The Science of Psychology Number 1
The scientific study of the mind brain and behavior
What is... Psychology
what are the four levels of analyses in psychology?
What is...biological, social, individual, cultural
The study of YOU from womb to tomb.
What is... Developmental Psychology
List the 5 stages of Development in order.
What is...Prenatal Development, Infancy, Childhood, Adolescences, Adulthood
The mind and the body are two distinct and separate entities
What is... Dualism
a research method that provides a systematic and objective description of what is occurring
What is...Descriptive Research Method
a psychological philosophy that describes the mind as a functional tool that allows us to adapt to our environments.
What is... Functionalism
Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking, Infections are examples of _______ which are harmful to the fetus
What is...Teratogens
Tasha may see John take the blocks from Tyler's hands and say, "John! You're going to get in trouble!" This is an example of Moral Development.
What is... Moral reasoning
List 3 subfields of psychology
What is...
Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology
Cultural psychology
Developmental psychology
Health psychology
Industrial/organizational psychology
Relationship psychology
Social personality psychology
tendency to believe after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. "I knew it all along"
What is...Hindsight Bias
intensive observation recording and description of a person or organization. Is what type of descriptive research method?
What is...Case study
Jules is participating in the Strange Situation experiment. When his mother returns, he freezes, and then behaves erratically. In fact, he runs away from his mother. What kind of attachment is this?
What is... Disorganized
The theory of self-organizing developmental process where new behaviors form by cultural/environmental interactions
What is...Dynamic Systems Theory
Requires a minimal amount of knowledge and experience in the area about which you are ignorant
What is.. The Dunning-Kruger effect
A person is stuck in traffic and makes an impulsive decision to take the other route even though you don’t know the way. This is an example of what Mistakes in thinking?
What is... Heuristic
Examines how variables are naturally related in the real world without any attempt by the researchers to alter them. Is what type of research method?
What is... Correlational research method
what are Kohlberg’s 3 Stages Of Moral Development?
What is...Preconventional Morality, Conventional Morality, Postconventional Morality
The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.
What is...object permanence
Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?
What is...Lawrence Kohlberg
Two college students are invited to join an honor society that will highlight their academic and service achievements. The student from the United States accepts the invitation. However, the student from Japan declines the invitation, saying, "We do not call attention to achievements of individuals."
Their differences are due to the fact that they come from different
What is... culture
During presidential elections, people tend to seek information that paints the candidate they support in a positive light, while dismissing any information that paints them in a negative light. This is an example of what mistake in thinking
What is... Confirmation Bias
During the ________ stage, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations.
What is...concrete operational
Who said childhood development occurs as a result of social interactions and focuses on social/cultural impacts influencing cognitive/language development?
What is...Vygotsky sociocultural theory
Erikson’s has ____ stages of Psychosocial Development
What is... 8 stages of Psychosocial Development