General Psychology Mgccc Final UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
- CORRECT ANSWER -
social science - CORRECT ANSWER - the systematic study of people
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behaviorist theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - watson, pavlov, skinner
- learning, conditioning, rewards, punishment, reinforcement, stimuli, response, environment,
observable behaviour
psychodynamic theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - sigmund freud
- psychosexual stages, id, ego, superego, unconscious, childhood events, conflict, & instinct
cognitive theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - piaget
- thinking, knowing, perception, intelligence, understanding, memory, decision making, &
judgment
humanistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - rogers, maslow
- self actualization, free will, subjective experience, hierarchy of needs, and potential
wilhelm wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of experimental psychology
g. stanley hall - CORRECT ANSWER - creator of the American Psychological Association
, psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER - PhD, grad school, does not typically prescribe meds,
theoretical orientation
psychiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - MD, medical school, prescribes meds, biological
orientation
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. examine past research
2. define question
3. propose hypothesis
4. gather evidence and test hypothesis: reject or retain hypothesis
5. build theory
6. publication & replication of results
4 types of research - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. experimental
2. quasi-experimental
3. correlational
4. case study/clinical method
mean - CORRECT ANSWER - average (add all numbers and divide by the total number)
median - CORRECT ANSWER - list numbers in order, find middle number
mode - CORRECT ANSWER - the number that appears the most
axon terminals - CORRECT ANSWER - purple squiggles on the right
axons - CORRECT ANSWER - yellow blobs on rope
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
- CORRECT ANSWER -
social science - CORRECT ANSWER - the systematic study of people
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behaviorist theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - watson, pavlov, skinner
- learning, conditioning, rewards, punishment, reinforcement, stimuli, response, environment,
observable behaviour
psychodynamic theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - sigmund freud
- psychosexual stages, id, ego, superego, unconscious, childhood events, conflict, & instinct
cognitive theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - piaget
- thinking, knowing, perception, intelligence, understanding, memory, decision making, &
judgment
humanistic theory - CORRECT ANSWER - - rogers, maslow
- self actualization, free will, subjective experience, hierarchy of needs, and potential
wilhelm wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of experimental psychology
g. stanley hall - CORRECT ANSWER - creator of the American Psychological Association
, psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER - PhD, grad school, does not typically prescribe meds,
theoretical orientation
psychiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - MD, medical school, prescribes meds, biological
orientation
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. examine past research
2. define question
3. propose hypothesis
4. gather evidence and test hypothesis: reject or retain hypothesis
5. build theory
6. publication & replication of results
4 types of research - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. experimental
2. quasi-experimental
3. correlational
4. case study/clinical method
mean - CORRECT ANSWER - average (add all numbers and divide by the total number)
median - CORRECT ANSWER - list numbers in order, find middle number
mode - CORRECT ANSWER - the number that appears the most
axon terminals - CORRECT ANSWER - purple squiggles on the right
axons - CORRECT ANSWER - yellow blobs on rope
