PSY 395 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
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Intuition - ANSWERS Knowledge gained without being consciously aware of its
source. Can be wrong and misleading; driven by cognitive and emotional bias.
Authority - ANSWERS Knowledge gained from those viewed as authority
figures. History shows that unquestioning authority figures has consequences;
authority can be wrong and may be using their own intuition to make decisions
and draw conclusions (bias). We do not have the capacity or time to question
everything - can only evaluate credentials of authority figures.
Rationalism - ANSWERS Knowledge gained through logical reasoning. Hard to
be sure if premises are true.
Empiricism - ANSWERS Knowledge gained through observation and
experience. Limited to what we can experience and observe; senses can fail us.
Systematic Empiricism - ANSWERS Carefully planning, making, and recording
observations about the world and analyzing those observations.
Asking Empirical Questions - ANSWERS Science can only answer questions
about facts (how the world is), not values (how the world should be). Questions
that can be answered via systemic observation - with methods we already have.
, Public Knowledge - ANSWERS Scientists publish their work, and it is usually
peer-reviewed.
Peer Review - ANSWERS Other professors review work or journals avoiding
biases and are blind to the identity of the researcher. Science is self-correcting and
evolving.
Pros of Peer Review - ANSWERS Review to improve; science is sound.
Cons of Peer Review - ANSWERS Hard to publish and to be accepted; critical
reviews.
Falsifiability - ANSWERS The ability to be proven false; important for science to
distinguish between scientific theories and pseudoscientific theories.
Pseudoscientific Theories - ANSWERS Often unfalsifiable; lack the ability to be
tested and potentially disproven.
Pseudoscience - ANSWERS Activities or beliefs claimed by their proponents to
be scientific, but are not.
Description - ANSWERS Describe people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Prediction - ANSWERS Identify factors that indicate when an event(s) will
occur.
Answers with Complete Solutions | New
Update 2026
Intuition - ANSWERS Knowledge gained without being consciously aware of its
source. Can be wrong and misleading; driven by cognitive and emotional bias.
Authority - ANSWERS Knowledge gained from those viewed as authority
figures. History shows that unquestioning authority figures has consequences;
authority can be wrong and may be using their own intuition to make decisions
and draw conclusions (bias). We do not have the capacity or time to question
everything - can only evaluate credentials of authority figures.
Rationalism - ANSWERS Knowledge gained through logical reasoning. Hard to
be sure if premises are true.
Empiricism - ANSWERS Knowledge gained through observation and
experience. Limited to what we can experience and observe; senses can fail us.
Systematic Empiricism - ANSWERS Carefully planning, making, and recording
observations about the world and analyzing those observations.
Asking Empirical Questions - ANSWERS Science can only answer questions
about facts (how the world is), not values (how the world should be). Questions
that can be answered via systemic observation - with methods we already have.
, Public Knowledge - ANSWERS Scientists publish their work, and it is usually
peer-reviewed.
Peer Review - ANSWERS Other professors review work or journals avoiding
biases and are blind to the identity of the researcher. Science is self-correcting and
evolving.
Pros of Peer Review - ANSWERS Review to improve; science is sound.
Cons of Peer Review - ANSWERS Hard to publish and to be accepted; critical
reviews.
Falsifiability - ANSWERS The ability to be proven false; important for science to
distinguish between scientific theories and pseudoscientific theories.
Pseudoscientific Theories - ANSWERS Often unfalsifiable; lack the ability to be
tested and potentially disproven.
Pseudoscience - ANSWERS Activities or beliefs claimed by their proponents to
be scientific, but are not.
Description - ANSWERS Describe people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Prediction - ANSWERS Identify factors that indicate when an event(s) will
occur.
