Chapter 1 Intro to Psych.

What is applied science?

• Influencing behavior by using Research & Analysis

• Influencing behavior by Solving Problems/Goals

What is basic science?

• Influencing behavior by using Research & Analysis

• Influencing behavior by Solving Problems/Goals

What word best describes "cognitive"?

• Physical

• Mental

• Hypothetical

• Hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• The study of a subject

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• An educated guess about the relationship between two variables

• Concluding the process of scientific method with evidence

What is introspection?

• The study of how the mind and body are connected

• The study of the inner body

• The study of the unconscious mind

• A method of self observation in which subjects report on their thoughts and feelings

What are the goals of psychology?

• Description

• Explanation

• Prediction

• Control

• All of the above

What is physiology?

• The physical state (involuntary)

• Mental Elements (voluntary)

• Influencing behavior by using Research & Analysis

• Influencing behavior by Solving Problems/Goals

A psychiatrist...

• observes & treats behavior to change the way someone thinks

• is a doctor that prescribes medicine to treat a mental disorder

• is both 1 and 2

• is neither 1 or 2

A psychologist...

• observes & treats behavior to change the way someone thinks

• is a doctor that prescribes medicine to treat a mental disorder

• is both 1 and 2

• is neither 1 or 2

Focuses on how the physical body & brain creates our emotions, memories, & sensory experiences...

• Neuroscience perspective

• Evolutionary persspective

• Psychodynamic perspective

• Behavioral perspective