Questions and Correct Answers 2025
Psychology ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-the ,scientific ,study ,of ,behavior ,and ,mental
,processes
mental ,processes ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-internal, ,subjective ,experiences ,we ,infer
,from ,behavior
behaviour ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Any ,observable ,action ,made ,by ,a ,living ,person
availability ,heuristic ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-when ,an ,idea ,is ,supported ,by ,easily
,recalled ,examples
confirmation ,bias ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-a ,tendency ,to ,search ,for ,information ,that
,supports ,our ,preconceptions ,and ,to ,ignore ,or ,distort ,contradictory ,evidence
four ,goals ,of ,psychology ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-describe, ,explain, ,predict, ,control
levels ,of ,analysis ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-rungs ,on ,a ,ladder ,of ,analysis, ,with ,lower
,levels ,tied ,most ,closely ,to ,biological ,influences, ,then ,psychological ,influences, ,and
,higher ,levels ,tied ,most ,closely ,to ,social ,influences
, empirical ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-based ,on ,observation ,or ,experiment
Hippocrates ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-"Founder ,of ,Medicine" ,During ,the ,Golden ,Age ,in
,Greece ,he ,was ,a ,scientist ,that ,believed ,all ,diseases ,came ,from ,natural ,causes. ,He
,also ,had ,high ,ideals ,for ,physicians ,& ,an ,oath ,was ,made ,that ,is ,still ,used ,today. ,Also
,believed ,that ,temperament ,comes ,from ,four ,bodily ,humours: ,blood, ,black ,bile, ,yellow
,bile, ,and ,phlegm.
Aristotle ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Greek ,philosopher. ,A ,pupil ,of ,Plato, ,the ,tutor ,of
,Alexander ,the ,Great, ,and ,the ,author ,of ,works ,on ,logic, ,metaphysics, ,ethics, ,natural
,sciences, ,politics, ,and ,poetics, ,he ,profoundly ,influenced ,Western ,thought. ,Argued
,that ,the ,mind ,and ,body ,are ,the ,same ,and ,that ,we ,are ,born ,with ,a ,blank ,slate ,and
,must ,learn ,all ,knowledge. ,In ,his ,philosophical ,system, ,which ,led ,him ,to ,criticize
,Plato, ,theory ,follows ,empirical ,observation ,and ,logic, ,based ,on ,the ,syllogism, ,is ,the
,essential ,method ,of ,rational ,inquiry.
Plato ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-(430-347 ,BCE) ,Was ,a ,disciple ,of ,Socrates ,whose
,cornerstone ,of ,thought ,was ,that ,certain ,mental ,processes ,are ,inherited.
Socrates ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-(470-399 ,BCE) ,An ,Athenian ,philosopher ,who
,thought ,that ,human ,beings ,could ,lead ,honest ,lives ,and ,that ,honor ,was ,far ,more
,important ,than ,wealth, ,fame, ,or ,other ,superficial ,attributes.
Rene ,Descartes ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-17th ,century ,French ,philosopher; ,a ,dualist
,(mind ,and ,body ,are ,different ,but ,interact). ,Thought ,the ,brain ,controlled ,the ,body
,through ,fluid ,tubes. ,Proposed ,reflex ,arc ,to ,explain ,behaviour.
John ,Locke ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-17th ,century ,English ,philosopher ,who ,opposed
,the ,Divine ,Right ,of ,Kings ,and ,who ,asserted ,that ,people ,have ,a ,natural ,right ,to ,life,
,liberty, ,and ,property. ,Empiricist ,associated ,with ,Tabula ,Rasa.
Tabula ,Rasa ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-John ,Locke's ,concept ,of ,the ,mind ,as ,a ,blank
,slate, ,knowledge ,must ,be ,built ,from ,experiences.
Johannes ,Muller ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-19th ,century ,physiologist ,who ,wrote
,Elements ,of ,Physiology ,and ,postulated ,the ,existence ,of ,"specific ,nerve ,energies".
,Argued ,that ,researchers ,need ,to ,study ,the ,relationship ,between ,physical ,stimuli ,and
,their ,psychological ,effects.