P155 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TEST COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) LATEST VERSION 2025!!
What is the exact definition of psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and
mind.
How would psychologists define behavior and mind? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior is our actions and mind is what
causes the actions
What does it mean for psychology to be scientific? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Always based off some kind of
observation and data
,Describe three major types of psychologists. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) Clinical
2) Applied
3) Research
In what disciplines do the roots of modern psychology lie? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Philosophy and Physiology
What is the nature/nurture debate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Is
it the way we are raised or our DNA that makes us who we
are?
What are the basic approaches of functionalism,
structuralism, and
behaviorism? How do they differ? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Functionalism: You can't understand the mind through
structure•Understand mental processes by understanding the
goal or purpose of those processes
Structuralism: Analyze elements of sensations and feelings
Behaviorism: All behaviors are acquired through conditioning
,What are the basic purposes and methods of descriptive
research? - CORRECT ANSWER-Case studies, surveys, tests.
To describe behavior
What is reactivity, and how does it present a problem for this
type of research? - CORRECT ANSWER-When someone is
aware they are being watched they will act differently than
normal which would invalidate the data collected
What is naturalistic observation? What is a case survey? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Observing things in their natural habitat
and collecting data on it.
Define random sampling and its importance in the context of
survey research. - CORRECT ANSWER-Everyone in the
population has an equal chance to get chosen. This keeps the
research unbiased.
What is a measure of central tendency? - CORRECT
ANSWER-it is a way to describe the center of a data set
, Describe each of the measures of central tendency: -
CORRECT ANSWER--mean: The avg.
-median: the middle number
-mode: most frequently occuring number
What is a correlation coefficient, and what does it tell us
about the relationship
between two variables? - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to
summarize how 2 variables are related
Suppose we find that variables A and B are correlated. Why
can't we conclude, based on the correlation, that "A caused
B?" - CORRECT ANSWER-CORRELATION IS NOT
CAUSATION.
In an experiment, what is the independent variable? -
CORRECT ANSWER-manipulated
TEST COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) LATEST VERSION 2025!!
What is the exact definition of psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and
mind.
How would psychologists define behavior and mind? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior is our actions and mind is what
causes the actions
What does it mean for psychology to be scientific? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Always based off some kind of
observation and data
,Describe three major types of psychologists. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) Clinical
2) Applied
3) Research
In what disciplines do the roots of modern psychology lie? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Philosophy and Physiology
What is the nature/nurture debate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Is
it the way we are raised or our DNA that makes us who we
are?
What are the basic approaches of functionalism,
structuralism, and
behaviorism? How do they differ? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Functionalism: You can't understand the mind through
structure•Understand mental processes by understanding the
goal or purpose of those processes
Structuralism: Analyze elements of sensations and feelings
Behaviorism: All behaviors are acquired through conditioning
,What are the basic purposes and methods of descriptive
research? - CORRECT ANSWER-Case studies, surveys, tests.
To describe behavior
What is reactivity, and how does it present a problem for this
type of research? - CORRECT ANSWER-When someone is
aware they are being watched they will act differently than
normal which would invalidate the data collected
What is naturalistic observation? What is a case survey? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Observing things in their natural habitat
and collecting data on it.
Define random sampling and its importance in the context of
survey research. - CORRECT ANSWER-Everyone in the
population has an equal chance to get chosen. This keeps the
research unbiased.
What is a measure of central tendency? - CORRECT
ANSWER-it is a way to describe the center of a data set
, Describe each of the measures of central tendency: -
CORRECT ANSWER--mean: The avg.
-median: the middle number
-mode: most frequently occuring number
What is a correlation coefficient, and what does it tell us
about the relationship
between two variables? - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to
summarize how 2 variables are related
Suppose we find that variables A and B are correlated. Why
can't we conclude, based on the correlation, that "A caused
B?" - CORRECT ANSWER-CORRELATION IS NOT
CAUSATION.
In an experiment, what is the independent variable? -
CORRECT ANSWER-manipulated
