PSYCHOLOGY 101 EXAM 1
1. The scientific study of behavior & mental processes
Answer Psychology
2. "the way you think" is the , is NOT directly observable.
Answer mental process
3. Psychology DOES NOT rely on
Answer common sense
4. "the way you act" is , its directly observable
Answer behavior
5. The Goals of Psychology
Answer 1. Description
describes the issue (no details)
2. Explanation
wants to know why, understanding the actual cause (either/or)
,3. Prediction
trying to prevent things from happening
4. Change
applying the knowledge gained to implement change
6. A researcher identifying a gene that makes people become obese is an
example of which goal of psychology?
Answer explanation
7. The thought that more playground accidents occur because children watch
batman instead of watching power rangers is an example of which goal of
psychology?
Answer prediction
8. The thought that we should use sex ed to prevent pregnancy is an example
of which goal of psychology?
,Answer change
9. If studies show that women with a college education make less than men is
an example of which goal of psychology?
Answer description
10. The belief that the mind does not cease to exist when the body dies & that
thoughts and ideas can exist separately from the body is
Answer Dualism
11. The concept know as Dualism was created byAnswer Plato & Socrates
12. Tabula Rosa means
Answer blank slate
13. Who believes we gain knowledge though observations in life experiences?-
Answer John Locke
14. The view that knowledge originates through experienceAnswer Empiricism
15. The father of psychologyAnswer Wilhelm Wundt
, 16. A school of psychology concerned with studying the individual elements of
consciousness, focused on using introspection to identify the basic elements
(structures) of consciousnessAnswer Structuralism
1. The scientific study of behavior & mental processes
Answer Psychology
2. "the way you think" is the , is NOT directly observable.
Answer mental process
3. Psychology DOES NOT rely on
Answer common sense
4. "the way you act" is , its directly observable
Answer behavior
5. The Goals of Psychology
Answer 1. Description
describes the issue (no details)
2. Explanation
wants to know why, understanding the actual cause (either/or)
,3. Prediction
trying to prevent things from happening
4. Change
applying the knowledge gained to implement change
6. A researcher identifying a gene that makes people become obese is an
example of which goal of psychology?
Answer explanation
7. The thought that more playground accidents occur because children watch
batman instead of watching power rangers is an example of which goal of
psychology?
Answer prediction
8. The thought that we should use sex ed to prevent pregnancy is an example
of which goal of psychology?
,Answer change
9. If studies show that women with a college education make less than men is
an example of which goal of psychology?
Answer description
10. The belief that the mind does not cease to exist when the body dies & that
thoughts and ideas can exist separately from the body is
Answer Dualism
11. The concept know as Dualism was created byAnswer Plato & Socrates
12. Tabula Rosa means
Answer blank slate
13. Who believes we gain knowledge though observations in life experiences?-
Answer John Locke
14. The view that knowledge originates through experienceAnswer Empiricism
15. The father of psychologyAnswer Wilhelm Wundt
, 16. A school of psychology concerned with studying the individual elements of
consciousness, focused on using introspection to identify the basic elements
(structures) of consciousnessAnswer Structuralism
