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An introduction #willett psychology
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Are scientists always objective?
Yes using a control group
Yes when dependent & independent variables are used
No, science is a self fulfilling prophency
No biases is always a factor
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Scientific Method
method observe subject in their natural setting
Question-Hypothesis-Experiment-Results
method that investigates of one or more participants
method gather information through Q&A to alleviate biases
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Introspective
mental disorder characterized by listlessness & inadequacy
child's attraction to the parent of the opposite gender
an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
mental disorder characterized by fatigue
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What is psychology
the study of behavior that is tested using scientific method
having to do with an organism's physical processes
having to do with the basic make-up of the mind
having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding
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Why study psychology?
deals with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders
helps people deal with everyday problems
diagnoses & treat people with emotional challenges
understanding human & animal behavior helps humanity
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Authoritarian family
control shape and evaluate the behavior of their children
children participate in decision making
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Placebo Effect
experiment participants are unaware of who got treatment
belief that participant received treatment when reality, no
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_____________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Norm Chomsky
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Genetic Epistemology
the study of inborn intellectual abilities
the study of the limits of inborn abilities & traits
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The Four Humors
sanguine
melancholic
phlegmatic
choleric
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A psychologist ...
studies the emotional, personal and social changes
works in a mental health or social welfare agency
is concerned with helping students learn
studies the mind & behavior of humans & animals
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What is normal?
shared standards of behavior accepted by & expected from you
normally distributed data
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Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ___________
biology
physics
philosophy
chemistry
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
expectations are unknown by participants
expectations influence scientists research
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Psyche is...
a great television sitcom set near Ms. Willett's hometown
the mind
Productive humans
a tower center to study 20th century psychology
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Laissez-faire family
children have voice in family decisions
free for all family
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In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a (n)
observation
test
proposed explanation
measurement
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Pedagogical Theory
studies the art of teaching
studies emotional instabilities
studies human, animal & societies cultures
studies differences between nature v nurture ideology
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Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students will be exposed?
crirical thinking
use of scientific method
critical evaluation of sources of information
all of the previous are correct
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Which of the following degrees would be minimum, required to teach psychology course in high school?
Ph.D
mater's degree
bachelor's degree
Psy.D
