Chapter 1 Definitions
The science that studies behavior and mental processes.
What is Psychology?
Focses on studying cognitions (thoughts) and their relationships to our experiences and our actions. Research areas include: Language, Memory, and Attention.
What is Cognitive Psychology?
An individual’s relatively distinctive and consistent pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
What is Personality?
I am often anxious, insecure, and nervous. I am not emotionally stable and I am constantly guilty. I am:
What is High in Neuroticism?
Relies on innate drives as an explanation for behavior; unconscious forces
What is Freud's Psychoanalytic Approach?
A tentative explaination of some phenomenon that can be tested and either accepted or rejected.
What is Hypothesis?
Studies how people change physically, cognitively,, socially, and emotionally ad they age.
What is Developmental Psychology?
An organized collection of testable ideas used to describe and explain a particular subject matter
I am extremely shy, serious, and reserved. On the weekends I would rather stay inside and read a book. I am:
What is Low in Extraversion?
How we think about the world; focuses on human growth and development.
What is Cognitive/Humanistic Approaches?
A study in which one variable is manipulated and the other variable is measured.
What is Experimental Research?
Focuses on behavior and thought patterns that are unique to each individual such as personality traits.
Any distinguishable,relatively enduring way in which one individual differs from others.
What is a Trait?
I am constantly late and super disorganized. My friends and family cannot rely on me to do anything. I also impulsively buy things I cannot afford. I am:
Social environment and the effects of culture influencing personality.
What is Neo-Freudians Approach?
The statistic used to assess the strength and direction of a correlational relationship.
What is Correlation Coefficient?
Focuses on both physiological aspects of sensory systems and the psychological experience of sensory information.
What is Sensation and Perception?
Measurement of what people say about themselves, rather than what they do.
What is an Interview?
I am always curious and I love to explore. I hate being on a routine. I also have an appreciation for the arts and new ideas. I am:
What is High in Openness?
Unique constilation of traits creates an individuals personality.
What is Trait Theories?
A factor other than the independant variable, that can influence the dependent variable of an experiment.
What is Extraneous Variable?
Seeks to understand the biological underpinnings of how humans think, act, and behave. Research Includes: Sleep, Drug use and abuse, and reproductive behavior.
What is Biological-Neuroscience Psychology?
The feeling that we are less able than others to solve life’s problems and get along in the world.
What is an Inferiority Complex?
I am a very hostile person and manupilate other often. I am suspicious of everyone around me. I care about myself more than anyone else. I am:
What is Low in Agreeableness?
Learning from ones environment how to behave; personality is the result.
What is Behavioral/Learning Approach?