U1 Learning Targets

Psychology delves into the fascinating world of _________ and _________.

• Thoughts and feelings
• Behavior and mental processes
• Dreams and personalities
• Brain functions and hormones

The "rat is always right" proverb suggests that _________.

• the behavior of rats needs to meet our expectations, if not, the rats are wrong

• only research done on rats/mice is valid

• behavior doesn't meet our expectations, then it's our ideas that need to change

• rats can predict the future based on their scientific findings

Critical thinking in psychology involves ________ and forming your own informed _________.

• Memorizing facts and definitions
• Accepting expert opinions without question
• Evaluating evidence and forming independent judgments
• Debating with others to prove your point

Before scientific methods, ancient understandings of mind and body were shaped by ________ and _________.

• Philosophy and religion
• Medicine and art
• Magic and superstition
• Dreams and visions

The biggest historical milestone that marked a shift from philosophy to psychology was _________.

• The development of brain scanning technology
• The discovery of neurotransmitters
• Wundt's structuralism approach
• Freud's psychoanalytic theory

Match each perspective to its unique views on understanding human behavior _________.

• Self-actualization

• Humanistic

• Reinforcement and Punishment

• Psychoanalytic

• The unconscious mind

• Behavioralist

Studying how the placement of dials and levers on a machine will best reduce worker fatigue and errors.

• Basic science

• Theoretical science

• Applied science

• Cognitive science

Want to improve your study habits? Psychological principles can be your secret weapon! This falls under the realm of ________ psychology, where scientific knowledge gets put to action.

• Applied
• Developmental
• Social
• Cognitive

Hindsight bias whispers, "I knew it all along!" after an event occurs. But can you trust this feeling? What does this common thinking trap tell us about the limitations of _______________?

• Common sense
• Reasoning ability
• Critical thinking
• Intuition

Overconfidence whispers, "This test is a breeze!" But can you be too sure? This illusion shows why relying solely on ______________ can lead us astray.

• Our own knowledge or experience
• Scientific evidence
• Logic and reasoning
• Peer opinions