Quiz 1: A Introducing Psychological Science
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Part of being scientifically literate is being able to apply scientific knowledge to real-world situations.
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Critical thinking involves exercising curiosity and skepticism when evaluating the claims of others,as well as our own assumptions and beliefs.
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Empiricism means that knowledge about the world is based on careful observation,not common sense or speculation.
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Phrenologists suggested that specific mental traits and dispositions could be identified by examining the surface of the skull.
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Sigmund Freud's work using hypnosis to cure patients made him realize that many of his patients' symptoms had mental,not physical,causes and this led to the development of psychoanalysis.
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Credit for establishing psychology as an independent field of science is generally given to William James.
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The goal of Edward Titchener in adopting Wilhelm Wundt's method of introspection was to break down consciousness into its most basic elements.
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Structuralism was an early psychological approach that emphasized the function and purpose of behaviour and consciousness.
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Humanistic psychology is an approach emphasizing the need for psychologists to focus on the whole of perception and experience,rather than its parts.
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The cognitive perspective is an approach that emphasizes mental processes in thinking,memory,language,and other areas of behaviour.
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The psychology of women is focused primarily on investigating why men are traditionally favoured in society.
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)allows researchers to tap into the unconscious processes that motivate behaviour.
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Cognitive psychology focuses on helping people to see the good in their lives and to accept themselves for who they are.
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