What is Psychology class 11

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What is psychology?

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The scientific study of the mind and behavior

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What are the main goals of psychology?

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observe/describe, explain, predict, and control behavior

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Key difference between psychologists and psychiatrists?

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Psychiatrists all have medical degrees

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Is psychology a science?

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No, psychology is a science.

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Which of these statements is most accurate?

• All psychologists treat patients
• All psychologists do research
• All psychologists either treat patients or do research
• Some psychologists neither treat patients nor do research

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Some psychologists neither treat patients nor do research

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In Psychology, a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way that they are and happen the way they do is a

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theory

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Do psychologists study the way people think?

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True

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Do psychologists only study the behaviour and mental processes of humans?

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False

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What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?

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biological

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Psychological perspectives are

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ways to explain behavior