Mid-term exam prep - PSYU1101 Introduction to Psychology I questions with correct answers.

Mid-term exam prep - PSYU1101 Introduction
to Psychology I questions with correct answers

What |is |Psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |The |scientific |study |of |how |people |think, |feel |
and |behave.

• |Both |a |science |and |a |profession.



Fields |within |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-•Learning

•Biological |Psychology

•Comparative

•Social |Psychology

•Personality

•Clinical |Psychology

•Cross-cultural

•Indigenous |Psychology

•Perception

•Health

•Organisational

•Neuropsychology

•Forensic

•Cognitive

•Developmental



Pseudoscience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |fake |or |false |science |that |makes |claims |based |on |
little |or |no |scientific |evidence.

, Acquiring |knowledge: |Intuition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Knowledge |about |behaviour |based |on |
opinion, |faith, |belief, |or |feelings |("common |sense")



Acquiring |knowledge: |Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Knowledge |about |behaviour |that |
comes |from |an |expert |or |trustworthy |source

(especially |supported |by |prior |accuracy)



What |is |motivation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-• |Motivation |driver |of |directed |behaviours; |
particularly |our |wants |and |needs.

• |Motivation |involves |both |biological |and |social |drives



Biological |Motives |(Primary) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Thirst

-Hunger

-Oxygen

-Sleep

-Temperature |Regulation

-Waste |elimination

-Sex



Social |Motives |(Secondary) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Achievement

-Aggression

-Power

-Curiosity

-Play

-Affiliation

-Autonomy