PSYCHOLOGY 255 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Science. Answer: A general way of understanding the natural
world featuring systematic empiricism, empirical questions, and
public knowledge.
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The process of understanding the world via
careful, systematic observation.
◉ Empirical Questions. Answer: Questions about the way the world
actually exist, that can be answered by making systematic
observation.
◉ Public Knowledge. Answer: Descriptions of research that are
available to other researchers and the general public.
◉ What are the features of Science?. Answer: 1. Empiricism
2. Empirical Questions
3. Public Knowledge
,◉ What makes psychology a science?. Answer: Psychology is the
scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
◉ Who is Wilhelm Wundt?. Answer: Father of modern psychology.
◉ Who is Stanley Hall?. Answer: First person to establish psychology
laboratory in the U.S.
◉ Objectivity. Answer: The practice of basing conclusions on facts
without the influence of personal emotion and bias.
◉ Subjectivity. Answer: Biased conclusion
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: Proposed explanation for a situation.
◉ Theory. Answer: A set of facts and the relationship between facts
that explain and predict related phenomenon.
◉ Basic Research. Answer: Scientific research that is conducted
primarily for the sake of learning something new.
◉ Applied Research. Answer: Scientific research that is conducted
primarily to solve some practical problem.
, ◉ Skepticism. Answer: A critical thinking attitude that involves
considering alternatives and searches for evidence before accepting
that a belief or claim is true.
◉ Tolerance for uncertainty. Answer: A critical thinking attitude that
involves withholding judgement about whether a belief or claim is
true when there is insufficient evidence for it.
◉ Clinical practice of psychology. Answer: The diagnosis and
treatment of psychological problems.
◉ Empirically supported treatment. Answer: A treatment for a
psychological problem that has been shown by scientific research to
be more effective than no treatment, a placebo, or some alternative
treatment.
◉ Undergraduate assistant. Answer: - Still have to take classes
- Must be enrolled onto University
- Must maintain GPA
- Needs a lot of time to work in the lab
- Needs a lot of time to study
- Can complete an Honors Program Thesis
EVALUATION SET 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Science. Answer: A general way of understanding the natural
world featuring systematic empiricism, empirical questions, and
public knowledge.
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The process of understanding the world via
careful, systematic observation.
◉ Empirical Questions. Answer: Questions about the way the world
actually exist, that can be answered by making systematic
observation.
◉ Public Knowledge. Answer: Descriptions of research that are
available to other researchers and the general public.
◉ What are the features of Science?. Answer: 1. Empiricism
2. Empirical Questions
3. Public Knowledge
,◉ What makes psychology a science?. Answer: Psychology is the
scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
◉ Who is Wilhelm Wundt?. Answer: Father of modern psychology.
◉ Who is Stanley Hall?. Answer: First person to establish psychology
laboratory in the U.S.
◉ Objectivity. Answer: The practice of basing conclusions on facts
without the influence of personal emotion and bias.
◉ Subjectivity. Answer: Biased conclusion
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: Proposed explanation for a situation.
◉ Theory. Answer: A set of facts and the relationship between facts
that explain and predict related phenomenon.
◉ Basic Research. Answer: Scientific research that is conducted
primarily for the sake of learning something new.
◉ Applied Research. Answer: Scientific research that is conducted
primarily to solve some practical problem.
, ◉ Skepticism. Answer: A critical thinking attitude that involves
considering alternatives and searches for evidence before accepting
that a belief or claim is true.
◉ Tolerance for uncertainty. Answer: A critical thinking attitude that
involves withholding judgement about whether a belief or claim is
true when there is insufficient evidence for it.
◉ Clinical practice of psychology. Answer: The diagnosis and
treatment of psychological problems.
◉ Empirically supported treatment. Answer: A treatment for a
psychological problem that has been shown by scientific research to
be more effective than no treatment, a placebo, or some alternative
treatment.
◉ Undergraduate assistant. Answer: - Still have to take classes
- Must be enrolled onto University
- Must maintain GPA
- Needs a lot of time to work in the lab
- Needs a lot of time to study
- Can complete an Honors Program Thesis
