Psychology 100 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
Wilhelm |Wundt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-structuralism; |in |1879 |founded |first |psychology |
laboratory |in |world |at |University |of |Leipzig; |introspection, |basic |units |of |experience
Edward |Titchener |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Student |of |Wilhelm |Wundt; |founder |of |Structuralist
|school |of |psychology.
William |James |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-founder |of |functionalism; |studied |how |humans |use |
perception |to |function |in |our |environment
Structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |early |school |of |psychology |that |used |introspection |
to |explore |the |structural |elements |of |the |human |mind
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |school |of |psychology |that |focused |on |how |mental |
and |behavioral |processes |function |- |how |they |enable |the |organism |to |adapt, |survive, |and |
flourish.
Case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |observation |technique |in |which |one |person |is |studied |
in |depth |in |the |hope |of |revealing |universal |principles.
Naturalistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observing |and |recording |behavior |in |
naturally |occurring |situations |without |trying |to |manipulate |and |control |the |situation.
, Survey |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |primary |data |by |asking |people |questions |
about |their |knowledge, |attitudes, |preferences, |and |buying |behavior
Random |sample |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-method |of |selecting |from |a |population |in |which |
each |person |has |an |equal |probability |of |being |selected
Positive |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |correlation |in |which |large |values |of |one |variable
|are |associated |with |large |values |of |the |other |and |small |with |small
Negative |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |correlation |in |which |large |values |of |one |
variable |are |associated |with |small |values |of |the |other
Correlation |versus |causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |correlation |is |a |predictable |
relationship |between |two |variables |makes |it |possible |to |predict |the |other. |However, |just |
because |two |variables |are |correlated |does |not |mean |that |one |causes |the |other.
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |research |method |in |which |an |investigator |manipulates |
one |or |more |factors |(independent |variables) |to |observe |the |effect |on |some |behavior |or |
mental |process |(the |dependent |variable). |By |random |assignment |of |participants, |the |
experimenter |aims |to |control |other |relevant |factors.
Independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experimental |factor |that |is |manipulated; |
the |variable |whose |effect |is |being |studied.
Dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |outcome |factor; |the |variable |that |may |
change |in |response |to |manipulations |of |the |independent |variable.
Correct Answers
Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
Wilhelm |Wundt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-structuralism; |in |1879 |founded |first |psychology |
laboratory |in |world |at |University |of |Leipzig; |introspection, |basic |units |of |experience
Edward |Titchener |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Student |of |Wilhelm |Wundt; |founder |of |Structuralist
|school |of |psychology.
William |James |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-founder |of |functionalism; |studied |how |humans |use |
perception |to |function |in |our |environment
Structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |early |school |of |psychology |that |used |introspection |
to |explore |the |structural |elements |of |the |human |mind
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |school |of |psychology |that |focused |on |how |mental |
and |behavioral |processes |function |- |how |they |enable |the |organism |to |adapt, |survive, |and |
flourish.
Case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |observation |technique |in |which |one |person |is |studied |
in |depth |in |the |hope |of |revealing |universal |principles.
Naturalistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Observing |and |recording |behavior |in |
naturally |occurring |situations |without |trying |to |manipulate |and |control |the |situation.
, Survey |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |primary |data |by |asking |people |questions |
about |their |knowledge, |attitudes, |preferences, |and |buying |behavior
Random |sample |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-method |of |selecting |from |a |population |in |which |
each |person |has |an |equal |probability |of |being |selected
Positive |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |correlation |in |which |large |values |of |one |variable
|are |associated |with |large |values |of |the |other |and |small |with |small
Negative |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |correlation |in |which |large |values |of |one |
variable |are |associated |with |small |values |of |the |other
Correlation |versus |causation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |correlation |is |a |predictable |
relationship |between |two |variables |makes |it |possible |to |predict |the |other. |However, |just |
because |two |variables |are |correlated |does |not |mean |that |one |causes |the |other.
Experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |research |method |in |which |an |investigator |manipulates |
one |or |more |factors |(independent |variables) |to |observe |the |effect |on |some |behavior |or |
mental |process |(the |dependent |variable). |By |random |assignment |of |participants, |the |
experimenter |aims |to |control |other |relevant |factors.
Independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experimental |factor |that |is |manipulated; |
the |variable |whose |effect |is |being |studied.
Dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |outcome |factor; |the |variable |that |may |
change |in |response |to |manipulations |of |the |independent |variable.
