Psych 2000 Knapp Chapter 1 and 2 (Exam 1)
Questions With Correct Answers
psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |science |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anything |an |organism |does, |any |action |we |can |observe |and |
record
mental |processes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-internal, |subjective |experiences |we |infer |from |
behavior
as |humans, |we |are |part |of |a |larger |social |structure, |we |are |individually |organisms, |and |we |are |
composed |of |differing |bodily |systems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Why |can |we |study |psychology |
through |three |main |avenues?
biological |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |areas |like |genetic |predispositions, |and |
the |influence |of |hormones/ |neurotransmitters |on |thoughts |and |behaviors |
(inside |body)
psychological |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |areas |like |our |emotional |responses, |
and |how |our |perceptions |of |the |world |around |us |influences |thoughts |and |behaviors |
(emotional |processes, |thoughts |on |the |world; |you'll |interpret |the |classroom |setting |differently |
depending |on |your |pass |experiences)
Social-Cultural |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-simply |being |in |the |company |of |others |
changes |our |behavior. |this |level |of |analysis |looks |at |how |culture |and |social |structures |
influence |how |we |think |and |behave |
, (breathing |rate |alone |after |walking |a |flight |of |stairs |vs |breathing |rate |around |others |after |
walking |a |flight |of |stairs)
biopsychosocial |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |integrated |approach |that |incorporates |
biological, |psychological, |and |social-cultural |levels |of |analysis
multiply |determined, |psychological |influences |are |rarely |independent |of |one |another |(anxiety |
and |depression |may |go |hand |and |hand), |individual |differences, |people |influence |each |other |
(your |are |introverted |and |you |meet |someone |extroverted, |which |might |make |you |more |
outgoing; |this |is |why |its |hard |to |pin |down |what |causes |what), |and |peoples |behavior |are |
shaped |by |culture |and |gender |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |are |the |5 |reasons |that |
psychology |is |distinctive, |fascinating, |and |unique |from |all |other |sciences?
multiply |determined |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-caused |by |many |factors; |everyone |has |their |own
|reason |for |doing |something |(Ex: |Why |are |you |taking |psych? |some |answered |they |were |forced,
|some |wanted |to, |but |not |one |persons |reason |is |the |exact |same)
depression, |the |common |cold |of |mental |illness |(20% |of |Americans |are |depressed)
neurochemical |imbalances |may |cause |one |to |be |more |depressed |than |another |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |most |common |form |of |psychological |disorder
individual |differences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-differences |in |emotion, |behavior, |personality, |
and |thinking |
(ex: |bear |approaches, |some |run, |some |hide, |some |freeze, |some |save-- |you |can |say |that |most |
will |run, |but |this |is |only |an |average |and |is |not |unique |to |psychology. |Medicine |uses |this |same |
philosophy)
culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |enduring |behaviors, |ideas, |attitudes, |values, |and |
traditions |shared |by |a |group |of |people |and |transmitted |from |one |generation |to |the |next
Questions With Correct Answers
psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |science |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anything |an |organism |does, |any |action |we |can |observe |and |
record
mental |processes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-internal, |subjective |experiences |we |infer |from |
behavior
as |humans, |we |are |part |of |a |larger |social |structure, |we |are |individually |organisms, |and |we |are |
composed |of |differing |bodily |systems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Why |can |we |study |psychology |
through |three |main |avenues?
biological |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |areas |like |genetic |predispositions, |and |
the |influence |of |hormones/ |neurotransmitters |on |thoughts |and |behaviors |
(inside |body)
psychological |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |areas |like |our |emotional |responses, |
and |how |our |perceptions |of |the |world |around |us |influences |thoughts |and |behaviors |
(emotional |processes, |thoughts |on |the |world; |you'll |interpret |the |classroom |setting |differently |
depending |on |your |pass |experiences)
Social-Cultural |influences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-simply |being |in |the |company |of |others |
changes |our |behavior. |this |level |of |analysis |looks |at |how |culture |and |social |structures |
influence |how |we |think |and |behave |
, (breathing |rate |alone |after |walking |a |flight |of |stairs |vs |breathing |rate |around |others |after |
walking |a |flight |of |stairs)
biopsychosocial |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |integrated |approach |that |incorporates |
biological, |psychological, |and |social-cultural |levels |of |analysis
multiply |determined, |psychological |influences |are |rarely |independent |of |one |another |(anxiety |
and |depression |may |go |hand |and |hand), |individual |differences, |people |influence |each |other |
(your |are |introverted |and |you |meet |someone |extroverted, |which |might |make |you |more |
outgoing; |this |is |why |its |hard |to |pin |down |what |causes |what), |and |peoples |behavior |are |
shaped |by |culture |and |gender |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |are |the |5 |reasons |that |
psychology |is |distinctive, |fascinating, |and |unique |from |all |other |sciences?
multiply |determined |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-caused |by |many |factors; |everyone |has |their |own
|reason |for |doing |something |(Ex: |Why |are |you |taking |psych? |some |answered |they |were |forced,
|some |wanted |to, |but |not |one |persons |reason |is |the |exact |same)
depression, |the |common |cold |of |mental |illness |(20% |of |Americans |are |depressed)
neurochemical |imbalances |may |cause |one |to |be |more |depressed |than |another |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |most |common |form |of |psychological |disorder
individual |differences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-differences |in |emotion, |behavior, |personality, |
and |thinking |
(ex: |bear |approaches, |some |run, |some |hide, |some |freeze, |some |save-- |you |can |say |that |most |
will |run, |but |this |is |only |an |average |and |is |not |unique |to |psychology. |Medicine |uses |this |same |
philosophy)
culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |enduring |behaviors, |ideas, |attitudes, |values, |and |
traditions |shared |by |a |group |of |people |and |transmitted |from |one |generation |to |the |next
