Psychology 101 Quiz 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
What is psychology? - ANSWERSthe scientific study of behavior and mental processes
How did psychology begin as a field? - ANSWERSWundt- wanted to be separate from
philosophy and physiology
Psychology's 4 goals - ANSWERSto describe, explain, predict, and to change
Structuralism - ANSWERSEdward Titchener- every experience could be broken down
into its individual emotions and sensations
Functionalism - ANSWERSWilliam James- how people work, play, and adapt to their
surroundings
Behaviorism - ANSWERSJohn Watson-the study of behavior
Psychoanalysis - ANSWERSbasis of modern psychotherapy. based off of Freud's ideas
Sigmund Freud's ideas - ANSWERSthere is an unconscious mind into which we push or
repress all of our threatening urges and desires. Behavior stems from unconscious
motivation
Gestalt Psychology - ANSWERSMax Wertheimer- studying whole patterns rather than
small pieces of them
Psychodynamic perspective - ANSWERSunconscious mind and its influence over
conscious behavior on wary childhood experiences
Sociocultural perspective - ANSWERScombines social and cultural psychology
Biological perspective - ANSWERShuman and animal behavior is seen as a direct
result of events in the body
Evolutionary perspective - ANSWERSfocuses on the biological bases for universal
mental characteristics that all humans share (seeks to explain general mental strategies
and traits)
Psychologist - ANSWERSno medical training but has a doctorate degree
, Psychiatrist - ANSWERShas a medical degree and is a physician who specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders
Objective Introspection - ANSWERSthe process of objectively examining and
measuring ones own thoughts and mental activities
Humanistic perspective - ANSWERSpeople have free will and strive for the
achievement of ones full potential (self-actualization)
Phi phenomenon - ANSWERSthe optical illusion of perceiving continuous motion
between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession (lights blinking on and off in a
circle it seems)
Case study - ANSWERSan in-depth report about the details of a specific case (single
participant)
Observation - ANSWERSthe action or process of observing something or someone
carefully or in order to gain information
Survey - ANSWERSto ask a question or a series of questions in order to gather
information
Correlation - ANSWERSprediction- takes a direction and has a magnitude (1 to -1)
Double blind study - ANSWERSneither the participants or experimenter knows the
exact treatment
Single blind study - ANSWERSparticipants do not know the true purpose of the study or
else do not know which type of treatment they are recieving
Experiment - ANSWERSmanipulation of one variable under controlled conditions so
that resulting changes in another variable can be observed
Independent variable - ANSWERSmanipulated variable (I can change) - doesn't change
at all (ex. time)
Dependent variable - ANSWERSvariable affected by manipulation
Control group - ANSWERSsimilar subjects who don't receive special treatment
Experimental group - ANSWERSsubjects who receive some special treatment in regard
to the independent variable
Operational definition - ANSWERSexact description of how the variable will be
quantified and measured
Correct Answers
What is psychology? - ANSWERSthe scientific study of behavior and mental processes
How did psychology begin as a field? - ANSWERSWundt- wanted to be separate from
philosophy and physiology
Psychology's 4 goals - ANSWERSto describe, explain, predict, and to change
Structuralism - ANSWERSEdward Titchener- every experience could be broken down
into its individual emotions and sensations
Functionalism - ANSWERSWilliam James- how people work, play, and adapt to their
surroundings
Behaviorism - ANSWERSJohn Watson-the study of behavior
Psychoanalysis - ANSWERSbasis of modern psychotherapy. based off of Freud's ideas
Sigmund Freud's ideas - ANSWERSthere is an unconscious mind into which we push or
repress all of our threatening urges and desires. Behavior stems from unconscious
motivation
Gestalt Psychology - ANSWERSMax Wertheimer- studying whole patterns rather than
small pieces of them
Psychodynamic perspective - ANSWERSunconscious mind and its influence over
conscious behavior on wary childhood experiences
Sociocultural perspective - ANSWERScombines social and cultural psychology
Biological perspective - ANSWERShuman and animal behavior is seen as a direct
result of events in the body
Evolutionary perspective - ANSWERSfocuses on the biological bases for universal
mental characteristics that all humans share (seeks to explain general mental strategies
and traits)
Psychologist - ANSWERSno medical training but has a doctorate degree
, Psychiatrist - ANSWERShas a medical degree and is a physician who specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders
Objective Introspection - ANSWERSthe process of objectively examining and
measuring ones own thoughts and mental activities
Humanistic perspective - ANSWERSpeople have free will and strive for the
achievement of ones full potential (self-actualization)
Phi phenomenon - ANSWERSthe optical illusion of perceiving continuous motion
between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession (lights blinking on and off in a
circle it seems)
Case study - ANSWERSan in-depth report about the details of a specific case (single
participant)
Observation - ANSWERSthe action or process of observing something or someone
carefully or in order to gain information
Survey - ANSWERSto ask a question or a series of questions in order to gather
information
Correlation - ANSWERSprediction- takes a direction and has a magnitude (1 to -1)
Double blind study - ANSWERSneither the participants or experimenter knows the
exact treatment
Single blind study - ANSWERSparticipants do not know the true purpose of the study or
else do not know which type of treatment they are recieving
Experiment - ANSWERSmanipulation of one variable under controlled conditions so
that resulting changes in another variable can be observed
Independent variable - ANSWERSmanipulated variable (I can change) - doesn't change
at all (ex. time)
Dependent variable - ANSWERSvariable affected by manipulation
Control group - ANSWERSsimilar subjects who don't receive special treatment
Experimental group - ANSWERSsubjects who receive some special treatment in regard
to the independent variable
Operational definition - ANSWERSexact description of how the variable will be
quantified and measured
