PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Psychoanalytic Approach/Psychoanalysis
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes dreams, childhood
memories, and the unconscious.
>Freud & Erikson
◉ Behavioral Approach/Behaviorism
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes the study of observable
behavioral responses and their environmental determinants.
>Direct opposition to psychoanalytic theory
>Pavlov, Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Bandura
◉ Humanistic Approach
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes an individual's self-
concept, free will, and positive qualities.
>Maslow & Rogers
◉ Cognitive Threory
,Answer: The field that examines attention, consciousness, and
information processing.
>Piaget
◉ Evolutionary Theory
Answer: The belief that the way we have evolved is traceable to
problems early humans faced in adapting to their environment.
"Nature vs. Nurture"
>David Buss
◉ Biological Theory
Answer: The belief that behavior can be explained in terms of
biochemical processes that influence how organisms behave.
◉ Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist
Answer: >Psychiatrist - Ph.D., can prescribe medication
>Psychologist - Doctoral
◉ Scientific Method
Answer: Steps used to gather research:
1. Formulate hypothesis
2. Design study/Select research method
3. Collect data
, 4. Analyze data/Draw Conclusions
5. Report findings
◉ Research Method
Answer: Different approaches to the observation, measurement,
manipulation, and control of variables.
◉ Naturalistic Observation
Answer: Research method in which the researcher observes the
subject in their natural habitat.
◉ Case Studies
Answer: Research method in which the researcher takes an in-depth
look at a single individual.
◉ Correlational Studies
Answer: Research method that exposes the relationship between
two variables.
◉ Surveys
Answer: A series of questions given in test form.
>Self-report
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Psychoanalytic Approach/Psychoanalysis
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes dreams, childhood
memories, and the unconscious.
>Freud & Erikson
◉ Behavioral Approach/Behaviorism
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes the study of observable
behavioral responses and their environmental determinants.
>Direct opposition to psychoanalytic theory
>Pavlov, Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Bandura
◉ Humanistic Approach
Answer: School of thought that emphasizes an individual's self-
concept, free will, and positive qualities.
>Maslow & Rogers
◉ Cognitive Threory
,Answer: The field that examines attention, consciousness, and
information processing.
>Piaget
◉ Evolutionary Theory
Answer: The belief that the way we have evolved is traceable to
problems early humans faced in adapting to their environment.
"Nature vs. Nurture"
>David Buss
◉ Biological Theory
Answer: The belief that behavior can be explained in terms of
biochemical processes that influence how organisms behave.
◉ Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist
Answer: >Psychiatrist - Ph.D., can prescribe medication
>Psychologist - Doctoral
◉ Scientific Method
Answer: Steps used to gather research:
1. Formulate hypothesis
2. Design study/Select research method
3. Collect data
, 4. Analyze data/Draw Conclusions
5. Report findings
◉ Research Method
Answer: Different approaches to the observation, measurement,
manipulation, and control of variables.
◉ Naturalistic Observation
Answer: Research method in which the researcher observes the
subject in their natural habitat.
◉ Case Studies
Answer: Research method in which the researcher takes an in-depth
look at a single individual.
◉ Correlational Studies
Answer: Research method that exposes the relationship between
two variables.
◉ Surveys
Answer: A series of questions given in test form.
>Self-report
