychology: finding practical
uses for the research
5) critical thinking thinking that does not blindly accept
arguments and conclusions. Rather, it
examines assumptions, discerns hidden
values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
6) Critcal Thinking open-minded, don't oversimplify,
identify bias and assumptions, practice
