Psychology 1000 Exam test
questions and answers graded A+
psychology - ANS✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
homunculus fallacy - ANS✅✅the idea that there is a single place somewhere in your brain where
all the information from your senses is presented to your consciousness which does the perceiving,
essentially assuming that there is a little person in your head that does the perceiving
sigmund freud - ANS✅✅lmfao
falsification - ANS✅✅the ability of a theory to be tested and proved to be false
rhetoric - ANS✅✅a set of techniques for arguing a position, regardless of truth
confirmation bias - ANS✅✅a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions
and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
barnum effect - ANS✅✅people have the tendency to see themselves in vague, stock descriptions
of personality (i.e. confirmation bias in horoscopes)
pseudo-science - ANS✅✅a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on
scientific method.
scientific observation - ANS✅✅an empirical investigation structured to answer questions about
the world in a systematic and intersubjective fashion
intersubjective - ANS✅✅the method of observation is so specific that other people can reliably
observe the same thing given the same situation
theory - ANS✅✅a worked-out model of some phenomenon that is capable of making predictions,
it incorporates a large body of observations and can be used to explain many things
, hypothesis - ANS✅✅a guess about how a theory will work, it must be testable and falsifiable
operationalization - ANS✅✅the process of assigning a way to measure abstract topics like
happiness by finding a consistent definition of what we will choose to "count" as a measure of what
we're interested in
critical thinking - ANS✅✅trying to avoid the many cognitive biases, evaluating information as to its
reliability and usefulness
covert behaviours - ANS✅✅things going on inside of you that others cannot observe, so they are
"hidden" (i.e. getting angry, but there are still external "tells" that give it away like clenching of the
jaw)
the goals of psychology - ANS✅✅describe, explain, predict, control
psychiatrists - ANS✅✅medical doctors who specialize in treating sever mental disorders and can
prescribe medication
psychologist - ANS✅✅non-medical experts in psychology who treat mental disorders but are
unable to prescribe medication
socrates - ANS✅✅to whom psychology can be traced back to, though he did not write any texts
plato - ANS✅✅a student of socrates who wrote down his theories and arguments, the reason we
know of socrates today, he also founded the "academy"
plato's view of the subconscious - ANS✅✅two horses (desire and emotion) pulling a chariot being
controlled by a charioteer (reason), freud's id, ego, and superego are very similar
aristotle - ANS✅✅a student of plato's academy, he founded his own school, the "lyceum"
introspection - ANS✅✅examination of one's own thoughts and feelings, referred to as armchair
philosophy
questions and answers graded A+
psychology - ANS✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
homunculus fallacy - ANS✅✅the idea that there is a single place somewhere in your brain where
all the information from your senses is presented to your consciousness which does the perceiving,
essentially assuming that there is a little person in your head that does the perceiving
sigmund freud - ANS✅✅lmfao
falsification - ANS✅✅the ability of a theory to be tested and proved to be false
rhetoric - ANS✅✅a set of techniques for arguing a position, regardless of truth
confirmation bias - ANS✅✅a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions
and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
barnum effect - ANS✅✅people have the tendency to see themselves in vague, stock descriptions
of personality (i.e. confirmation bias in horoscopes)
pseudo-science - ANS✅✅a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on
scientific method.
scientific observation - ANS✅✅an empirical investigation structured to answer questions about
the world in a systematic and intersubjective fashion
intersubjective - ANS✅✅the method of observation is so specific that other people can reliably
observe the same thing given the same situation
theory - ANS✅✅a worked-out model of some phenomenon that is capable of making predictions,
it incorporates a large body of observations and can be used to explain many things
, hypothesis - ANS✅✅a guess about how a theory will work, it must be testable and falsifiable
operationalization - ANS✅✅the process of assigning a way to measure abstract topics like
happiness by finding a consistent definition of what we will choose to "count" as a measure of what
we're interested in
critical thinking - ANS✅✅trying to avoid the many cognitive biases, evaluating information as to its
reliability and usefulness
covert behaviours - ANS✅✅things going on inside of you that others cannot observe, so they are
"hidden" (i.e. getting angry, but there are still external "tells" that give it away like clenching of the
jaw)
the goals of psychology - ANS✅✅describe, explain, predict, control
psychiatrists - ANS✅✅medical doctors who specialize in treating sever mental disorders and can
prescribe medication
psychologist - ANS✅✅non-medical experts in psychology who treat mental disorders but are
unable to prescribe medication
socrates - ANS✅✅to whom psychology can be traced back to, though he did not write any texts
plato - ANS✅✅a student of socrates who wrote down his theories and arguments, the reason we
know of socrates today, he also founded the "academy"
plato's view of the subconscious - ANS✅✅two horses (desire and emotion) pulling a chariot being
controlled by a charioteer (reason), freud's id, ego, and superego are very similar
aristotle - ANS✅✅a student of plato's academy, he founded his own school, the "lyceum"
introspection - ANS✅✅examination of one's own thoughts and feelings, referred to as armchair
philosophy
