SBVC DR. Paul Psychology 100 Final Exam Study Guide
When psychology was first developing as an independent field from philosophy, which idea founded the
concept that all knowledge arises from experience?
1.2 - answerEmpiricism
the philosophical belief that the mind and body are two separate and distinct entities is called...... and
was supported by.....
1.3 - answerDualism, descartes
Who is responsible for officially founding psychology as an independent discipline?
1.4 - answerWundt
review 1.8 - answer
Psychology developed from rationalist philosophy to utilize..... moving psychology into the realm of
scientific inquiry
2.1 - answerexperimental methods
Alicia learned to ride a motorcycle and join a biker gang so that she could research and learn about biker
gang culture. alicia conducted a:
2.3 - answerparticipant observation
2.4 matching terms with definitions - answer
2.5 matching terms with definitions - answer
Dan just finished analyzing data from an experiment he ran and he drew the conclusion that people feel
happier when the sun is out. what are his options for next steps in the scientific method?
,2.6 - answerhe can repeat the experiment with new people in the same method, he can edit the
experiment method and run it again, he can extend his results by creating a new hypothesis for a new
study
The data set score that best represents the other data set score in a large data set is know as what?
2.10 - answermeasure central tendency
a score that counts for all other scores
a research team told one group of people it would hear a set of jokes that were funny and a second
group that it would hear jokes that were not funny. a third group was not told anything about the jokes.
the jokes in all conditions were the same. research conducted with this design is:
2.11 - answerexperimental
see "groups" that have different things that are happening
before psychologists can begin a research project with human participants, they must receive approval
from the
2.15 - answerinstitutional review board
who is the first woman to earn a PHD in psychology?
1.5 - answermargaret floy washburn
which psychologist was the first african american president of the american psychological association
(APA)? click the persons face
1.7 - answerclark
which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
1.1 - answerthe study of the mind, the brain and behavior
,Which of the following is an example of the psychologists who is studying the mind?
1.6 - answersomeone who studies the accuracy of dramatic memories over time
critical thinks is best defined as thinking that
1.9 - answeris systematic reasonable
a recent survey that found that 80 percent of high school students believed that they were above
average on reading, writing and math skills. given that only 50% of any group can be above average on
any dimension this is an example of
1.10 - answerdifficulty recognizing weaknesses
with respect to the mind/body problem, which of the following alternatives best captures the view of
dualism self by contemporary psychological scientists?
1.11 - answermost psychological scientists reject dualism
a procedure in which an observer describes the simple elements of a mental experience in as much
detail as possible is called
1.12 - answerintrospection
Jordan studies consciousness by training himself to objectively report on his own sensations, which is
similar to how the __________ school investigated psychology.
1.13 - answerstructuralist
want to know fundamental
behavior doesn't care about consciousness
a functionalist approach to classroom education might include:
, 1.14 - answerhow people adapt or observable
roberto studies music preference. roberto claims that it is useless to isolate and listen to only a rhythm,
a violin part, or another single aspect of music because perceiving the complete piece is most important.
roberto's opinion is similar to the ..... approach
1.15 - answergestalt
Pablo is conducting research and trying to determine whether he should monitor the presence versus
the absence of a behavior or how long a behavior occurs. What approach to research is he most likely
using?
2.2 - answerobservational research
dont manipulate anything
when people are aware of being observed, they might change their behaviors. this phenomenon
illustrates
2.7 - answerreactivity
Gwen is studying the effects of comedic film on depressed participants. She is concerned that the data
collectors will produce biased observations if they know the purpose of the study. She addresses this
problem by using a(n) ________ study.
2.8 - answerblind
in correlational studies it is always possible that an unmeasured variable is responsible for the relation
of interest. this is known as
2.9 - answerthe third variable
the precise way a researcher measures and defines a variable is known as the
2.12 - answeroperation defintion
When psychology was first developing as an independent field from philosophy, which idea founded the
concept that all knowledge arises from experience?
1.2 - answerEmpiricism
the philosophical belief that the mind and body are two separate and distinct entities is called...... and
was supported by.....
1.3 - answerDualism, descartes
Who is responsible for officially founding psychology as an independent discipline?
1.4 - answerWundt
review 1.8 - answer
Psychology developed from rationalist philosophy to utilize..... moving psychology into the realm of
scientific inquiry
2.1 - answerexperimental methods
Alicia learned to ride a motorcycle and join a biker gang so that she could research and learn about biker
gang culture. alicia conducted a:
2.3 - answerparticipant observation
2.4 matching terms with definitions - answer
2.5 matching terms with definitions - answer
Dan just finished analyzing data from an experiment he ran and he drew the conclusion that people feel
happier when the sun is out. what are his options for next steps in the scientific method?
,2.6 - answerhe can repeat the experiment with new people in the same method, he can edit the
experiment method and run it again, he can extend his results by creating a new hypothesis for a new
study
The data set score that best represents the other data set score in a large data set is know as what?
2.10 - answermeasure central tendency
a score that counts for all other scores
a research team told one group of people it would hear a set of jokes that were funny and a second
group that it would hear jokes that were not funny. a third group was not told anything about the jokes.
the jokes in all conditions were the same. research conducted with this design is:
2.11 - answerexperimental
see "groups" that have different things that are happening
before psychologists can begin a research project with human participants, they must receive approval
from the
2.15 - answerinstitutional review board
who is the first woman to earn a PHD in psychology?
1.5 - answermargaret floy washburn
which psychologist was the first african american president of the american psychological association
(APA)? click the persons face
1.7 - answerclark
which of the following is the best definition of psychological science?
1.1 - answerthe study of the mind, the brain and behavior
,Which of the following is an example of the psychologists who is studying the mind?
1.6 - answersomeone who studies the accuracy of dramatic memories over time
critical thinks is best defined as thinking that
1.9 - answeris systematic reasonable
a recent survey that found that 80 percent of high school students believed that they were above
average on reading, writing and math skills. given that only 50% of any group can be above average on
any dimension this is an example of
1.10 - answerdifficulty recognizing weaknesses
with respect to the mind/body problem, which of the following alternatives best captures the view of
dualism self by contemporary psychological scientists?
1.11 - answermost psychological scientists reject dualism
a procedure in which an observer describes the simple elements of a mental experience in as much
detail as possible is called
1.12 - answerintrospection
Jordan studies consciousness by training himself to objectively report on his own sensations, which is
similar to how the __________ school investigated psychology.
1.13 - answerstructuralist
want to know fundamental
behavior doesn't care about consciousness
a functionalist approach to classroom education might include:
, 1.14 - answerhow people adapt or observable
roberto studies music preference. roberto claims that it is useless to isolate and listen to only a rhythm,
a violin part, or another single aspect of music because perceiving the complete piece is most important.
roberto's opinion is similar to the ..... approach
1.15 - answergestalt
Pablo is conducting research and trying to determine whether he should monitor the presence versus
the absence of a behavior or how long a behavior occurs. What approach to research is he most likely
using?
2.2 - answerobservational research
dont manipulate anything
when people are aware of being observed, they might change their behaviors. this phenomenon
illustrates
2.7 - answerreactivity
Gwen is studying the effects of comedic film on depressed participants. She is concerned that the data
collectors will produce biased observations if they know the purpose of the study. She addresses this
problem by using a(n) ________ study.
2.8 - answerblind
in correlational studies it is always possible that an unmeasured variable is responsible for the relation
of interest. this is known as
2.9 - answerthe third variable
the precise way a researcher measures and defines a variable is known as the
2.12 - answeroperation defintion
