Psychology 1100 Final Exam CSCC Questions
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Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
William |Wundt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |father |of |psychology |in |Germany |and |taught |the |
first |psychology |class. |
- |In |1874 |he |opened |the |first |psychology |lab
- |He |believed |the |mind |was |made |of |sensations |and |feelings.
Syngman |Freud |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(unconscious/conscious) |
- |Studied |nerves |in |the |brain/nerve |disorders
Psychoanalysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |our |unconscious |thoughts |influence |our |
behaviors |that |occur |automatically.
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observable |behaviors |that |can |be |measured.
- |products |of |our |enviorment
Humanism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(carl |rogers)
means |we |are |all |basically |good |people. |(development |of |personality)
Neuroscience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |or |all |of |the |sciences, |such |as |neurochemistry |and |
experimental |psychology, |which |deal |with |the |structure |or |function |of |the |nervous |system |and
|brain.
,Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gain |knowledge |and |understanding |through |our
|thoughts, |experiences, |etc.
positive |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |optimal |human |
functioning; |aims |to |discover |and |promote |strengths |and |virtues |that |enable |individuals |and |
communities |to |thrive
Multiculturalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-influence |of |culture |and |behavior.
Evolutionary |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ability |to |change, |inheritable |traits- |passed |
down |by |our |ancestors
biopsychosocial |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |theory |that |the |interaction |of |biological, |
psychological, |and |cultural |factors |influences |the |intensity |and |duration |of |pain
scentific |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |we |achieve |the |goal |of |science |which |is |to |
provide |an |explanation |for |events |in |the |world |and |make |predictions |from |it.
Hypothesis |vs. |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |hypothesis |is |either |a |suggested |explanation |
for |an |observable |phenomenon, |or |a |reasoned |prediction |of |a |possible |causal |correlation |
among |multiple |phenomena. |In |science, |a |theory |is |a |tested, |well-substantiated, |unifying |
explanation |for |a |set |of |verified, |proven |factors.
experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |primary |data |by |selecting |matched |
groups |of |subjects, |giving |them |different |treatments, |controlling |related |factors, |and |checking |
for |differences |in |group |responses
random |assignment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assigning |participants |to |experimental |and |
control |conditions |by |chance, |thus |minimizing |preexisting |differences |between |those |assigned |
to |the |different |groups
, independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experimental |factor |that |is |manipulated; |
the |variable |whose |effect |is |being |studied.
dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |outcome |factor; |the |variable |that |may |
change |in |response |to |manipulations |of |the |independent |variable.
experimental |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |an |experiment, |the |group |that |is |exposed |to |
the |treatment, |that |is, |to |one |version |of |the |independent |variable.
control |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |an |experiment, |the |group |that |is |not |exposed |to |the |
treatment; |contrasts |with |the |experimental |group |and |serves |as |a |comparison |for |evaluating |
the |effect |of |the |treatment.
descriptive |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |conducted |to |clarify |the |characteristics |
of |certain |phenomena |to |solve |a |particular |problem
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |observation |technique |in |which |one |person |is |studied |
in |depth |in |the |hope |of |revealing |universal |principles
natrualistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |behavior |in |natraully |occuring |
situations |without |manipulation |or |control |on |the |part |of |the |observer
surveys |and |interviews |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-having |other |people |report |on |their |own |
attitudes |and |behavior
correlational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |naturally |occurring |
relationships |among |variables
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Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
William |Wundt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |father |of |psychology |in |Germany |and |taught |the |
first |psychology |class. |
- |In |1874 |he |opened |the |first |psychology |lab
- |He |believed |the |mind |was |made |of |sensations |and |feelings.
Syngman |Freud |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(unconscious/conscious) |
- |Studied |nerves |in |the |brain/nerve |disorders
Psychoanalysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |our |unconscious |thoughts |influence |our |
behaviors |that |occur |automatically.
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observable |behaviors |that |can |be |measured.
- |products |of |our |enviorment
Humanism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(carl |rogers)
means |we |are |all |basically |good |people. |(development |of |personality)
Neuroscience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |or |all |of |the |sciences, |such |as |neurochemistry |and |
experimental |psychology, |which |deal |with |the |structure |or |function |of |the |nervous |system |and
|brain.
,Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gain |knowledge |and |understanding |through |our
|thoughts, |experiences, |etc.
positive |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |optimal |human |
functioning; |aims |to |discover |and |promote |strengths |and |virtues |that |enable |individuals |and |
communities |to |thrive
Multiculturalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-influence |of |culture |and |behavior.
Evolutionary |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ability |to |change, |inheritable |traits- |passed |
down |by |our |ancestors
biopsychosocial |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |theory |that |the |interaction |of |biological, |
psychological, |and |cultural |factors |influences |the |intensity |and |duration |of |pain
scentific |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |we |achieve |the |goal |of |science |which |is |to |
provide |an |explanation |for |events |in |the |world |and |make |predictions |from |it.
Hypothesis |vs. |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |hypothesis |is |either |a |suggested |explanation |
for |an |observable |phenomenon, |or |a |reasoned |prediction |of |a |possible |causal |correlation |
among |multiple |phenomena. |In |science, |a |theory |is |a |tested, |well-substantiated, |unifying |
explanation |for |a |set |of |verified, |proven |factors.
experimental |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gathering |primary |data |by |selecting |matched |
groups |of |subjects, |giving |them |different |treatments, |controlling |related |factors, |and |checking |
for |differences |in |group |responses
random |assignment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assigning |participants |to |experimental |and |
control |conditions |by |chance, |thus |minimizing |preexisting |differences |between |those |assigned |
to |the |different |groups
, independent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |experimental |factor |that |is |manipulated; |
the |variable |whose |effect |is |being |studied.
dependent |variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |outcome |factor; |the |variable |that |may |
change |in |response |to |manipulations |of |the |independent |variable.
experimental |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |an |experiment, |the |group |that |is |exposed |to |
the |treatment, |that |is, |to |one |version |of |the |independent |variable.
control |group |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |an |experiment, |the |group |that |is |not |exposed |to |the |
treatment; |contrasts |with |the |experimental |group |and |serves |as |a |comparison |for |evaluating |
the |effect |of |the |treatment.
descriptive |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |conducted |to |clarify |the |characteristics |
of |certain |phenomena |to |solve |a |particular |problem
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |observation |technique |in |which |one |person |is |studied |
in |depth |in |the |hope |of |revealing |universal |principles
natrualistic |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |behavior |in |natraully |occuring |
situations |without |manipulation |or |control |on |the |part |of |the |observer
surveys |and |interviews |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-having |other |people |report |on |their |own |
attitudes |and |behavior
correlational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |naturally |occurring |
relationships |among |variables
