psych ch 1

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psychology

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study of the mind

Question 2

why combine different perspectives

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you develop a deeper understanding of how psychology works

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combine curiosity and..

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a sense of wonder with healthy skepticism

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what does it mean when psychology is summative

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rests on body of knowledge that keeps growing

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overconfidence effect

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tendency to be overly sure of what we know

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confirmation bias

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seek, pay attention to, and believe what we previously think to be correct

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scientific approach

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equates psych with experimental studies of perception, thought, behavior

Question 8

early studies relied on what

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intuition, observations, theories

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example of pop psychology

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social media, magazines, tv shows

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developmental perspective

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study how people change physically, cognitively, emotionally , socially as they age

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biological neuroscience perspective

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seeks to understand bio underpinnings of how we think, feel, behave

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cognitive perspective

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study mental processes that underlie perception, thought, learning, memory, language, creativity

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positive psychology emphasizes…

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ways to make people happy, healthy, manage stress

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neuroscience

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study how nerves and cells send/receive info from brain, body and spinal cord

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positive psychology

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study of important human experiences

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metacognition

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awareness and understanding of own thought processes

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nature and nurture together

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predict broad patterns of human behavior

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homeopathy

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treatment of diseases by tiny doses that in healthy person would produce symptoms

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human behavior echo of what

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biological adaptations

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pseudoscience

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makes claims that are supposedly based on rigorous science and fact but not supported by real evidence

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evolutionary perspective

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study cultural universals that unite all humans, identify aspects of behavior that result from evolutionary adapts in human survival

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emotional perspective

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understand how out cpacity to feel, express, and perceive emotions plays an important role in decision making, behavior, and social relationships

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combine stable personality and stressful life

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psychological disorders

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clinical perspective

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use psych science to identify causes and treatment of psychological disorders

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growth mindset

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human personality and behavior can change

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behavioral perspective

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how environment factors affect thinking and behavior

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unconscious

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influence thoughts, feeling, actions we cannot observe, unaware

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cultural perspective

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cultural context affect people’s thoughts and preferences

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culture

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roles, values, customs, beliefs

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critical thinking

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purposeful reasoned and goal directed

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psuedoscience

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collections of beliefs and practices thought to be valid

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empirical evidence

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based on astute observation and accurate measurements (best)

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why psuedoscience, misperceptions and pop psych dangerous

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link vaccines to autism, homeopathy, rebirthing

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ethical principles guide

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research and practice

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behavior shaped by

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unconscious processes and conscious understandings