Psyc 2000 Final Exam LSU Brossoit
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study of the mind and behavior
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding the conscious experience through
introspection
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focussed on how mental activities helped an
organism adapt to its environment
Psychoanalytic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Focussed on how the unconscious affects
behavior
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focus on observing and controlling behavior;
science of behavior
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all
humans
Biopsychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study how the structure and function of the
nervous system generates behavior
Sensation and Perception - CORRECT ANSWER - This area focuses on physiologic
aspects of sensory systems and the experience of sensory information
,Cognitive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - How cognition relates to your experience
and behavior; ex language, problem solving, attention
Developmental Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the physical and mental attributes of
aging and maturation
Personality Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how patterns of thoughts and
behaviors make each individual unique
Social Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how we interact with and relate to
others
Health Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how individual health is directly
related or affected by the interaction of biological psychological and sociocultural influences
Clinical Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological disorders and problematic patterns of behaviors
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Relationship between two or more variables
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Two variables change in the same direction,
both becoming either larger or smaller
Negative Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - two variables change in different
directions, with one becoming larger as the other becomes smaller
Naturalistic Observation - CORRECT ANSWER - Observation of behavior in normal
environment
Laboratory Observation - CORRECT ANSWER - Observing behavior in a laboratory
setting
, Case Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of one individual in great detail
Surveys - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique for identifying the attitudes, opinions or
behaviors of people through a series of questions
Archival Research - CORRECT ANSWER - Use past records to answer various research
questions, or to search for interesting patterns or relationships
Experiments - CORRECT ANSWER - a researcher manipulates one variable and measures
the effect of the manipulation on another to determine causality between the two variables
Longitudinal - CORRECT ANSWER - Study the same group of individuals repeatedly
over an extended period of time
Cross-Sectional - CORRECT ANSWER - compare multiple segments of a population at a
single time (such as different age groups)
Random Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - subset of a larger population in which every
member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
Representative Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of a population that seeks to
accurately reflect the characteristics of the larger group
Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable that is influenced/controlled by
the experimenter
Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable that the researcher measures to see
how much effect the independent variable
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study of the mind and behavior
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Understanding the conscious experience through
introspection
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focussed on how mental activities helped an
organism adapt to its environment
Psychoanalytic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Focussed on how the unconscious affects
behavior
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focus on observing and controlling behavior;
science of behavior
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all
humans
Biopsychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study how the structure and function of the
nervous system generates behavior
Sensation and Perception - CORRECT ANSWER - This area focuses on physiologic
aspects of sensory systems and the experience of sensory information
,Cognitive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - How cognition relates to your experience
and behavior; ex language, problem solving, attention
Developmental Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the physical and mental attributes of
aging and maturation
Personality Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how patterns of thoughts and
behaviors make each individual unique
Social Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how we interact with and relate to
others
Health Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on how individual health is directly
related or affected by the interaction of biological psychological and sociocultural influences
Clinical Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological disorders and problematic patterns of behaviors
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Relationship between two or more variables
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Two variables change in the same direction,
both becoming either larger or smaller
Negative Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - two variables change in different
directions, with one becoming larger as the other becomes smaller
Naturalistic Observation - CORRECT ANSWER - Observation of behavior in normal
environment
Laboratory Observation - CORRECT ANSWER - Observing behavior in a laboratory
setting
, Case Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of one individual in great detail
Surveys - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique for identifying the attitudes, opinions or
behaviors of people through a series of questions
Archival Research - CORRECT ANSWER - Use past records to answer various research
questions, or to search for interesting patterns or relationships
Experiments - CORRECT ANSWER - a researcher manipulates one variable and measures
the effect of the manipulation on another to determine causality between the two variables
Longitudinal - CORRECT ANSWER - Study the same group of individuals repeatedly
over an extended period of time
Cross-Sectional - CORRECT ANSWER - compare multiple segments of a population at a
single time (such as different age groups)
Random Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - subset of a larger population in which every
member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
Representative Sample - CORRECT ANSWER - a subset of a population that seeks to
accurately reflect the characteristics of the larger group
Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable that is influenced/controlled by
the experimenter
Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Variable that the researcher measures to see
how much effect the independent variable
