Madhya Pradesh Board Class 11 Psychology — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Psychology is formally defined as a science which studies mental processes, experiences and behaviour in different contexts. It uses methods of biological and social sciences to obtain data systematic

A: Psychology studies three main components: 1) Mental processes (thinking, remembering, learning, perceiving), 2) Experiences (subjective awareness and consciousness), and 3) Behaviour (responses, react

A: Wilhelm Wundt established the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany. This marks the formal beginning of modern psychology as a scientific discipline.

A: 1. Description - accurately describing behavior or phenomena 2. Prediction - forecasting behavior based on understanding relationships 3. Explanation - identifying causal factors and determinants of b

A: A variable is any stimulus or event that varies (takes different values) and can be measured. For example, intelligence is a variable because people have varying levels of intelligence (high, moderate

A: Independent Variable: The variable that is manipulated or altered by the researcher (the cause). Example: presence or absence of other persons in a room. Dependent Variable: The variable on which the

A: Development is the pattern of progressive, orderly, and predictable changes that begin at conception and continue throughout life. It includes both growth and decline. Growth refers only to an increas

A: 1. Biological processes: Changes due to genes inherited from parents (height, weight, brain development) 2. Cognitive processes: Mental activities related to knowing and experiencing (thought, percept

A: 1. Development is lifelong (conception to death) 2. Includes both gains and losses that interact dynamically 3. Biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes are interwoven 4. Development is mu