Psychology Final Exam Questions And
Answers
Critical bthinking bis b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔applying ba bset bof bskills bto
bunderstand band bevaluate binformation
2. bPsychology brefers bto bthe b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔scientific bstudy bof bthe
bmind
4. bWhen bwas bpsychology baccepted bas ban bacademic bdiscipline? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔1800s
6. bIntrospection brefers bto ba bprocess bby bwhich bsomeone bexamines b________ bas
bobjectively bas bpossible. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Their bown bconscious bexperience
8. bPsychoanalytic btheory bfocuses bon b________ band bearly bchildhood bexperiences. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔a bperson's bunconscious
11. bBehaviorists bstudy b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Learned bbehavior
15. bWhich baspect bof bthe bscientific bmethod boccurs bfirst? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔hypothesis
16. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bexemplifies bthe bempirical bmethod? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dr.Sarkeesian bobserves band brecords bhow bwatching bcartoons
binfluences bheart brates
20. bA bseries bof bdots barranged bin bthe bshape bof ba bface bwill bbe bperceived bas ba
bface, bnot ba bseries bof bdots. bA bpsychologist bstudying bthis bphenomenon bis bapplying
bthe bprincipals bof b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Gestalt bpsychology
22. bIn bMaslow's bhierarchy bof bneeds, bthe b________ binclude bfood, bwater, band
bshelter. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔basic bsurvival bneeds
25. bThe bcognitive brevolution bcreated ban bimpetus bfor bpsychologists bto bfocus btheir
battention bon bbetter bunderstanding b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bmind band
bmental bprocesses bthat bunderlie bbehavior
,27. bCognitive bpsychology bfocuses bon bstudying b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔thoughts band btheir brelationship bto bour bexperiences band bour bactions
31. bSusan bwants bto bstudy bprejudice, battraction, bhow bwe bexplain bour bown bbehavior
bversus bhow bwe bexplain bthe bbehavior bof bothers, band bhow bwe bresolve
binterpersonal bconflicts. bSusan bshould bconduct bresearch bin bthe barea bof b________.
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔social bpsychology
32. bBehaviorism bfocuses bon bmaking bpsychology ban bobjective bscience bby
b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔studying bovert bbehavior band bdeemphasizing bthe
bimportance bof bunobservable bmental bprocesses
33. bWhen bstudying bpersonality btraits, bsomeone bwho bis bcalm, beven-tempered, band
bsecure bwill bscore blow bon bthe b________ btrait. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔neuroticism
37. bWhen bstudying bpersonality btraits, bsomeone bwho bis bhelpful, btrusting, band
bempathetic bwill bscore bhigh bon bthe b________ btrait. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔agreeableness
40. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bnot bpart bof bfeminist bpsychology? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔favoring bwomen bover bmen
48. bAccording bto bthe bbiopsychosocial bmodel, bwhat bdetermines bhealth? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔interaction bof bbiological, bpsychological, band bsocial bfactors
2. bSpurling bet bal. binvestigated bthe beffects bof btwo bvocabulary blearning bstrategies
bon bword bretention btwo bweeks blater. bIn bthis bexample, blearning bstrategy bis bthe
b________ bvariable band bword bretention bis bthe b________ bvariable. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔independent; bdependent
3. bA(n) b________ bis ba bwell-developed bset bof bideas bthat bproposes ban bexplanation
bfor bobserved bphenomena. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔theory
5. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bdifficult bto bassess busing bempirical bresearch? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔whether bthe bid, bego, bor bsuperego bis bmost bresponsible bfor
bemotional breactions
8. bDr. bMattar bis binterested bin bknowing bmore babout bbrain binjury bto bthe boccipital
bcortex, band bhe bstudies bpatients bindividually bin border bto bgain bin-depth bknowledge
babout btheir bbehaviors. bThese bstudies bwould bbest bbe bdescribed bas b________. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔case bstudies
11. bGreen bet bal. bused ba b________ bfrom btheir b________ bof binterest bin border bto
bmake ba b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔sample; bpopulation; bgeneralization
, 18. bThe bpossible brange bfor ba bcorrelation bcoefficient bis b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔between b-1 band b+1
20. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing brepresents ba bweak bpositive bcorrelation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔+0.2
25. bSandra bstrongly bbelieves bthat battending bdaycare bis bdetrimental bto bchildren's
bdevelopment bso bshe bdecides bto bwrite bher bpsychology bterm bpaper bon bthis btopic.
bShe bdoes ba bliterature bsearch band bfinds bseveral bsources bsupporting bher bopinion,
bbut bshe bfinds bthat bthe bmajority bof bresearch bindicates bthat bchildren battending
bdaycare bexperience bhealthy bdevelopment. bShe bwrites ba bpaper busing bthe bsources
bthat bfind bnegative bassociations bwith bdaycare battendance. bThis bis ban bexample bof
b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔confirmation bbias
26. bThe b________ bgroup bdoes bnot bget bthe bexperimental btreatment. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔control
32. bA bsample bthat b________ bis bmost blikely bto byield bgeneralizable bresults. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔is blarge band brandomly bselected
34. b________ brefers bto bthe bability bto bconsistently bproduce ba bgiven bresult. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔reliability
35. b________ brefers bto bthe bability bof ban binstrument bor btool bto baccurately bmeasure
bwhat bit bis bsupposed bto bmeasure. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔validity
39. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bnot bpart bof bobtaining binformed bconsent? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔explaining bthe bhypothesis bto bthe bparticipants
40. bMagali band bJean-Gabriel bhave bbeen basked bto bdesign ba bstudy binvestigating
bhappiness bacross bthe blifespan. bThey bdecide btheir bstudy bwill binvolve bgoing bto bthe
bmall band basking bpeople bof ba bvariety bof bages bif bthey bare bhappy bor bunhappy.
bWhat bis bthe bmost bserious bflaw bof bthis bdesign? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔They bhave
bnot bdefined bhappiness bor bhow bit bwill bbe bmeasured
45. bA bmajor badvantage bof bcase bstudies bis b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔detailed binformation
46. b________ bis/are boften bconducted bwith blarge bnumbers bof bparticipants band bcan
beven bbe bconducted bby bphone, bemail, bor bmail. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔surveys
49. bScientific bknowledge bis badvanced bthrough ba bprocess bknown bas b________. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔the bscientific bmethod
50. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bscientific bway bof bdetermining bfacts? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔empirical bstudies
Answers
Critical bthinking bis b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔applying ba bset bof bskills bto
bunderstand band bevaluate binformation
2. bPsychology brefers bto bthe b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔scientific bstudy bof bthe
bmind
4. bWhen bwas bpsychology baccepted bas ban bacademic bdiscipline? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔1800s
6. bIntrospection brefers bto ba bprocess bby bwhich bsomeone bexamines b________ bas
bobjectively bas bpossible. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Their bown bconscious bexperience
8. bPsychoanalytic btheory bfocuses bon b________ band bearly bchildhood bexperiences. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔a bperson's bunconscious
11. bBehaviorists bstudy b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Learned bbehavior
15. bWhich baspect bof bthe bscientific bmethod boccurs bfirst? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔hypothesis
16. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bexemplifies bthe bempirical bmethod? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dr.Sarkeesian bobserves band brecords bhow bwatching bcartoons
binfluences bheart brates
20. bA bseries bof bdots barranged bin bthe bshape bof ba bface bwill bbe bperceived bas ba
bface, bnot ba bseries bof bdots. bA bpsychologist bstudying bthis bphenomenon bis bapplying
bthe bprincipals bof b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Gestalt bpsychology
22. bIn bMaslow's bhierarchy bof bneeds, bthe b________ binclude bfood, bwater, band
bshelter. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔basic bsurvival bneeds
25. bThe bcognitive brevolution bcreated ban bimpetus bfor bpsychologists bto bfocus btheir
battention bon bbetter bunderstanding b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bmind band
bmental bprocesses bthat bunderlie bbehavior
,27. bCognitive bpsychology bfocuses bon bstudying b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔thoughts band btheir brelationship bto bour bexperiences band bour bactions
31. bSusan bwants bto bstudy bprejudice, battraction, bhow bwe bexplain bour bown bbehavior
bversus bhow bwe bexplain bthe bbehavior bof bothers, band bhow bwe bresolve
binterpersonal bconflicts. bSusan bshould bconduct bresearch bin bthe barea bof b________.
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔social bpsychology
32. bBehaviorism bfocuses bon bmaking bpsychology ban bobjective bscience bby
b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔studying bovert bbehavior band bdeemphasizing bthe
bimportance bof bunobservable bmental bprocesses
33. bWhen bstudying bpersonality btraits, bsomeone bwho bis bcalm, beven-tempered, band
bsecure bwill bscore blow bon bthe b________ btrait. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔neuroticism
37. bWhen bstudying bpersonality btraits, bsomeone bwho bis bhelpful, btrusting, band
bempathetic bwill bscore bhigh bon bthe b________ btrait. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔agreeableness
40. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bnot bpart bof bfeminist bpsychology? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔favoring bwomen bover bmen
48. bAccording bto bthe bbiopsychosocial bmodel, bwhat bdetermines bhealth? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔interaction bof bbiological, bpsychological, band bsocial bfactors
2. bSpurling bet bal. binvestigated bthe beffects bof btwo bvocabulary blearning bstrategies
bon bword bretention btwo bweeks blater. bIn bthis bexample, blearning bstrategy bis bthe
b________ bvariable band bword bretention bis bthe b________ bvariable. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔independent; bdependent
3. bA(n) b________ bis ba bwell-developed bset bof bideas bthat bproposes ban bexplanation
bfor bobserved bphenomena. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔theory
5. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bwould bbe bdifficult bto bassess busing bempirical bresearch? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔whether bthe bid, bego, bor bsuperego bis bmost bresponsible bfor
bemotional breactions
8. bDr. bMattar bis binterested bin bknowing bmore babout bbrain binjury bto bthe boccipital
bcortex, band bhe bstudies bpatients bindividually bin border bto bgain bin-depth bknowledge
babout btheir bbehaviors. bThese bstudies bwould bbest bbe bdescribed bas b________. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔case bstudies
11. bGreen bet bal. bused ba b________ bfrom btheir b________ bof binterest bin border bto
bmake ba b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔sample; bpopulation; bgeneralization
, 18. bThe bpossible brange bfor ba bcorrelation bcoefficient bis b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔between b-1 band b+1
20. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing brepresents ba bweak bpositive bcorrelation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔+0.2
25. bSandra bstrongly bbelieves bthat battending bdaycare bis bdetrimental bto bchildren's
bdevelopment bso bshe bdecides bto bwrite bher bpsychology bterm bpaper bon bthis btopic.
bShe bdoes ba bliterature bsearch band bfinds bseveral bsources bsupporting bher bopinion,
bbut bshe bfinds bthat bthe bmajority bof bresearch bindicates bthat bchildren battending
bdaycare bexperience bhealthy bdevelopment. bShe bwrites ba bpaper busing bthe bsources
bthat bfind bnegative bassociations bwith bdaycare battendance. bThis bis ban bexample bof
b________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔confirmation bbias
26. bThe b________ bgroup bdoes bnot bget bthe bexperimental btreatment. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔control
32. bA bsample bthat b________ bis bmost blikely bto byield bgeneralizable bresults. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔is blarge band brandomly bselected
34. b________ brefers bto bthe bability bto bconsistently bproduce ba bgiven bresult. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔reliability
35. b________ brefers bto bthe bability bof ban binstrument bor btool bto baccurately bmeasure
bwhat bit bis bsupposed bto bmeasure. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔validity
39. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bnot bpart bof bobtaining binformed bconsent? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔explaining bthe bhypothesis bto bthe bparticipants
40. bMagali band bJean-Gabriel bhave bbeen basked bto bdesign ba bstudy binvestigating
bhappiness bacross bthe blifespan. bThey bdecide btheir bstudy bwill binvolve bgoing bto bthe
bmall band basking bpeople bof ba bvariety bof bages bif bthey bare bhappy bor bunhappy.
bWhat bis bthe bmost bserious bflaw bof bthis bdesign? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔They bhave
bnot bdefined bhappiness bor bhow bit bwill bbe bmeasured
45. bA bmajor badvantage bof bcase bstudies bis b________. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔detailed binformation
46. b________ bis/are boften bconducted bwith blarge bnumbers bof bparticipants band bcan
beven bbe bconducted bby bphone, bemail, bor bmail. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔surveys
49. bScientific bknowledge bis badvanced bthrough ba bprocess bknown bas b________. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔the bscientific bmethod
50. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bscientific bway bof bdetermining bfacts? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔empirical bstudies
