WK 1 History and Method of Psych 1

Question 1

Multiple levels of analysis

Answer 1

Higher levels = social

Lower levels = biological

Question 2

7 Core areas in Psych

Answer 2

• Social
• Personality and individual differences
• Developmental
• Cognitive
• Perception
• Learning
• Biopsychology

Question 3

5 Applied Psych

Answer 3

• Clinical
• Organisational
• Health
• Neuropsychology
• Educational

Question 4

Scientific Method

Answer 4

framework for gathering and evaluating info

Question 5

Aspects of scientific method

Answer 5

• promotes objectivity

- falsifiable and self-correcting

Question 6

Scientific method process

Answer 6

theory-> hypothesis > research > observation -> create theory or modify theory and repeat

Question 7

Theory definition

Answer 7

well-argued guesswork (based on evidence)

Question 8

Naive realism

Answer 8

seeing is believing

Question 9

Confirmation bias

Answer 9

tendency to seek out info that supports our beliefs while dismissing contradictory info

Question 10

Belief perseverance

Answer 10

once belief is formed and rationale has developed, it is very difficult to demolish

Question 11

Difference between psychology and pseudoscience

Answer 11

psych- uses scientific method to derive its knowledge

pseudoscience- claims that seem to scientific at first glance but is not derived from scientific method