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chapter 1-4
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychology | the scientific study of behavior and mental process |
| scientific method | a way of studing topics involving 5 steps |
| hypothesis | an idea that is arrived at logically for a theory; an edecated guess |
| critical thinking | the process of thinking reflectively and productively, as well as evaluating evidence |
| naturalistic observation | observaton of behavior in real world settings with no effect made to manipulate or control the situation |
| validity | the soundness of the conclusions we draw from an experiment. In the realm of testing, validity specifically refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure |
| homeostasis | the body's tendency to maintain an equilibrum, or a steady state |
| teratogens | harms the fetus via the placenta |
| nature | an organisma biologixal inheritance |
| nurture | an organisms environmental experiences |
| nature Vs nurture | The interaction of nature and nurture of genes and environment, influnces every aspect of mind and behavior t a degree. Neither factor opperates alone |
| psychodynamic | a psychological perspective emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between biological instincts an society's demands, and early family experiences |
| behavioral | a psychological perspective emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral responces and their environmental determinates |
| cognative | a psychological perspective that focuses onthe mental process involved in knowing; how we direct our attention, percieve, remember, think and solve problems |
| evolutionary | a psychological perspective that eses evoltionary ideas such as adaption, reproduction, and "survival of the fittest" as the basis for explaining specific human behavior |
| applied psychology | does research to solve practical problems |
| independent variable | the manipulated experimental factor in an experiment |
| dependent variable | a factor that can change in an experiment in responce to changes in the independent variable |
| double-blind experiment | an experiment that is conducted so that neither the participants or experimenter are aware of which participants are in the experimental grou or control group |
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