PSYC 302 TEST 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,RATED A. Psychology: - CORRECT ANSWER-the scientific study of behavior
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PSYC 302
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PSYC 302
PSYC 302 TEST 1 WITH
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS,RATED A.
Psychology: - CORRECT ANSWER-the
scientific study of behavior
"all psychologists should become savvy
consumers of _________ psychological
research" - CORRECT ANSWERexperimental
2 methods of acquiring knowledge -
CORRECT ANSWER--science- seek...
PSYC 302 TEST 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,RATED A. Psychology: - CORRECT ANSWER -the scientific study of behavior "all psychologists should become savvy consumers of _________ psychological research" - CORRECT ANSWER -
experimental 2 methods of acquiring knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER --science - seeks to develop empirical explanations of behavior - gathering information -others (tenacity, common sense, intuition, authority) - we tend to reject these because we think the scientific method is superior what are the 5 working assumptions of science? - CORRECT ANSWER --realism: philosophy that objects perceived have an actual existence outside of the mind -rationality: reasoning and logic are the basis for solving problems (not "others") -regularity: phenomenons exist in recurring patterns that conform with universal laws -causality: all events happen because of preceding causes -discoverability: belief that it is possible to learn solutions to questions that are asked - our only limits are time and resources ($) processes (objectives) of science/the scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER --
description -explanation (what explain the phenomenon AKA the theory!) -prediction (AKA hypothesis) characteristics of the scientific approach/method/science in general -science is... - CORRECT ANSWER --
control: SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS - ability to minimize the influence of extraneous variables -operational definitions: defining a variable in a way so that it is measurable - convert it to a number - this has to happen in order for us to study it
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