WGU
C180
/
Intro
/
to
/
Psychology
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
empirical
/study /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Results /of /verifiable /evidence /from /a /systematic /collection /and
/analysis
/of /data /that /has /been /objectively /observed, /measured, /and /undergone /experimentation.
Basic
/research /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /research /that /answers /fundamental /questions /about /behavior.
Applied
/research /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/research
/that
/investigates
/issues /that /have /implications /for /everyday /life /and /provides /solutions /to /everyday /problems.
Basic
/research /-
,/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Expands
/knowledge /on /an /area /of /research /interest /but /does /not /seek /to /promote /change /in /behavior
/or /mental /state.
Empirical
/Research /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Collects
/and
/analyzes
/data
/on
/areas
/of
/research
/interest
/using
/scientific
/measures
/to
/gain /knowledge /for /knowledge's /sake /or /to /promote /changes /in /behavior /or /mental /states.
Applied /Research /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Applies /research /findings /towards /well-
being, /e.g. /change /in /behavior /or /mental /state.
Mentalism /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /type /of /performing /art /in /which /the /performer /appears /to
/read
/the
/mind /of /another. /Such /powers /may /seem /to /be /the /result /of /psychic /or /paranormal /practices,
/but /in /reality /is /the /result /of /a /combination /of /suggestion, /misdirection, /and /psychology.
, Hypnosis /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
a
/therapeutic
/technique
/employed
/by /some /clinicians /to /facilitate /increased /suggestibility /and /dissociated /experiences.
Consciousness /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /our /subjective /awareness /of /ourselves /and /our /environment.
dualism /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /the /mind /(or /soul) /and /the /body /are /separate /entities
monism /-
/correct
/answer(s) /✔✔ /consciousness /and /the /mind /are /biologically /based /and /exist /within /the /brain
cognitive
/neuroscience /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /looks /to /correlate /brain /activity /to /behavior /through /the /use /of /functional /brain /imaging
negative
/emotional
/reactions /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/occur
C180
/
Intro
/
to
/
Psychology
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
empirical
/study /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Results /of /verifiable /evidence /from /a /systematic /collection /and
/analysis
/of /data /that /has /been /objectively /observed, /measured, /and /undergone /experimentation.
Basic
/research /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /research /that /answers /fundamental /questions /about /behavior.
Applied
/research /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/research
/that
/investigates
/issues /that /have /implications /for /everyday /life /and /provides /solutions /to /everyday /problems.
Basic
/research /-
,/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Expands
/knowledge /on /an /area /of /research /interest /but /does /not /seek /to /promote /change /in /behavior
/or /mental /state.
Empirical
/Research /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Collects
/and
/analyzes
/data
/on
/areas
/of
/research
/interest
/using
/scientific
/measures
/to
/gain /knowledge /for /knowledge's /sake /or /to /promote /changes /in /behavior /or /mental /states.
Applied /Research /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Applies /research /findings /towards /well-
being, /e.g. /change /in /behavior /or /mental /state.
Mentalism /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /type /of /performing /art /in /which /the /performer /appears /to
/read
/the
/mind /of /another. /Such /powers /may /seem /to /be /the /result /of /psychic /or /paranormal /practices,
/but /in /reality /is /the /result /of /a /combination /of /suggestion, /misdirection, /and /psychology.
, Hypnosis /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
a
/therapeutic
/technique
/employed
/by /some /clinicians /to /facilitate /increased /suggestibility /and /dissociated /experiences.
Consciousness /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /our /subjective /awareness /of /ourselves /and /our /environment.
dualism /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /the /mind /(or /soul) /and /the /body /are /separate /entities
monism /-
/correct
/answer(s) /✔✔ /consciousness /and /the /mind /are /biologically /based /and /exist /within /the /brain
cognitive
/neuroscience /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /looks /to /correlate /brain /activity /to /behavior /through /the /use /of /functional /brain /imaging
negative
/emotional
/reactions /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/occur
