Psychology 110 Exam -1 Questions With Correct Answers

Psychology 110 Exam #1 Questions With
Correct Answers


Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of behavior and
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mental processses
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Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-involved introspection and study
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of basic components of conscious experiences
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Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-explored how mental and
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behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt,
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survive, and flourish
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Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a tentative statement about the
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relationship between 2 or more variables; a testable prediction or
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question


Operational Definition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a precise definition of
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how the variables in a study will be manipulated or measured
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, Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a tentative explanation that tries to
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integrate and account for the relationship of various findings and
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observations


Correlation Coefficiant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-numerical indication of
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magnitude and direction of the relationship between 2 variables
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Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the experimental factor
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that is manipulated
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Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the variable that may be
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changed in the response of the independent variable
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True Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Naturalistic Observation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the systematic
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observation and recording of behaviors as they occur in their natural
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setting


Case Study - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an intensive study of a single
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individual or small group of individuals
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Learning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relatively enduring change in
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behavior or knowledge as a result of experience
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