PSYC 1020 TRENT ACTUAL TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● scientific method.
Answer: procedure used for gathering information in a way that
minimizes error and yields dependable generations
●● Where do psychologists work?.
Answer: -business and government
-managed care
-K-12
-other human services
-hospital
-independent practice
-higher education (college, universities)
●● Nature vs. Nurture.
Answer: is behavior something your born with or the way your raised?
●● Wilhem Wundt.
Answer: -father of psychology
,-founded the first psychology lab
-measured psychological processes through introspection and used
objective reports
●● Edward Titchener.
Answer: -structuralism
-set up lab at Cornell and conducted introspection experiments
●● William James.
Answer: -functionalism
-offered first psychology classes in U.S. Harvard
-focused on study of purpose of though processes, feelings, and behavior
●● Goals of Psychology.
Answer: -to describe behavior
explain
predict
control
modify
●● Applied Research.
Answer: -focuses on changing behaviors and outcomes
, -often leads to real-world applications
●● Basic Research.
Answer: -focuses on collecting data to support or refute theories
●● APA.
Answer: The American Psychological Association
●● APS.
Answer: The Association for Psychological Science
●● The Scientific Method.
Answer: 1.) observations
2.) theory
3.) hypothesis
●● Theory.
Answer: a set of concepts and propositions designed to organize and
explain observations
●● Parsimonious.
Answer: -should be able to explain a wide variety of phenomenons
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● scientific method.
Answer: procedure used for gathering information in a way that
minimizes error and yields dependable generations
●● Where do psychologists work?.
Answer: -business and government
-managed care
-K-12
-other human services
-hospital
-independent practice
-higher education (college, universities)
●● Nature vs. Nurture.
Answer: is behavior something your born with or the way your raised?
●● Wilhem Wundt.
Answer: -father of psychology
,-founded the first psychology lab
-measured psychological processes through introspection and used
objective reports
●● Edward Titchener.
Answer: -structuralism
-set up lab at Cornell and conducted introspection experiments
●● William James.
Answer: -functionalism
-offered first psychology classes in U.S. Harvard
-focused on study of purpose of though processes, feelings, and behavior
●● Goals of Psychology.
Answer: -to describe behavior
explain
predict
control
modify
●● Applied Research.
Answer: -focuses on changing behaviors and outcomes
, -often leads to real-world applications
●● Basic Research.
Answer: -focuses on collecting data to support or refute theories
●● APA.
Answer: The American Psychological Association
●● APS.
Answer: The Association for Psychological Science
●● The Scientific Method.
Answer: 1.) observations
2.) theory
3.) hypothesis
●● Theory.
Answer: a set of concepts and propositions designed to organize and
explain observations
●● Parsimonious.
Answer: -should be able to explain a wide variety of phenomenons
