LSU PSYC 2000 EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 4TH LEVEL. Answer: Esteem: self-
esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respected by
others
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 5TH LEVEL Answer: Self
Actualization: morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack
of prejudice, acceptance of facts
◉ The Cognitive Revolution. Answer: 1960s, psychology becomes
full circle - returns to its roots in the STUDY OF MENTAL
PROCESSESS.
- ONE OF THE DOMINANT VIEWS TODAY
◉ Important Researchers: The cognitive revolution Answer: Noam
Chomsky and Ulric Neisser
◉ Cognitive Psychology Answer: how we perceive, process, and
remember information
,◉ Cognitive neuroscience Answer: study of brain activity linked with
cognition
◉ Culture Answer: distinctive customs, values, beliefs, knowledge,
art, and language of a society. it shapers our specific attitudes and
behaviors.
◉ WEIRD Cultures Answer: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich,
Democratic
◉ Biopsychology Answer: Biological basis of behavior, thoughts,
emotions, and reciprocal relations with biological/psychological
processes.
◉ Evolutionary Psychology Answer: Natural selection - individuals
with specific adaptations survive and outbreed individuals without
them.
- Mating strats in humans
◉ Behavioral genetics Answer: the study of the effects of heredity on
behavior
◉ Developmental Psychology Answer: a branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life
span
, ◉ Personality Psychology Answer: the study of an individual's
characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
◉ Personality traits Answer: mostly consisting patterns of thoughts
and behaviors
◉ Big 5 Traits Answer: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, neuroticism
OCEAN
◉ Social psychology Answer: the scientific study of how we think
about, influence, and relate to one another
◉ Industrial-organizational Psychology Answer: the application of
psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior
in workplaces
◉ Health Psychology Answer: a subfield of psychology that provides
psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
◉ Genetic predispositions and the influence of
hormones/neurotransmitters. Answer: What are the biological
influences in Health Psychology?
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 4TH LEVEL. Answer: Esteem: self-
esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respected by
others
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 5TH LEVEL Answer: Self
Actualization: morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack
of prejudice, acceptance of facts
◉ The Cognitive Revolution. Answer: 1960s, psychology becomes
full circle - returns to its roots in the STUDY OF MENTAL
PROCESSESS.
- ONE OF THE DOMINANT VIEWS TODAY
◉ Important Researchers: The cognitive revolution Answer: Noam
Chomsky and Ulric Neisser
◉ Cognitive Psychology Answer: how we perceive, process, and
remember information
,◉ Cognitive neuroscience Answer: study of brain activity linked with
cognition
◉ Culture Answer: distinctive customs, values, beliefs, knowledge,
art, and language of a society. it shapers our specific attitudes and
behaviors.
◉ WEIRD Cultures Answer: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich,
Democratic
◉ Biopsychology Answer: Biological basis of behavior, thoughts,
emotions, and reciprocal relations with biological/psychological
processes.
◉ Evolutionary Psychology Answer: Natural selection - individuals
with specific adaptations survive and outbreed individuals without
them.
- Mating strats in humans
◉ Behavioral genetics Answer: the study of the effects of heredity on
behavior
◉ Developmental Psychology Answer: a branch of psychology that
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life
span
, ◉ Personality Psychology Answer: the study of an individual's
characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
◉ Personality traits Answer: mostly consisting patterns of thoughts
and behaviors
◉ Big 5 Traits Answer: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, neuroticism
OCEAN
◉ Social psychology Answer: the scientific study of how we think
about, influence, and relate to one another
◉ Industrial-organizational Psychology Answer: the application of
psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior
in workplaces
◉ Health Psychology Answer: a subfield of psychology that provides
psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
◉ Genetic predispositions and the influence of
hormones/neurotransmitters. Answer: What are the biological
influences in Health Psychology?
