Psychology Midterm – Flashcards
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Psychology
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Scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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Akira has declared psychology as his major, what will he be studying?
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Behavior and mental processes
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A single sentence definition of psychology may be misleading because...
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Psychologists disagree on how broad psychology should really be
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What is not a goal of psychology?
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Obfuscation
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In order to study mind and behavior, scientists
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rely on the scientific method
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In what way are the diverse sub fields of psychology related?
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They ultimately share a common goal. (understanding behavior)
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Dr. Alvarez studies how the degeneration of certain components of nerve cells in the brain might contribute to the development of multiple sclerosis. Dr. Alvarez's work BEST exemplifies the ________ subfield of psychology
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Behavioral neuroscience
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Which of the following branches of psychology studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world?
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Experimental psychology
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Why is the term experimental psychology considered somewhat misleading?
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Psychologists in every subfield use the experimental method.
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Which of the following subfields of psychology is INCORRECTLY matched with its description?
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A. Behavioral neuroscience: Examines the relationship between the nervous system and behavior
B. Cognitive: examines how people grow and change from conception to death
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Which of the following subfields of psychology is CORRECTLY matched with a sample topic?
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A. Behavioral neuroscience: the influence of chronic stress on physical health
B. Cognitive Psychology: The influence of an event on people's thinking
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How are cognitive and experimental psychology related?
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Cognitive psychology is a part of experimental psychology
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______ psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
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Cognitive
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Developmental psychology
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Studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death
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Personality psychology
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Focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another.
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Dr. Chen studies how people grow and change during late adolescence and young adulthood; Dr. Doherty focuses on several traits that distinguish on person from another. Dr. Chen is a ________ psychologist; Dr. Doherty is a __________ psychologist.
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A. Health psychologist; clinical psychologist
B. Developmental psychologist; personality psychologist
