PSYC 101- Introduction to Psychology
EXAM 1 Questions with Verified
Answers
psychology - ANSWERSthe science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow the body and
brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the
mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow the natural
selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and
extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow much our
genes and environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow behavior and
thinking vary across cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when
norms are violated, it's very uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow behavior
springs from unconscious drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different
than unconscious mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow we encode,
process, store, or retrieve information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow we learn behavior
by association; how the world rewards you or punishes you
four goals of research - ANSWERSDescription
Prediction
Understanding
Application
description (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers define, classify, and
catalogue events and their relationship
5 personality traits - ANSWERSOpenness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
, Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers attempt to identify
relationships among variables in order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSwhen researchers seek to understand
the processes that lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers seek to get their work out into
the world so it can be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - ANSWERSDescriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - ANSWERSlogically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
hypothesis - ANSWERSan idea about how a specific research study will turn out. They
attempt to explain but are more tentative and smaller in scope.
independent variable - ANSWERSwhat you manipulate, vary, control in order to
examine its effect on other variables (experimental versus control group)
dependent variable - ANSWERS(the outcome- the thing you're studying); we study the
effects of the manipulation
operational definition - ANSWERSa procedure used to define and measure the
concept(s) under examination.
conduct the experiment - ANSWERScollect the data then analyze the data (graphs,
statistics)
purpose of experimental designs - ANSWERSto explore cause-effect relationships
control and experimental groups - ANSWERSexperimenter creates 2 conditions:
experimental (ex: drugs) and control (ex: placebo)
random assignment - ANSWERSsubject has equal chance of being in control versus
experimental group; eliminates other possible explanations
steps in the research process - ANSWERS1. Develop research question
2. Develop hypotheses
3. Form operational definitions
4. Choose a research design
5. Evaluate ethics
EXAM 1 Questions with Verified
Answers
psychology - ANSWERSthe science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow the body and
brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the
mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow the natural
selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and
extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow much our
genes and environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow behavior and
thinking vary across cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when
norms are violated, it's very uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow behavior
springs from unconscious drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different
than unconscious mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow we encode,
process, store, or retrieve information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - ANSWERShow we learn behavior
by association; how the world rewards you or punishes you
four goals of research - ANSWERSDescription
Prediction
Understanding
Application
description (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers define, classify, and
catalogue events and their relationship
5 personality traits - ANSWERSOpenness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
, Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers attempt to identify
relationships among variables in order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSwhen researchers seek to understand
the processes that lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - ANSWERSresearchers seek to get their work out into
the world so it can be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - ANSWERSDescriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - ANSWERSlogically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
hypothesis - ANSWERSan idea about how a specific research study will turn out. They
attempt to explain but are more tentative and smaller in scope.
independent variable - ANSWERSwhat you manipulate, vary, control in order to
examine its effect on other variables (experimental versus control group)
dependent variable - ANSWERS(the outcome- the thing you're studying); we study the
effects of the manipulation
operational definition - ANSWERSa procedure used to define and measure the
concept(s) under examination.
conduct the experiment - ANSWERScollect the data then analyze the data (graphs,
statistics)
purpose of experimental designs - ANSWERSto explore cause-effect relationships
control and experimental groups - ANSWERSexperimenter creates 2 conditions:
experimental (ex: drugs) and control (ex: placebo)
random assignment - ANSWERSsubject has equal chance of being in control versus
experimental group; eliminates other possible explanations
steps in the research process - ANSWERS1. Develop research question
2. Develop hypotheses
3. Form operational definitions
4. Choose a research design
5. Evaluate ethics
