Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Posc 100 American Government CSULB Exam #1 Democracy - ANS "Rule by the people" The idea that ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. Direct Democracy - ANS Ruled by people that attended open assemblies. Results of democracy - ANS Rational decision making and economic growth. Dangers of Direct Democracy - ANS People are uneducated, results in mob rule and prone to manipulation by political leaders. Representative Democracy - A...

What are implicit theories - ANS Where individuals develop theories, beliefs and deeply held schemas about human attributes- intelligence is subject to this What sort of bias can implicit theories be linked to - ANS Unconscious bias- our implicit theories can come from places of prejudice and can develop unconsciously. What did Costa and Faria find regarding implicit theories and academic performance - ANS Found significant association between implicit theories and academ...

PSY 100 Exam 1 Study Guide psychological science - ANS the study of mind, brain, and behavior critical thinking - ANS systematically questioning and evaluating information using well-supported evidence hindsight bias - ANS reinterpreting old evidence to make sense of a known outcome; "I knew it all along" confirmation bias - ANS the tendency to downplay evidence that doesn't support one's point (and vice versa) introspection - ANS a systematic ...

CSULB PSY 100 Test 2 Study Guide Zygote vs a fetus - ANS fertilized egg cell vs 8 weeks after conception fetal alcohol syndrome - ANS malformations of the face, heart, and ears, and nervous system damage. spectrum disorder - barely noticeable to severe. Why? alcohol decreases neuronal arousal, causes many neurons to "self-destruct" vision, hearing, & learning/memory in infancy - ANS idk how to sum up, look at notes habituation vs dishabituation - ANS dec...

PSY 100 EXAM 1 What is the definition of psychology - ANS The systematic study of behavior and experience. How has the definition of psychology changed over the 20th century? - ANS Early definitions focused on the study of the mind and soul. The new definition now focuses on what you can see; behavior and perceptual experience What are the general points about psychology? - ANS 1) It depends; It is not a straight yes or no, it depends on the context, background, and baha...

PSY 100-02 Final

CSULB Psy 100 Exam 1 - Amy Wax Psychology - ANS the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Determinism - ANS everything that happens has an observable/measurable cause Free will - ANS believe every human act is voluntary mind-body problem - ANS A fundamental psychological issue: Are mind and body separate and distinct, or is the mind simply the physical brain's subjective experience? monism - ANS conscious experience is inseparable fro...

CSULB Psy 100 Exam 1 - Wax Psychology - ANS the scientific study of behavior and mental processes determinism vs. free will - ANS -Determinists: everything that happens has an observable/measurable cause -Free Will Purists: believe every human act is voluntary mind-body problem - ANS A fundamental psychological issue: Are mind and body separate and distinct, or is the mind simply the physical brain's subjective experience? monism - ANS conscious experience is...

CSULB Psy 100 Exam 1 - Wax

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