Psychology Exam questions with
answers graded A+
When we learn to understand the mind and feelings, we can also learn to _________ and
__________ behavior. - ANS✅✅predict and control
phrenology is based on the assumption that mental faculties are located in brain "organs" on the
surface of the brain and can be detected by visible inspection of _____________ on the head. -
ANS✅✅bumps
Having been discredited, the British Phrenological Society disbanded in: - ANS✅✅1967
introspection is a method of investigation developed by: - ANS✅✅structuralists
what is longitudinal research? - ANS✅✅a form of research wherein you interview, test, and
observe a group of individuals over a long period of time
which metaphor did sigmund freud use to explain how the mind works? - ANS✅✅an iceberg
which of the following best describes "free association"? - ANS✅✅patients recline and talk about
whatever comes to mind
___________ was the most forceful leader of behaviorism who coined the term "Operant
conditioning" - ANS✅✅B.F. Skimmer
__________ is a term used to describe all the mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, and
using knowledge. - ANS✅✅cognition
what is psychobiology? - ANS✅✅the scientific study of the biology of behavior and mental
processes
what does a descriptive study attempt to do? - ANS✅✅describe the characteristics or behaviors of
a person or a particular population in a systematic way
answers graded A+
When we learn to understand the mind and feelings, we can also learn to _________ and
__________ behavior. - ANS✅✅predict and control
phrenology is based on the assumption that mental faculties are located in brain "organs" on the
surface of the brain and can be detected by visible inspection of _____________ on the head. -
ANS✅✅bumps
Having been discredited, the British Phrenological Society disbanded in: - ANS✅✅1967
introspection is a method of investigation developed by: - ANS✅✅structuralists
what is longitudinal research? - ANS✅✅a form of research wherein you interview, test, and
observe a group of individuals over a long period of time
which metaphor did sigmund freud use to explain how the mind works? - ANS✅✅an iceberg
which of the following best describes "free association"? - ANS✅✅patients recline and talk about
whatever comes to mind
___________ was the most forceful leader of behaviorism who coined the term "Operant
conditioning" - ANS✅✅B.F. Skimmer
__________ is a term used to describe all the mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, and
using knowledge. - ANS✅✅cognition
what is psychobiology? - ANS✅✅the scientific study of the biology of behavior and mental
processes
what does a descriptive study attempt to do? - ANS✅✅describe the characteristics or behaviors of
a person or a particular population in a systematic way
