Chapter 1 Psychology's Roots, Big Ideas, Critical Thinking Tools (Reverse) Flashcards
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| 659405639 | 3 levels human behavior; Biological, Psychological, Social-cultural. | Biopsychosocial Approach | |
| 659405640 | Encode, process, store and retrieve information. | Cognitive | |
| 659405641 | Study of brain activity linked with mental activity (such as perception, thinking, memory, language.) | Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| 659405642 | Describes relationships between variables (behavior characteristics); Positive - as one variable (behavior) increases, the other increases & Negative - as one variable (behavior) increases while the other decreases. Explains relationships, but does not show cause, i.e. does not show that one behavior causes the other. | Correlation Research | |
| 659405643 | Questions assumptions and conclusions, looks for scientific evidence. | Critical Thinking | |
| 659405644 | Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. | Current Definition of Psychology | |
| 659405645 | Consists of case studies, observations, and surveys. | Descriptive Research | |
| 659405646 | Explains cause and effect. | Experimental Research | |
| 659405647 | Today's focus on; Strengths - Understanding and building healthy and positive behaviors and emotions (Positive Psychology) & Challenges - Understanding and helping overcome troubling behaviors and emotions (Clinical Psychology) | Exploring Human Strengths | |
| 659405648 | Critical Thinking, Biopsychosocial Approach, A Two Track Mind, Exploring Human Strengths | Four Big Ideas in Psychology | |
| 659405649 | Theories (organize observations, attempt to explain behaviors) Hypotheses (educated guesses, predictions about behaviors) Research results (validate, reject or revise theories) | How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions | |
| 659405650 | How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, sensory experiences. | Neuroscience | |
| 659405651 | Created humanistic psychology which believes that a positive environment can enhance personal growth. | Rogers and Maslow | |
| 659405652 | Started psychoanalytic/Freudian Psychology. Defined psychology as "behavior a result of unconscious sexual conflicts and defenses against wishes and impulses." | Sigmund Freud | |
| 659405653 | Started behavioral psychology and defined it as the "scientific study of observable behavior." | Skinner and Watson | |
| 659405654 | Dual processing capacity; Conscious (with awareness) & Unconscious (without awareness.) | Two-Track Mind | |
| 659405655 | Created the first psychological laboratory and used introspection to explain behavior. Defined psychology as "science of mental life." | Wilhelm Wundt |