PSYC 290 EXAM 1 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ content course
Answer: emphasizes the "what" of information
◉ process course
Answer: emphasizes the "how" of getting information, allows us to
generate data
◉ what are the ways of knowing?
Answer: authority, intuition, rationalism/use of reason, and
empiricism
◉ who are the 'founding fathers' of psychology?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt and William James
◉ what are the two main things about psychology that distinguish it
from other disciplines?
Answer: 1. psychology's scientific nature
2. laboratory nature
,◉ what is meant by developing complexity?
Answer: means moving beyond simple, one-factor explanations of
behavior and mental processes to models that recognize multiple
interacting variables, context, and change over time
◉ why is complexity good for psychological research?
Answer: because human behavior is incredibly complex and it's
rarely enough to look only at one factor to explain a behavior
◉ what are the cautions about trying to test a too complex design?
Answer: - testing too many causes at once
- trying to examine too much can make it difficult to know what's
really happening
◉ authority (strengths)
Answer: -first source of info and relies on those with knowledge
-great way of knowing info quickly
◉ authority (weakness)
Answer: -assuming authority is correct
-every authority source is bias
◉ intuition (strengths)
, Answer: -sudden acquisition of knowledge without a formal
approach or intent to gain that knowledge
-"aha" moment
◉ intuition (weaknesses)
Answer: -impossible to replicate
-doesn't error check itself
◉ rationalism/use of reason (strengths)
Answer: -systematic use of logic and rational thought to arrive at a
conclusion
-objective, replicable, self-correcting, and transparent
◉ rationalism/use of reason (weaknesses)
Answer: -use of logic can be correct but the premise can be wrong
◉ empiricism (strengths)
Answer: -use of the scientific method
-the process of learning through direct observation, experience, and
evaluation of those observations
-gives personal experience through direct observation
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ content course
Answer: emphasizes the "what" of information
◉ process course
Answer: emphasizes the "how" of getting information, allows us to
generate data
◉ what are the ways of knowing?
Answer: authority, intuition, rationalism/use of reason, and
empiricism
◉ who are the 'founding fathers' of psychology?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt and William James
◉ what are the two main things about psychology that distinguish it
from other disciplines?
Answer: 1. psychology's scientific nature
2. laboratory nature
,◉ what is meant by developing complexity?
Answer: means moving beyond simple, one-factor explanations of
behavior and mental processes to models that recognize multiple
interacting variables, context, and change over time
◉ why is complexity good for psychological research?
Answer: because human behavior is incredibly complex and it's
rarely enough to look only at one factor to explain a behavior
◉ what are the cautions about trying to test a too complex design?
Answer: - testing too many causes at once
- trying to examine too much can make it difficult to know what's
really happening
◉ authority (strengths)
Answer: -first source of info and relies on those with knowledge
-great way of knowing info quickly
◉ authority (weakness)
Answer: -assuming authority is correct
-every authority source is bias
◉ intuition (strengths)
, Answer: -sudden acquisition of knowledge without a formal
approach or intent to gain that knowledge
-"aha" moment
◉ intuition (weaknesses)
Answer: -impossible to replicate
-doesn't error check itself
◉ rationalism/use of reason (strengths)
Answer: -systematic use of logic and rational thought to arrive at a
conclusion
-objective, replicable, self-correcting, and transparent
◉ rationalism/use of reason (weaknesses)
Answer: -use of logic can be correct but the premise can be wrong
◉ empiricism (strengths)
Answer: -use of the scientific method
-the process of learning through direct observation, experience, and
evaluation of those observations
-gives personal experience through direct observation
