Psych 10 UCLA final Questions and Answers Latest Update 2027
Question 1.
the scientific investigation of behavior and mental processes
Correct Answer: psychology
Question 2.
observable actions of humans and animals
Correct Answer: behavior
Question 3.
the mind, private inner experience
Correct Answer: mental processes
Question 4.
belief that an outcome was foreseeable
Correct Answer: Hindsight Bias
Question 5.
once you know the answer it is impossible to remember what it felt like to not know
Correct Answer: expert blind spot
Question 6.
"we have something for everyone"
Correct Answer: barnum effect
Question 7.
goal: to discover the mind's structure by breaking down experiences into their underlying
components
Correct Answer: Structuralism
Question 8.
goal: to study the purpose of behaviors and mental processes by examining them in terms
of adaption to the environment
Correct Answer: functionalism
,Question 9.
redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior; predominant in
1920s-1960s
Correct Answer: behaviorism
Question 10.
reaction against behaviorism in 1950s-1960s; brought back interest in mental processes;
set stage for modern approach to psychology
Correct Answer: cognitive revolution
Question 11.
need to make sure it meets the accepted standards of science
Correct Answer: Institutional Review Board
Question 12.
responsible for everything we think, feel, and do
Correct Answer: Nervous system
Question 13.
basic units of the nervous system that operate via electro-chemical signals
Correct Answer: Neurons
Question 14.
brain and spinal cord
Correct Answer: CNS
Question 15.
neurons transmit info from CNS to organs/muscles
Correct Answer: PNS
Question 16.
carry info from sensory receptors to CNS (brain to body)
Correct Answer: Sensory neurons
, Question 17.
carry info from CNS to muscles/glands (brain to body)
Correct Answer: motor neurons
Question 18.
connect sensory, motor, and other interneurons
Correct Answer: interneurons
Question 19.
detect incoming signals
Correct Answer: dendrites
Question 20.
collects/sums input; contains nucleus and cell material
Correct Answer: cell body (soma)
Question 21.
transmits signal to axon terminal
Correct Answer: axon
Question 22.
covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural impulses
Correct Answer: myelin sheath
Question 23.
small modules at the end of the axon that release chemical signals from the neuron into
the synapse
Correct Answer: terminal buttons
Question 24.
space between axon of a sending neuron and dendrite of a receiving neuron
Correct Answer: synapse
Question 1.
the scientific investigation of behavior and mental processes
Correct Answer: psychology
Question 2.
observable actions of humans and animals
Correct Answer: behavior
Question 3.
the mind, private inner experience
Correct Answer: mental processes
Question 4.
belief that an outcome was foreseeable
Correct Answer: Hindsight Bias
Question 5.
once you know the answer it is impossible to remember what it felt like to not know
Correct Answer: expert blind spot
Question 6.
"we have something for everyone"
Correct Answer: barnum effect
Question 7.
goal: to discover the mind's structure by breaking down experiences into their underlying
components
Correct Answer: Structuralism
Question 8.
goal: to study the purpose of behaviors and mental processes by examining them in terms
of adaption to the environment
Correct Answer: functionalism
,Question 9.
redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior; predominant in
1920s-1960s
Correct Answer: behaviorism
Question 10.
reaction against behaviorism in 1950s-1960s; brought back interest in mental processes;
set stage for modern approach to psychology
Correct Answer: cognitive revolution
Question 11.
need to make sure it meets the accepted standards of science
Correct Answer: Institutional Review Board
Question 12.
responsible for everything we think, feel, and do
Correct Answer: Nervous system
Question 13.
basic units of the nervous system that operate via electro-chemical signals
Correct Answer: Neurons
Question 14.
brain and spinal cord
Correct Answer: CNS
Question 15.
neurons transmit info from CNS to organs/muscles
Correct Answer: PNS
Question 16.
carry info from sensory receptors to CNS (brain to body)
Correct Answer: Sensory neurons
, Question 17.
carry info from CNS to muscles/glands (brain to body)
Correct Answer: motor neurons
Question 18.
connect sensory, motor, and other interneurons
Correct Answer: interneurons
Question 19.
detect incoming signals
Correct Answer: dendrites
Question 20.
collects/sums input; contains nucleus and cell material
Correct Answer: cell body (soma)
Question 21.
transmits signal to axon terminal
Correct Answer: axon
Question 22.
covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural impulses
Correct Answer: myelin sheath
Question 23.
small modules at the end of the axon that release chemical signals from the neuron into
the synapse
Correct Answer: terminal buttons
Question 24.
space between axon of a sending neuron and dendrite of a receiving neuron
Correct Answer: synapse
