PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychology is most accurately defined as the - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study
of thought and behavior
A developmental psychologist would most likely study which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Verbal ability from childhood to adolescence
Health psychologists study which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - How stress
affects people's lives. The social implications of the health-care system. The link between stress
and illness.
Social psychologists would most likely study which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The likelihood of someone assisting a person in need of help.
One of the differences between a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist is that a psychiatrist -
CORRECT ANSWER - can prescribe drugs.
Ancient Greece is significant in the history of psychology for which of the following reasons? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The foundations for psychology as a science can be traced to
ancient Greece.
Sigmund Freud developed a form of therapy known as _________, which assumes that the
unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - sumes that the unconscious mind is the most
powerful force behind thought and behavior.
Empiricism means that knowledge comes from _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
experience
, The founder of psychology in the United States was ____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
William James
Psychology is unique in that it is the science of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
understanding individuals-animals as well as people.
In psychology, the root word is psyche, which comes from the Greek for _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - mind
Which of the following statements about studying psychology is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychology makes you more aware of how people think and behave.
Psychology makes you more aware of how you think and behave.
Psychology will help you be a better parent by teaching you how children learn, think, reason,
and play.
The fuekd of psychology is divided into ______ distinct but increasingly interrelated sub
disciples. - CORRECT ANSWER - more than 25
Cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - is the study of how we perceive
information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve
problems.
What is the difference between counseling and clinical psychologists? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Counseling psychologists tend to work with less severe psychological
disorders than clinical psychologists do.
The change over time in the frequency with which specific genes occur within a breeding species
is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychology is most accurately defined as the - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study
of thought and behavior
A developmental psychologist would most likely study which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Verbal ability from childhood to adolescence
Health psychologists study which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - How stress
affects people's lives. The social implications of the health-care system. The link between stress
and illness.
Social psychologists would most likely study which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The likelihood of someone assisting a person in need of help.
One of the differences between a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist is that a psychiatrist -
CORRECT ANSWER - can prescribe drugs.
Ancient Greece is significant in the history of psychology for which of the following reasons? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The foundations for psychology as a science can be traced to
ancient Greece.
Sigmund Freud developed a form of therapy known as _________, which assumes that the
unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - sumes that the unconscious mind is the most
powerful force behind thought and behavior.
Empiricism means that knowledge comes from _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
experience
, The founder of psychology in the United States was ____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
William James
Psychology is unique in that it is the science of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
understanding individuals-animals as well as people.
In psychology, the root word is psyche, which comes from the Greek for _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - mind
Which of the following statements about studying psychology is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychology makes you more aware of how people think and behave.
Psychology makes you more aware of how you think and behave.
Psychology will help you be a better parent by teaching you how children learn, think, reason,
and play.
The fuekd of psychology is divided into ______ distinct but increasingly interrelated sub
disciples. - CORRECT ANSWER - more than 25
Cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - is the study of how we perceive
information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve
problems.
What is the difference between counseling and clinical psychologists? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Counseling psychologists tend to work with less severe psychological
disorders than clinical psychologists do.
The change over time in the frequency with which specific genes occur within a breeding species
is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - evolution.
