PSYCH 111 questions with complete
solutions graded A+
Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism
behaviorism - correct answer ✔✔a theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific
psychology should study only observable behavior
clinical psychology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis ad
treatment of psychological problems and disorders
cognition - correct answer ✔✔mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge
evolutionary psychology - correct answer ✔✔examines behavioural processes in terms of their adaptive
value for members of a species over the course of may generations
Postive psychlogy - correct answer ✔✔uses theory and research to better understand the positive,
adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human existence
psychology - correct answer ✔✔the science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive
processes that underlie it, it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to
practical problems
psychiatry - correct answer ✔✔branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders.
empiricism - correct answer ✔✔the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation
theory - correct answer ✔✔is a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
, culture - correct answer ✔✔refers to the widely shared customs, beliefs, values, norms, institutions, and
other products of a community that are transmitted socially across generations.
critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔the use of cognitive strategies that increase the probability of a
desirable outcome
structuralism - correct answer ✔✔based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze
consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related.
introspection - correct answer ✔✔required training to make the subject-- the person being studied --
more objective and more aware
functionalism - correct answer ✔✔based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or
purpose of consciousness, rather than its structure
unconscious - correct answer ✔✔contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are well below the
surface of conscious awareness but nonetheless exert great influence on behaviour
psychoanalytic theory - correct answer ✔✔attempts to explain, personality, motivation, and mental
disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behaviour.
humanism - correct answer ✔✔a theoretical orientation that emphasizes the unique qualities of
humans, especially their freedom one their potential for personal growth.
anecdotal evidence - correct answer ✔✔consists of personal stories about specific incidents and
experiences.
case study - correct answer ✔✔in-depth investigation of an individual, participant, or group of
participants
confounding variable - correct answer ✔✔occurs when two variables are linked in a way that makes it
difficult to sort out their specific effect
solutions graded A+
Behavior - correct answer ✔✔Refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism
behaviorism - correct answer ✔✔a theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific
psychology should study only observable behavior
clinical psychology - correct answer ✔✔a branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis ad
treatment of psychological problems and disorders
cognition - correct answer ✔✔mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge
evolutionary psychology - correct answer ✔✔examines behavioural processes in terms of their adaptive
value for members of a species over the course of may generations
Postive psychlogy - correct answer ✔✔uses theory and research to better understand the positive,
adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human existence
psychology - correct answer ✔✔the science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive
processes that underlie it, it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to
practical problems
psychiatry - correct answer ✔✔branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders.
empiricism - correct answer ✔✔the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation
theory - correct answer ✔✔is a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
, culture - correct answer ✔✔refers to the widely shared customs, beliefs, values, norms, institutions, and
other products of a community that are transmitted socially across generations.
critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔the use of cognitive strategies that increase the probability of a
desirable outcome
structuralism - correct answer ✔✔based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze
consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related.
introspection - correct answer ✔✔required training to make the subject-- the person being studied --
more objective and more aware
functionalism - correct answer ✔✔based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or
purpose of consciousness, rather than its structure
unconscious - correct answer ✔✔contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are well below the
surface of conscious awareness but nonetheless exert great influence on behaviour
psychoanalytic theory - correct answer ✔✔attempts to explain, personality, motivation, and mental
disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behaviour.
humanism - correct answer ✔✔a theoretical orientation that emphasizes the unique qualities of
humans, especially their freedom one their potential for personal growth.
anecdotal evidence - correct answer ✔✔consists of personal stories about specific incidents and
experiences.
case study - correct answer ✔✔in-depth investigation of an individual, participant, or group of
participants
confounding variable - correct answer ✔✔occurs when two variables are linked in a way that makes it
difficult to sort out their specific effect
