PSYC 2301 CH #1 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Researchers in cognitive psychology and sensation and perception are sometimes referred to as
___________ psychologists. - CORRECT ANSWER - Experimental
Critical think help us to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - -engage with ideas,
-make informed decisions
-formulate new ideas
True or false: Researchers who are interested in the ways in which our biological sex influences
our ideas about ourselves are studying the psychology of women. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
A _____________ psychologist may study how people's coping affects their overall outcomes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Health
Wundt and his collaborators believed that the key method of study for their theory of
_____________ was introspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralism
The _____________ approach examines the ways in which social and cultural factors influence
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Sociocultural
One area of specialization in psychology is __________, which is addressed from behavioral and
cognitive perspectives, and is a complex process by which behavior changes in order to adapt to
changing circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning
Personal matters and human resource management are the main concerns of ___________
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - industial and organizational
, What type of psychologist studies how the physical landscape and layout affect all aspects of
human behavior and thought? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental
What are the seven different approaches that represent the intellectual backdrop of phychological
science? - CORRECT ANSWER - biolgocal, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic,
cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural
Developmental psychology is interested in how people change __________ as they age. -
CORRECT ANSWER - psychologically and physically
If a researcher is tying to understand people who are elite ultramarathon runners, the researcher
would be most interested in - CORRECT ANSWER - motivation.
If you think you might have a psychological disorder such a disorder, you should likely see a
_________ psychologist; wheras if you are having difficulty adjusting to a new school or job or
having relationship problem you should see a ________ psychologist. - CORRECT
ANSWER - clinical: counseling
Formally defined, psychology is the scientific study of human _________ and mental processes -
CORRECT ANSWER - behavior
Pschology is formally defined as the scientific study of - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior
and mental processes.
The sociocultural approach examines - CORRECT ANSWER - the ways in which social
and cultural environments influence behavior.
Thinking critically means asking ourselves _______ we know something. - CORRECT
ANSWER - how
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Researchers in cognitive psychology and sensation and perception are sometimes referred to as
___________ psychologists. - CORRECT ANSWER - Experimental
Critical think help us to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - -engage with ideas,
-make informed decisions
-formulate new ideas
True or false: Researchers who are interested in the ways in which our biological sex influences
our ideas about ourselves are studying the psychology of women. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
A _____________ psychologist may study how people's coping affects their overall outcomes. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Health
Wundt and his collaborators believed that the key method of study for their theory of
_____________ was introspection - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralism
The _____________ approach examines the ways in which social and cultural factors influence
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Sociocultural
One area of specialization in psychology is __________, which is addressed from behavioral and
cognitive perspectives, and is a complex process by which behavior changes in order to adapt to
changing circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning
Personal matters and human resource management are the main concerns of ___________
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - industial and organizational
, What type of psychologist studies how the physical landscape and layout affect all aspects of
human behavior and thought? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental
What are the seven different approaches that represent the intellectual backdrop of phychological
science? - CORRECT ANSWER - biolgocal, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic,
cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural
Developmental psychology is interested in how people change __________ as they age. -
CORRECT ANSWER - psychologically and physically
If a researcher is tying to understand people who are elite ultramarathon runners, the researcher
would be most interested in - CORRECT ANSWER - motivation.
If you think you might have a psychological disorder such a disorder, you should likely see a
_________ psychologist; wheras if you are having difficulty adjusting to a new school or job or
having relationship problem you should see a ________ psychologist. - CORRECT
ANSWER - clinical: counseling
Formally defined, psychology is the scientific study of human _________ and mental processes -
CORRECT ANSWER - behavior
Pschology is formally defined as the scientific study of - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior
and mental processes.
The sociocultural approach examines - CORRECT ANSWER - the ways in which social
and cultural environments influence behavior.
Thinking critically means asking ourselves _______ we know something. - CORRECT
ANSWER - how
