PSY 2012 COMPREHENSIVE
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QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What is the main goal of applied psychology?
Answer: To solve practical problems by changing behavior
●● Which of the following is a key characteristic of the scientific
method in psychology?
Answer: It is rooted in empiricism, relying on observation and
experience
●● What is the primary form of evidence used in psychology to make
inferences about the mind?
Answer: Observable behaviors
●● Which of the following best describes the role of clinical
psychologists?
Answer: Diagnosing and treating mental health issues
●● Aristotle believed the mind was like a blank slate upon which our
experiences are written. What is the term for this idea?
, Answer: Tabula rasa ("clean" or "blank" slate. ("Rasa" comes from the
word "to scrape" as in "scrape clean"). The idea is that our experiences
"write" upon our minds like you might write on a tablet.)
●● Which of the following is an example of translational research in
psychology?
Answer: Applying basic findings on memory to improve student
learning
●● Psychology is often considered to be a union of what two fields?
Answer: Physiology and philosophy
●● Empiricism
Answer: the view that knowledge arises directly from what we observe
and experience.
●● pineal gland
Answer:
●● Abnormal psychology research
Answer: is interested in explaining how and why unusual and
maladaptive behavior patterns develop by examining thoughts and
emotions as well as the underlying biology of mental illness.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What is the main goal of applied psychology?
Answer: To solve practical problems by changing behavior
●● Which of the following is a key characteristic of the scientific
method in psychology?
Answer: It is rooted in empiricism, relying on observation and
experience
●● What is the primary form of evidence used in psychology to make
inferences about the mind?
Answer: Observable behaviors
●● Which of the following best describes the role of clinical
psychologists?
Answer: Diagnosing and treating mental health issues
●● Aristotle believed the mind was like a blank slate upon which our
experiences are written. What is the term for this idea?
, Answer: Tabula rasa ("clean" or "blank" slate. ("Rasa" comes from the
word "to scrape" as in "scrape clean"). The idea is that our experiences
"write" upon our minds like you might write on a tablet.)
●● Which of the following is an example of translational research in
psychology?
Answer: Applying basic findings on memory to improve student
learning
●● Psychology is often considered to be a union of what two fields?
Answer: Physiology and philosophy
●● Empiricism
Answer: the view that knowledge arises directly from what we observe
and experience.
●● pineal gland
Answer:
●● Abnormal psychology research
Answer: is interested in explaining how and why unusual and
maladaptive behavior patterns develop by examining thoughts and
emotions as well as the underlying biology of mental illness.
