Lecture 1 / Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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What is Psychological Science?
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the study, through research, of mind, brain, and behavior.
2
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What does Mind refer to? What does it involve?
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Mental activity.
Involves memories, thoughts, feelings, and perceptual experiences
3
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Define “Critical Thinking”
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systemically questioning and evaluating information using well-supported evidence
4
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What is Amiable skepticism?
A
systemically questioning and evaluating information using well-supported evidence
5
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What does Behavior refer to?
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the totality of observable human & animal actions
6
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Critical thinking involves:
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- Looking for holes in evidence
- using logic & reasoning to determine if information makes sense
- considering alternative explanations
- considering if information is biased
7
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Define Bias
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prejudice in favor or against a thing, person, group
8
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What are common biases?
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- ignoring evidence
- seeing casual relationships that don’t exist
- accepting after-the-fact explanations
- taking mental shortcuts
