PSY 201 Exam #1 Practice Questions || with Complete Solutions.

A mother thinks that putting her baby in a stimulating environment will help it develop strong cognitive skills while the father thinks that the baby's intelligence will probably be based on how smart him and the mother are. What is this a sign of? correct answers the nature/nurture debate Which psychological school of thought sought to understand how the operations of the mind help people adapt to environmental demands correct answers functionalism which phenomenon is difficult for behaviorism to explain correct answers chimps seem to have an innate tendency to fish for insects using twigs without being taught how to do it a professor studies attention and memory. Which level of analysis does their research target correct answers individual Ila is 80, but she is mentally and physically active. She sometimes forgets where she puts her keys, but is better at crosswords than anyone else in her family. What kind of psychologist researches how older adults like Ila maintain their mental abilities correct answers cognitive psychologists what does it mean to say "culture provides adaptive solutions?" correct answers behaviors considered "normal" in a culture today became "norms" because they solved problems in the past What is evolutionary theory's primary contribution to psychology correct answers the idea that the brain's functions result from adaptation social psychologists focus their studies on correct answers how people are affected by others what is the importance of the Human Connectome Project of 2010 correct answers it began mapping out how different regions of the brain are connected and work together Which of the following is not a question that a person engaged in critical thinking would ask? correct answers what are the social repercussions of holding this belief which psychological school of thought arose from Freud's attempts to understand connections between psychological and physical problems? correct answers psychoanalytic theory psychologists from which school of thought are concerned with functions that behaviorism cannot explain, such as intelligence and problem solving correct answers cognitive psychology what is an example to interpersonal behavior researchers, who work at the social level of analysis correct answers Tawny's boyfriend does not treat her very well, but every time she tries to break up with him, he successfully persuades her to give him another chance