Psych 100 Final PSU Cardenas questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
Nature-nurture issue - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plato assumed that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
we inherit character and intelligence and that certain ideas are
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born. Aristotle countered that there is nothing in the mind that
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does not first come in from the external world through the
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senses.
Biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔considers the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influences of biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors
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Basic versus applied research - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔basic
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research builds psychology's knowledge base, looking at links
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between brain to mind. Applied research tackles practical
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problems, using psychology concepts and methods to help
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companies.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the enduring behaviors, ideas,
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attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and
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transmitted from one generation to the next |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the differing
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complementary views, from biological to psychological to social- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
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,Scientific method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a method of
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systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the
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formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an explanation using an
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integrated set of principles that organizes observations and
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predicts behaviors or events |\ |\ |\
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a testable prediction, often
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implied by a theory |\ |\ |\
Operational definition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a carefully |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research
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study. For example, human intelligence may be operationally
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defined as what an intelligence test measures.
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Case study - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a descriptive technique in
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which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of
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revealing universal principles. |\ |\
Naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔descriptive |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally
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occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the
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situation
Survey - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a descriptive technique for
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obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular
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group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of
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the group
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, Correlation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a measure of the extent to
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which two factors vary together, and thus how well either factor
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predicts the other |\ |\
Correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a statistical index
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of the relationship between two things (from -1.00 to +1.00)
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Experiments - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a research method in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
observe the effect on some behavior or mental process. By
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
random assignment of participants, the experimenter aims to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
control other relevant factors.
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Epigenetics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of environmental
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influences on gene expression that occur without DNA change
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Heritability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the proportion of variation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability
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of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environments studied. |\
Fraternal twins and Identical twins - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Identical twins develop from single fertilized egg that splits in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
two, creating genetically identical organisms. Fraternal twins
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
closer than ordinary brothers and sister, but they share a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prenatal environment. |\
with answers |\
Nature-nurture issue - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plato assumed that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
we inherit character and intelligence and that certain ideas are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
born. Aristotle countered that there is nothing in the mind that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
does not first come in from the external world through the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
senses.
Biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔considers the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influences of biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Basic versus applied research - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔basic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
research builds psychology's knowledge base, looking at links
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
between brain to mind. Applied research tackles practical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problems, using psychology concepts and methods to help
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
companies.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the enduring behaviors, ideas,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
transmitted from one generation to the next |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the differing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
complementary views, from biological to psychological to social- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Scientific method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a method of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an explanation using an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
integrated set of principles that organizes observations and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
predicts behaviors or events |\ |\ |\
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a testable prediction, often
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
implied by a theory |\ |\ |\
Operational definition - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a carefully |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
study. For example, human intelligence may be operationally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
defined as what an intelligence test measures.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Case study - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a descriptive technique in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
revealing universal principles. |\ |\
Naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔descriptive |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
situation
Survey - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a descriptive technique for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the group
|\ |\
, Correlation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a measure of the extent to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which two factors vary together, and thus how well either factor
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
predicts the other |\ |\
Correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a statistical index
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the relationship between two things (from -1.00 to +1.00)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Experiments - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a research method in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
observe the effect on some behavior or mental process. By
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
random assignment of participants, the experimenter aims to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
control other relevant factors.
|\ |\ |\
Epigenetics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of environmental
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influences on gene expression that occur without DNA change
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Heritability - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the proportion of variation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environments studied. |\
Fraternal twins and Identical twins - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Identical twins develop from single fertilized egg that splits in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
two, creating genetically identical organisms. Fraternal twins
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
closer than ordinary brothers and sister, but they share a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prenatal environment. |\
