Psych 100 Exam 1 (PSU Crosby) questions with answers

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Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All behavior is learned |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


through a focus on observable behavior
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case study - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Detailed investigations of
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one subject. Highly detailed, but specific to one case
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control group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Group that is not exposed
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to the Independent variable
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Correlation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A measure of the
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relationship between two variables |\ |\ |\




dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Variable that
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represents the measurable response of participants
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Experiment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The only method that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


allows researchers to determine the cause of a behavior
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experimental group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Group that is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


exposed to the change that the independent variable represents
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, Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Focus of study is how the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play. (William James)
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Gestalt psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Early perspective;
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focus on perception and sensation, particularly patterns and
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whole figures. (Max Wertheimer)
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Goals of Psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Describe, Explain,
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Predict, Control |\




Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tentative explanation of a
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phenomenon based on observations |\ |\ |\




independent variable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔variable that is
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manipulated in an experiment |\ |\ |\




Ivan Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔discovered classical
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conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell
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John B. Watson - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All behavior is learned.
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Focus on the conscious mind. "Little Albert" experiment
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Laboratory Observation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Involves
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watching animals or people in an artificial but controlled
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situation. High level of control, but artificial.
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