SBVC DR.PAUL PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL
EXAM STUDYGUIDE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Psychology is the study of behavior and:
a. people
b. chemicals
c. personality
d. mental process - ANSWERS-d. mental process
Applied research studies __________ - ANSWERS-Solutions
to practical and personal problems
Social/Cognitive theorists focus on the role of _______ and
behavior. - ANSWERS-Thinking
Critical thinking is important because:
,a. provides a database of knowledge
b. makes individual argumentative
c. provides people with life skills
d. teaches people how to criticize works of art - ANSWERS-c.
provides people with life skills
Someone saying "I know this is true because Dr. Paul says
that it is true" is using the fallacy argument-appeals to force
is.
True False - ANSWERS-False
The scientific method is an organized way of using
experience and ________ to increase knowledge. -
ANSWERS-testing ideas
A specific statement about behavior that will be tested
through research is called:
a. hypothesis
b. theory
c. scientific principal
d. research question - ANSWERS-a. hypothesis
,In our discussion about the effects of alcohol on aggressive
behavior, the measured outcomes are called:
a. placebo
b. double-blind
c. independent variable
d. dependent variable - ANSWERS-d. dependent variable
In a double-blind study the researchers know who is
receiving the treatment:
True False - ANSWERS-False
The most important factor in selecting a sample is that it
should:
a. be drawn at random
b. represent the target population
c. be large
d. consist of people who are volunteers - ANSWERS-b.
represent the target population
Neurons communicate through chemicals called:
, a. dendrites
b. knobs
c. neurotransmitters
d. axones - ANSWERS-c. neurotransmitters
The myelin sheath is composed/supported by the trace
mineral:
a. calcium
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. protein - ANSWERS-c. magnesium
The juction where neurons relay messages to each other is
the ________. - ANSWERS-Synapse
With the neurotransmitter serotonin, the trace minerals -
calcium and zinc - are primary nutrients.
True False - ANSWERS-False
The central nervous system consists of _________ and the
_________. - ANSWERS-the brain ; spinal chord
EXAM STUDYGUIDE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+
Psychology is the study of behavior and:
a. people
b. chemicals
c. personality
d. mental process - ANSWERS-d. mental process
Applied research studies __________ - ANSWERS-Solutions
to practical and personal problems
Social/Cognitive theorists focus on the role of _______ and
behavior. - ANSWERS-Thinking
Critical thinking is important because:
,a. provides a database of knowledge
b. makes individual argumentative
c. provides people with life skills
d. teaches people how to criticize works of art - ANSWERS-c.
provides people with life skills
Someone saying "I know this is true because Dr. Paul says
that it is true" is using the fallacy argument-appeals to force
is.
True False - ANSWERS-False
The scientific method is an organized way of using
experience and ________ to increase knowledge. -
ANSWERS-testing ideas
A specific statement about behavior that will be tested
through research is called:
a. hypothesis
b. theory
c. scientific principal
d. research question - ANSWERS-a. hypothesis
,In our discussion about the effects of alcohol on aggressive
behavior, the measured outcomes are called:
a. placebo
b. double-blind
c. independent variable
d. dependent variable - ANSWERS-d. dependent variable
In a double-blind study the researchers know who is
receiving the treatment:
True False - ANSWERS-False
The most important factor in selecting a sample is that it
should:
a. be drawn at random
b. represent the target population
c. be large
d. consist of people who are volunteers - ANSWERS-b.
represent the target population
Neurons communicate through chemicals called:
, a. dendrites
b. knobs
c. neurotransmitters
d. axones - ANSWERS-c. neurotransmitters
The myelin sheath is composed/supported by the trace
mineral:
a. calcium
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. protein - ANSWERS-c. magnesium
The juction where neurons relay messages to each other is
the ________. - ANSWERS-Synapse
With the neurotransmitter serotonin, the trace minerals -
calcium and zinc - are primary nutrients.
True False - ANSWERS-False
The central nervous system consists of _________ and the
_________. - ANSWERS-the brain ; spinal chord
