DONE psycology mcq

dual processing

curiosity

skepticism

humility

We have gone from defining psychology as the "science of mental life" to defining psychology as "the science of behavior and mental processes".

We used to only study what went wrong, but now we only study what we can do to make things go right (i.e. positive psychology).

We used to just focus on people, but now we study animals and plants as well.

the inclusion of biology, psychology, and social processes

exploring human strengths as well as weaknesses

operating with a two-track mind

challenging our beliefs

the interaction of biology and social elements in psychology

studying both human strengths and weaknesses

the idea that we process information on both conscious and unconscious tracks at the same time

explanations using principles that organize observations and predict events

predictions that can be tested

a process of validation, rejection or revision

explanations that organize observations and predict events

predictions that can be tested

validation, rejection or revision 

confounding variable

independent variable

extraneous variable

dependent variable

extraneous variables

independent variables

dependent variables

confounding variables

the APA ethics board

the National Institute for Mental Health

the Institutional Review Board