PSYCH 2010 EXAM 1 WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A) which must be possible before a new finding can be accepted by scientific community? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSthe finding must be replicated and publicly verified
B) "empiricism" is the practice of relying on: - CORRECT-ANSWERSobservation
C) Considering only psychologists who have made a recognized contribution to the field,
the psychologist most often named by people on the street is __________. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSDr. Sigmund Freud
D) Which of the following is an assumption of science? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe world
creates events that cannot be found in the world
E) True or False: There is a grand unifying theory that connects and explains all of
psychology. - CORRECT-ANSWERSfalse
, F) One of the reasons that people question the validity of psychology as a science is -
CORRECT-ANSWERSwe use people and observations to gather our data
G) According to Stanovich, what justifies psychology as an independent discipline? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSpsychology studies the full range of human and nonhuman
behavior with the techniques of science
H) Knowing something about behavior in an instant may be an example of - CORRECT-
ANSWERSintuition
I) What is the difference between "Hard" and "Soft" science? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthere
is no difference outside of the subject matter being studied
J) Why is familiarity with Freud's style of work beneficial to the understanding to
psychology? - CORRECT-ANSWERSrather than beneficial, familiarity with his work is
detrimental to the understanding of modern psychology.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
A) which must be possible before a new finding can be accepted by scientific community? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSthe finding must be replicated and publicly verified
B) "empiricism" is the practice of relying on: - CORRECT-ANSWERSobservation
C) Considering only psychologists who have made a recognized contribution to the field,
the psychologist most often named by people on the street is __________. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSDr. Sigmund Freud
D) Which of the following is an assumption of science? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe world
creates events that cannot be found in the world
E) True or False: There is a grand unifying theory that connects and explains all of
psychology. - CORRECT-ANSWERSfalse
, F) One of the reasons that people question the validity of psychology as a science is -
CORRECT-ANSWERSwe use people and observations to gather our data
G) According to Stanovich, what justifies psychology as an independent discipline? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSpsychology studies the full range of human and nonhuman
behavior with the techniques of science
H) Knowing something about behavior in an instant may be an example of - CORRECT-
ANSWERSintuition
I) What is the difference between "Hard" and "Soft" science? - CORRECT-ANSWERSthere
is no difference outside of the subject matter being studied
J) Why is familiarity with Freud's style of work beneficial to the understanding to
psychology? - CORRECT-ANSWERSrather than beneficial, familiarity with his work is
detrimental to the understanding of modern psychology.
