PSYC 200 EXAM 1 KU QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Goals |of |scientific |Investigation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Describe, |Predict, |Explain
Method |of |Tenacity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Beliefs |long-held, |often |despite |lack |of |supporting
|evidence |or |even |contrary |evidence
Method |of |Intuition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hunches, |gut |feelings
Method |of |Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |believe |it |because |an |expert |tells |me |to |
believe |it"
Method |of |Rationality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Seeking |answers |by |logical |reasoning
Empirical |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use |of |direct |sensory |experience |or |observation |to |
obtain |knowledge
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |series |of |steps |followed |to |solve |problems |
including |collecting |data, |formulating |a |hypothesis, |testing |the |hypothesis, |and |stating |
conclusions.
good |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-logical, |testable, |refutable, |positive
Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Integrated |set |of |principles |that |explains |and |predicts |
relationships |among |variables |- |broader |than |a |hypothesis
deductive |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-going |from |a |general |theory |to |specific |claims
, Piaget's |theory |of |cognitive |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |pass |through |
series |of |cognitive |stages; |cannot |perform |certain |activities |until |appropriate |cognitive |stage |
reached
Festinger's |cognitive |dissonance |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |are |motivated |toward |
consistency; |inconsistency |among |cognitions |leads |to |efforts |to |reduce |inconsistency
Beck's |cognitive |theory |of |depression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Depression |results |from |
maladaptive, |faulty |cognitions
primary |source |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Firsthand |report |of |research; |empirical |journal |article
Secondary |source |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |secondhand |account |of |an |event |or |a |retelling |of |
another |person's |observations |written |by |someone |who |did |not |witness |or |actually |participate
|in |the |events.
inductive |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Going |from |specific |experiences |to |more |general |
claims
Variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |factor |that |can |change |in |an |experiment
Operationalizing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-turning |abstract |ideas |into |something |measurable. |
How |a |variable |will |be |measured
Modalities |of |Measurement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-self-report, |physiological, |behavioral
Types |of |Scales |of |Measurement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nominal, |ordinal, |interval, |ratio
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Goals |of |scientific |Investigation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Describe, |Predict, |Explain
Method |of |Tenacity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Beliefs |long-held, |often |despite |lack |of |supporting
|evidence |or |even |contrary |evidence
Method |of |Intuition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hunches, |gut |feelings
Method |of |Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |believe |it |because |an |expert |tells |me |to |
believe |it"
Method |of |Rationality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Seeking |answers |by |logical |reasoning
Empirical |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use |of |direct |sensory |experience |or |observation |to |
obtain |knowledge
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |series |of |steps |followed |to |solve |problems |
including |collecting |data, |formulating |a |hypothesis, |testing |the |hypothesis, |and |stating |
conclusions.
good |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-logical, |testable, |refutable, |positive
Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Integrated |set |of |principles |that |explains |and |predicts |
relationships |among |variables |- |broader |than |a |hypothesis
deductive |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-going |from |a |general |theory |to |specific |claims
, Piaget's |theory |of |cognitive |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |pass |through |
series |of |cognitive |stages; |cannot |perform |certain |activities |until |appropriate |cognitive |stage |
reached
Festinger's |cognitive |dissonance |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-People |are |motivated |toward |
consistency; |inconsistency |among |cognitions |leads |to |efforts |to |reduce |inconsistency
Beck's |cognitive |theory |of |depression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Depression |results |from |
maladaptive, |faulty |cognitions
primary |source |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Firsthand |report |of |research; |empirical |journal |article
Secondary |source |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |secondhand |account |of |an |event |or |a |retelling |of |
another |person's |observations |written |by |someone |who |did |not |witness |or |actually |participate
|in |the |events.
inductive |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Going |from |specific |experiences |to |more |general |
claims
Variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |factor |that |can |change |in |an |experiment
Operationalizing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-turning |abstract |ideas |into |something |measurable. |
How |a |variable |will |be |measured
Modalities |of |Measurement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-self-report, |physiological, |behavioral
Types |of |Scales |of |Measurement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nominal, |ordinal, |interval, |ratio
