PSYC 101- Introduction to Psychology
EXAM 1 Questions And Correct
Answers
psychology - CORRECT - ANSWERS the science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how the body and
brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how the natural
selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how much our
genes and environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how behavior and
thinking vary across cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when norms are
violated, it's very uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how behavior
springs from unconscious drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different than unconscious
mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how we encode, process,
store, or retrieve information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how we learn behavior by
association; how the world rewards you or punishes you
, four goals of research - CORRECT - ANSWERS Description
Prediction
Understanding
Application
description (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers define, classify, and catalogue
events and their relationship
5 personality traits - CORRECT - ANSWERS Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers attempt to identify relationships
among variables in order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS when researchers seek to understand
the processes that lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers seek to get their work out into
the world so it can be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - CORRECT - ANSWERS Descriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - CORRECT - ANSWERS logically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
EXAM 1 Questions And Correct
Answers
psychology - CORRECT - ANSWERS the science of behavior and the mind
neuroscience (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how the body and
brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; the building blocks of the mind
evolutionary (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how the natural
selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes; example: introversion and extroversion
behavior genetics (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how much our
genes and environment influence individual differences
social- cultural (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how behavior and
thinking vary across cultures; looks at the distance when 2 people are speaking; when norms are
violated, it's very uncomfortable and results in lots of emotions and tension
psychodynamic (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how behavior
springs from unconscious drives and conflicts; conscious mind can be very different than unconscious
mind
cognitive (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how we encode, process,
store, or retrieve information
behavioral (7 essential perspectives in psychology) - CORRECT - ANSWERS how we learn behavior by
association; how the world rewards you or punishes you
, four goals of research - CORRECT - ANSWERS Description
Prediction
Understanding
Application
description (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers define, classify, and catalogue
events and their relationship
5 personality traits - CORRECT - ANSWERS Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
prediction (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers attempt to identify relationships
among variables in order to predict future events
understanding (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS when researchers seek to understand
the processes that lead to psychological outcomes.
application (4 goals of research) - CORRECT - ANSWERS researchers seek to get their work out into
the world so it can be used to improve the lives of others
3 basic study designs - CORRECT - ANSWERS Descriptive
Correlation
Experimental
theories - CORRECT - ANSWERS logically organized ideas that attempt to explain phenomena
