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PSYCHOLOGY (Chapter 1) Time Out !

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Study guide for psych chapter 1

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Created Date 10.20.19
Last Updated 10.21.19
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Topics of this game:
  • Choose the best definition for psychology (as defined in textbook)
  • human behavior is difficult to predict, in part because almost all actions are multiply determined which means:
  • People differ from each other in thinking, emotion, personality, and behavior. This is called:
  • the belief that the world is exactly as we see/perceive it is called:
  • an explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world:
  • the tendency to seek out evidence that supports our beliefs and deny, dismiss, or distort evidence that contradicts them:
  • the tendency to stick to our initial beliefs even when evidence contradicts them:
  • Metaphysical claims
  • a set of claims that seems scientific but isn’t.
  • Which of the following is an anecdote
  • Which of the following is an example of Exaggerated claims:
  • Which of the following is an example of Talk of “proof” instead of “evidence”:
  • Psychics saying the "bad vibes" of a scientific study interfering with their powers is an example of:
  • “The idea that daycare might have negative emotional effects on children gets me really upset, so I refuse to believe it.” is an example of:
  • “Dr. Smith’s theory of personality is the best, because it seems to have the most evidence supporting it.” is an example of:
  • “My professor says that psychotherapy is worthless; because I trust my professor, she must be right.” is an example of:
  • "Is this the only good explanation for this finding? Have we ruled out other important competing explanations?" is an example of:
  • capability of being disproved:
  • if two explanations account equally well for a phenomenon, we should generally select the more parsimonious/less excessively complicated one
  • required trained observers to reflect carefully and report on their mental experiences.
  • To examine the role of mental processes on behaviour:
  • To understand the functions or adaptive purposes of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours