Psychology 1000 Chapter 1 Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
_____ psychology refers to the scientific study of mental processes, including perception,
thought, memory, and reasoning. - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive
The use of _____has made it possible for psychologists to watch what happens inside the
brain when a person performs tasks. - CORRECT ANSWER brain scans
The _____ psychological perspective would agree with the statement, "The whole is more
than the sum of its parts." - CORRECT ANSWER Gestalt
The field of _____ psychology explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of
abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection. - CORRECT
ANSWER evolutionary
According to Kurt Lewin, a person's subsequent behavior is dependent upon: - CORRECT
ANSWER their analysis of the situation.
Brain scans have made it possible for psychologists to observe what happens inside the _____
when a person performs a task. - CORRECT ANSWER brain
The field of evolutionary psychology attempts to explain: - CORRECT
ANSWER mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are
preserved over time by natural selection.
Scientists such as Hermann Ebbinghaus, Jean Piaget, and Kurt Lewin paved the way for
_____ by renewing interest in mental events such as perception, memory, and subjective
experiences. - CORRECT ANSWER cognitive psychology
, Mason is a psychologist interested in determining what areas of the brain are involved in
attention. He would probably describe himself as a(n) _____ neuroscientist. - CORRECT
ANSWER cognitive
Ade thinks human behaviors can be explained on the basis of their adaptive value over time.
He is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWER evolutionary
When a computer retrieves information that is already stored on a hard drive, it is like a
human: - CORRECT ANSWER recalling their memories.
Michael uses animals to model what would happen behaviorally in the human brain if a part
of the brain was damaged. His approach to studying the brain would be considered a _____
approach. - CORRECT ANSWER behavioral neuroscience
Lisa is an evolutionary psychologist. She would say that the reason humans have developed
the ability to walk is: - CORRECT ANSWER because it once served as an adaptive
function and was preserved through natural selection.
When a computer takes in information and stores it on a hard drive, it is like a human: -
CORRECT ANSWER experiencing something and placing the experience in their
memory.
Cognitive psychology tried to understand the _____, an area that behaviorists ignored. -
CORRECT ANSWER mind
Garret thinks human behaviors can be explained on the basis of their adaptive value over
time. Which term best describes his view? - CORRECT ANSWER evolutionary
psychology
Evolutionary psychologists believe that emotions such as jealousy emerged from early human
ancestors; the ones who experienced jealousy might have been more likely to guard their
mates, kill their rivals, and thus been more likely to reproduce their "jealous genes".
According to evolutionary psychologists, jealousy developed: - CORRECT
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
_____ psychology refers to the scientific study of mental processes, including perception,
thought, memory, and reasoning. - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive
The use of _____has made it possible for psychologists to watch what happens inside the
brain when a person performs tasks. - CORRECT ANSWER brain scans
The _____ psychological perspective would agree with the statement, "The whole is more
than the sum of its parts." - CORRECT ANSWER Gestalt
The field of _____ psychology explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of
abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection. - CORRECT
ANSWER evolutionary
According to Kurt Lewin, a person's subsequent behavior is dependent upon: - CORRECT
ANSWER their analysis of the situation.
Brain scans have made it possible for psychologists to observe what happens inside the _____
when a person performs a task. - CORRECT ANSWER brain
The field of evolutionary psychology attempts to explain: - CORRECT
ANSWER mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are
preserved over time by natural selection.
Scientists such as Hermann Ebbinghaus, Jean Piaget, and Kurt Lewin paved the way for
_____ by renewing interest in mental events such as perception, memory, and subjective
experiences. - CORRECT ANSWER cognitive psychology
, Mason is a psychologist interested in determining what areas of the brain are involved in
attention. He would probably describe himself as a(n) _____ neuroscientist. - CORRECT
ANSWER cognitive
Ade thinks human behaviors can be explained on the basis of their adaptive value over time.
He is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWER evolutionary
When a computer retrieves information that is already stored on a hard drive, it is like a
human: - CORRECT ANSWER recalling their memories.
Michael uses animals to model what would happen behaviorally in the human brain if a part
of the brain was damaged. His approach to studying the brain would be considered a _____
approach. - CORRECT ANSWER behavioral neuroscience
Lisa is an evolutionary psychologist. She would say that the reason humans have developed
the ability to walk is: - CORRECT ANSWER because it once served as an adaptive
function and was preserved through natural selection.
When a computer takes in information and stores it on a hard drive, it is like a human: -
CORRECT ANSWER experiencing something and placing the experience in their
memory.
Cognitive psychology tried to understand the _____, an area that behaviorists ignored. -
CORRECT ANSWER mind
Garret thinks human behaviors can be explained on the basis of their adaptive value over
time. Which term best describes his view? - CORRECT ANSWER evolutionary
psychology
Evolutionary psychologists believe that emotions such as jealousy emerged from early human
ancestors; the ones who experienced jealousy might have been more likely to guard their
mates, kill their rivals, and thus been more likely to reproduce their "jealous genes".
According to evolutionary psychologists, jealousy developed: - CORRECT
