TMA05 D120 ENCOUNTERING
PSYCHOLOGY - OPEN UNIVERSITY
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Behavioral genetics.
Answer: focuses on the biological mechanisms, such as genes and
chromosomes, that enable inherited behavior to unfold; seeks to understand
how we might inherit certain behavioral traits and how the environment
influences whether we actually display such traits
◍ Hypothesis.
Answer: a prediction, stemming from a theory, stated in a way that allows it
to be tested
◍ Functionalism.
Answer: concentrated on what the mind does and how behavior functions
◍ Variables.
Answer: behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary,
in some way
◍ Experimental psychology.
Answer: branch of psychology that studies the processes of sensing,
perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
◍ Dependent variable.
Answer: the variable that is measured in an experiment. It is expected to
change as a result of the experimenter's manipulation of the independent
variable
◍ Humanistic perspective.
, Answer: the approach that suggests that all individuals naturally strive to
grow, develop, and be in control of their lives and behaviors
◍ Significant outcome.
Answer: meaningful results that make it possible for researchers to feel
confident that they have confirmed their hypotheses
◍ Treatment.
Answer: the manipulation implemented by the experimenter
◍ Free will.
Answer: the idea that behavior is caused primarily by choices that are made
freely by the individual
◍ Operational definition.
Answer: the translation of a hypothesis into specific, test-able procedures
that can be measured and observed
◍ Clinical neuropsychology.
Answer: unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology; focuses
on the origin of psychological disorders in biological factors
◍ Scientific method.
Answer: the approach through which psychologists systematically acquire
knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of
interest`
◍ Experimental bias.
Answer: factors that distort how the independent variable affects the
dependent variable in an experiment
◍ Determinism.
Answer: the idea that people"s behavior is produced primarily by factors
outside of their willful control
◍ Psychology.
Answer: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
◍ Introspection.
PSYCHOLOGY - OPEN UNIVERSITY
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Behavioral genetics.
Answer: focuses on the biological mechanisms, such as genes and
chromosomes, that enable inherited behavior to unfold; seeks to understand
how we might inherit certain behavioral traits and how the environment
influences whether we actually display such traits
◍ Hypothesis.
Answer: a prediction, stemming from a theory, stated in a way that allows it
to be tested
◍ Functionalism.
Answer: concentrated on what the mind does and how behavior functions
◍ Variables.
Answer: behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary,
in some way
◍ Experimental psychology.
Answer: branch of psychology that studies the processes of sensing,
perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world
◍ Dependent variable.
Answer: the variable that is measured in an experiment. It is expected to
change as a result of the experimenter's manipulation of the independent
variable
◍ Humanistic perspective.
, Answer: the approach that suggests that all individuals naturally strive to
grow, develop, and be in control of their lives and behaviors
◍ Significant outcome.
Answer: meaningful results that make it possible for researchers to feel
confident that they have confirmed their hypotheses
◍ Treatment.
Answer: the manipulation implemented by the experimenter
◍ Free will.
Answer: the idea that behavior is caused primarily by choices that are made
freely by the individual
◍ Operational definition.
Answer: the translation of a hypothesis into specific, test-able procedures
that can be measured and observed
◍ Clinical neuropsychology.
Answer: unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology; focuses
on the origin of psychological disorders in biological factors
◍ Scientific method.
Answer: the approach through which psychologists systematically acquire
knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of
interest`
◍ Experimental bias.
Answer: factors that distort how the independent variable affects the
dependent variable in an experiment
◍ Determinism.
Answer: the idea that people"s behavior is produced primarily by factors
outside of their willful control
◍ Psychology.
Answer: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
◍ Introspection.
