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PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Functionalism - answer-the mind came into existence over the course of human
evolution. A functionalist would rely on their mental experience and consciousness to
define love.
Behaviorism - answer-stimulus>unknown>response a behaviorist would say that love is
learned and not innate
Social psychology - answer-the study of how people influence other peoples thoughts
feelings and actions. This person would rely on their thoughts feelings or behaviors to
define the phenomenon of love.
Andrew believes that most modern men prefer young and healthy female partners
because this preference increased the likelihood of the survival of their genetic
ancestors. Which psychological concept is being illustrated: introspection, structuralism,
functionalism, evolutionary theory, gestalt, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognitive
psychology, social psychology, or personality psychology? Explain your choice. -
answer-evolutionary theory.
Andrew is focusing on increasing his chances of surviving and reproducing.
Marty is an artist. He does not like it when people talk about the separate parts of his
pictures because he believes that looking at the complete picture is most important.
Which psychological concept is being illustrated: introspection, structuralism,
functionalism, evolutionary theory, gestalt, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognitive
psychology, social psychology, or personality psychology? Explain your choice. -
answer-gestalt
A theory based on the idea that the whole of personal experience is different from the
sum of its constituent elements
Mia goes to a psychologist because she is struggling with depression. After her first
session, her doctor tells her that she has an inner, unconscious turmoil that they need to
explore in order to reduce her depression. Which psychological concept is being
illustrated: introspection, structuralism, functionalism, evolutionary theory, gestalt,
psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, social psychology, or personality
psychology? Explain your choice. - answer-psychoanalysis
This is an approach to psychology based on the idea that conscious experience can be
broken down into its basic underlying components
, Your friend hands you a teddy bear and asks you to focus on your thoughts and to
describe your sensations and feelings connected to the teddy bear. Which
psychological concept is being illustrated: introspection, structuralism, functionalism,
evolutionary theory, gestalt, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, social
psychology, or personality psychology? Explain your choice. - answer-introspection
A systematic examination of subjective mental experiences that requires people to
inspect and report on the content of their thoughts
Theory - answer-a model of interconnected ideas or concepts that explains what is
observed and makes predictions about future events.
Hypothesis - answer-a specific, testable prediction, narrower than the theory it is based
on.
Independent variable (iv) - answer-the variable that gets manipulated
Dependent variable (dv) - answer-the variable that gets measured (sometimes called
the dependent measure)
The outcome that gets measured after a manipulation occurs
Operational definition - answer-they qualify (describe) and quantify (measure) variables
so that the variables can be understood objectively.
Descriptive: case study - answer-a descriptive research method that involves the
intensive examination of an unusual person or organization.
Pros- rich description of subject
Cons- observer bias, difficult to summarize observers experience
Descriptive: observational studies - answer-participant- the researcher is involved in the
situation
Naturalistic- the researcher is a passive observer, separated from the situation and
making no attempt to change or alter ongoing behavior
Pros- avoiding artificial lab
Cons- less control, target behavior may not occur
Correlational - answer-examine how variables are naturally related in the real world,
without any attempt by the researcher to alter them or assign causation between them.
Pros-gives researchers a way to explore questions that cannot be examined with
experiments
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