LSU PSYC 2000 FINAL KNAPP
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ fluid intelligence.
Answer: encompasses the ability to see complex relationships and solve
problems
◍ forward conditioning.
Answer: CS presented before US-bell before food
◍ convergent thinking.
Answer: the ability to provide a correct or well-established answer or
solution to a problem
◍ single blind design.
Answer: subjects do not know whether they are in the control or
experimental group
◍ theory.
Answer: set of statements used to describe a phenomenon, suggest future
research
◍ neuron.
Answer: basic unit of the nervous system- responsible for receiving/sending
messages
◍ problem solving strategies.
Answer: a plan of action used to find a solution
◍ correlation coeeficient.
, Answer: a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two factors
vary together, and how well one factor can be predicted from the other -
they may be positive or negative
◍ occipital lobe.
Answer: lower part of back of brain
◍ learning disabilites.
Answer: cognitive disorders that affect different areas of cognition,
particularly language or reading
◍ Cognitive revolution.
Answer: A shift in psychology, beginning in the 1950s, from the behaviorist
approach to an approach in which the main thrust was to explain behavior in
terms of the mind. One of the outcomes of the cognitive revolution was the
introduction of the information-processing approach to studying the mind.
◍ bodily kinesthetic intelligence.
Answer: High ability to control the movements of the body and use the body
to perform various physical tasks
◍ language.
Answer: communication system that involves using words and systematic
rules to organize those words to trasmit information from one individual to
another
◍ double bling design.
Answer: participant and experiment both blind to condition
◍ correlation.
Answer: A measure of the relationship between two variables
◍ sympathetic nervous system.
Answer: fight or flilght
◍ placebo effect.
Answer: the phenomenon in which the expectations of the participants in a
study can influence their behavior
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ fluid intelligence.
Answer: encompasses the ability to see complex relationships and solve
problems
◍ forward conditioning.
Answer: CS presented before US-bell before food
◍ convergent thinking.
Answer: the ability to provide a correct or well-established answer or
solution to a problem
◍ single blind design.
Answer: subjects do not know whether they are in the control or
experimental group
◍ theory.
Answer: set of statements used to describe a phenomenon, suggest future
research
◍ neuron.
Answer: basic unit of the nervous system- responsible for receiving/sending
messages
◍ problem solving strategies.
Answer: a plan of action used to find a solution
◍ correlation coeeficient.
, Answer: a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two factors
vary together, and how well one factor can be predicted from the other -
they may be positive or negative
◍ occipital lobe.
Answer: lower part of back of brain
◍ learning disabilites.
Answer: cognitive disorders that affect different areas of cognition,
particularly language or reading
◍ Cognitive revolution.
Answer: A shift in psychology, beginning in the 1950s, from the behaviorist
approach to an approach in which the main thrust was to explain behavior in
terms of the mind. One of the outcomes of the cognitive revolution was the
introduction of the information-processing approach to studying the mind.
◍ bodily kinesthetic intelligence.
Answer: High ability to control the movements of the body and use the body
to perform various physical tasks
◍ language.
Answer: communication system that involves using words and systematic
rules to organize those words to trasmit information from one individual to
another
◍ double bling design.
Answer: participant and experiment both blind to condition
◍ correlation.
Answer: A measure of the relationship between two variables
◍ sympathetic nervous system.
Answer: fight or flilght
◍ placebo effect.
Answer: the phenomenon in which the expectations of the participants in a
study can influence their behavior
