PSYC 100 UIUC Midterm 1 exam with all
answers reviewed
you're presented with evidence that you're wrong but you continue to believe you are right -
answers✔✔Belief perseverance
just seeking out evidence that complies with your views, not seeking alternative viewpoints -
answers✔✔Confirmation bias
the idea that the world is exactly how we see it, not digging deeper to see what causes things -
answers✔✔Naïve realism
could be a spurious correlation, outside factors influencing - answers✔✔Correlation doesn't
imply causation
is there an alternative explanation for the data? Confounders - answers✔✔Ruling out rival
hypotheses
need a lot of evidence for something completely new and revolutionary, historically turned
down, outrageous claims - answers✔✔Extraordinary claims
has the study been replicated and can it be - answers✔✔Replicability
can the study even be proven wrong? - answers✔✔Falsifiability
, the simplest explanation should always be the right one/best one, not complex unlikely ones -
answers✔✔Occam's Razor
framework of psychology focusing on the parts of the brain - answers✔✔Structuralism
framework of psychology focusing on what the functions of the brain are -
answers✔✔Functionalism
framework of psychology focusing on the parts of the brain we can't see, unconscious mind, sex
drive and aggression - answers✔✔Psychoanalysis
framework of psychology focusing on behavior of the brain, behavior is just based on reward
and punishment, conditioning - answers✔✔Behaviorism
framework of psychology focusing on information processing model, memory, more
complicated - answers✔✔Cognitivism
focuses on how people change throughout lifespans (childhood primarily) -
answers✔✔Developmental psychologist
focuses on marriage, family, more on relationships - answers✔✔Counseling psychologist
specialized in psychological disorders and mental illness - answers✔✔Clinical psychologist
assists with investigation in criminal behavior and activity - answers✔✔Forensic psychologist
research for research's sake. No application to real world - answers✔✔Basic research
answers reviewed
you're presented with evidence that you're wrong but you continue to believe you are right -
answers✔✔Belief perseverance
just seeking out evidence that complies with your views, not seeking alternative viewpoints -
answers✔✔Confirmation bias
the idea that the world is exactly how we see it, not digging deeper to see what causes things -
answers✔✔Naïve realism
could be a spurious correlation, outside factors influencing - answers✔✔Correlation doesn't
imply causation
is there an alternative explanation for the data? Confounders - answers✔✔Ruling out rival
hypotheses
need a lot of evidence for something completely new and revolutionary, historically turned
down, outrageous claims - answers✔✔Extraordinary claims
has the study been replicated and can it be - answers✔✔Replicability
can the study even be proven wrong? - answers✔✔Falsifiability
, the simplest explanation should always be the right one/best one, not complex unlikely ones -
answers✔✔Occam's Razor
framework of psychology focusing on the parts of the brain - answers✔✔Structuralism
framework of psychology focusing on what the functions of the brain are -
answers✔✔Functionalism
framework of psychology focusing on the parts of the brain we can't see, unconscious mind, sex
drive and aggression - answers✔✔Psychoanalysis
framework of psychology focusing on behavior of the brain, behavior is just based on reward
and punishment, conditioning - answers✔✔Behaviorism
framework of psychology focusing on information processing model, memory, more
complicated - answers✔✔Cognitivism
focuses on how people change throughout lifespans (childhood primarily) -
answers✔✔Developmental psychologist
focuses on marriage, family, more on relationships - answers✔✔Counseling psychologist
specialized in psychological disorders and mental illness - answers✔✔Clinical psychologist
assists with investigation in criminal behavior and activity - answers✔✔Forensic psychologist
research for research's sake. No application to real world - answers✔✔Basic research
