School of Business and Trade
Bachelors of Science in Business Studies
UG 260 – Psychology
Review Notes 1
Key questions asked by Psychologists regarding intelligence include each of the following except: Ans: d)
To what extent does intelligence reflect unconscious cognitive processes.
According to your text, the behaviorists viewed the study of learning as a more scientific alternative to
the use of introspection. In this instance, the behaviorists were reacting to the work of the ____
psychologists. Ans: a) structuralist
Arousal reflects the release of the hormone(s): Ans: d) both A and B: epinephrine and norepinephrine
According to the text, the cognitive approach became the most important school of psychology in the
____. Ans: c) 1960s
An axon is a: Ans: d) long, tube-like structure extending from the neuron’s cell body
Which of the following is the best definition of the hindsight bias? Ans: d) The tendency to think that we
could have predicted things that we probably would not have been able to predict.
Barry states that psychology is the study of the mind. Candace states that psychology is the science of
behavior. How might you evaluate these two statements? Ans: d) both statements are partially correct.
The frequency with which a disorder occurs in a population is termed its _____. Ans: d) prevalence
In which of the following sets are the three words most highly associated? Ans: a) {implicit, automatic,
unconscious}
Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between learning on the other hand,
and conditioning on the other? Ans: b) Conditioning is the part of learning.
The fundamental units of the nervous system are nerve cell, called ____. Ans: b) neuron’s
Which of the following is an example of the psychological component of the bio-psycho-social model of
illness? Ans: a) Irrational thought patterns may be related to depression.
Which of the following best defines basic research? Ans: a) Research that answers fundamental
questions about behavior.
How are conditioning, insight, and modeling related, if they are at all? Ans: a) conditioning, insight, and
modeling are all types of learning.
Which of the following early personality theorist is associated with the use of the term’s endomorph and
ectomorph? Ans: b) Sheldon
Arif is conducting an investigation of the effect of a words length on the time it takes to recognize it.
Brandy is examining the extent to which several broad personality traits are related. Which of the
Bachelors of Science in Business Studies
UG 260 – Psychology
Review Notes 1
Key questions asked by Psychologists regarding intelligence include each of the following except: Ans: d)
To what extent does intelligence reflect unconscious cognitive processes.
According to your text, the behaviorists viewed the study of learning as a more scientific alternative to
the use of introspection. In this instance, the behaviorists were reacting to the work of the ____
psychologists. Ans: a) structuralist
Arousal reflects the release of the hormone(s): Ans: d) both A and B: epinephrine and norepinephrine
According to the text, the cognitive approach became the most important school of psychology in the
____. Ans: c) 1960s
An axon is a: Ans: d) long, tube-like structure extending from the neuron’s cell body
Which of the following is the best definition of the hindsight bias? Ans: d) The tendency to think that we
could have predicted things that we probably would not have been able to predict.
Barry states that psychology is the study of the mind. Candace states that psychology is the science of
behavior. How might you evaluate these two statements? Ans: d) both statements are partially correct.
The frequency with which a disorder occurs in a population is termed its _____. Ans: d) prevalence
In which of the following sets are the three words most highly associated? Ans: a) {implicit, automatic,
unconscious}
Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between learning on the other hand,
and conditioning on the other? Ans: b) Conditioning is the part of learning.
The fundamental units of the nervous system are nerve cell, called ____. Ans: b) neuron’s
Which of the following is an example of the psychological component of the bio-psycho-social model of
illness? Ans: a) Irrational thought patterns may be related to depression.
Which of the following best defines basic research? Ans: a) Research that answers fundamental
questions about behavior.
How are conditioning, insight, and modeling related, if they are at all? Ans: a) conditioning, insight, and
modeling are all types of learning.
Which of the following early personality theorist is associated with the use of the term’s endomorph and
ectomorph? Ans: b) Sheldon
Arif is conducting an investigation of the effect of a words length on the time it takes to recognize it.
Brandy is examining the extent to which several broad personality traits are related. Which of the
