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The study of human behavior and mental processes best defines:
Psychology
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The Skinner box was the invention of which person?
B.F Skinner
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A counselor sits with students and teachers to help everyone understand ways a student's learning environment can be improved. What field of psychology does this counselor belong to?
School psychology
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True or False: once a theory is written, the experiment does not have to be repeated.
False
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What makes a psychiatrist different from a psychologist?
Psychiatrists are legally allowed to prescribe medicine.
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Thinking, dreaming, and memories are all examples of what?
Cognitive activities/Mental processes
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Which psychologist used loud noises to put fear into a baby during an experiment?
Watson
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This field of psychology involves the study of people over their entire lifetime.
Developmental psychology
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"An educated guess" is the best definition for which part of the research process?
Hypothesis
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What kind of image is this?
Figure-ground
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Identify one example of a behavior people can see, and a behavior that occurs internally
VISIBLE: screaming, clapping, waving, walking, talking, eating, etc.
INTERNAL: heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, etc.
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Which psychologist was known for laboratories in his experiments
Sigmund Freud
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A psychologist is called into a crime scene to interview possible suspects before any arrests are made. What field of psychology is this professional from?
Forensic psychology
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To determine if George W. Bush could locate corn in the middle of a field of pretzels (lol what?), an experiment would need to be started. What would the first step of that experiment be?
Question
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In the Gestalt school of psychology, the four scientists were interested in knowing about which two concepts?
Context and patterns
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When a person consumes a treatment and thinks they are getting an effect from it- even though there is no real effect- that person is experiencing what?
Placebo/Placebo effect
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Little Albert was taught to fear a white rat in the controversial experiment involving conditioning. Name one of the objects that Albert DID NOT become afraid of?
Possible answers: burning newspapers, masks, most other animals at the test
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A therapist listens to their patient describe symptoms of anxiety and depression. They try to help their patient change their behavior to improve those conditions. What field of psychology is this professional in?
Clinical psychology
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The procedures of a study are conducted during which step of the research process?
Experiment
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As part of an experiment, _______ is the factor that researchers manipulate so they can see any new effects this change might have.
Independent variable
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The end result of an experiment was what encouraged behavior of a test subject- in a concept known as:
Operant behavior
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This man was interested in functionalism, and how people adapt to their environment in order to survive
William James
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A team of psychologists study people from China and how they respond to depression. The findings are then compared with people living in the United States, and the psychologists understand how mental illness is seen by both. What field of psychology are these professionals in?
Cross-cultural psychology
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What step of the research process tests the hypothesis of a previous experiment to see if similar or different results are achieved?
Replication
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According to functionalism, what kind of behaviors do people keep, and what behaviors do people lose over time?
KEEP: Behaviors that help adapt/survive
DROP: Behaviors that have little to do with survival
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