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General Psychology Final Exam Study Guide with 100% correct answers
Definition of Psychology 
Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context. 
 
 
 
Subfields of Psychology 
Clinical Psychology 
Developmental Psychology 
Forensic Psychology 
Industrial-Organizational Psychology 
Personality Psychology 
Social Psychology 
School Psychology 
 
 
 
Clinical Psychology 
Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. 
 
 
 
Developmental Psychology 
Studies physical, cognitive, and soci...
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AP Psych Final Exam Review questions with 100% correct answers
Popularsocial psychology 
the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another 
 
 
 
attribution theory 
the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition 
 
 
 
fundamental attribution error 
the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition 
 
 
 
attitude 
feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, t...
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Principles Of Guidance And Counseling
Guidance is gotten from the word ‘guide’ which means to direct, help, steer. Guidance can be explained as the process through which a guide or a trained personnel gives directions, information, help to another person about how to do something in order to understand him/herself as well as things around him/her better.
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Abnormal Psychology Final Exam questions and answers 2023-2024.
abnormal behavior 
Patterns of thought, emotion, and actions that are deviant, unexpected, or "away from the standard" based on statistical, social-cultural, and/or functional standards. 
 
 
 
abnormal psychology 
The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict, explain, and ultimately change abnormal patterns of functioning. 
 
 
 
acute stress disorder 
An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event, often includin...
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Psychology Final Exam questions with 100% correct answers verified for accuracy(graded A+).docx
Psychology Final Exam questions with 100% correct answers verified for accuracy(graded A+).docx
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Psychology Final Exam questions with 100% correct answers verified for accuracy(graded A+
basic science 
the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomenon for its own sake 
 
 
 
applied science 
discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals 
 
 
 
hypothesis 
an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research 
 
 
 
theory 
a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study 
 
 
 
physiological needs 
having to do with an organism's physical processes 
 
 
 
cognitive needs 
having to do wit...
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Social Psychology Final Exam Study Guide questions and answers 2023 update.
Social Psychology 
The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to others. 
 
 
 
Social Learning Theory 
A modern offshoot of behaviorism that places primary emphasis on how people learn social behaviors from one another, especially through social reinforcement and modeling. 
 
 
 
Frustration-aggression Hypothesis 
In its most absolute form, this hypothesis asserts that frustration always creates feelings of aggression and that aggression is always caused by frustratio...
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Cognitive Psychology Final Exam Review questions and answers.
Cognitive Psychology Final Exam Review questions and answers.
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AP Psychology Final Exam with complete verified solutions.
Psychology 
The Science of Behavior and Mental Processes 
 
 
 
Socrates and Plato 
thought the mind and body were separate and that the mind goes on after death. Also thought Knowledge was innate. 
 
 
 
Aristotle 
student of Plato; thought knowledge was obtained through experiences 
 
 
 
Rene Descartes 
thought the mind and body were separate 
 
 
 
John Locke 
thought a mind at birth was a blank slate. helped form empiricism 
 
 
 
empiricism 
knowledge is from experiences and therefor scien...
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Psychology Final Exam with 100% correct answers verified for accuracy(100% pass)
Which of these statements is true about a theory? 
It implies predictions 
 
 
 
What type of relationship is indicated if low values of one variable seem to be associated with low values of another variable? 
Positive correlation 
 
 
 
______________ are useful in evaluating behavioral treatments. 
Single-subject designs 
 
 
 
____________ offer precise descriptions of target behaviors so experimenters know how they should be observed and measured. 
Operational definitions 
 
 
 
A theory is:...
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Intro to Psychology Final Exam questions and answers 2023 updated & verified already graded A+(VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY)
The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt because he pioneered the investigation of mental processes using 
 
A. genome mapping. 
B. an evolutionary perspective. 
C. a biopsychosocial perspective. 
D. scientific experiments. 
D 
 
 
 
Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association? 
 
A. Rosalie Rayner 
B. Jean Piaget 
C. Heather Kelly 
D. Mary Whiton Calkins 
D 
 
 
 
The view that psychology should be an objective ...
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Psychology Final Exam study guide 2023 with 100% correct answers.
Which choice is an accurate definition of a hypothesis? 
A tentative explanation 
 
 
 
Psychology refers to the ________. 
scientific study of mind and behavior 
 
 
 
Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig? 
Wilhelm Wundt 
 
 
 
Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________. 
the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts 
 
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Criteria for determining if a behavior represents Psychopathology 
- Does the person act in a way that deviates from cultural norms for acceptable behavior? 
- Is the behavior maladaptive? (interfering with activities) 
- Is the behavior self-destructive? 
- Does the behavior cause discomfort and concern to others? 
 
 
 
Depression and anxiety 
example of comorbidity 
 
 
 
Diathesis-stress model 
a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may develop when an underlying vulnerability is c...
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Psychology Final Exam Part 1 with 100% correct answers
Define psychology 
The scientific study of behavior and mental process 
 
 
 
Define the scientific method and explain how it is used in psychology. 
It's not what you study, its how you study it. 
 
1.Observe 
2.Hypothesize 
3.Test 
4.Conclusions 
5.Evaluate 
 
 
 
Describe the major schools of thought and theoretical perspectives in psychology. 
 
1.Biological psychology 2.Behaviorism 
3.Psychoanalysis (Psychodynamic) 
4.Humanistic psychology 
5.Cognitive psychology 6.Evolutionary psychol...
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Psychology Final Exam Study Set questions and answers.
Response 
While playing in the yard, little Amanda was stung by a bee. The sting made her cry. Crying was a? 
 
 
 
Occipital 
The eyes communicate most directly with this lobe of the cerebral cortex 
 
 
 
Frontal 
This lobe of the cerebral cortex is most responsible for advanced critical thinking, such as judgement and planning task 
 
 
 
Adolescence 
The transition period from childhood to adulthood called in many cultures 
 
 
 
Dual Processing 
Deal with information on both a conscious and...
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psychology final exam questions and answers 2023 update already graded A+
abnormal psychology 
is the psychological study of mental illness 
 
 
 
maladaptive behavior 
is behavior that hinders a person's ability to function in work, school, relationships, or society 
 
 
 
The American Psychiatric Association provides three main criteria to identify abnormal from unusual behavior: 
i.) The behavior causes distress to self or others. 
 
ii.) The behavior impairs the ability to function in day-to-day activities. 
 
iii.) The behavior increases the risk of injury, deat...
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Psychology Final Exam questions and answers
Range 
The range (high and low) numbers of an item 
 
 
 
standard deviation 
An approximation of the average 
 
 
 
mean 
average of the scores - add them up and divide by total number of scores 
 
 
 
median 
the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it 
 
 
 
Mode 
Mode=most 
 
 
 
naturalistic observation 
observing without interaction 
 
 
 
Survey Techniques pros and cons 
Pro;flexability Con;no control group 
 
 
 
correlation coefficient 
a stati...