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According to the American Psychological Association, what does Psychology encompass?
According to the American Psychological Association, what does Psychology encompass?
- Exclusively child development
- Only brain function
- Studying the actions of nations
- All aspects of the human experience (correct)
What is Psychology according to the British Psychological Society?
What is Psychology according to the British Psychological Society?
- The study of the mind only
- The study of human behavior in groups only
- The scientific study of human mind and behavior (correct)
- The study of brain function exclusively
How does Dayo Odukoya define Psychology in relation to mental processing?
How does Dayo Odukoya define Psychology in relation to mental processing?
- The study of mental processing and stimuli in organisms (correct)
- The study of mental processing in plants only
- The study of mental processing only
- The study of external environment only
What characteristics define scientific studies according to Odukoya's Definition?
What characteristics define scientific studies according to Odukoya's Definition?
What does 'organism' refer to in the context of Psychology?
What does 'organism' refer to in the context of Psychology?
What does psychology primarily study?
What does psychology primarily study?
Where does mental processing take place according to the text?
Where does mental processing take place according to the text?
What does 'stimuli' refer to in the context of the text?
What does 'stimuli' refer to in the context of the text?
What term is used to refer to an organism's responses to stimuli?
What term is used to refer to an organism's responses to stimuli?
Which term is used to describe an organism's responses, reactions, and actions to internal and external stimuli?
Which term is used to describe an organism's responses, reactions, and actions to internal and external stimuli?
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Psychology (APA definition)
Psychology (APA definition)
Encompasses all aspects of the human experience.
Psychology (BPS definition)
Psychology (BPS definition)
The scientific study of the human mind and behavior.
Psychology (Odukoya definition)
Psychology (Odukoya definition)
Study of mental processing and stimuli in organisms.
Characteristics of Scientific Studies
Characteristics of Scientific Studies
Testable, replicable, systematic, ethical.
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Organism (in Psychology)
Organism (in Psychology)
Any living entity capable of reasoning.
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Primary study of psychology
Primary study of psychology
The behavior of organisms within their environment.
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Where mental processing occurs
Where mental processing occurs
In the nervous system.
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Stimuli
Stimuli
Everything affecting an organism's state of consciousness.
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Personality
Personality
An organism's responses to stimuli.
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Attending behaviors
Attending behaviors
Organism's responses, reactions, and actions to stimuli.
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