Psy Exam#1 Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

PSY EXAM#1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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Psychology

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2. Structuralists tried to discover the brain's ____________
Answer:
Structure

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3. Looking in
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Introspection

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4. Functionalists focused on __________
Answer:
Behavioral processes (how organisms adapt, survive, and flourish)

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5. Nature
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Genes

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6. Nurture
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Environment

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7. John Locke believed our mind is ________
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A blank slate

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8. Neuroscience
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Anything dealing with the brain

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9. Evolutionary
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Ex. Boys look for girls with bigger hips bc more fertile

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10. Psychodynamic
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Unconscious

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11. Cognitive
Answer:
Dealing with thought

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12. Sociocultural
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Dealing with the environment

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13. Behavior genetics
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Dealing with genes

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14. "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon
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Hindsight bias (ex. Football games)

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15. Thinking we know more then we actually do
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Overconfidence effect

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16. Perceiving a relationship where there isn't
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Illusory correlation

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17. When each person has an equal chance of inclusion(survey)
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Random sampling

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18. Putting people in control and experimental conditions randomly
Answer:
Random assignment

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19. Your explanation of why something occurs (prediction)