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Ivy Tech Psychology 101 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions Development - answerthe pattern of continuity and change in human capabilities that occur throughout the course of life Cross-sectional Design - answera number of people are assessed at one point in time...age vs. characteristics Cohort Effects - answerdifferences between individuals that stem not necessarily from their age but from the historical and social time period in which they were born and developed Longitudinal...

Ivy Tech Psychology 101 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions Development - answerthe pattern of continuity and change in human capabilities that occur throughout the course of life Cross-sectional Design - answera number of people are assessed at one point in time...age vs. characteristics Cohort Effects - answerdifferences between individuals that stem not necessarily from their age but from the historical and social time period in which they were born and developed Longitudinal...

Three Ways of Doing Psychology1. Experimental 2. Teachers 3. Applied Critical Thinking1. What is the source? 2. Is the claim reasonable? 3. What is the evidence? 4. Could bias contaminate the conclusion? -emotional bias -conformational bias 5. Does the reasoning avoid common fallacies (common sense)? 6. Does the issue require multiple perspectives?

three-stage modelWe mentioned that the------of memory is based on an informationprocessing metaphor. The model was developed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin (1968) and later modified. According to this model, memory works like this: Storage: information is saved here for future use, like the stuff save of a computer; Retrieval: this information can be accessed for reuse, like pulling up a file. Encoding function: this represents input into the system such as typing and entering...

Who is generally known to have built the first psychology research laboratory in Germany? A)Sigmund Freud B)Francis Galton C)William James D)John B. Wundt D)John B. Wundt What is the process of translating scientific findings to the real world known as? A)Observation B)Manipulation C)Repeated measures D)Inductive reasoning D)Inductive reasoning Which of the following schools of thought patently rejects the notion of introspection? A)Humanism B)Behaviorism C)Structuralism D)Function...

Structuralismdescribing the mind's structure based on introspection FunctionalismThe school of thought that Psychological processes have a function: helping us survive as individuals, adapt as a species. Created by William James, assumed thinking was adaptive because it contributed to ancestor's survival Behaviorismscientific study of observable behavior Humanistic Psychologyfocused on ways current environments nurture or limit growth potential. Led by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow ...

When you lose weight your fat cells shrink Maslow referred to the needs for purpose and meaning that lie beyond the self as selfactualization needs Someone who is normal weight or overweight and engages in episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise is suffering from Bulimia Nervosa The World Health Organization identifies obesity as a high Body mass index A physiological need creates an aroused tension state ...

Ivy Tech Psychology 101 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions Development - answerthe pattern of continuity and change in human capabilities that occur throughout the course of life Cross-sectional Design - answera number of people are assessed at one point in time...age vs. characteristics Cohort Effects - answerdifferences between individuals that stem not necessarily from their age but from the historical and social time period in which they were born and developed Longitudinal...

Who is generally known to have built the first psychology research laboratory in Germany? A)Sigmund Freud B)Francis Galton C)William James D)John B. Wundt D)John B. Wundt What is the process of translating scientific findings to the real world known as? A)Observation B)Manipulation C)Repeated measures D)Inductive reasoning D)Inductive reasoning

When you lose weight your fat cellsshrink Maslow referred to the needs for purpose and meaning that lie beyond the self asselfactualization needs Someone who is normal weight or overweight and engages in episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise is suffering fromBulimia Nervosa The World Health Organization identifies obesity as a highBody mass index A physiological need creates an aroused tension state that...