PY 101 MIDTERM REVIEW
Behavioral - correct answer ✔Only observable events (stimulus-response
relations) can be studied scientifically
Psychoanalytic - correct answer ✔Unconscious motives and experiences in
early childhood govern personality and mental disorders
Humanistic - correct answer ✔Humans are free, rational beings with the
potential for personal growth, and they are fundamentally different from
animals
Cognitive - correct answer ✔Human behavior cannot be fully understood
without examining how people acquire, store, and process information
Biological/Neuroscience - correct answer ✔An organism's functioning can be
explained in terms of the bodily structure and biochemical processes that
underlie behavior
Evolutionary - correct answer ✔Behavior patterns have evolved to solve
adaptive problems; natural selection favors behaviors that enhance
reproductive success
Experiment - correct answer ✔The investigator manipulates a variable under
carefully controlled conditions and observes whether any changes occur in a
second variable as a result
-Cause and effect
, Descriptive/Correlational Research - correct answer ✔Permit investigators to
describe patterns of behavior and discover associations between variables;
organize and summarize data
-COPS= case study, observation, psychological testing, surveys
Naturalistic Observation - correct answer ✔A researcher engages in careful
observation of behavior without intervening directly with the subjects
Case Studies - correct answer ✔In-depth investigation of an individual
subject.
(may include interviewing subjects, interviewing people close to the subject,
direct observation of the participants, examination of records, and
psychological testing)
Survey - correct answer ✔Researchers use questionnaires or interviews to
gather information about specific aspects of participants' background,
attitudes, beliefs, or behavior
Inferential Statistics - correct answer ✔Predictions
Hindbrain - correct answer ✔Cerebellum and two structures found in the
lower part of the brainstem: the medulla and the pons
Midbrain - correct answer ✔Segment of the brainstem that lies between the
hindbrain and the forebrain
Forebrain - correct answer ✔Largest and most complex region of the brain,
encompassing a variety of structures, including the thalamus, hypothalamus,
limbic system, and cerebrum
Behavioral - correct answer ✔Only observable events (stimulus-response
relations) can be studied scientifically
Psychoanalytic - correct answer ✔Unconscious motives and experiences in
early childhood govern personality and mental disorders
Humanistic - correct answer ✔Humans are free, rational beings with the
potential for personal growth, and they are fundamentally different from
animals
Cognitive - correct answer ✔Human behavior cannot be fully understood
without examining how people acquire, store, and process information
Biological/Neuroscience - correct answer ✔An organism's functioning can be
explained in terms of the bodily structure and biochemical processes that
underlie behavior
Evolutionary - correct answer ✔Behavior patterns have evolved to solve
adaptive problems; natural selection favors behaviors that enhance
reproductive success
Experiment - correct answer ✔The investigator manipulates a variable under
carefully controlled conditions and observes whether any changes occur in a
second variable as a result
-Cause and effect
, Descriptive/Correlational Research - correct answer ✔Permit investigators to
describe patterns of behavior and discover associations between variables;
organize and summarize data
-COPS= case study, observation, psychological testing, surveys
Naturalistic Observation - correct answer ✔A researcher engages in careful
observation of behavior without intervening directly with the subjects
Case Studies - correct answer ✔In-depth investigation of an individual
subject.
(may include interviewing subjects, interviewing people close to the subject,
direct observation of the participants, examination of records, and
psychological testing)
Survey - correct answer ✔Researchers use questionnaires or interviews to
gather information about specific aspects of participants' background,
attitudes, beliefs, or behavior
Inferential Statistics - correct answer ✔Predictions
Hindbrain - correct answer ✔Cerebellum and two structures found in the
lower part of the brainstem: the medulla and the pons
Midbrain - correct answer ✔Segment of the brainstem that lies between the
hindbrain and the forebrain
Forebrain - correct answer ✔Largest and most complex region of the brain,
encompassing a variety of structures, including the thalamus, hypothalamus,
limbic system, and cerebrum
