General Psychology 2301 Exam 1 Questions
With Correct Answers
Define |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |
processes.
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Studies |the |way |the |mind |functions.
Psychoanalysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |mental |
processes |developed |by |Freud, |which |focuses |on |unconscious |processes |and |unresolved |
conflicts. |(Freud)
Behavioral |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |
mental |processes |that |emphasizes |objective, |observable |environmental |influences |on |overt |
behavior. |(Watson |and |Skinner)
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scientific |study |of |observable |behavior.
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focuses |on |current |environment, |how |it |affects |individual,
|and |whether |basic |needs |of |love |and |acceptance |were |being |met.
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |mental |
processes |that |perceives |human |nature |as |naturally |positive |and |growth |seeking; |it |
emphasizes |free |will |and |self-actualization. |(Maslow |and |Rogers)
Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Used |technological |advances |to |study |
psychology's |original |focus |of |internal/cognitive |processes. |Brain |activity |vs |mental. |Thinking, |
perceiving, |problem |solving, |memory, |language, |and |information |processing.
, Biopsychosocial |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |integrative, |unifying |theme |of |modern |
psychology |that |sees |biological, |psychological, |and |social |processes |as |interacting |influences.
Naturalistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |of |observing |and |recording |a |
research |participant's |behavior |and |mental |processes |in |his |or |her |natural |setting, |without |
interfering. |They |do |not |know |they |are |being |tested.
Survey |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |research |technique |that |questions |a |large |sample |of |people |
to |assess |their |behaviors |and |mental |processes. |Created |to |gather |information |(phone, |paper |
or |interviews)
Case |Study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |in-depth |study |of |a |single |research |participant |or |a |
small |group |of |individuals. |Can |provide |information |about |disorders |or |disease.
correlation |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |that |measures |the |degree |of |
relationship |(if |any) |between |two |or |more |variables |in |order |to |determine |how |well |one |
variable |predicts |another.
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |carefully |controlled |scientific |procedure |that |involves |
the |manipulation |of |variables |to |determine |cause |and |effect.
Independent |Variable |(IV) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |manipulated |to |
determine |its |causal |effect |on |the |dependent |variable; |also |called |the |treatment |variable.
Dependent |Variable |(DV) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |observed |and |measured
|for |change; |the |factor |that |is |affected |by |(or |dependent |on) |the |independent |variable.
With Correct Answers
Define |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |
processes.
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Studies |the |way |the |mind |functions.
Psychoanalysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |mental |
processes |developed |by |Freud, |which |focuses |on |unconscious |processes |and |unresolved |
conflicts. |(Freud)
Behavioral |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |
mental |processes |that |emphasizes |objective, |observable |environmental |influences |on |overt |
behavior. |(Watson |and |Skinner)
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scientific |study |of |observable |behavior.
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focuses |on |current |environment, |how |it |affects |individual,
|and |whether |basic |needs |of |love |and |acceptance |were |being |met.
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |understanding |behavior |and |mental |
processes |that |perceives |human |nature |as |naturally |positive |and |growth |seeking; |it |
emphasizes |free |will |and |self-actualization. |(Maslow |and |Rogers)
Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Used |technological |advances |to |study |
psychology's |original |focus |of |internal/cognitive |processes. |Brain |activity |vs |mental. |Thinking, |
perceiving, |problem |solving, |memory, |language, |and |information |processing.
, Biopsychosocial |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |integrative, |unifying |theme |of |modern |
psychology |that |sees |biological, |psychological, |and |social |processes |as |interacting |influences.
Naturalistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |of |observing |and |recording |a |
research |participant's |behavior |and |mental |processes |in |his |or |her |natural |setting, |without |
interfering. |They |do |not |know |they |are |being |tested.
Survey |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |research |technique |that |questions |a |large |sample |of |people |
to |assess |their |behaviors |and |mental |processes. |Created |to |gather |information |(phone, |paper |
or |interviews)
Case |Study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |in-depth |study |of |a |single |research |participant |or |a |
small |group |of |individuals. |Can |provide |information |about |disorders |or |disease.
correlation |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |that |measures |the |degree |of |
relationship |(if |any) |between |two |or |more |variables |in |order |to |determine |how |well |one |
variable |predicts |another.
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |carefully |controlled |scientific |procedure |that |involves |
the |manipulation |of |variables |to |determine |cause |and |effect.
Independent |Variable |(IV) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |manipulated |to |
determine |its |causal |effect |on |the |dependent |variable; |also |called |the |treatment |variable.
Dependent |Variable |(DV) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |observed |and |measured
|for |change; |the |factor |that |is |affected |by |(or |dependent |on) |the |independent |variable.
