Psychology ch. 1

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100

Evaluating evidence, assessing conclusions and uncovering hidden values is found in _______________________?

Critical thinking

200

The study of mental processes , such as occur when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and solve problems is?

Cognitive psychology

300

Psychological perspective concerned with how our genes and our environment influence our individual differences. 

Evolutionary 

Table 1:1

400

Name a Descriptive research technique that contains self reporting

Survey

500

The group involved in an experiment that is NOT exposed to the treatment is called?

Control group

2

100

Name the 3 key elements of the scientific attitude.

curiosity

skepticism

humility

200

Psychodynamic perspective emphasizes ?

Behavior springs from unconscious conflict

300

The perspective interested in how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures

Social-cultural

400

A sample size in research that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.

Random sample

500

Name the factor in an experiment that is manipulated

Independent variable

3

100

Who conducted the first psychological experiment?

Wundt

200

Freud was an Austiran _________________.

(the answer is not psychologist)

Physician

300

American psychologist Watson emphasized the study of ?

Observable behavior

400

The American philosopher who loved psychology and wrote one of the first psychological text books in 1890 was? 

William James

500

The procedure where the participants nor the research staff know which groups were given a placebo

Double-blind procedure

4

100

Name the issue/debate  that is interested in biology and experience

Nature/Nurture

200

An "I could of told you comment" illustrates

Hindsight bias

300

Name the 3 categories of research methods

Descriptive

Correlational

Experimental

400

A measure of the extent two events vary together

Correlation

500

Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information is called ______________

Testing effect

5

100

A testable prediction 

Hypotheses

200

An explanation that uses principles that organize observations and predict behaviors or events is?

Theory

300

A carefully worded statement desctibing the exact procedures for measuring an anticipated experimental outcome is known as a(n)..

operational definition

400

Repeating the essence of a research study

Replication

500

SQ3R stands for

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