PSYC 1111 1.0 Introducing Psychology
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Define |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychologyis |the |scientific |study |of |mind |and |
behaviour.
What |are |different |setting |that |psychologist |work |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-. |While |clinical |
psychologists |diagnose |and |treat |mental |health |difficulties |and |disorders, |psychologists |also |
teach |and |do |research |a |t |universities |and |colleges, |and |work |in |organizations, |schools, |
forensic |settings, |and |more. |M |ost |psychologists |have |a |doctorate |degree |(P |hD |or |PsyD) |as |
well |as |a |master's |degree |(MA |or |MSc) |and |bachelor's |degree |(BA |or |BSc).
What |is |psychology, |as |a |discipline, |governed |by? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychology |as |a |
discipline |is |governed |b |y |adherence |to |the |scientific |method.
What |is |it |that |psychology |is |built |upon |that |distinguishs |it |from |pop |psychology |or |
pseudosciense? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychology |as |a |discipline |is |governed |b |y |adherence |
to |the |scientific |method. |Psychology |is |built |upon |empirical |evidence, |and |this |distinguishes |it |
fr |om |pop |psychology |or |pseudoscience, |which |may |sound |scientific |but |lacks |evidence |and |
depends |more |on |belief, |intuition, |and |common |sense.
Despite |the |differences |in |their |interests, |areas |o |f |study, |and |approaches, |all |psychologists |
have |one |thing |in |common: |What |is |it? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-they |r |ely |on |scientific |
methods
What |is |the |difference |between |research |psychologists |and |psychologist-practitioners?
What |are |some |example |of |psychologsit-practicioners? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |
psychologists |use |scientific |methods |to |create |ne |w |knowledge |about |the |causes |of |behaviour,
|whereas |psychologist-practitioners, |such |as |clinical, |counseling, |industrial-organizational, |and |
school |psychologists, |use |existing |research |to |enhance |the |everyday |life |of |others. |
, The |science |of |psychology |is |important |for |both |researchers |and |practitioners.
What |is |psychology |concerned |with? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Of |all |of |the |sciences, |
psychology |is |probably |the |one |that |most |non-scientists |feel |they |know |the |most |about. |
Because |psychology |is |concerned |with |people |and |why |they |do |what |they |do, |we |are |all
|"intuitive' |or |" |naive" |psychologists
What |is |the |problem |with |relying |on |intuition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |problem |with |the |
way |people |collect |and |interpret |data |in |their |everyday |lives |is |that |they |are |not |always |
particularly |thorough |or |accurate. |Often, |when |one |explanation |for |an |event |seems |right, |we |
adopt |that |explanation |as |the |truth |even |when |other |explanations |are |possible |and |potentially
|more |accurate. |Furthermore, |we |fall |victim |to |confirmation |bias
What |is |confirmation |bias? |
cue |words
|accuracy |confirm |beliefs |evidence |seek |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |fall |victim |to |confirmation
|bias; |that |is, |we |tend |to |seek |information |that |confirms |our |beliefs |regardless |of |the |accuracy |
of |those |beliefs |and |discount |any |evidence |to |the |contrary. |
Psychologists |have |found |a |variety |of |cognitive |and |motivational |biases |that |frequently |
influence |our |perceptions |and |lead |us |to |draw |erroneous |conclusions |(Fiske |& |Taylor, |200 |7; |H |
see |& |Hastie, |2006; |Kahneman, |2011).
What |is |the |cause |and |effect |of |faulty |thinking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accepting |
explanations |without |empirical |evidence |may |lead |us |to |faulty |thinking |and |erroneous |
conclusions. |Our |faulty |thinking |is |not |limited |to |the |present; |it |also |occurs |when |we |try |to |
make |sense |of |the |past.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Define |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychologyis |the |scientific |study |of |mind |and |
behaviour.
What |are |different |setting |that |psychologist |work |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-. |While |clinical |
psychologists |diagnose |and |treat |mental |health |difficulties |and |disorders, |psychologists |also |
teach |and |do |research |a |t |universities |and |colleges, |and |work |in |organizations, |schools, |
forensic |settings, |and |more. |M |ost |psychologists |have |a |doctorate |degree |(P |hD |or |PsyD) |as |
well |as |a |master's |degree |(MA |or |MSc) |and |bachelor's |degree |(BA |or |BSc).
What |is |psychology, |as |a |discipline, |governed |by? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychology |as |a |
discipline |is |governed |b |y |adherence |to |the |scientific |method.
What |is |it |that |psychology |is |built |upon |that |distinguishs |it |from |pop |psychology |or |
pseudosciense? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychology |as |a |discipline |is |governed |b |y |adherence |
to |the |scientific |method. |Psychology |is |built |upon |empirical |evidence, |and |this |distinguishes |it |
fr |om |pop |psychology |or |pseudoscience, |which |may |sound |scientific |but |lacks |evidence |and |
depends |more |on |belief, |intuition, |and |common |sense.
Despite |the |differences |in |their |interests, |areas |o |f |study, |and |approaches, |all |psychologists |
have |one |thing |in |common: |What |is |it? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-they |r |ely |on |scientific |
methods
What |is |the |difference |between |research |psychologists |and |psychologist-practitioners?
What |are |some |example |of |psychologsit-practicioners? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |
psychologists |use |scientific |methods |to |create |ne |w |knowledge |about |the |causes |of |behaviour,
|whereas |psychologist-practitioners, |such |as |clinical, |counseling, |industrial-organizational, |and |
school |psychologists, |use |existing |research |to |enhance |the |everyday |life |of |others. |
, The |science |of |psychology |is |important |for |both |researchers |and |practitioners.
What |is |psychology |concerned |with? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Of |all |of |the |sciences, |
psychology |is |probably |the |one |that |most |non-scientists |feel |they |know |the |most |about. |
Because |psychology |is |concerned |with |people |and |why |they |do |what |they |do, |we |are |all
|"intuitive' |or |" |naive" |psychologists
What |is |the |problem |with |relying |on |intuition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |problem |with |the |
way |people |collect |and |interpret |data |in |their |everyday |lives |is |that |they |are |not |always |
particularly |thorough |or |accurate. |Often, |when |one |explanation |for |an |event |seems |right, |we |
adopt |that |explanation |as |the |truth |even |when |other |explanations |are |possible |and |potentially
|more |accurate. |Furthermore, |we |fall |victim |to |confirmation |bias
What |is |confirmation |bias? |
cue |words
|accuracy |confirm |beliefs |evidence |seek |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |fall |victim |to |confirmation
|bias; |that |is, |we |tend |to |seek |information |that |confirms |our |beliefs |regardless |of |the |accuracy |
of |those |beliefs |and |discount |any |evidence |to |the |contrary. |
Psychologists |have |found |a |variety |of |cognitive |and |motivational |biases |that |frequently |
influence |our |perceptions |and |lead |us |to |draw |erroneous |conclusions |(Fiske |& |Taylor, |200 |7; |H |
see |& |Hastie, |2006; |Kahneman, |2011).
What |is |the |cause |and |effect |of |faulty |thinking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accepting |
explanations |without |empirical |evidence |may |lead |us |to |faulty |thinking |and |erroneous |
conclusions. |Our |faulty |thinking |is |not |limited |to |the |present; |it |also |occurs |when |we |try |to |
make |sense |of |the |past.
