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PSYC 1101 (Exam 1) UGA Exam Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Operational definition of intelligence - answer✔IQ score
An experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the experimenter
does not actually hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the way they believe
hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example of the effects of ___. -
answer✔demand characteristics
The numerous short, widely branching fibers of a neuron that receive input from other neurons
are known as ___. - answer✔dendrites
Parkinson's disease is thought to be caused by a deficiency in the activity of the
neurotransmitter ___. - answer✔dopamine
Some investigators claim they have taught monkeys to understand spoken English, but another
scientist argues that the results might be due to a Clever Hans effect. What does this mean? -
answer✔A horse that could understand math and other basic functions. It turned out that the
horse was actually just picking up on non-verbal clues from the person conducting the
experiment and responding based on those.
Why does it take you longer to feel a pinch on your ankle than a pinch on your shoulder? -
answer✔It passes through more neurons and travel a longer distance.
the scientific study of mind and behavior - answer✔psychology
private, inner experience - answer✔mind
observable actions of beings - answer✔behavior
sensory input from the environment - answer✔stimulus
amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus - answer✔reaction time
developed methods of measuring reaction time - answer✔Helmholtz
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founded psychology and emphasized structuralism - answer✔Wundt
concept that the mind could be studied by understanding its basic elements -
answer✔structuralism
emphasized the functions of consciousness and natural selection - answer✔William James
tool used to understand regular human behavior - answer✔psychological disorders
developed psychoanalysis - answer✔Freud
the concept that emphasizes unconscious influences and childhood experiences in shaping
behavior - answer✔psychoanalysis
type of psychologist that suggest that people inherently grow toward their full potential
independent of experiences - answer✔Humanistic
concept that emphasizes studying observable actions and responses thinking that inner mental
processes could be not studied scientifically - answer✔Behaviorism
Name the scientist(s) that emphasized environmental influences by studying stimulus and
reaction - answer✔Pavlov and Watson
scientist(s) that developed the concept of reinforcement - answer✔Skinner
type of psychologist that focus on inner mental processes like perception, attention, memory,
and reasoning - answer✔Cognitive
tool used by repeated actions and rewards shaping behavior - answer✔reinforcement
type of science that links the brain with the mind by comparing healthy and damaged brains -
answer✔Cognitive neuroscience
type of psychology that focuses on the adaptive function of the brain and natural selection -
answer✔Evolutionary
type of psychology that recognizes how networks of other people influence individuals -
answer✔Social
type of psychology that recognizes the effects of culture on individuals
the American Psychological Association (APA) is growing and spreads into clinical, academic,
and applied settings - answer✔cultural
scientist(s) that encourages other women and minorities to play a larger role in psychology -
answer✔Calkins and Sumner
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PSYC 1101 (Exam 1) UGA Exam Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Operational definition of intelligence - answer✔IQ score
An experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the experimenter
does not actually hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the way they believe
hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example of the effects of ___. -
answer✔demand characteristics
The numerous short, widely branching fibers of a neuron that receive input from other neurons
are known as ___. - answer✔dendrites
Parkinson's disease is thought to be caused by a deficiency in the activity of the
neurotransmitter ___. - answer✔dopamine
Some investigators claim they have taught monkeys to understand spoken English, but another
scientist argues that the results might be due to a Clever Hans effect. What does this mean? -
answer✔A horse that could understand math and other basic functions. It turned out that the
horse was actually just picking up on non-verbal clues from the person conducting the
experiment and responding based on those.
Why does it take you longer to feel a pinch on your ankle than a pinch on your shoulder? -
answer✔It passes through more neurons and travel a longer distance.
the scientific study of mind and behavior - answer✔psychology
private, inner experience - answer✔mind
observable actions of beings - answer✔behavior
sensory input from the environment - answer✔stimulus
amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus - answer✔reaction time
developed methods of measuring reaction time - answer✔Helmholtz
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founded psychology and emphasized structuralism - answer✔Wundt
concept that the mind could be studied by understanding its basic elements -
answer✔structuralism
emphasized the functions of consciousness and natural selection - answer✔William James
tool used to understand regular human behavior - answer✔psychological disorders
developed psychoanalysis - answer✔Freud
the concept that emphasizes unconscious influences and childhood experiences in shaping
behavior - answer✔psychoanalysis
type of psychologist that suggest that people inherently grow toward their full potential
independent of experiences - answer✔Humanistic
concept that emphasizes studying observable actions and responses thinking that inner mental
processes could be not studied scientifically - answer✔Behaviorism
Name the scientist(s) that emphasized environmental influences by studying stimulus and
reaction - answer✔Pavlov and Watson
scientist(s) that developed the concept of reinforcement - answer✔Skinner
type of psychologist that focus on inner mental processes like perception, attention, memory,
and reasoning - answer✔Cognitive
tool used by repeated actions and rewards shaping behavior - answer✔reinforcement
type of science that links the brain with the mind by comparing healthy and damaged brains -
answer✔Cognitive neuroscience
type of psychology that focuses on the adaptive function of the brain and natural selection -
answer✔Evolutionary
type of psychology that recognizes how networks of other people influence individuals -
answer✔Social
type of psychology that recognizes the effects of culture on individuals
the American Psychological Association (APA) is growing and spreads into clinical, academic,
and applied settings - answer✔cultural
scientist(s) that encourages other women and minorities to play a larger role in psychology -
answer✔Calkins and Sumner
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