Psych 100 Exam 1 (PSU Crosby) Questions. | Exam Revision
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Behaviorism - Answer -All behavior is learned through a focus on observable behavior
case study - Answer -Detailed investigations of one subject. Highly detailed, but specific to one
case
control group - Answer -Group that is not exposed to the Independent variable
Correlation - Answer -A measure of the relationship between two variables
dependent variable - Answer -Variable that represents the measurable response of participants
Experiment - Answer -The only method that allows researchers to determine the cause of a
behavior
experimental group - Answer -Group that is exposed to the change that the independent variable
represents
Functionalism - Answer -Focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and
play.
(William James)
Gestalt psychology - Answer -Early perspective; focus on perception and sensation, particularly
patterns
and whole figures. (Max Wertheimer)
Goals of Psychology - Answer -Describe, Explain, Predict, Control
Hypothesis - Answer -tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
independent variable - Answer -variable that is manipulated in an experiment
Ivan Pavlov - Answer -discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of
a bell
John B. Watson - Answer -All behavior is learned. Focus on the conscious mind. "Little Albert"
experiment
Laboratory Observation - Answer -Involves watching animals or people in an artificial but
controlled
situation. High level of control, but artificial.
, Psychodynamic - Answer -Focus on the unconscious. (Sigmund Freud) (modern perspective #1)
Cognitive - Answer -Process of thought (modern perspective #4)
Sociocultural - Answer -Relationship between social behavior and culture (modern perspective #5)
Humanistic - Answer -People have the freedom to choose their own destiny. Everyone is unique.
(Modern perspective #3)
Biopsychosocial - Answer -Attributes human and animal behavior and mental events to biological
factors
(modern perspective #6)
Evolutionary - Answer -Biological, mental traits shared by all humans (modern perspective #7)
naturalistic observation - Answer -Watching animals or people in their natural environments. Lack
of
control
Objective introspection - Answer -Process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and
mental
activities (Wilhelm Wundt)
observer bias - Answer -Observer may have a tendency to see what they expect to see
Observer Effect - Answer -If people know they're being observed, they may behave differently
placebo effect - Answer -Expectations and biases of participants can affect their behavior
Psychology - Answer -the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Representative sample - Answer -randomly selected sample of subjects from a larger population
of
subjects
Scientific Method - Answer -a system for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data (5
steps)
Sigmund Freud - Answer -Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind.
Father of
psychoanalysis.
Structuralism - Answer -the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind
Wilhelm Wundt - Answer -established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig,
Germany. Father of psychology
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Behaviorism - Answer -All behavior is learned through a focus on observable behavior
case study - Answer -Detailed investigations of one subject. Highly detailed, but specific to one
case
control group - Answer -Group that is not exposed to the Independent variable
Correlation - Answer -A measure of the relationship between two variables
dependent variable - Answer -Variable that represents the measurable response of participants
Experiment - Answer -The only method that allows researchers to determine the cause of a
behavior
experimental group - Answer -Group that is exposed to the change that the independent variable
represents
Functionalism - Answer -Focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and
play.
(William James)
Gestalt psychology - Answer -Early perspective; focus on perception and sensation, particularly
patterns
and whole figures. (Max Wertheimer)
Goals of Psychology - Answer -Describe, Explain, Predict, Control
Hypothesis - Answer -tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
independent variable - Answer -variable that is manipulated in an experiment
Ivan Pavlov - Answer -discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of
a bell
John B. Watson - Answer -All behavior is learned. Focus on the conscious mind. "Little Albert"
experiment
Laboratory Observation - Answer -Involves watching animals or people in an artificial but
controlled
situation. High level of control, but artificial.
, Psychodynamic - Answer -Focus on the unconscious. (Sigmund Freud) (modern perspective #1)
Cognitive - Answer -Process of thought (modern perspective #4)
Sociocultural - Answer -Relationship between social behavior and culture (modern perspective #5)
Humanistic - Answer -People have the freedom to choose their own destiny. Everyone is unique.
(Modern perspective #3)
Biopsychosocial - Answer -Attributes human and animal behavior and mental events to biological
factors
(modern perspective #6)
Evolutionary - Answer -Biological, mental traits shared by all humans (modern perspective #7)
naturalistic observation - Answer -Watching animals or people in their natural environments. Lack
of
control
Objective introspection - Answer -Process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and
mental
activities (Wilhelm Wundt)
observer bias - Answer -Observer may have a tendency to see what they expect to see
Observer Effect - Answer -If people know they're being observed, they may behave differently
placebo effect - Answer -Expectations and biases of participants can affect their behavior
Psychology - Answer -the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Representative sample - Answer -randomly selected sample of subjects from a larger population
of
subjects
Scientific Method - Answer -a system for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data (5
steps)
Sigmund Freud - Answer -Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind.
Father of
psychoanalysis.
Structuralism - Answer -the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind
Wilhelm Wundt - Answer -established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig,
Germany. Father of psychology
