Psych 110 Exam 1 Review Questions and
answers 2025
How .is .psychology .defined?
The .scientific .study .of .____________and .______________ .- .ANS✓✓-
The .scientific .study .of .behavior .and .mental .processes
What .are .the .4 .goals .of .psychology? .- .ANS✓✓-
Description: .What .is .happening?
Observing .a .behavior .and .noting .everything .about .it
Explanation: .Why .is .it .happening?
Leads .to .a .theory: .general .explanation .of .a .set .of .observations .or .facts
Prediction: .When .will .it .happen .again
Control: .How .can .it .be .changed?
Modifying .behavior .to .change .a .behavior .from .an .undesirable .one .to .a .desirabl
e .one
What .is .the .way .we .accomplish .the .goals .of .psychology: .description, .explanati
on, .prediction, .and .control? .- .ANS✓✓-The .Scientific .Method
These .are .the .four .basic .criteria .of .what?
There .are .very .few ."truths" .that .do .not .need .to .be .subjected .to .testing.
All .evidence .is .not .equal .in .quality.
Just .because .someone .is .considered .to .be .an .authority .or .to .have .a .lot .of .expe
rtise .does .not .make .everything .that .person .claims .automatically .true.
Requires .an .open .mind. .- .ANS✓✓-Critical .Thinking
Watching .animals .or .humans .behave .in .their .normal .environment .is .called .what
? .- .ANS✓✓-Naturalistic .observation
Watching .animals .or .humans .behave .in .a .laboratory .setting .is .called .what? .- .A
NS✓✓-Laboratory .Observation
, The .study .of .one .individual .in .great .detail .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-Case .Study
What .is .a .measure .of .the .relationship .between .two .variables? .- .ANS✓✓-
Correlation
Correlation .does .not .prove______________! .- .ANS✓✓-causation
A .deliberate .manipulation .of .a .variable .to .see .whether .corresponding .changes .i
n .behavior .result, .allowing .the .determination .of .cause-and-
effect .relationships .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-An .Experiment
The .variable .in .an .experiment .that .is .manipulated .by .the .experimenter .is .called .
what? .- .ANS✓✓-Independent .Variable
The .variable .in .an .experiment .that .represents .the .measurable .response .or .beha
vior .of .the .subjects .in .the .experiment .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
Dependent .Variable
All .about .the .________________
Focused .on .early .childhood .experiences .- .ANS✓✓-UNCONSCIOUS
Focuses .on .people's .ability .to .direct .their .own .lives, .also .called ._______ ._____
__ .- .ANS✓✓-Free .will
Which .perspective .focuses .on .how .people .think, .remember, .store, .and .use .info
rmation? .- .ANS✓✓-Cognitive .Perspective
Which .perspective .focuses .on .how .other .people .influence .us .as .well .as .how .o
ur .cultural .background .and .experiences .impact .us? .- .ANS✓✓-
Sociocultural .Perspective
Which .perspective .sees .human .and .animal .behavior .as .a .direct .result .of .events
.in .the .body? .- .ANS✓✓-Biopsychological .Perspective
Which .perspective .focuses .on .the .biological .bases .for .universal .mental .charact
eristics .that .all .humans .share? .- .ANS✓✓-Evolutionary .Perspective
answers 2025
How .is .psychology .defined?
The .scientific .study .of .____________and .______________ .- .ANS✓✓-
The .scientific .study .of .behavior .and .mental .processes
What .are .the .4 .goals .of .psychology? .- .ANS✓✓-
Description: .What .is .happening?
Observing .a .behavior .and .noting .everything .about .it
Explanation: .Why .is .it .happening?
Leads .to .a .theory: .general .explanation .of .a .set .of .observations .or .facts
Prediction: .When .will .it .happen .again
Control: .How .can .it .be .changed?
Modifying .behavior .to .change .a .behavior .from .an .undesirable .one .to .a .desirabl
e .one
What .is .the .way .we .accomplish .the .goals .of .psychology: .description, .explanati
on, .prediction, .and .control? .- .ANS✓✓-The .Scientific .Method
These .are .the .four .basic .criteria .of .what?
There .are .very .few ."truths" .that .do .not .need .to .be .subjected .to .testing.
All .evidence .is .not .equal .in .quality.
Just .because .someone .is .considered .to .be .an .authority .or .to .have .a .lot .of .expe
rtise .does .not .make .everything .that .person .claims .automatically .true.
Requires .an .open .mind. .- .ANS✓✓-Critical .Thinking
Watching .animals .or .humans .behave .in .their .normal .environment .is .called .what
? .- .ANS✓✓-Naturalistic .observation
Watching .animals .or .humans .behave .in .a .laboratory .setting .is .called .what? .- .A
NS✓✓-Laboratory .Observation
, The .study .of .one .individual .in .great .detail .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-Case .Study
What .is .a .measure .of .the .relationship .between .two .variables? .- .ANS✓✓-
Correlation
Correlation .does .not .prove______________! .- .ANS✓✓-causation
A .deliberate .manipulation .of .a .variable .to .see .whether .corresponding .changes .i
n .behavior .result, .allowing .the .determination .of .cause-and-
effect .relationships .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-An .Experiment
The .variable .in .an .experiment .that .is .manipulated .by .the .experimenter .is .called .
what? .- .ANS✓✓-Independent .Variable
The .variable .in .an .experiment .that .represents .the .measurable .response .or .beha
vior .of .the .subjects .in .the .experiment .is .called .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
Dependent .Variable
All .about .the .________________
Focused .on .early .childhood .experiences .- .ANS✓✓-UNCONSCIOUS
Focuses .on .people's .ability .to .direct .their .own .lives, .also .called ._______ ._____
__ .- .ANS✓✓-Free .will
Which .perspective .focuses .on .how .people .think, .remember, .store, .and .use .info
rmation? .- .ANS✓✓-Cognitive .Perspective
Which .perspective .focuses .on .how .other .people .influence .us .as .well .as .how .o
ur .cultural .background .and .experiences .impact .us? .- .ANS✓✓-
Sociocultural .Perspective
Which .perspective .sees .human .and .animal .behavior .as .a .direct .result .of .events
.in .the .body? .- .ANS✓✓-Biopsychological .Perspective
Which .perspective .focuses .on .the .biological .bases .for .universal .mental .charact
eristics .that .all .humans .share? .- .ANS✓✓-Evolutionary .Perspective
