INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTERS 1-7 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTERS 1-7 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
BehaviorismM-McorrectManswer-
AMtheoryMofMlearningMthatMfocusesMsolelyMonMobservableMbehaviors,MdiscountingMtheMimportanceMofMsuc
hMmentalMactivitiesMasMthinking,Mwishing,Mhoping.



CaseMstudyMresearchM-McorrectManswer-AnMin-depthMlookMatMaMsingleMindividual



CognitiveMapproachM-McorrectManswer-
AnMapproachMtoMpsychologyMemphasizingMtheMmentalMprocessesMinvolvedMinMknowingMhowMweMdirectMo
urMattention,Mperceive,Mremember,MthinkMandMsolveMproblems.



CorrelationalMresearchM-McorrectManswer-
ResearchMthatMexaminesMtheMrelationshipsMbetweenMvariables,MwhoseMpurposeMisMtoMexamineMwhether
MandMhowMtwoMvariableMchangeMtogether.




DescriptiveMresearchM-McorrectManswer-
MarketingMresearchMthatMgathersMspecificMinformationMrelatedMtoMtheMidentifiedMissue



EthicsM-McorrectManswer-AMsystemMofMmoralMprinciples.



InformedMconsentM-McorrectManswer-
AnMethicalMprincipleMrequiringMthatMresearchMparticipantsMbeMtoldMenoughMtoMenableMthemMtoMchooseM
whetherMtheyMwishMtoMparticipate.



EvolutionaryMapproachM-McorrectManswer-
AnMapproachMtoMpsychologyMcenteredMonMevolutionaryMideasMsuchMasMadaption,Mreproduction,MandMnat
uralMselectionMasMtheMbasisMforMexplainingMspecificMhumanMbehaviors.

, ExperimentalMmethodM-McorrectManswer-AMmethodMofMinvestigationMusedMtoMdemonstrateMcause-and-
effectMrelationshipsMbyMpurposelyMmanipulatingMoneMfactorMthoughtMtoMproduceMchangeMinManotherMfac
tor.



FalsifiabilityM-McorrectManswer-
Popper'sM(1959)MassertionMthatMtheMscientificMmethodMisMultimatelyMbasedMonMourMabilityMtoMproveManM
assertionMisMfalseM(byMfindingMaMcounterexampleMtoMit),MbutMnotMtoMproveMoneMisMtrue.



FunctionalismM-McorrectManswer-
Jame'sMapproachMtoMmentalMprocesses,MemphasizingMtheMfunctionsMandMpurposesMofMtheMmindMandMbe
haviorMinMtheMindividual'sMadaptionMtoMtheMenvironment.



HumanisiticMapproachM-McorrectManswer-
AnMapproachMtoMpsychologyMemphasizingMaMperson'sMpositiveMqualities,MtheMcapacityMforMpositiveMgrowt
h,MandMtheMfreedomMtoMchooseManyMdestiny.



Independent/dependentMvariablesM-McorrectManswer-independent-
variableMaMresearcherMchangesMorMvariesMtoMseeMifMitMhasManMeffectMonMsomeMotherMvariable,Mdependen
t-variableMresearcherMmeasuresMtoMseeMifMitMisMinfluencedMbyMtheMindependentMvariable



Neuroscience/biologicalMapproachM-McorrectManswer-
AnMapproachMtoMpsychologyMfocusingMonMtheMbody,MespeciallyMtheMbrainMandMnervousMsystem.



OperationalMdefinitionsM-McorrectManswer-
AMdefinitionMthatMprovidesManMobjectiveMdescriptionMofMhowMaMvariableMisMgoingMtoMbeMmeasuredMandM
observedMinMaMparticularMstudy.



PlaceboMeffectM-McorrectManswer-
TheMsituationMwhereMparticipants'Mexpectations,MratherMthanMtheMexperimentalMtreatment,MproduceMan
MexperimentalMoutcome.




PsychodynamicMapproachM-McorrectManswer-
AnMapproachMtoMpsychologyMemphasizingMunconsciousMthought,MtheMconflictMbetweenMbiologicalMdrives
MansMsociety'sMdemands,MandMearlyMchildhoodMfamilyMexperiences.