BRMP Practice Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Define psychology - Answer-the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes. Why is psychology a science? - Answer-because it uses empirical methods and takes a scientific approach to understanding human behaviour. Science is a general way of understanding the natural world. Its 3 main features are: - Answer-1. Systematic empiricism 2. Empirical questions 3. Public knowledge Pseudoscience refers to - Answer-beliefs and activities that are claimed to be scientific but lack one or more of the three features of science (eg. theory of biorhythms) Scientific claims must be - Answer-Falsifiable (address empirical questions) The 5 steps a researcher takes - Answer-1. Formulates a RQ 2. Designs and conducts a study to answer the RQ 3. Analyses the data 4. Draws conclusions about the answer to the RQ 5. Publishes the findings so that they become part of the research literature. Sources of RQs - Answer-1. Research literature