AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the 3 most important traits for a psychologist?
A
Curiosity, skepticism, and humility
B
Intelligence, humility, humor
C
Curiosity, ignorance, organized
D
Smart, nice, skeptical
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1-2 The three elements are curiosity, skepticism and humility. Curiosity helps us form and test predictions, skepticism helps us to question the answers that researchers find, and humility helps us to admit when we might be wrong and to accept new ideas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientific attitude, according to Mukhopadhyay (2014), has three main components: belief, sensation, and action.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three main skills involved in critical thinking are curiosity (desire or passion to learn new information and being open to new ideas), skepticism (questioning new information rather than just blindly believing it), and humility (the ability to change your ideas when logically proven that you are wrong).

Detailed explanation-4: -skepticism, curiosity, and humility. Curiosity, skepticism, and humility helped make modern science possible (historians of science say). examines assumptions, assesses the source, discerns hidden values, confirms evidence, and assesses conclusions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Curiosity, skepticism, and humility are essential in developing evidence for claims. Then it is important to examine any assumptions behind the claims, discern hidden values, and evaluate the evidence.

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