AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Psychology is defined as the ____
A
science of everything
B
science of analyzing people
C
the best thing ever
D
scientific study of the mind and behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychologists are actively involved in studying and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -J.B.Watson, the father of behaviorism elaborates psychology as “The science of behavior” William James developed a functionalist approach to the study of the human mind.

Detailed explanation-3: -Psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions. Behavior is anything that we do that is visible by another person, and mental processes are the thoughts and feelings that we experience but that are not noticeable by another person.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) behavior and mental processes.

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