Chapter 1 vocab

Question 1

Empirical approach

Answer 1

Evidence-based method that draws on observation and experimentation

Question 2

Critical thinking

Answer 2

Thinking that does not blindly except arguments and conclusions. Rather, examines assumptions, appraise is the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluate evidence, and assesses conclusions.

Question 3

Structuralism

Answer 3

Early school of thought, Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

Question 4

Functionalism

Answer 4

Promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function, how they enable the organism to adapt survive, and flourish.

Question 5

Behaviorism

Question 6

Humanistic psychology

Question 7

Cognitive psychology

Question 8

Cognitive neuroscience

Question 9

Nature-nurture issue

Question 10

Evolutionary psychology

Question 11

Behavior genetics

Question 12

Positive psychology

Question 13

Levels of analysis

Question 14

Biopsychosocial approach

Question 15

Counseling psychology

Question 16

Clinical psychology

Question 17

Psychiatry

Question 18

Testing effect

Question 19

Community psychology

Question 20

SQ3R

Question 21

Natural selection

Question 22

Hindsight bias

Question 23

Operational definition

Question 24

Correlation coefficient

Question 25

Illusory correlation

Question 26

Regression toward the mean