Midterm

Question 1

Basic research

Answer 1

knowledge for its own sake

Question 2

applied research

Answer 2

research to find solutions to problems

Question 3

folk psychology

Answer 3

when commonly held beliefs are thought to be fact

Question 4

confirmation bias

Answer 4

looking for evidence that supports your beliefs

Question 5

critical thinking

Answer 5

vital to the scientific method

Question 6

mind-body dualism

Answer 6

views the mind as a spiritual event

Question 7

monism

Answer 7

views the mind as a product of physical events

Question 8

psychophysics

Answer 8

The study of perceived experiences

Question 9

structuralism

Answer 9

Was the first approach taken towards understanding human behavior

Question 10

reductionist

Answer 10

Complex matter of the mind can be broken down into simple

Question 11

analytic introspection

Answer 11

People are trained to report the contents of an experience. objectively

Question 12

functionalist

Answer 12

Are concerned with why not how

Question 13

psychodynamic

Answer 13

Causes of behaviour can be understood when looking within an individual

Question 14

behaviorism

Answer 14

That behaviors is what matters

Question 15

cognitive behaviorism

Answer 15

focuses on the link between behaviour and cognition

Question 16

cognitive

Answer 16

perspective concerned with nature of the mind

Question 17

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 17

focuses on physiological measure like FMRI

Question 18

Sociocultural

Answer 18

culture, presence, social norms

Question 19

biological perspective

Answer 19

brain and neurons

Question 20

Behavioral Neuroscience

Answer 20

How our brain affects our behaviour, sensory, experiences emotion and thoughts

Question 21

behavior genetics

Answer 21

explains how behaviour tendencies
are affected by genetics`

Question 22

Evolutionary psychology

Answer 22

how behavior and mental processes have evolved.

Question 23

scientific method

Answer 23

prediction, control, and theory building

Question 24

Naturalistic observation

Answer 24

observing behaviour in a natural setting

Question 25

ecological validity

Answer 25

The setting must be similar to the natural setting for the study

Question 26

survey research

Answer 26

an efficient way to get data
issues with representiveness

Question 27

sampling

Answer 27

needs a large sample size
random sampling

Question 28

correlation research

Answer 28

the relationship between two variables

Question 29

Bidirectionality problem

Answer 29

Which variable is affecting which

Question 30

Independent Variable

Answer 30

unchanging variable