Ch1-1 Why Study Psychology?

having to do with the process of thinking and understanding

• hypothesis
• cognitive
• theory
• psychology

the study of behavior tested through scientific research

• cognition
• theory
• scientific method
• psychology

an assumption about behavior tested through scientific research

• scientific method 
• cognition
• theory
• hypothesis

a general approach to gathering information & answering questions that minimizes errors & bias

• hypothesis
• theory
• scientific method
• psychology

a complex explanation of phenomema based on findings from scientific research

• hypothesis 
• theory
• scientific method
• psychology

Psychology involves the study of behavior in

• animals only
• animals & humans
• humans only
• animals, humans,& plants

Which of the following is Not a goal of psychology?

• description
• explanation
• prediction
• assumption

Wilhelm Wundt's technique of introspection led to psychology's use of

• analysis.
• the scientific method.
• experimentation.
• the cognitive model.

Psychologists use different methods and study different behaviors, they all conduct ___ studies.

• descriptive
• introspective
• explanatory
• systematic

discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals

• applied science
• basic science
• descriptive science
• introspection