General Psychology Final Exam Study Guide
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Definition of Psychology
- correct answer Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior
in a given context.
Subfields of Psychology
- correct answer Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
School Psychology
Clinical Psychology
- correct answer Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
Developmental Psychology
- correct answer Studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout life span.
Forensic Psychology
- correct answer Concerned with intersections between psychological practice and research and the
judicial system.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- correct answer Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in
workplaces.
, Personality Psychology
- correct answer Study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting.
Social Psychology
- correct answer Studies the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior.
School Psychology
- correct answer Counseling children in elementary and secondary schools who have academic or
emotional problems.
4 Parts of the Brain
- correct answer Cerebrum: Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body.
Cerebellum: A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
Limbic System: A group of neural structures at the base of the cerebral hemispheres that is associated
with emotion and motivation.
Brain Stem: Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and
the rest of the brain.
Goals of Psychology
- correct answer Describe
Explain
Predict
Change
Review
Bottom Up vs Top Down Processing
- correct answer Top-Down: Processing of stimulus in which information from the general context is
used to help organize the stimulus. We use knowledge and memory to "fill in the details."
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Definition of Psychology
- correct answer Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior
in a given context.
Subfields of Psychology
- correct answer Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
School Psychology
Clinical Psychology
- correct answer Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
Developmental Psychology
- correct answer Studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout life span.
Forensic Psychology
- correct answer Concerned with intersections between psychological practice and research and the
judicial system.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- correct answer Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in
workplaces.
, Personality Psychology
- correct answer Study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting.
Social Psychology
- correct answer Studies the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior.
School Psychology
- correct answer Counseling children in elementary and secondary schools who have academic or
emotional problems.
4 Parts of the Brain
- correct answer Cerebrum: Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body.
Cerebellum: A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
Limbic System: A group of neural structures at the base of the cerebral hemispheres that is associated
with emotion and motivation.
Brain Stem: Connection to spinal cord. Filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and
the rest of the brain.
Goals of Psychology
- correct answer Describe
Explain
Predict
Change
Review
Bottom Up vs Top Down Processing
- correct answer Top-Down: Processing of stimulus in which information from the general context is
used to help organize the stimulus. We use knowledge and memory to "fill in the details."
