Psych 2035 Midterm 1(New 2026/ 2027
Update) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
The paradox of progress - Correct answer The technological advances of the past
century, impressive though they may be, have not led to perceptible improvement in
our collective health and happiness (some critics argue the quality of our lives has
declined rather than increased)
Why do people search for direction? - Correct answer The kaleidoscope of change that
we see around us creates feelings of anxiety and uncertainty which we try to alleviate
by searching for a sense of direction
How do people search for direction - Correct answer - Self realization programs
- Unorthodox religious groups/cults
- Self help books
What are the downsides to self-help books? - Correct answer - "Psychobabble"
- Place more emphasis on sales rather than on scientific soundness
,- They don't usually provide explicit directions about how to change your behaviour
- Many of these books encourage a remarkably self-centered approach to life
What to look for in self-help books - Correct answer - Clarity in communication
- Don't promise too much in immediate change
- Credentials of the author
- Mention of the theoretical or research basis for the program
- Detailed, explicit directions about how to alter your behaviour
- Focus on a specific problem rather than just covering everything
Psychology - Correct answer the science that studies behaviour and the physiological
and mental processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the
accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems
Behaviour - Correct answer any overt (observable) response or activity by an
organism
,Clinical psychology - Correct answer the branch of psychology concerned with the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders
Adjustment - Correct answer the psychological processes through which people
manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life
Empiricism - Correct answer the premise that knowledge should be acquired through
observation
Advantages of the scientific approach - Correct answer - Its clarity and precision: the
empirical approach requires that scientists specify exactly what they are talking about
when they formulate hypotheses
- Its relative intolerance of error
Experiment - Correct answer a research method in which the investigator manipulates
one (independent) variable under carefully controlled conditions and observes whether
any changes occur in a second (dependent) variable as a result
, Independent variable - Correct answer a condition or event that an experimenter
varies in order to see its impact on another variable
Dependent variable - Correct answer the variable that is thought to be affected by the
manipulations of the independent variable
Experimental group - Correct answer consists of the subjects who receive some
special treatment in regard to the independent variable
Control group - Correct answer consists of similar subjects who do not receive the
special treatment given to the experimental group
Correlation - Correct answer exists when two variables are related to each other
Correlation coefficient - Correct answer - a numerical index of the degree of
relationship that exists between two variables
- Indicates how strongly two variables are related and the direction of the relationship
(positive or negative)
Update) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
The paradox of progress - Correct answer The technological advances of the past
century, impressive though they may be, have not led to perceptible improvement in
our collective health and happiness (some critics argue the quality of our lives has
declined rather than increased)
Why do people search for direction? - Correct answer The kaleidoscope of change that
we see around us creates feelings of anxiety and uncertainty which we try to alleviate
by searching for a sense of direction
How do people search for direction - Correct answer - Self realization programs
- Unorthodox religious groups/cults
- Self help books
What are the downsides to self-help books? - Correct answer - "Psychobabble"
- Place more emphasis on sales rather than on scientific soundness
,- They don't usually provide explicit directions about how to change your behaviour
- Many of these books encourage a remarkably self-centered approach to life
What to look for in self-help books - Correct answer - Clarity in communication
- Don't promise too much in immediate change
- Credentials of the author
- Mention of the theoretical or research basis for the program
- Detailed, explicit directions about how to alter your behaviour
- Focus on a specific problem rather than just covering everything
Psychology - Correct answer the science that studies behaviour and the physiological
and mental processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the
accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems
Behaviour - Correct answer any overt (observable) response or activity by an
organism
,Clinical psychology - Correct answer the branch of psychology concerned with the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders
Adjustment - Correct answer the psychological processes through which people
manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life
Empiricism - Correct answer the premise that knowledge should be acquired through
observation
Advantages of the scientific approach - Correct answer - Its clarity and precision: the
empirical approach requires that scientists specify exactly what they are talking about
when they formulate hypotheses
- Its relative intolerance of error
Experiment - Correct answer a research method in which the investigator manipulates
one (independent) variable under carefully controlled conditions and observes whether
any changes occur in a second (dependent) variable as a result
, Independent variable - Correct answer a condition or event that an experimenter
varies in order to see its impact on another variable
Dependent variable - Correct answer the variable that is thought to be affected by the
manipulations of the independent variable
Experimental group - Correct answer consists of the subjects who receive some
special treatment in regard to the independent variable
Control group - Correct answer consists of similar subjects who do not receive the
special treatment given to the experimental group
Correlation - Correct answer exists when two variables are related to each other
Correlation coefficient - Correct answer - a numerical index of the degree of
relationship that exists between two variables
- Indicates how strongly two variables are related and the direction of the relationship
(positive or negative)
