Psych 100 Exam 1 (PSU Crosby)
Questions With Correct Answers
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |behavior |is |learned |through |a |focus |on |observable |
behavior
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Detailed |investigations |of |one |subject. |Highly |detailed, |but
|specific |to |one |case
control |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Group |that |is |not |exposed |to |the |Independent |variable
Correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |the |relationship |between |two |variables
dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variable |that |represents |the |measurable |
response |of |participants
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |only |method |that |allows |researchers |to |determine |
the |cause |of |a |behavior
experimental |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Group |that |is |exposed |to |the |change |that |the |
independent |variable |represents
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focus |of |study |is |how |the |mind |allows |people |to |
adapt, |live, |work, |and |play. |(William |James)
, Gestalt |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Early |perspective; |focus |on |perception |and |
sensation, |particularly |patterns |and |whole |figures. |(Max |Wertheimer)
Goals |of |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Describe, |Explain, |Predict, |Control
Hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tentative |explanation |of |a |phenomenon |based |on |
observations
independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-variable |that |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment
Ivan |Pavlov |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discovered |classical |conditioning; |trained |dogs |to |salivate |
at |the |ringing |of |a |bell
John |B. |Watson |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |behavior |is |learned. |Focus |on |the |conscious |mind.
|"Little |Albert" |experiment
Laboratory |Observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Involves |watching |animals |or |people |in |an |
artificial |but |controlled |situation. |High |level |of |control, |but |artificial.
Psychodynamic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focus |on |the |unconscious. |(Sigmund |Freud) |(modern |
perspective |#1)
Cognitive |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |thought |(modern |perspective |#4)
Sociocultural |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relationship |between |social |behavior |and |culture |
(modern |perspective |#5)
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |have |the |freedom |to |choose |their |own |destiny. |
Everyone |is |unique. |(Modern |perspective |#3)
Questions With Correct Answers
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |behavior |is |learned |through |a |focus |on |observable |
behavior
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Detailed |investigations |of |one |subject. |Highly |detailed, |but
|specific |to |one |case
control |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Group |that |is |not |exposed |to |the |Independent |variable
Correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |measure |of |the |relationship |between |two |variables
dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Variable |that |represents |the |measurable |
response |of |participants
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |only |method |that |allows |researchers |to |determine |
the |cause |of |a |behavior
experimental |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Group |that |is |exposed |to |the |change |that |the |
independent |variable |represents
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focus |of |study |is |how |the |mind |allows |people |to |
adapt, |live, |work, |and |play. |(William |James)
, Gestalt |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Early |perspective; |focus |on |perception |and |
sensation, |particularly |patterns |and |whole |figures. |(Max |Wertheimer)
Goals |of |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Describe, |Explain, |Predict, |Control
Hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tentative |explanation |of |a |phenomenon |based |on |
observations
independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-variable |that |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment
Ivan |Pavlov |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discovered |classical |conditioning; |trained |dogs |to |salivate |
at |the |ringing |of |a |bell
John |B. |Watson |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |behavior |is |learned. |Focus |on |the |conscious |mind.
|"Little |Albert" |experiment
Laboratory |Observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Involves |watching |animals |or |people |in |an |
artificial |but |controlled |situation. |High |level |of |control, |but |artificial.
Psychodynamic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Focus |on |the |unconscious. |(Sigmund |Freud) |(modern |
perspective |#1)
Cognitive |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |thought |(modern |perspective |#4)
Sociocultural |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relationship |between |social |behavior |and |culture |
(modern |perspective |#5)
Humanistic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |have |the |freedom |to |choose |their |own |destiny. |
Everyone |is |unique. |(Modern |perspective |#3)
