Psychology Vocabulary Flashcard

Psychology Vocabulary Flashcard

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6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What term describes thinking activities that happen in your brain, like remembering facts for a test, solving a math problem, or making a decision about what to wear?

Back

Cognitive

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the normal body activities that keep you alive, like breathing, eating, sleeping, and your heart beating, which happen automatically without you having to think about them?

Back

Physiological

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a big explanation that scientists create after doing many experiments and collecting lots of information, which is much stronger than a guess because it's based on real evidence?

Back

Theory

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an educated guess or prediction about something, which scientists make before they do experiments to test if their guess is correct?

Back

Hypothesis

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the scientific study of how people behave and think called?

Back

Psychology

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of information comes from actually watching something happen or doing an experiment, not just from thinking about it or guessing?

Back

Empirical

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fill in the blank: ______ is the thing that causes stress. Examples: a big test, an argument with a friend, or being late to class.

Back

Stressor

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