PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. What is the definition of psychology? - ✔✔The scientific study of behavior and
mental process
2. What are psychology's basic goals? - ✔✔Describe predict and explain behavior
3. How did philosophy and physiology contribute to the emergence of psychology as a
separate scientific discipline? - ✔✔"The influence of philosophy on contemporary
psychology persists today, as researchers who study emotion still talk about Descartes,
and scientists who study happiness often refer to Aristotle" Physiology also contributed
to psychology's eventual emergence as a scientific discipline. Early physiological
research on the brain and behavior had a dramatic impact on psychology, ultimately
contributing to applying scientific methodologies to the study of human thought and
behavior.
4. Who is considered the father of psychology and opened the first psychology lab in
1879? - ✔✔Wilhelm M. Wundt
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, 5. Which contemporary approach to psychology emphasizes that unconscious thoughts
and experiences in early childhood are critical in the formation of personality? -
✔✔psychodynamic
6. Which contemporary approach emphasizes an individual's positive qualities - ✔✔the
capacity for growth, and the freedom to choose one's destiny., Humanistic
7. What are the steps in the scientific method? - ✔✔Make an observation. Ask a
question. Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation. Make a prediction based on the
hypothesis. Test the prediction. Iterate: use the results to make new hypotheses or
predictions.
8. What does the term critical thinking mean? - ✔✔the objective analysis and evaluation
of an issue in order to form a judgment.
9. What is the behavioral approach to psychology (behaviorism) and what does it
emphasize? - ✔✔school of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasizes the
study of observable behaviors, especially as they pertain to the process of learning
10. Who are two key figures in the development of behaviorism? - ✔✔Watson, Pavlov,
and Skinner.
11. What are the four issues addressed by the American Psychological Association
(APA) guidelines concerning ethical research? - ✔✔PRINCIPLE ONE: Minimizing the
risk of harm. PRINCIPLE TWO: Obtaining informed consent. PRINCIPLE THREE:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
1. What is the definition of psychology? - ✔✔The scientific study of behavior and
mental process
2. What are psychology's basic goals? - ✔✔Describe predict and explain behavior
3. How did philosophy and physiology contribute to the emergence of psychology as a
separate scientific discipline? - ✔✔"The influence of philosophy on contemporary
psychology persists today, as researchers who study emotion still talk about Descartes,
and scientists who study happiness often refer to Aristotle" Physiology also contributed
to psychology's eventual emergence as a scientific discipline. Early physiological
research on the brain and behavior had a dramatic impact on psychology, ultimately
contributing to applying scientific methodologies to the study of human thought and
behavior.
4. Who is considered the father of psychology and opened the first psychology lab in
1879? - ✔✔Wilhelm M. Wundt
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, 5. Which contemporary approach to psychology emphasizes that unconscious thoughts
and experiences in early childhood are critical in the formation of personality? -
✔✔psychodynamic
6. Which contemporary approach emphasizes an individual's positive qualities - ✔✔the
capacity for growth, and the freedom to choose one's destiny., Humanistic
7. What are the steps in the scientific method? - ✔✔Make an observation. Ask a
question. Form a hypothesis, or testable explanation. Make a prediction based on the
hypothesis. Test the prediction. Iterate: use the results to make new hypotheses or
predictions.
8. What does the term critical thinking mean? - ✔✔the objective analysis and evaluation
of an issue in order to form a judgment.
9. What is the behavioral approach to psychology (behaviorism) and what does it
emphasize? - ✔✔school of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasizes the
study of observable behaviors, especially as they pertain to the process of learning
10. Who are two key figures in the development of behaviorism? - ✔✔Watson, Pavlov,
and Skinner.
11. What are the four issues addressed by the American Psychological Association
(APA) guidelines concerning ethical research? - ✔✔PRINCIPLE ONE: Minimizing the
risk of harm. PRINCIPLE TWO: Obtaining informed consent. PRINCIPLE THREE:
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