PSYC 111 - Final Exam: 100 Multiple Choice Questions

What is considered overt behavior?

• Thinking about food

• Increased heart rate

• Smiling when happy

• Dreaming

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NGSS.HS-LS2-8

Which term refers to mental processes like thoughts and emotions?

• Behavior

• Mind

• Stimuli

• Cognition

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they:

• Use naturalistic observation

• Diagnose disorders based on surveys

• Can prescribe medication

• Perform experiments

Human factor psychologists focus on:

• Treating mental illness

• Improving workplace satisfaction

• Designing better human-technology interactions

• Studying animal behavior

The scientific method in psychology is used to:

• Administer therapy

• Record brain scans

• Understand behavior and the mind

The belief that knowledge comes from sensory experience is:

• Nativism

• Empiricism

• Functionalism

• Humanism

Nurture includes which of the following?

• Genes

• Hormones

• Culture

• Neurotransmitters

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NGSS.HS-LS2-8

Structuralism attempts to:

• Modify behavior through reinforcement

• Study the unconscious

• Break down the conscious mind into elements

• Focus on adaptation

Functionalism is influenced by:

• Pavlov

• Freud

• Darwin

• Skinner

According to behaviorism:

• Inner thoughts are essential

• Behavior is inherited

• Only observable behavior should be studied

• Emotions guide actions