GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 1 VOCAB Flashcards
CHAPTER 1 FINAL EXAM VOCAB REVIEW
PSYCHOLOGY IS _______________
THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES
SCIENTIFIC METHOD DEFINITION
A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS USED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR TESTING HYPOTHESES ABOUT BEHAVIOR
A THEORY IN PSYCHOLOGY IS __________
AN EXPLANATION OF WHY AND HOW A BEHAVIOR OCCURS
WHAT IS PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY?
PSYCHOLOGICAL INFORMATION OR CONCLUSIONS THAT SOUND SCIENTIFIC BUT HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?
THE THOUGHT PROCESSES USED TO EVALUATE AND ANALYZE INFORMATION AND APPLY IT TO OTHER SITUATIONS
THE 4 MAIN GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH:
1) TO DESCRIBE BEHAVIOR
2) TO PREDICT BEHAVIOR
3) TO EXPLAIN BEHAVIOR
4) TO CONTROL/CHANGE BEHAVIOR
A PREDICTION IS __________
AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME OF HOW VARIABLES WILL RELATE
A HYPOTHESIS IS ________
AN EDUCATED GUESS
NAME THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1) ASK A QUESTION
2) CONDUCT BACKGROUND RESEARCH
3) FORM A HYPOTHESIS
4) CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENT
5) ANALYZE DATA
6) DRAW A CONCLUSION
A SAMPLE IN PSYCHOLOGY IS _______________
THE PORTION OF THE POPULATION OF INTEREST SELECTED FOR A STUDY
TO CONDUCT A NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION, YOU MUST
OBSERVE BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT IT OCCURS
CASE STUDY DEFINITION
AN IN-DEPTH OBSERVATION OF ONE OR A FEW PARTICIPANTS OR SETTINGS
SURVEY DEFINITION
A RESEARCH METHOD THAT ASKS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND/OR BEHAVIORS
CORRELATION IS ___________
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VARIABLES
POSITIVE CORRELATION IS A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH __________
TWO VARIABLES RISE OR FALL TOGETHER
