PSYC 101- Introduction to Psychology
EXAM 1 questions and answers 2025/2026
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psychology - answerthe science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow the body and brain enable emotions,
memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow the natural selection of traits
promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow much our genes and
environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow behavior and thinking vary across
cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when norms are violated, it's very
uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different than unconscious mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow we encode, process, store, or retrieve
information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow we learn behavior by association; how
the world rewards you or punishes you
four goals of research - answerDescription
Prediction
Understanding
Application
, description (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers define, classify, and catalogue events and their
relationship
5 personality traits - answerOpenness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers attempt to identify relationships among variables in
order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - answerwhen researchers seek to understand the processes that
lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers seek to get their work out into the world so it can
be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - answerDescriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - answerlogically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
hypothesis - answeran idea about how a specific research study will turn out. They attempt to explain
but are more tentative and smaller in scope.
independent variable - answerwhat you manipulate, vary, control in order to examine its effect on other
variables (experimental versus control group)
EXAM 1 questions and answers 2025/2026
latest update 100% verified
psychology - answerthe science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow the body and brain enable emotions,
memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow the natural selection of traits
promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow much our genes and
environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow behavior and thinking vary across
cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when norms are violated, it's very
uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different than unconscious mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow we encode, process, store, or retrieve
information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - answerhow we learn behavior by association; how
the world rewards you or punishes you
four goals of research - answerDescription
Prediction
Understanding
Application
, description (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers define, classify, and catalogue events and their
relationship
5 personality traits - answerOpenness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers attempt to identify relationships among variables in
order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - answerwhen researchers seek to understand the processes that
lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - answerresearchers seek to get their work out into the world so it can
be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - answerDescriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - answerlogically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
hypothesis - answeran idea about how a specific research study will turn out. They attempt to explain
but are more tentative and smaller in scope.
independent variable - answerwhat you manipulate, vary, control in order to examine its effect on other
variables (experimental versus control group)
