Unit 1 51-60

Question 1

Cognitive approach

Answer 1

Uses experimental research methods to study internal mental processes such as attention, perception, ,memory and decision-making

Question 2

Humanistic approach

Answer 2

The assumption in psychology that people are essentially good and constructive that the tendency toward self-actualization is inherent, and that, given the proper environment, human beings will develop to the ir maximum potential

Question 3

Biological approach

Answer 3

The scientific study of the links between biological and psychological processes

Question 4

Evolutionary psychology

Answer 4

The study of the evolution of the behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection

Question 5

Sociocultural perspective

Answer 5

Any viewpoint or approach to health, mental health, history, politics, economics, or any other area of human experience that emphasizes the environmental factors of society, culture, and social interaction

Question 6

Biopsychosocial approach

Answer 6

An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis

Question 7

Social-cognitive approach

Answer 7

Describes how peoples behavior is influenced by their personal factors, the environment, and their interactions with others

Question 8

W.E.I.R.D CULTURES

Answer 8

Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic

Question 9

Experimental control

Answer 9

The regulation of all extraneous conditions and variables in an experiment so that any change in the dependent variable can be attributed solely to manipulation of the independent variable and not to any other factors

Question 10

Positive (direct) correlation

Answer 10

A relationship between 2 variables in which both rise and fall together