PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1. What is Psychology? - (answer)The scientific study of behavior and mental processes(Hard vs. Soft
science)
-focuses on critical thinking (not just negative) and is scientific
1. Pseudopsychologies - (answer)unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method
-astrology, palmistry, psychokinesis, follicology
1.Psychology's Four Goals - (answer)1. Description: tells" what occurred"
2. Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred
3. Prediction: identifies conditions "under which a future behavior or mental process is likely to occur"
4.Change: applies psychological knowledge to prevent unwanted or to bring about desired goals
1.Types of Psychology - (answer)-biopsychology/ neuroscience
-clinical and counseling psychology
-cognitive psychology
- developmental psychology
education and school psychology
experimental psychology
-forensic psychology
-gender/ cultural psychology
-health psychology
-industrial/organizational psychology
-social psychology
1.what represents the largest group of Psychology? - (answer)Clinical psychology
1.origins of psychology - (answer)wilhelm wundt
,PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
structuralism
functionalism
psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic perspective
1. Wilhelm Wundt - (answer)"father of psychology" Leipzig, Germany 1879
1.Structuralism - (answer)sought to identify the basic building blocks, or structures, of the mind through
introspection (Wundt and Titchener)
focused on sensations and perceptual experiences
1. Functionalism - (answer)studied how the mind functions to adapt organisms to their environment
(William James)
1. Psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic perspective - (answer)unconscious processes and unresolved past
conflicts (freud was the founder)
1.Recent schools of thought - (answer)-behavioral perspective
- humanist perspective
-cognitive perspective
-neuroscience/ biopychology perspective
1. Behavioral perspective - (answer)objective, observable environmental influence on overt behavior
(Watson, Pavlov, Skinner)
1. Humanist perspective - (answer)free will, self-actualization, and a positive, growth-seeking human
nature (Rogers and Maslow)
-inner-self and the importance of subjective feelilngs
,PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1.Cognitive perspective - (answer)thought, perception, and information processing.
1. Neuroscience/ Biopsychology perspective - (answer)genetics and other biological processes in the
brain and other parts of the nervous system
1. Brain Differences - (answer)difference between men and women is quite small.
1. Evolutionary - (answer)natural selection, adaptation, and evolution
1. Sociocultural - (answer)social interaction and cultural determinants "sociobiology"
1. Gestalt psychology - (answer)emphasized perception; the notion that the whole is more than the sum
of the parts (Wertheimer)
1. Cognitive psychology - (answer)focuses on mental function and reasoning (Ebbinghaus)
1. Psychological research can be either... - (answer)Basic: conducted to advance scientific knowledge
Applied: designed to solve current practical problems
alcohol abuse is an area that combines basic and applied research
1. Basic Research - (answer)seeks answers for theoretical questions
ex how is hunger controlled by the brain
1. Applied research - (answer)seeks answers for specific application problems
ex organizational psychology studies leadership, job satisfaction, job training, and development
, PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1. Scientific Method - (answer)1. identify questions of interest and review lit.
2. develop a testable hypothesis
3. select a research method and collect the data
4. analyze the data and accept of reject the hypothesis
5. publish, replicate, and seek scientific review
6. build a theory
1. Thomas Kuhn - (answer)-paradigm shift
-normal science
-revolutionary science
1. Paradigm shift - (answer)has to do with measurement
-a new way to test something (abandon old method)
1. Key issues for human research participants - (answer)- informed consent
-voluntary participation
-restricted use of deception
-debriefing
-confidentiality
-alternative activities
1. Informed consent - (answer)tis an explanation of a study and the responsibilities of experimenter and
participant
1. Restricted use of deception - (answer)have consent but not fully
-deception involving the subjects must be justified
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1. What is Psychology? - (answer)The scientific study of behavior and mental processes(Hard vs. Soft
science)
-focuses on critical thinking (not just negative) and is scientific
1. Pseudopsychologies - (answer)unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method
-astrology, palmistry, psychokinesis, follicology
1.Psychology's Four Goals - (answer)1. Description: tells" what occurred"
2. Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred
3. Prediction: identifies conditions "under which a future behavior or mental process is likely to occur"
4.Change: applies psychological knowledge to prevent unwanted or to bring about desired goals
1.Types of Psychology - (answer)-biopsychology/ neuroscience
-clinical and counseling psychology
-cognitive psychology
- developmental psychology
education and school psychology
experimental psychology
-forensic psychology
-gender/ cultural psychology
-health psychology
-industrial/organizational psychology
-social psychology
1.what represents the largest group of Psychology? - (answer)Clinical psychology
1.origins of psychology - (answer)wilhelm wundt
,PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
structuralism
functionalism
psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic perspective
1. Wilhelm Wundt - (answer)"father of psychology" Leipzig, Germany 1879
1.Structuralism - (answer)sought to identify the basic building blocks, or structures, of the mind through
introspection (Wundt and Titchener)
focused on sensations and perceptual experiences
1. Functionalism - (answer)studied how the mind functions to adapt organisms to their environment
(William James)
1. Psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic perspective - (answer)unconscious processes and unresolved past
conflicts (freud was the founder)
1.Recent schools of thought - (answer)-behavioral perspective
- humanist perspective
-cognitive perspective
-neuroscience/ biopychology perspective
1. Behavioral perspective - (answer)objective, observable environmental influence on overt behavior
(Watson, Pavlov, Skinner)
1. Humanist perspective - (answer)free will, self-actualization, and a positive, growth-seeking human
nature (Rogers and Maslow)
-inner-self and the importance of subjective feelilngs
,PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1.Cognitive perspective - (answer)thought, perception, and information processing.
1. Neuroscience/ Biopsychology perspective - (answer)genetics and other biological processes in the
brain and other parts of the nervous system
1. Brain Differences - (answer)difference between men and women is quite small.
1. Evolutionary - (answer)natural selection, adaptation, and evolution
1. Sociocultural - (answer)social interaction and cultural determinants "sociobiology"
1. Gestalt psychology - (answer)emphasized perception; the notion that the whole is more than the sum
of the parts (Wertheimer)
1. Cognitive psychology - (answer)focuses on mental function and reasoning (Ebbinghaus)
1. Psychological research can be either... - (answer)Basic: conducted to advance scientific knowledge
Applied: designed to solve current practical problems
alcohol abuse is an area that combines basic and applied research
1. Basic Research - (answer)seeks answers for theoretical questions
ex how is hunger controlled by the brain
1. Applied research - (answer)seeks answers for specific application problems
ex organizational psychology studies leadership, job satisfaction, job training, and development
, PSYCHOLOGY 1010 FINAL EXAM - 400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1. Scientific Method - (answer)1. identify questions of interest and review lit.
2. develop a testable hypothesis
3. select a research method and collect the data
4. analyze the data and accept of reject the hypothesis
5. publish, replicate, and seek scientific review
6. build a theory
1. Thomas Kuhn - (answer)-paradigm shift
-normal science
-revolutionary science
1. Paradigm shift - (answer)has to do with measurement
-a new way to test something (abandon old method)
1. Key issues for human research participants - (answer)- informed consent
-voluntary participation
-restricted use of deception
-debriefing
-confidentiality
-alternative activities
1. Informed consent - (answer)tis an explanation of a study and the responsibilities of experimenter and
participant
1. Restricted use of deception - (answer)have consent but not fully
-deception involving the subjects must be justified
