Chapter 1

What is superstition?

An unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence

Which school of psychology considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations?

Functionalism

Personal observation of one's own thoughts, feelings, or behavior is called

Introspection

Evolutionary psychologists would focus on which of the following?

Physical features that help plants and animals adapt to their environments

The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious using free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts is called

Psychoanalysis

What is functionalism?

School of psychology that considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations

The study of sensations and personal experience analyzed as basic elements is called

Structuralism

Which of the following fields analyzes sensations and personal experience as basic elements?

Structuralism

How is behaviorism defined?

The school of thought in psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind

What is confirmation bias?

The tendency to remember information that fits one's expectations while ignoring discrepancies