Psychology - 2024 chapters 1 and

What is psychology?

• the study of man

• the scientific study of thoughts and behaviors

• The study of metacognitive thinking

• The study of global communities.

Cognitive psychology is

• the study of what makes people unique

• the study that links the brain, mind and behavior.

• the study of how people see others in foreign countries

• the study of how we perceive information, how we remember, how we acquire and use language

Behavioral neuroscience studies

• the behaviors of people

• the link among the brain, mind and behavior

• how the real or imagined presence of others influences thoughts

• study of thoughts and behavior varies

Personality psychology considers

• what makes people unique, and the consistencies in people's behaviors over time

• questions such as whether our personal traits

• sciences and the practices of humans

• how we perceive information

cross-cultural psychology is

• how we perceive information and then use it to improve our lives

• the link between the brain and the mind

• the practice of celebrating other cultures

• the study of how thoughts and behaviors varies and is similar across cultures

Psychoanalysis is

• the study of human thoughts and behaviors that is native and designed for its own people

• understanding and treating psychological disorders; assumes the unconscious mind is powerful

• the study of how people experience physical stimuli such as light

• the view that all knowledge and thoughts come from experiences

What subdivision of psychology examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors change over the life span?

• developmental psychology

• cognitive psychology

• personality psychology

• educational psychology

A psychologist has conducted a series of studies on which part of the brain is most active during a memory task. This psychologist is probably

• a developmental psychologist

• a behavioral neuroscientist

• an industrial/organizational psychologist

nature through nurture is

• where the environment interacts with the mind

• the environment constantly interacts with biology to shape who we are and what we do

• nature favors one design over another

• a feedback process whereby nature favors one design over another

A scientific theory is

• the assumption that what we know may or may not be true

• the procedures by which scientists conduct research, consisting of six basic processes

• a set of related assumptions from which the scientist can make testable predictions and it also explains the best current scientific evidence.

• a specific, informed, and testable predictions of the outcome