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
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
