TAMU PBSI 107 Final Exam questions
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Structuralism - correct answer ✔✔Breaks down mental processes into their most basic
components
Functionalism - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on how mental processes help individuals adapt to
their environment and meet their needs
Psychoanalytic Theory - correct answer ✔✔Mental life occurs outside of conscious awareness
Psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔✔Therapeutic approach to explore the unconscious
Gestalt Psychology - correct answer ✔✔How we perceive and organize visual and sensory
information as whole patterns rather than just separate components.
Behaviorism - correct answer ✔✔Study of observable behaviors and how they're shaped by
their environment
Humanism - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate in all humans
Biopsychology - correct answer ✔✔Explores how our biology influences our
behavior;interdisciplinary (Sleep, drugs, reproductive behavior, sensory & motor systems,
ingestive behaviors)
Developmental Psychology - correct answer ✔✔The scientific study of development across al
ifespan
,Personality Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on behaviors and thought patterns that are
unique to each individual. How individuals interact and relate with others and how such
interactions can affect behavior.
Biopsychosocial model - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on how individual health is directly related
or affected by biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences (Genes, pattern of behavior,
relationships, psychological stress, and health)
Clinical Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological
disorders and problematic patterns of behavior
Counseling Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on emotional, social, vocational, and
health-related outcomes in individuals who are considered psychologically healthy.
Sport Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Study the psychological aspects of sport performance
including motivation and performance anxiety, and the effects of sport on mental and
emotional well being
Forensic Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Branch of psychology dealing with justice system
(Assess competency to stand trial, Asses state of mind of defendant, Act as consultants on child
custody cases, Consult on sentencing and treatment recommendations, Advise on issues such as
eyewitness & children testimony)
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Branch that applies psychological
theories, principles and research to industrial and organizational settings
Theory - correct answer ✔✔A broad explanation of a phenomenon based on extensive
evidence and testing
,Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔A tentative and testable statement (prediction) about the
relationship between two or more variables
Inductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔Drawing general conclusions from specific examples
(specific to general)
Deductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔Using general premise(s) to reach a certain
conclusion (general to specific)
Process of scientific research - correct answer ✔✔Theory, hypothesis, data collection, analyze,
report findings
Clinical or Case Studies - correct answer ✔✔Research focused on one person or just a few
individuals.• PROS: Allows for a lot of insight• CONS: Difficult to generalize to the larger
population
Naturalistic Observation - correct answer ✔✔Research based on observations of behavior in its
natural setting• PROS:• Eliminates performance anxiety• Accurate and genuine behavior•
CONS:• Observer bias*• Difficult to set up/control
Surveys - correct answer ✔✔A list of questions to be answered by participants• PROS:• Gather
data from a large sample• CONS:• Less depth of information• May not be accurate
(misremembering, lying)• Sometimes gives objective value to a subjective experience
Archival Research - correct answer ✔✔Using past records or data sets to answer various
research questions, or to search for interesting patterns or relationships.• PROS:• Data already
collected• Saves time• Saves money• CONS:• Lack of control• Incompleteness• May be
outdated• Data integrity
, Longitudinal Research - correct answer ✔✔Research design in which data-gathering is
administered over an extended period of time• PROS: Same participants• CONS: Time/money
investment, attrition
Cross-Sectional Research - correct answer ✔✔Research design that compares multiple
segments of the population over time• PROS: cost-effective, no long-term com.• CONS: cohort
effects, causality
Correlation - correct answer ✔✔A measure that indicated whether two variables are related.
When two variables are correlated, changes in one variable are associated with changes in the
other.
Correlation coefficient (r) - correct answer ✔✔A number from -1 to +1 that indicates the
strength and direction of the relationship between variables.
Positive Correlation - correct answer ✔✔The variables move together: If one variable goes up or
down, the other does as well in the same direction.
Negative Correlation - correct answer ✔✔The variables move in opposite direction: If one
variable increases, the other decreases.
Cause-and-effect relationship - correct answer ✔✔Whether changes in one variable cause
changes in the other
Confounding variables - correct answer ✔✔Unanticipated factors that may affect the variables
of interest, make it difficult to determine the true relationship between the variables being
studied
Illusory Correlation - correct answer ✔✔False correlations; seeing a relationship between two
things when in reality no such relationship exists
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Structuralism - correct answer ✔✔Breaks down mental processes into their most basic
components
Functionalism - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on how mental processes help individuals adapt to
their environment and meet their needs
Psychoanalytic Theory - correct answer ✔✔Mental life occurs outside of conscious awareness
Psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔✔Therapeutic approach to explore the unconscious
Gestalt Psychology - correct answer ✔✔How we perceive and organize visual and sensory
information as whole patterns rather than just separate components.
Behaviorism - correct answer ✔✔Study of observable behaviors and how they're shaped by
their environment
Humanism - correct answer ✔✔Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate in all humans
Biopsychology - correct answer ✔✔Explores how our biology influences our
behavior;interdisciplinary (Sleep, drugs, reproductive behavior, sensory & motor systems,
ingestive behaviors)
Developmental Psychology - correct answer ✔✔The scientific study of development across al
ifespan
,Personality Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on behaviors and thought patterns that are
unique to each individual. How individuals interact and relate with others and how such
interactions can affect behavior.
Biopsychosocial model - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on how individual health is directly related
or affected by biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences (Genes, pattern of behavior,
relationships, psychological stress, and health)
Clinical Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological
disorders and problematic patterns of behavior
Counseling Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on emotional, social, vocational, and
health-related outcomes in individuals who are considered psychologically healthy.
Sport Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Study the psychological aspects of sport performance
including motivation and performance anxiety, and the effects of sport on mental and
emotional well being
Forensic Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Branch of psychology dealing with justice system
(Assess competency to stand trial, Asses state of mind of defendant, Act as consultants on child
custody cases, Consult on sentencing and treatment recommendations, Advise on issues such as
eyewitness & children testimony)
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - correct answer ✔✔Branch that applies psychological
theories, principles and research to industrial and organizational settings
Theory - correct answer ✔✔A broad explanation of a phenomenon based on extensive
evidence and testing
,Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔A tentative and testable statement (prediction) about the
relationship between two or more variables
Inductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔Drawing general conclusions from specific examples
(specific to general)
Deductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔Using general premise(s) to reach a certain
conclusion (general to specific)
Process of scientific research - correct answer ✔✔Theory, hypothesis, data collection, analyze,
report findings
Clinical or Case Studies - correct answer ✔✔Research focused on one person or just a few
individuals.• PROS: Allows for a lot of insight• CONS: Difficult to generalize to the larger
population
Naturalistic Observation - correct answer ✔✔Research based on observations of behavior in its
natural setting• PROS:• Eliminates performance anxiety• Accurate and genuine behavior•
CONS:• Observer bias*• Difficult to set up/control
Surveys - correct answer ✔✔A list of questions to be answered by participants• PROS:• Gather
data from a large sample• CONS:• Less depth of information• May not be accurate
(misremembering, lying)• Sometimes gives objective value to a subjective experience
Archival Research - correct answer ✔✔Using past records or data sets to answer various
research questions, or to search for interesting patterns or relationships.• PROS:• Data already
collected• Saves time• Saves money• CONS:• Lack of control• Incompleteness• May be
outdated• Data integrity
, Longitudinal Research - correct answer ✔✔Research design in which data-gathering is
administered over an extended period of time• PROS: Same participants• CONS: Time/money
investment, attrition
Cross-Sectional Research - correct answer ✔✔Research design that compares multiple
segments of the population over time• PROS: cost-effective, no long-term com.• CONS: cohort
effects, causality
Correlation - correct answer ✔✔A measure that indicated whether two variables are related.
When two variables are correlated, changes in one variable are associated with changes in the
other.
Correlation coefficient (r) - correct answer ✔✔A number from -1 to +1 that indicates the
strength and direction of the relationship between variables.
Positive Correlation - correct answer ✔✔The variables move together: If one variable goes up or
down, the other does as well in the same direction.
Negative Correlation - correct answer ✔✔The variables move in opposite direction: If one
variable increases, the other decreases.
Cause-and-effect relationship - correct answer ✔✔Whether changes in one variable cause
changes in the other
Confounding variables - correct answer ✔✔Unanticipated factors that may affect the variables
of interest, make it difficult to determine the true relationship between the variables being
studied
Illusory Correlation - correct answer ✔✔False correlations; seeing a relationship between two
things when in reality no such relationship exists
