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PSY 101 Straighterline Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 psychology - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes science - psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions behavior - everything we do that can be directly observed mental process - The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly critical thinking - thinking that does not blind...

Chapter 01 - The Science of Mind (The Discipline of Psychology) Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1. Psychology developed from which two disciplines? a. philosophy and neuroscience b. philosophy and natural sciences c. biology and neuroscience d. philosophy and behaviorism ANSWER: b 2. What is another way to say that you are observing your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? a. psychological report b. introspection c. mental inventory d. objective psychology ...

What is psychology? - correct answers The scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior What does psychology reflect the influences of? - correct answers • Biological processes • Individual differences (gender, pain) • Time and culture (we continue to learn more) What are the four goals of psychology? - correct answers • Describe how people and animals behave • Understand and explain the causes of behavior • Predict behaviors/reactions across situations • Con...

Psychology 2301 Exam 1 with verified answersCritical thinking is ______. - correct answer Active application of a set of skills to understand and evaluate information. Psychology refers to _____. - correct answer The scientific study of the mind. The empirical method of study is based on _____. - correct answer Observation. When was psychology accepted as an academic discipline? - correct answer Late 1800s Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist? - correct answer Willi...

TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION BY DAVID G. MYERS COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL CHAPTERS. The type of thinking that examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions is called a. critical thinking. b. introspection. c. speculation. d. gut-level reasoning. ANSWER: a 2. Surveys indicate that people are more likely to support “gun safety laws” than “gun control laws.” These survey results best illustrate the impo...

Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1. The first psychology laboratory was founded by a. William James. b. John B. Watson. c. Edward Titchener. d. Wilhelm Wundt. ANSWER: d 2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the real world outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists? a. Functionalists b. Structuralists c. Behaviorists d. Psychoana...

Wilhelm Wundt - ANSWERSgerman physiologist who founded psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879 Structuralists - ANSWERSBelieved that consciousness was made up of basic elements that were combined to produce diffferent perceptions Introspection - ANSWERSa method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings Edward Titchener - ANSWERSStudent of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology; set up fi...

Psychology 200 NOVA EXAM 1 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers 100% Solved Psychology the scientific study of mind and behavior Mind The private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. Behavior Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. 3 Key Questions in Psychology How do we perceive the electrical and chemical activity in our brains as things like thoughts, feelings, and behavior? How do our minds respond to, and learn from, the world ...

TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION BY DAVID G. MYERS COMPLETE ALL CHAPTERS. Surveys indicate that people are more likely to support “gun safety laws” than “gun control laws.” These survey results best illustrate the importance of a. random sampling. b. wording effects. c. the placebo effect. d. naturalistic observation. ANSWER: b 3. Questioning whether conclusions are warranted by the existing evidence best illustrates a. critical thinking. b. functionalism. c. the...

TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT 6TH EDITION SANTROCK FULL CHAPTERS Essentials of Life-Span Development, 6e (Santrock) Chapter 2 Biological Beginnings 1) Red-feathered and blue-feathered birds occupy the same environment. The birds with the red feathers are better able to survive and avoid predators. This means that the population of red- feathered birds will increase in future generations. This illustrates the process of A) genetic selection. B) natural adaptation....