PS101 FINAL EXAM Chapters 1-12 WLU
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |mental |processes |and |behaviours
Voluntarism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reason |for |all |human |behaviours |[Wilhelm |Wundt]
Introspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looking |inward, |simple |thoughts |can |expand |into |
complex |ideas |[Wilhelm |Wundt]
Structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Structure |of |conscious |experience, |HOW |DO |WE |
Experience |the |world |[Edward |Titchener]
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Purpose |of |consciousnesses, |HOW |AND |WHY |WE |DO |
WHAT |WE |DO. |[William |James]
Gestalt |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-We're |born |with |the |tendency |to |see |units |as |a |
whole |rather |than |individual |units
Behaviourism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |observable |behaviours, |also |called |conditions |
[John |Watson]
Psychoanalytic |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interactions |between |the |conscious |and |
unconscious |mind. |Childhood |experiences |[Sigmond |Freud]
Humanistic |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |people |realize |there |full |potential |and |
will |lead |a |positive |psychological |growth |[Carl |Rogers]
,Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mental |Processes |are |studied. |Info |processing |
models |[Ulrine |Neisser]
Neuroscience/Psychobiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functions |are |explained |on |primary |
terms |of |their |own |biological |foundations |[Karl |Lashley/Roger |Sperry]
Evolutionary |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behaviour/mental |processes |are |explained |in
|terms |of |evolution, |inheritance, |and |adaption
Deductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reasoning |proceeding |from |a |broad/basic |
principles, |applied |to |specific |situations.
Theory--> |Predictions--> |Observations/Experiments
Inductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Controlled |observations |to |generate |broad |
conclusions, |over |time |will |create |a |non-biased |truth
Observations/Experiments-->Predictions--> |Theory
Hypothetic-Deductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Educated |guess, |then |designs |small |
controlled |observations |to |support/not |support |hypothesis
Hypothesis--> |Observations/Experiments--> |Hypothesis |supported |or |not |supported
Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |condition, |event |or |situation |that |is |being |studied |in |
the |experiment
, Independent |Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |condition |or |event |that |is |being |CHANGED
Dependent |Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condition |or |event |that |wont |directly |be |
changed |but |will |changed |depending |on |the |independent |variable
EXAMPLE: |Researchers |are |interested |in |looking |at |how |alcohol |use |influences |reactions |times |
while |driving.
What |is |the |independent/dependent |variables? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent= |
Alcohol |
Dependent= |Reaction |times |while |driving
Descriptive |Research |Examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case |studies, |naturalistic |
Observations, |surveys
Experimental |Research |Examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Experiments
Hawthorne |Effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |who |are |being |observed |at |their |workplace |
might |act |differently |because |they |know |theyre |being |watched
Correlations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Predictable |relationship |between |two |or |more |variables
Correlation |Coefficient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Statistic |expression |of |the |strength |and |nature
|of |a |relationship |between |two |variables. |
Range |from |-1.00 |to |+1.00
Positive |Correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(+) |(+) |or |(-) |(-) |Both |Variables |increase
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |mental |processes |and |behaviours
Voluntarism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reason |for |all |human |behaviours |[Wilhelm |Wundt]
Introspection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looking |inward, |simple |thoughts |can |expand |into |
complex |ideas |[Wilhelm |Wundt]
Structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Structure |of |conscious |experience, |HOW |DO |WE |
Experience |the |world |[Edward |Titchener]
Functionalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Purpose |of |consciousnesses, |HOW |AND |WHY |WE |DO |
WHAT |WE |DO. |[William |James]
Gestalt |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-We're |born |with |the |tendency |to |see |units |as |a |
whole |rather |than |individual |units
Behaviourism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |observable |behaviours, |also |called |conditions |
[John |Watson]
Psychoanalytic |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Interactions |between |the |conscious |and |
unconscious |mind. |Childhood |experiences |[Sigmond |Freud]
Humanistic |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |people |realize |there |full |potential |and |
will |lead |a |positive |psychological |growth |[Carl |Rogers]
,Cognitive |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mental |Processes |are |studied. |Info |processing |
models |[Ulrine |Neisser]
Neuroscience/Psychobiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functions |are |explained |on |primary |
terms |of |their |own |biological |foundations |[Karl |Lashley/Roger |Sperry]
Evolutionary |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behaviour/mental |processes |are |explained |in
|terms |of |evolution, |inheritance, |and |adaption
Deductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reasoning |proceeding |from |a |broad/basic |
principles, |applied |to |specific |situations.
Theory--> |Predictions--> |Observations/Experiments
Inductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Controlled |observations |to |generate |broad |
conclusions, |over |time |will |create |a |non-biased |truth
Observations/Experiments-->Predictions--> |Theory
Hypothetic-Deductive |Reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Educated |guess, |then |designs |small |
controlled |observations |to |support/not |support |hypothesis
Hypothesis--> |Observations/Experiments--> |Hypothesis |supported |or |not |supported
Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |condition, |event |or |situation |that |is |being |studied |in |
the |experiment
, Independent |Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |condition |or |event |that |is |being |CHANGED
Dependent |Variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Condition |or |event |that |wont |directly |be |
changed |but |will |changed |depending |on |the |independent |variable
EXAMPLE: |Researchers |are |interested |in |looking |at |how |alcohol |use |influences |reactions |times |
while |driving.
What |is |the |independent/dependent |variables? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent= |
Alcohol |
Dependent= |Reaction |times |while |driving
Descriptive |Research |Examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Case |studies, |naturalistic |
Observations, |surveys
Experimental |Research |Examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Experiments
Hawthorne |Effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |who |are |being |observed |at |their |workplace |
might |act |differently |because |they |know |theyre |being |watched
Correlations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Predictable |relationship |between |two |or |more |variables
Correlation |Coefficient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Statistic |expression |of |the |strength |and |nature
|of |a |relationship |between |two |variables. |
Range |from |-1.00 |to |+1.00
Positive |Correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(+) |(+) |or |(-) |(-) |Both |Variables |increase
