PSYC 101 Module 1 General Psychology – 2026/

PSYC 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM 1

Define kPsychologyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Thekscientifickstudykofkbehaviorkandkmentalkprocesses



HindsightkBiask-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Afterklearningkthe koutcome,kpeopleksayktheykcouldkhavekpredictedkthekoutcome.k(ex.kunderdogkfootballkte
amkwins,keveryone ksaysk"Ikknewkthey'dkwin")



Overconfidencek-kCORRECTkANSWER-Thinkingkwekknowkorkarekcapablekofkmorekthankwekactuallykare



Operational kDefinitionk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Detailedkdescriptionkofkakvariablek(ex.kdefiningkinkdetailkwhatkwekmeankbyk"aggressive"kandk"enjoykcats"kw
henkaskingk"are kpeople kwhokenjoykcatskmorekaggressive?"kAkgoodkoperational kdefinitionkofkakvariablekhelp
skuskknowkwhatkwekareklookingkforkinkakstudy.



Case kStudyk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
AktechniquekinkwhichkONEkpersonkiskstudiedktokunderstandkakbehavior.k(key:kONEkPERSON!!!)



Whatkare ksome klimitationsktokakcasekstudy?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
mayknotkgeneralizekandkapplyktokeveryone



NaturalistickOperationk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Systematicallykobservingkbehaviorkinkaknatural ksetting.k(Key:kOBSERVINGkinkakNATURALksetting.kUncontroll
edkenvironment)



Whatkare ksome klimitationskofkaknaturalistickoperation?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Those kbeingkobservedkmightkchangektheirkbehaviorkbasedkonkyourkpresence.kFindingskcankalsokbekdifficultk
tokgeneralize.



Descriptive kMethodsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Observingkthekcurrentkstatekofkaffairsk(justkwatching!)

, Whatkare ksome kbenefitskof kthe ksurveykmethod?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Quick;klotskofkdata



Whatkare ksome klimitationsktokthe ksurveykmethod?k-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Survey'skcankbe kaffectedkbykakbiaskself kreport,ksocial kdesirability,kunevenksurveyksamplesk(ex.kaskingkonlykw
restlersktoktakekaksurveykonknutrition)



Social kDesirabilityk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Sayingkwhatkwekthinkkwantsktokbekheard



Correlationk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Relatedktraits/behavior



CorrelationkCoeffecientk-kCORRECTkANSWER-Statistical krelationshipkbetweenktwokvariablesk(ex.k+0.37,k-
0.22,k+0.50)



Positive kCorrelationk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Effectskmove ktogether,k(ex.kincrease>increase,kdecrease>decrease).k"The kmore kpizzakIkeat,kthekmore kweig
htkI'll kgain"."k"TheklesskpizzakIkeat,ktheklesskweightkI'llkgain".



Negative kCorrelationk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
Opposite keffects.k(ex.kincrease/decrease, kdecrease/increase).kThe klesskice kcreamkIkeat,kthe kmore klikelykIka
mktokhave kakhealthykweight.



CorrelationkDOESkNOTkequal...k-kCORRECTkANSWER-Causation



Rankkthe kfollowingkinktermskofkstrongestkcorrelationktokleast...



0.22,k0.68,k-0.78,k-0.36k-kCORRECTkANSWER--0.78

0.68

-0.36

0.22