PSYCH 120 Final Exam Questions With
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Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mind
Clinical |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diagnoses |and |treats |psychological |problems
i.e., |depression, |anxiety, |phobias, |etc.
works |in |clinics
Applied |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-practical, |every |day |problems
school |psychologist, |forensic |psychologist
Research |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-research |behavior |and |mind
academic |settings, |private |sector
Structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-break |down |the |mind |to |understand |it
Functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |determine |the |goal, |then |break |down |the |parts
Behaviorism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-discover |how |changes |in |environment |affect |behavior
Psychoanalysis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-psyche |must |be |analyzed |before |treatment
Humanistic |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-humans |are |in |control |of |their |own |destinies
Cognitive |Resolution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |internal |psychological |processes
, Descriptive |Research |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-methods |used |to |describe |and |observe |behavior
Reactivity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |is |changed |by |being |observed
Inferential |Statistics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1) |are |behaviors |representative |of |a |larger |population?
2) |can |differences |be |attributed |to |other |factors?
Descriptive |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-observing |and |describing |behavior |
i.e., |case |study, |naturalistic, |surveys
Correlation |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-predicting |and |selecting |behavior
Experimental |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-why |behavior |occurs |(cause |and |effect)
Dependent |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |that |is |measured
Independent |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-what |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment
Confounding |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-variables |that |are |uncontrolled |and |change |with |the |
independent |variable
Operational |Definitions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-definitions |that |specify |how |concepts |can |be |
observed |or |measured
Sensory |Neurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-makes |initial |contact |with |environment |and |carries |message
|inward |toward |spinal |cord |and |brain
Interneurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-receive |message |and |pass |it |on |
i.e., |in |spinal |cord, |pass |on |to |motor |neurons
Correct Answers
Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mind
Clinical |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diagnoses |and |treats |psychological |problems
i.e., |depression, |anxiety, |phobias, |etc.
works |in |clinics
Applied |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-practical, |every |day |problems
school |psychologist, |forensic |psychologist
Research |Psychologist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-research |behavior |and |mind
academic |settings, |private |sector
Structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-break |down |the |mind |to |understand |it
Functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |determine |the |goal, |then |break |down |the |parts
Behaviorism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-discover |how |changes |in |environment |affect |behavior
Psychoanalysis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-psyche |must |be |analyzed |before |treatment
Humanistic |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-humans |are |in |control |of |their |own |destinies
Cognitive |Resolution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |internal |psychological |processes
, Descriptive |Research |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-methods |used |to |describe |and |observe |behavior
Reactivity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |is |changed |by |being |observed
Inferential |Statistics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1) |are |behaviors |representative |of |a |larger |population?
2) |can |differences |be |attributed |to |other |factors?
Descriptive |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-observing |and |describing |behavior |
i.e., |case |study, |naturalistic, |surveys
Correlation |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-predicting |and |selecting |behavior
Experimental |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-why |behavior |occurs |(cause |and |effect)
Dependent |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behavior |that |is |measured
Independent |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-what |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment
Confounding |Variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-variables |that |are |uncontrolled |and |change |with |the |
independent |variable
Operational |Definitions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-definitions |that |specify |how |concepts |can |be |
observed |or |measured
Sensory |Neurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-makes |initial |contact |with |environment |and |carries |message
|inward |toward |spinal |cord |and |brain
Interneurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-receive |message |and |pass |it |on |
i.e., |in |spinal |cord, |pass |on |to |motor |neurons
