WGU PSYCHOLOGY C180 PRACTICE EXAMS
AND STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
◉ Basic research. Answer: research that answers fundamental
questions about behavior.
◉ Applied research. Answer: research that investigates issues that
have implications for everyday life and provides solutions to
everyday problems.
◉ Basic research. Answer: Expands knowledge on an area of
research interest but does not seek to promote change in behavior
or mental state.
◉ Empirical Research. Answer: Collects and analyzes data on areas
of research interest using scientific measures to gain knowledge for
knowledge's sake or to promote changes in behavior or mental
states.
◉ Applied Research. Answer: Applies research findings towards
well-being, e.g. change in behavior or mental state.
, ◉ Mentalism. Answer: type of performing art in which the
performer appears to read the mind of another. Such powers may
seem to be the result of psychic or paranormal practices, but in
reality is the result of a combination of suggestion, misdirection, and
psychology.
◉ Hypnosis. Answer: a therapeutic technique employed by some
clinicians to facilitate increased suggestibility and dissociated
experiences.
◉ Consciousness. Answer: our subjective awareness of ourselves
and our environment.
◉ dualism. Answer: the mind (or soul) and the body are separate
entities
◉ monism. Answer: consciousness and the mind are biologically
based and exist within the brain
◉ cognitive neuroscience. Answer: looks to correlate brain activity
to behavior through the use of functional brain imaging
◉ negative emotional reactions. Answer: occur when we are not
living up to our anticipated goals or expectations or when we believe
that other people perceive us negatively
AND STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
◉ Basic research. Answer: research that answers fundamental
questions about behavior.
◉ Applied research. Answer: research that investigates issues that
have implications for everyday life and provides solutions to
everyday problems.
◉ Basic research. Answer: Expands knowledge on an area of
research interest but does not seek to promote change in behavior
or mental state.
◉ Empirical Research. Answer: Collects and analyzes data on areas
of research interest using scientific measures to gain knowledge for
knowledge's sake or to promote changes in behavior or mental
states.
◉ Applied Research. Answer: Applies research findings towards
well-being, e.g. change in behavior or mental state.
, ◉ Mentalism. Answer: type of performing art in which the
performer appears to read the mind of another. Such powers may
seem to be the result of psychic or paranormal practices, but in
reality is the result of a combination of suggestion, misdirection, and
psychology.
◉ Hypnosis. Answer: a therapeutic technique employed by some
clinicians to facilitate increased suggestibility and dissociated
experiences.
◉ Consciousness. Answer: our subjective awareness of ourselves
and our environment.
◉ dualism. Answer: the mind (or soul) and the body are separate
entities
◉ monism. Answer: consciousness and the mind are biologically
based and exist within the brain
◉ cognitive neuroscience. Answer: looks to correlate brain activity
to behavior through the use of functional brain imaging
◉ negative emotional reactions. Answer: occur when we are not
living up to our anticipated goals or expectations or when we believe
that other people perceive us negatively
