PSYC 100 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The |concept |of |natural |selection |is |most |important |for |psychologists |interested |in |the |
_____________________ |of |behaviour.
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a) |Variation
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b) |Limitations
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c) |Functions
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d) |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functions
Structuralism |is |to |__________ |as |functionalism |is |to |__________.
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a) |unobservable |behaviour; |consciousness
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b) |introspection; |consequences |of |behaviour
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c) |elements |of |consciousness; |purpose |of |consciousness
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d) |consciousness; |memory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elements |of |consciousness; |purpose |of |
consciousness
Which |of |the |following |approaches |to |psychology |was |most |likely |to |reject |the |idea |that |
mental |events |are |an |appropriate |subject |matter |for |study |in |psychology?
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a) |functionalism
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b) |empiricism
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c) |cognitive |psychology
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d) |structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empiricism
Through |their |research |on |human |responses |to |physical |stimuli, |both |Helmholtz |and |Fechner |
contributed |to |the |beginning |of:
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a) |rationalism
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b) |materialism
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c) |comparative |psychology
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, d) |psychophysics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-psychophysics
If |psychology |can |be |defined |as |the |science |of |behaviour |and |the |mind, |why |are |the |data |in |
psychology |always |drawn |from |behaviour?
a) |All |of |the |others
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b) |Behaviour |can |be |observed |the |mind |cannot
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c) |Behaviour |can |be |influenced |by |physiology |but |the |mind |cannot.
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d) |Behaviour |can |be |influenced |by |the |environment |but |the |mind |cannot |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Behaviour |can |be |observed |the |mind |cannot
In |psychological |research, |the |term |generalization |refers |to
a) |concluding |that |the |results |obtained |from |a |sample |can |also |be |applied |to |the |larger |
population
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b) |adding |the |results |from |one |study |to |those |from |other |studies
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c) |obtaining |a |broad |understanding |of |how |different |variables |are |related |to |each |other
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WITH ACCURATE COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The |concept |of |natural |selection |is |most |important |for |psychologists |interested |in |the |
_____________________ |of |behaviour.
|
a) |Variation
|
b) |Limitations
|
c) |Functions
|
d) |Structure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Functions
Structuralism |is |to |__________ |as |functionalism |is |to |__________.
|
a) |unobservable |behaviour; |consciousness
|
b) |introspection; |consequences |of |behaviour
|
c) |elements |of |consciousness; |purpose |of |consciousness
,|
d) |consciousness; |memory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elements |of |consciousness; |purpose |of |
consciousness
Which |of |the |following |approaches |to |psychology |was |most |likely |to |reject |the |idea |that |
mental |events |are |an |appropriate |subject |matter |for |study |in |psychology?
|
a) |functionalism
|
b) |empiricism
|
c) |cognitive |psychology
|
d) |structuralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empiricism
Through |their |research |on |human |responses |to |physical |stimuli, |both |Helmholtz |and |Fechner |
contributed |to |the |beginning |of:
|
a) |rationalism
|
b) |materialism
|
c) |comparative |psychology
|
, d) |psychophysics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-psychophysics
If |psychology |can |be |defined |as |the |science |of |behaviour |and |the |mind, |why |are |the |data |in |
psychology |always |drawn |from |behaviour?
a) |All |of |the |others
|
b) |Behaviour |can |be |observed |the |mind |cannot
|
c) |Behaviour |can |be |influenced |by |physiology |but |the |mind |cannot.
|
d) |Behaviour |can |be |influenced |by |the |environment |but |the |mind |cannot |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Behaviour |can |be |observed |the |mind |cannot
In |psychological |research, |the |term |generalization |refers |to
a) |concluding |that |the |results |obtained |from |a |sample |can |also |be |applied |to |the |larger |
population
|
b) |adding |the |results |from |one |study |to |those |from |other |studies
|
c) |obtaining |a |broad |understanding |of |how |different |variables |are |related |to |each |other
|
