Psychology 101 Chapter 1-4 Exam
questions with correct answers
Psychology - correct answer -the scientific investigation of mental process and behavior
Scientific Method - correct answer -sets of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems
Behavioral Perspective - correct answer -how behavior is learned or modified by environmental causes
(NURTURE)
Behavioral Data - correct answer -reports of observation about the behavior of organisms and the
conditions under which the behavior occur
Psychodynamic Perspective - correct answer -behavior is motivated by inherited instincts, biological
drives, & attempts to resolve personal conflicts between personal need and society's demands
Cognitive Perspective - correct answer -an approach that emphasizes mental process in perception,
memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior
Humanistic Perspective - correct answer -emphasizes the individual's inherent capacity for making
rational choices and developing maximum potential
Willhelm Wundt - correct answer -founding father of psychology
Biological Perspective - correct answer -study of physical bases on behavior
Behavior - correct answer -organisms that adjust to their environment
Standardization - correct answer -using uniform, consistent, procedures in all phases of data collection
, Hypothesis - correct answer -tentative and testable statement about the relationship between causes
and consequences
Determinism - correct answer -the idea that all events are determined by specific casual factors
(physical, mental, and behavioral)
Theory - correct answer -organized set of concepts (used to formulate research)
Sociocultural Perspective - correct answer -studies how an individual's behavior and thinking vary across
situations and cultures
Ivan Pavlov - correct answer -Russian Physiologist
Discovered classical conditioning behaviorism
Operational Definition - correct answer -standardizes the meaning within an experiment, by defining a
concept in terms of the specific operations or procedures used to measure it
Independent Variable - correct answer -factor manipulated and will cause changes (casual part of the
relationship)
Dependent Variable - correct answer -factor affected by independent variable (what is being measured)
Experimental Method - correct answer -research methodology that involves the manipulation of
independent variables to determine their effects on the dependent variables
Confounding Variable - correct answer -a variable that could produce effects that are confused, or
confounded with the effects of the independent variable
Double-blind Study - correct answer -a study in which both participants and researchers are blind to the
status of participants
questions with correct answers
Psychology - correct answer -the scientific investigation of mental process and behavior
Scientific Method - correct answer -sets of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems
Behavioral Perspective - correct answer -how behavior is learned or modified by environmental causes
(NURTURE)
Behavioral Data - correct answer -reports of observation about the behavior of organisms and the
conditions under which the behavior occur
Psychodynamic Perspective - correct answer -behavior is motivated by inherited instincts, biological
drives, & attempts to resolve personal conflicts between personal need and society's demands
Cognitive Perspective - correct answer -an approach that emphasizes mental process in perception,
memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior
Humanistic Perspective - correct answer -emphasizes the individual's inherent capacity for making
rational choices and developing maximum potential
Willhelm Wundt - correct answer -founding father of psychology
Biological Perspective - correct answer -study of physical bases on behavior
Behavior - correct answer -organisms that adjust to their environment
Standardization - correct answer -using uniform, consistent, procedures in all phases of data collection
, Hypothesis - correct answer -tentative and testable statement about the relationship between causes
and consequences
Determinism - correct answer -the idea that all events are determined by specific casual factors
(physical, mental, and behavioral)
Theory - correct answer -organized set of concepts (used to formulate research)
Sociocultural Perspective - correct answer -studies how an individual's behavior and thinking vary across
situations and cultures
Ivan Pavlov - correct answer -Russian Physiologist
Discovered classical conditioning behaviorism
Operational Definition - correct answer -standardizes the meaning within an experiment, by defining a
concept in terms of the specific operations or procedures used to measure it
Independent Variable - correct answer -factor manipulated and will cause changes (casual part of the
relationship)
Dependent Variable - correct answer -factor affected by independent variable (what is being measured)
Experimental Method - correct answer -research methodology that involves the manipulation of
independent variables to determine their effects on the dependent variables
Confounding Variable - correct answer -a variable that could produce effects that are confused, or
confounded with the effects of the independent variable
Double-blind Study - correct answer -a study in which both participants and researchers are blind to the
status of participants
