Psychology 1000 Exam test queries
and answers graded A+
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior - ANS✅✅modern definition of psychology:
an update or change in knowledge or behavior that results from one's experiences. -
ANS✅✅learning:
the persistence of learning; a set of processes that are used to encode, store, and retrieve
information. - ANS✅✅memory:
a measure of the extent to which two factors are related: - ANS✅✅correlation:
direct relationship, when two things increase TOGETHER or decrease TOGETHER. (ranges from 0 to
1) - ANS✅✅positive correlation:
an INVERSE relationship, as one increases the other decreases or vice versa. (ranges from 0 to -1) -
ANS✅✅negative correlation:
according to correlation "0" means? - ANS✅✅no correlation
The _______ denotes the strength of the correlation. (-8 is a stronger correlation than +2) -
ANS✅✅absolute value
observing behavior in natural setting. - ANS✅✅naturalistic observation:
research (or clinical practice) that focuses on gaining a lot of information about one or a few
individuals. - ANS✅✅case study:
list of questions that research participants answer - ANS✅✅survey:
uses control and treatment group to manipulate factors pf interest. only way to determine
cause/effect. - ANS✅✅experiment:
and answers graded A+
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior - ANS✅✅modern definition of psychology:
an update or change in knowledge or behavior that results from one's experiences. -
ANS✅✅learning:
the persistence of learning; a set of processes that are used to encode, store, and retrieve
information. - ANS✅✅memory:
a measure of the extent to which two factors are related: - ANS✅✅correlation:
direct relationship, when two things increase TOGETHER or decrease TOGETHER. (ranges from 0 to
1) - ANS✅✅positive correlation:
an INVERSE relationship, as one increases the other decreases or vice versa. (ranges from 0 to -1) -
ANS✅✅negative correlation:
according to correlation "0" means? - ANS✅✅no correlation
The _______ denotes the strength of the correlation. (-8 is a stronger correlation than +2) -
ANS✅✅absolute value
observing behavior in natural setting. - ANS✅✅naturalistic observation:
research (or clinical practice) that focuses on gaining a lot of information about one or a few
individuals. - ANS✅✅case study:
list of questions that research participants answer - ANS✅✅survey:
uses control and treatment group to manipulate factors pf interest. only way to determine
cause/effect. - ANS✅✅experiment:
