Psychology Exam questions and
answers graded A+
What are the 5 levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? What is the highest level? -
ANS✅✅Physiological needs
Safety needs
Belongingness and love needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization (Highest)
Does each level of Maslow's hierarchy have to fully be satisfied before one is motivated by the next
level? - ANS✅✅They have to be satisfied on a particular level
What does the term "person perception" refer to? - ANS✅✅Mental processes we use to form
judgements and draw conclusions about characteristics of other people
What are the four key principles that guide perception which are discussed in the textbook? -
ANS✅✅1) Your reactions to others are determine by your perceptions of them, not by who they
are
2)Your self-perception also influences how you perceive others and how you act on your perceptions
3) Your goals in a particular situation determine the amount and kinds of information you collect
about others
4) In every situation, you evaluate people parks in terms of how you expect them to act within that
particular context
What is "social categorization"? - ANS✅✅The mental process of classifying people into groups in
the basis of common characteristics
What is the difference between explicit and implicit cognition? - ANS✅✅Explicit- conscious mental
processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning
Implicit- the mental processes associated with automatic, nonconscious social evaluations
, What is the "fundamental attribution error"? - ANS✅✅The tendency to spontaneously attribute
the behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics, while ignoring the role of external
factors.
What is "hindsight bias"? - ANS✅✅The tendency after an event has occurred to overestimate ones
ability to have predicted the outcome
What is "actor-observer bias"? - ANS✅✅The tendency to attribute our own behavior to external,
situational characteristics, while ignoring the effects of internal personal factors
How does "blaming the victim" attribute error and "just-world hypothesis" relate to each other? -
ANS✅✅They help us psychologically insulate us from the uncomfortable thought "it could have
been me"
What is "self-serving bias"? What are some examples? - ANS✅✅The tendency to attribute
successful outcomes of ones own behavior to internal causes and unsuccessful outcomes to external
causes
(Congratulating themselves after doing well on a test)
What is "cognitive dissonance"? - ANS✅✅An unpleasant state of psychological tension or arousal
that occurs when two thoughts are inconsistent
What does "BMI" refer to? - ANS✅✅A numerical scale indicating adult height in relation to weight
What is the difference between emotion & mood? - ANS✅✅Emotion- a complex psychological
state that involves a subjective experience, psychological response, and behavior or expressive
response
Mood- milder emotional state that is more general and persuasive
What are the six universally recognized "basic" emotions? - ANS✅✅Fear
Surprise
Anger
Disgust
Happiness
Sadness
answers graded A+
What are the 5 levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? What is the highest level? -
ANS✅✅Physiological needs
Safety needs
Belongingness and love needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization (Highest)
Does each level of Maslow's hierarchy have to fully be satisfied before one is motivated by the next
level? - ANS✅✅They have to be satisfied on a particular level
What does the term "person perception" refer to? - ANS✅✅Mental processes we use to form
judgements and draw conclusions about characteristics of other people
What are the four key principles that guide perception which are discussed in the textbook? -
ANS✅✅1) Your reactions to others are determine by your perceptions of them, not by who they
are
2)Your self-perception also influences how you perceive others and how you act on your perceptions
3) Your goals in a particular situation determine the amount and kinds of information you collect
about others
4) In every situation, you evaluate people parks in terms of how you expect them to act within that
particular context
What is "social categorization"? - ANS✅✅The mental process of classifying people into groups in
the basis of common characteristics
What is the difference between explicit and implicit cognition? - ANS✅✅Explicit- conscious mental
processes involved in perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning
Implicit- the mental processes associated with automatic, nonconscious social evaluations
, What is the "fundamental attribution error"? - ANS✅✅The tendency to spontaneously attribute
the behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics, while ignoring the role of external
factors.
What is "hindsight bias"? - ANS✅✅The tendency after an event has occurred to overestimate ones
ability to have predicted the outcome
What is "actor-observer bias"? - ANS✅✅The tendency to attribute our own behavior to external,
situational characteristics, while ignoring the effects of internal personal factors
How does "blaming the victim" attribute error and "just-world hypothesis" relate to each other? -
ANS✅✅They help us psychologically insulate us from the uncomfortable thought "it could have
been me"
What is "self-serving bias"? What are some examples? - ANS✅✅The tendency to attribute
successful outcomes of ones own behavior to internal causes and unsuccessful outcomes to external
causes
(Congratulating themselves after doing well on a test)
What is "cognitive dissonance"? - ANS✅✅An unpleasant state of psychological tension or arousal
that occurs when two thoughts are inconsistent
What does "BMI" refer to? - ANS✅✅A numerical scale indicating adult height in relation to weight
What is the difference between emotion & mood? - ANS✅✅Emotion- a complex psychological
state that involves a subjective experience, psychological response, and behavior or expressive
response
Mood- milder emotional state that is more general and persuasive
What are the six universally recognized "basic" emotions? - ANS✅✅Fear
Surprise
Anger
Disgust
Happiness
Sadness
