PSYC 110 CSUSM Exam 1(with solved solutions)
What are the 5 domains of psychology? correct answers 1. Cognitive Psychology
2. Social Psychology
3. Behavioral Psychology
4. Developmental Psychology
5. Physiological Psychology
Cognitive Psychology correct answers Study of mental processes
-How we acquire, store, retrieve, and use data
-Cognitive psychologists make inferences about internal processes based on observable behavior
-End goal is perfect model of mental process
Blind Spot correct answers the point where the optic nerve exits the eye; where there is a lack of
light receptors
Deductive Reasoning correct answers A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the
concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. "Top Down" General to
specific
Inductive Reasoning correct answers -Concerned with how observations and benefits support
other beliefs
-Using evidence to change confidence in beliefs
-Runs in the opposite direction compared to deductive reasoning
-"Bottom Up" Specific to general
Epistemology correct answers Branch of philosophy concerned with nature and acquisition of
knowledge
Empiricism correct answers -Knowledge and evidence must be empirically based; dependent
upon that which is physically based
-Demands testable theories if claiming
-Another necessary but not sufficient criterion of science knowledge
Pseudoscience correct answers Disciplines of a study which may appear, sound or describe
themselves as scientific but do not meet criteria
*seems like real science but it's not
Construct correct answers Internal attributes or characteristics that cannot be directly or simply
observed
ex. gravity, intelligence, strength
Population correct answers Set of all individuals/units of interest
Sample correct answers Set of individuals you obtain from the population
What are the 5 domains of psychology? correct answers 1. Cognitive Psychology
2. Social Psychology
3. Behavioral Psychology
4. Developmental Psychology
5. Physiological Psychology
Cognitive Psychology correct answers Study of mental processes
-How we acquire, store, retrieve, and use data
-Cognitive psychologists make inferences about internal processes based on observable behavior
-End goal is perfect model of mental process
Blind Spot correct answers the point where the optic nerve exits the eye; where there is a lack of
light receptors
Deductive Reasoning correct answers A logical process in which a conclusion is based on the
concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. "Top Down" General to
specific
Inductive Reasoning correct answers -Concerned with how observations and benefits support
other beliefs
-Using evidence to change confidence in beliefs
-Runs in the opposite direction compared to deductive reasoning
-"Bottom Up" Specific to general
Epistemology correct answers Branch of philosophy concerned with nature and acquisition of
knowledge
Empiricism correct answers -Knowledge and evidence must be empirically based; dependent
upon that which is physically based
-Demands testable theories if claiming
-Another necessary but not sufficient criterion of science knowledge
Pseudoscience correct answers Disciplines of a study which may appear, sound or describe
themselves as scientific but do not meet criteria
*seems like real science but it's not
Construct correct answers Internal attributes or characteristics that cannot be directly or simply
observed
ex. gravity, intelligence, strength
Population correct answers Set of all individuals/units of interest
Sample correct answers Set of individuals you obtain from the population
