PSY 110 Unit 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of behavior and
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mental processes
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Mental Processes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the thoughts, feelings, and
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motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be
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observed directly |
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-everything we do that can be directly
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observed
Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process of reflecting
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deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence
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Empirical Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gaining knowledge through
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the observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
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Positive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a branch of psychology
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that emphasizes human strengths
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, Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-wundt's approach to discovering
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the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes; so called
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because of its focus on identifying the structures of the human mind
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Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-James's approach to mental
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processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and
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behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment
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Biological Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to psychology
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focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system
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Neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of the
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structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the
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nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are
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central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion
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Behavioral Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to
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psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral
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responses and their environmental determinants
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Psychodynamic Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to | | | | | | |
psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between
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biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and society's demands, and
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early childhood family experiences
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Correct Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of behavior and
| | | | | | | | |
mental processes
|
Mental Processes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the thoughts, feelings, and
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motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be
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observed directly |
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-everything we do that can be directly
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observed
Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process of reflecting
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deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence
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Empirical Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gaining knowledge through
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the observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
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Positive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a branch of psychology
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that emphasizes human strengths
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, Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-wundt's approach to discovering
| | | | | | |
the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes; so called
| | | | | | | | | |
because of its focus on identifying the structures of the human mind
| | | | | | | | | | |
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-James's approach to mental
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processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and
| | | | | | | | | |
behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment
| | | | | | |
Biological Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to psychology
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focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system
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Neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of the
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structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the
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nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are
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central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion
| | | | | |
Behavioral Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to
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psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral
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responses and their environmental determinants
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Psychodynamic Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an approach to | | | | | | |
psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between
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biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and society's demands, and
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early childhood family experiences
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