PSY 2012 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Brainstem, Reuptake, Teratology
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Psychology: exam 1 review (wk 7) ch 1, 2, 4, 5. Biologi(cid:272)al psych: dr. roberts studies how best to assess individual differences in traits such as impulsiveness and sociability. Personality psych: dr. mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Social psych: studies (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)ted for the sake of (cid:271)uildi(cid:374)g psy(cid:272)hology"s (cid:271)ase of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge are (cid:373)ost (cid:272)learly examples of: basic research, professor psychology contends that parents and children have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share common genes. His idea is best described as a: theory: professor delano suggests that because people are especially attracted to the those who are good-looking, handsome men will (cid:271)e (cid:373)ore su(cid:272)(cid:272)essful i(cid:374) getti(cid:374)g a jo(cid:271). The professor"s predi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) regarding employment success is an example of a hypothesis: to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist carefully i(cid:374)(cid:448)estigates the (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t"s (cid:272)urre(cid:374)t life situation and his physical, social-cultural, and educational history.
