Psy 201 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Structuralism correct answers early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind Functionalism correct answers early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish Behaviorism correct answers the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without references to ment...

is a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience correct answers learning ___ and ___ are types of associative learning correct answers classical conditioning operant conditioning What are the ABC's of behavior correct answers Antecedent Behavior Consquences Define the ABC's of behavior correct answers antecedent- what occurs prior to behavior behavior- the response to stimuli consequences- not positive or negative, just results of behavior What is unconditioned ...

collectivistic vs. Individualistic cultures correct answers based on valuing the needs of a group or a community over the individual. stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. What types of work are psychologists involved in? correct answers biological, cognitive, developmental, personality, clinical, counseling, educational, social, quantitative Case study correct answers research method involving the intensive examination of some phenomenon in a parti...

Psychologists 8 Habits of Mind correct answers 1. Multiply determined nature of psychological phenomena 2. comfort with ambiguity/doubt 3. reliance upon systematic observation 4. Quantitative thinking 5. Relational reasoning 6. Evidence based thinking and decision making 7. Context matters 8. Definitions are essential starting points to psychologists Multiply determined nature of psychological phenomena correct answers biopsychosocial approach behavior is not simple cause and effect...

psychology correct answers The scientific study of the mind and behavior Behavior correct answers all the actions that result from sensing and interpreting information from the world through the brain. Three steps in thinking critically correct answers 1. "What is the claim I am being asked to accept?" 2. "What evidence, if any, is provided to support the claim?" 3. "Given the evidence, to what extent should the claim be accepted or rejected? Three benefits of psychology correct...

Methods of Research - ️️Descriptive Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Correlation Studies, Observational techniques, Case studies, and Response performance Nature/Nurture - ️️whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture. Types of Psychologists - ️️Biological, Cognitive, Experimental, Social, Cultural, Clinical, Counseling, School, and Industrial/Organizational Psychologists What is Re...

PsychoanalysisWhich school of psychology attempted to identify the basic elements of the mind? learningThe behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of Industrial-organizational psychologyWhich psychological specialty does Dr. Ochoa's work best represent? The meaning of frightening dreamsEarly behaviorists such as John B. Watson would have been LEAST likely to encourage research that focused on Rogers and MaslowWhich psychologists emphasized the growth potentia...

Who is Franz Joseph Gall? correct answers Phrenology, brain is a muscle, bombs and ridges Uncritical Acceptance correct answers believing postive descriptions about yourself Confirmation Bias correct answers Confirm what you think about yourself Barnum effect correct answers So general it applies to everyone (circus) Critical Thinking correct answers Don't always believe authority, needs testing and back up What is Psychology? correct answers The scientific study of behavior and ...

Perceptual Processes correct answers The first research laboratory in psychology was established to study __________________________. Community correct answers Dr. Gauzz believes that low-income families who live in crowded conditions are more likely to need mental health services. Therefore, she works to eliminate over-crowded high-rises for low-income famillies. Dr. Gauzz is most likely a(n) ________________ psychologist. Eclectic correct answers Dr. Hemmings believes that human behavior...

IRSC Psy 2012 Exam 1 with 100% Correct Answers Psychology - ANSWERSThe scientific study of thought, mind and behavior Structuralism - ANSWERSbreaking down expierence into its elemental parts offer the best way to understand thoughts and behavior use of introspection - ANSWERSfirst developed by psychologist Wilhelm Wundt ; looking into one's own mind to determine the structure of consciousness Functionalism - ANSWERSa school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral p...