PSYCHOLOGY 101 EXAM 1 questions and
answers (review psychology 101 intro to psych)
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Define science of Psychology
- correct answer Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental process
Empiricism
- correct answer Belief that knowledge comes exclusively through the senses or through experience
Pseudoscience
- correct answer A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific evidence.
Case Study
- correct answer An in-depth examination of one individual, or a small number of individuals
The Survey
- correct answer An investigation of many cases in less depth by asking people to report opinions and
behaviours
Naturalistic observation
- correct answer recording behaviour in its natural environments, and describing it in detail
Experimentation
- correct answer Purpose is to explore cause and effect by manipulating one or more factors, while
holding other factors constant
, independent variable
- correct answer The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
(i.e if you are testing if breastfeeding kids has a difference or not in their intelligence later in life, the
independent variable is breast milk and formula)
Dependent Variable
- correct answer The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the
independent variable.
Difference between Descriptive and correlational research methods
- correct answer Descriptive research method is to observe and record behaviour. Correlational research
method is to detect naturally occurring relationships . Nothing is manipulated in these two research
methods.
Biological Psychology
- correct answer The basic assumption that everything psychological is biological
Phrenology
- correct answer A popular but wronged theory in the 1800's that claimed that bumps on the skull could
reveal mental abilities and character traits.
Sensory Neurons
- correct answer Carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory organs inward to the brain and
spinal cord for processing
Motor Neurons
- correct answer Carry Messages from the brain and out to the bodes tissues
How Neuron's Communicate
- correct answer When a neural impluse reaches the terminal of a an axon, it triggers release of
neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap.
Acetylcholine (ACH)
- correct answer A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle
contraction
answers (review psychology 101 intro to psych)
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Define science of Psychology
- correct answer Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental process
Empiricism
- correct answer Belief that knowledge comes exclusively through the senses or through experience
Pseudoscience
- correct answer A fake or false science that makes claims based on little or no scientific evidence.
Case Study
- correct answer An in-depth examination of one individual, or a small number of individuals
The Survey
- correct answer An investigation of many cases in less depth by asking people to report opinions and
behaviours
Naturalistic observation
- correct answer recording behaviour in its natural environments, and describing it in detail
Experimentation
- correct answer Purpose is to explore cause and effect by manipulating one or more factors, while
holding other factors constant
, independent variable
- correct answer The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
(i.e if you are testing if breastfeeding kids has a difference or not in their intelligence later in life, the
independent variable is breast milk and formula)
Dependent Variable
- correct answer The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the
independent variable.
Difference between Descriptive and correlational research methods
- correct answer Descriptive research method is to observe and record behaviour. Correlational research
method is to detect naturally occurring relationships . Nothing is manipulated in these two research
methods.
Biological Psychology
- correct answer The basic assumption that everything psychological is biological
Phrenology
- correct answer A popular but wronged theory in the 1800's that claimed that bumps on the skull could
reveal mental abilities and character traits.
Sensory Neurons
- correct answer Carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory organs inward to the brain and
spinal cord for processing
Motor Neurons
- correct answer Carry Messages from the brain and out to the bodes tissues
How Neuron's Communicate
- correct answer When a neural impluse reaches the terminal of a an axon, it triggers release of
neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap.
Acetylcholine (ACH)
- correct answer A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle
contraction
