Psych 101 Final Exam With Questions And
Correct Answers Latest Version
What term is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes? Answer: Psychology
What is the most asked question in psychology? Answer: "Why?"
What term is defined as the process of thinking deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the
evidence? Answer: Critical Thinking
What are four Bible verses related to the concept of critical thinking? Answer: Proverbs 23:7;
Philippians 4:8; Romans 12:2; Matthew 12:34
What are one of two types of cells in the nervous system; the nerve cells that handle the information-
processing function? Answer: Neurons
What are chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the neuron's terminal buttons and
involved in transmitting information across a synaptic gap to the next neuron? Answer:
Neurotransmitters
What is a compound present in blood platelets and serum that constricts the blood vessels and acts as a
neurotransmitter. Answer: Serotonin
What is the process of receiving stimulus energies from the external environment and transforming
those energies into neural energy? Answer: Sensation
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, What is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information so that it makes sense? Answer:
Perception
What is defined as a natural state of rest for the body and mind that involves the reversible loss of
consciousness? Answer: Sleep
What is the learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately
meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response? Answer: Classical
Conditioning
What is a form of associative learning in which the consequences of a behavior change the probability of
the behavior's concurrence? Answer: Operant Conditioning
What is defined as learning that occurs through observing and imitating another's behavior? Answer:
Observational Learning
What is the retention of information or experience over a period of time as a result of three key
processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval? Answer: Memory
What are the three steps in the process involved with memory? Answer: 1. Encoding
2. Storage
3. Retrieval
What step in the process of memory is the first step, and it is the process by which information gets into
memory storage? Answer: Encoding
What step in the process of memory is the second step, and it is the retention of information over time
and how this information is represented in memory? Answer: Storage
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