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PSYCHOLOGY A FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When we learn to understand the mind and feelings, we can also learn to _________
and __________ behavior. - Answer-predict and control

Phrenology is based on the assumption that mental faculties are located in brain
"organs" on the surface of the brain and can be detected by visible inspection of
_____________ on the head. - Answer-bumps

Having been discredited, the British Phrenological Society disbanded in: - Answer-1967

Introspection is a method of investigation developed by: - Answer-structuralists

What is longitudinal research? - Answer-a form of research wherein you interview, test,
and observe a group of individuals over a long period of time

Which metaphor did sigmund freud use to explain how the mind works? - Answer-an
iceberg

Which of the following best describes "free association"? - Answer-patients recline and
talk about whatever comes to mind

___________ was the most forceful leader of behaviorism who coined the term
"Operant conditioning" - Answer-B.F. Skimmer

__________ is a term used to describe all the mental processes involved in acquiring,
storing, and using knowledge. - Answer-cognition

What is psychobiology? - Answer-the scientific study of the biology of behavior and
mental processes

What does a descriptive study attempt to do? - Answer-describe the characteristics or
behaviors of a person or a particular population in a systematic way

In correlation studies, if the researcher finds that violent criminals have in fact watched a
lot of television violence, then the researcher can say that there is a "_________
correlation between exposure to television violence and committing violent crimes." -
Answer-positive

To test cause and effect you must use which kind of research? - Answer-experimental

Surveys - Answer-C.

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