PSYCHOLOGY 2301 CHAPTER 1 EVALUATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYCHOLOGY 2301
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Amsterdam University College (AUC)
PSYCHOLOGY 2301 CHAPTER 1
EVALUATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-The scientific study of
behavior and mental processes
Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of
objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing
information.
Psychoanalytic Pe...
PSYCHOLOGY 2301 CHAPTER 1
EVALUATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-The scientific study of
behavior and mental processes
Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of
objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing
information.
Psychoanalytic Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An
approach to understanding behavior and mental processes
developed by Freud, which focuses on unconscious processes
and unresolved conflicts.
Psychodynamic Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An
approach to understanding behavior and metal processes that
emphasizes unconscious dynamics, internal motives, conflicts,
and past experiences; actions are viewed as stemming from
inherited instincts, biological drive, and attempts to resolve
conflicts between personal needs and social requirements.
Behavioral Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach to
understanding behavior and mental processes that emphasizes
objective, observable environmental influences on overt
behavior.
, Humanistic Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach to
understanding behavior and mental processes that perceives
human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking; it
emphasizes free will and self-actualization.
Positive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of
optimal human functioning; it emphasizes positive emotions,
traits, and institutions.
Cognitive Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach to
understanding behavior and mental processes that focuses on
genetics and biological processes in the brain and other parts
of the nervous system.
Evolutionary Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach
to understating behavior and mental processes that stresses
natural selection, adaptation, and evolution; it assumes that
mental capabilities evolved over millions of years to serve
particular adaptive purposes.
Sociocultural Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-An approach
to understanding behavior and mental processes that
emphasizes the social interaction and cultural determinants of
behavior and mental processes.
Biopsychosocial Model - CORRECT ANSWER-An integrative,
unifying theme of modern psychology that sees biological,
psychological, and social processes as interacting forces.
Biopsychologist/Neuroscientist - CORRECT ANSWER-
investigates the relationship between biology, behavior, and
mental processes, including how physical and chemical
processes affect the structure and function of the brain and
nervous system.
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