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PSYCHOLOGY 1004 VIRGINIA TECH
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Psychology - answer-the scientific study of the causes of behavior and mental
processes

Behavior - answer-overt action and reaction (objectively observable)
-ex: smiling

Rule of thirds - answer--1/3 clinicians
-1/3 academics
-1/3 administrators in organizations

Industrial organization (io) - answer-deal with psych in the work place
-assessments to make sure hiring the right people or if everyone is in the roles that are
best for their skills

Basic psychology - answer-uses the scientific method to gain knowledge about topics in
psych (to satisfy curiosity; learn more)

Applied psychology - answer-uses knowledge to solve and prevent human problems

Aristotle - answer-4th century bc
Emphasized observation and experiencing the world

Descartes - answer--17th century
-much human behavior & all animal behavior is reflexive
-reflexive=automatic, and subject to natural, external causes
-humans possess a mind
-mind is not controlled by natural forces
-mind-body dualism
-why all animals are reflexive and some of human behavior is not

Wilhem Wundt - answer--1832-1920
-1st psych lab in Germany
-emphasized structuralism
-used introspection

Structuralism - answer-study of structure of immediate conscious experience

Introspection - answer-self-examination of mental state

, William james - answer--1842-1910
-american
-emphasized functionalism
-increased emphasis on behavior and on practical application of psych

Functionalism - answer-study of how the mind works and why we behave the way we
do

Psychodynamic - answer-focuses on introspection
-freud
-impulses are driven by se and aggression
-id, ego, and superego
*unconscious; clinical problems due to unconscious thought

Behaviorist - answer--pavlov and skinner
-conditioning
-focus on observable behavior; behavior changes through learning

Humanistic - answer--focus on self-concept realizing our full potential, and the
challenges in doing so
-very positive

Cognitive - answer-what is happening in the mind; thoughts, information processing,
memory, etc.

Neuroscience - answer-influence of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord) on behavior

Ohdac - answer-scientific method: observation, hypothesis, design experiment, perform,
analyze, and conclude

Hypothesis - answer-tentative statement about a cause-and-effect relation between 2 or
more events

Theory - answer-a set of statements that describe and explain known facts, proposes
relations among variables, and makes new predictions

Operational definitions - answer-the definition of iv and dv in terms of the operations a
researcher performs in order to set their values or to measure them
-ex: need to define "intelligence" before doing an intelligence/iq test

Naturalistic observation - answer-observe subjects in their natural/normal environment

Clinical observation - answer-observe subjects undergoing treatment for a psychological
condition
Allows for experimenter control

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