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abnormal behavior 
Patterns of thought, emotion, and actions that are deviant, unexpected, or "away from the standard" based on statistical, social-cultural, and/or functional standards. 
 
 
 
abnormal psychology 
The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict, explain, and ultimately change abnormal patterns of functioning. 
 
 
 
acute stress disorder 
An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event, often includin...
Psychology Final Exam questions with 100% correct answers verified for accuracy(graded A+).docx
basic science 
the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomenon for its own sake 
 
 
 
applied science 
discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals 
 
 
 
hypothesis 
an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research 
 
 
 
theory 
a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study 
 
 
 
physiological needs 
having to do with an organism's physical processes 
 
 
 
cognitive needs 
having to do wit...
Social Psychology 
The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to others. 
 
 
 
Social Learning Theory 
A modern offshoot of behaviorism that places primary emphasis on how people learn social behaviors from one another, especially through social reinforcement and modeling. 
 
 
 
Frustration-aggression Hypothesis 
In its most absolute form, this hypothesis asserts that frustration always creates feelings of aggression and that aggression is always caused by frustratio...
Range 
The range (high and low) numbers of an item 
 
 
 
standard deviation 
An approximation of the average 
 
 
 
mean 
average of the scores - add them up and divide by total number of scores 
 
 
 
median 
the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it 
 
 
 
Mode 
Mode=most 
 
 
 
naturalistic observation 
observing without interaction 
 
 
 
Survey Techniques pros and cons 
Pro;flexability Con;no control group 
 
 
 
correlation coefficient 
a stati...
Cognitive Psychology Final Exam Review questions and answers.
social psychology 
the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another 
 
 
 
attribution theory 
the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition 
 
 
 
fundamental attribution error 
the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition 
 
 
 
attitude 
feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, t...
Psychology 
The Science of Behavior and Mental Processes 
 
 
 
Socrates and Plato 
thought the mind and body were separate and that the mind goes on after death. Also thought Knowledge was innate. 
 
 
 
Aristotle 
student of Plato; thought knowledge was obtained through experiences 
 
 
 
Rene Descartes 
thought the mind and body were separate 
 
 
 
John Locke 
thought a mind at birth was a blank slate. helped form empiricism 
 
 
 
empiricism 
knowledge is from experiences and therefor scien...
Which of these statements is true about a theory? 
It implies predictions 
 
 
 
What type of relationship is indicated if low values of one variable seem to be associated with low values of another variable? 
Positive correlation 
 
 
 
______________ are useful in evaluating behavioral treatments. 
Single-subject designs 
 
 
 
____________ offer precise descriptions of target behaviors so experimenters know how they should be observed and measured. 
Operational definitions 
 
 
 
A theory is:...
The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt because he pioneered the investigation of mental processes using 
 
A. genome mapping. 
B. an evolutionary perspective. 
C. a biopsychosocial perspective. 
D. scientific experiments. 
D 
 
 
 
Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association? 
 
A. Rosalie Rayner 
B. Jean Piaget 
C. Heather Kelly 
D. Mary Whiton Calkins 
D 
 
 
 
The view that psychology should be an objective ...