Psychology exam questions and
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Psychology is defined as - ANS✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Psychologists attempt to understand behavior and mental processes by - ANS✅✅using the
scientific method
The belief that people only use 10% of their brains has been found by researchers to be -
ANS✅✅Not true
Psychology began to be a separate field of scientific study in - ANS✅✅1879
The study of how our minds organize perceptions into wholes is most associated with which school
of psychology? - ANS✅✅Gestalt psychology
If Charles Darwin were a psychologist he would most likely have agreed with the views of -
ANS✅✅William James
Darwin's finches were an application of William James' idea of - ANS✅✅Functionalism
Your psych teacher believes that for psych to be truly scientific it must focus on observable and
measure-able actions. Your teacher is mostly likely a - ANS✅✅Behaviorist
The key idea behind cognitive psychology is - ANS✅✅How our brain Processes information
influences how we behave
The key idea behind psychodynamic theory is - ANS✅✅Our behavior is deeply influenced by
unconscious thoughts impulses and desires
Dr. mu is a psychologist who believes that the best way to understand mine is by looking at how
specific mental processes and behaviors help an organism lives in an adapter it's environment. Dr.
Moon point of you is most compatible with the approach to psychology known as -
ANS✅✅Functionalism
, If you were going to write a play about behaviorism in psychology which of the following people
would not be a character in your play - ANS✅✅Sigmund Freud
Educational psychologist typically - ANS✅✅Conducts research on learning
Clinical psychologists - ANS✅✅Help treat people who have difficulty functioning or have a mental
illness
Which of the following is true regarding women and or ethnic Minorities in the field of psychology -
ANS✅✅Both women and ethnic my Nordie's made significant contributions to the field of
psychology from the early years of history
Jermaine is a psychologist who works at a major urban hospital to develop stress management plans
for people who have recently had open heart surgery. Your name is most likely a _____ psychologist
- ANS✅✅Health
In implementing the scientific method, Dr. Chang has just finished developing her hypothesis. Dr.
Chang's next steps should be to - ANS✅✅Design her research strategy
Reactivity of presents the biggest problem in - ANS✅✅naturalistic observations
The two main features of an experiment are - ANS✅✅random assignment and control
In a double blind study - ANS✅✅Neither the experimenter nor the participants know who received
the placebo
A study designed to show the effects of child abuse on the developmentOf self-esteem, in which
some children are deliberately exposed to abuse while others are not, would be -
ANS✅✅Unethical
Which of the following is true? - ANS✅✅The American psychological Association has established
the formal ethical guidelines for research in psychology
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Psychology is defined as - ANS✅✅the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Psychologists attempt to understand behavior and mental processes by - ANS✅✅using the
scientific method
The belief that people only use 10% of their brains has been found by researchers to be -
ANS✅✅Not true
Psychology began to be a separate field of scientific study in - ANS✅✅1879
The study of how our minds organize perceptions into wholes is most associated with which school
of psychology? - ANS✅✅Gestalt psychology
If Charles Darwin were a psychologist he would most likely have agreed with the views of -
ANS✅✅William James
Darwin's finches were an application of William James' idea of - ANS✅✅Functionalism
Your psych teacher believes that for psych to be truly scientific it must focus on observable and
measure-able actions. Your teacher is mostly likely a - ANS✅✅Behaviorist
The key idea behind cognitive psychology is - ANS✅✅How our brain Processes information
influences how we behave
The key idea behind psychodynamic theory is - ANS✅✅Our behavior is deeply influenced by
unconscious thoughts impulses and desires
Dr. mu is a psychologist who believes that the best way to understand mine is by looking at how
specific mental processes and behaviors help an organism lives in an adapter it's environment. Dr.
Moon point of you is most compatible with the approach to psychology known as -
ANS✅✅Functionalism
, If you were going to write a play about behaviorism in psychology which of the following people
would not be a character in your play - ANS✅✅Sigmund Freud
Educational psychologist typically - ANS✅✅Conducts research on learning
Clinical psychologists - ANS✅✅Help treat people who have difficulty functioning or have a mental
illness
Which of the following is true regarding women and or ethnic Minorities in the field of psychology -
ANS✅✅Both women and ethnic my Nordie's made significant contributions to the field of
psychology from the early years of history
Jermaine is a psychologist who works at a major urban hospital to develop stress management plans
for people who have recently had open heart surgery. Your name is most likely a _____ psychologist
- ANS✅✅Health
In implementing the scientific method, Dr. Chang has just finished developing her hypothesis. Dr.
Chang's next steps should be to - ANS✅✅Design her research strategy
Reactivity of presents the biggest problem in - ANS✅✅naturalistic observations
The two main features of an experiment are - ANS✅✅random assignment and control
In a double blind study - ANS✅✅Neither the experimenter nor the participants know who received
the placebo
A study designed to show the effects of child abuse on the developmentOf self-esteem, in which
some children are deliberately exposed to abuse while others are not, would be -
ANS✅✅Unethical
Which of the following is true? - ANS✅✅The American psychological Association has established
the formal ethical guidelines for research in psychology
