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WorksheetsPsych. Pre test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Occurs when participants show some kind of change although they have not received active treatment
a)
Placebo Effect
b)
Control effect
c)
Treatment effect
d)
Independent effect
2.
This is a technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body.
a)
MRI
b)
fMRI
c)
PET
d)
EEG
3.
The gap between two neurons, where communication from one neuron to the next occurs
a)
Axon
b)
Synaptic Cleft
c)
Dendrites
d)
Synapse
4.
The process of making the story conform to the cultural expectations of the participant
a)
schema theory
b)
rationalization
c)
conformity
d)
social norms
5.
A football player blaming a win on his talent and a loss on a muddy field is an example of
a)
fundamental attribution error
b)
dispositional error
c)
situational error
d)
self serving bias
6.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
7.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
8.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
9.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
10.
The split-brain procedure involves the cutting of this
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Caudate Nucleus
11.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
12.
According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the need to have respect for ourselves and to be valued by others is classified within the category of
a)
physiological needs
b)
safety needs
c)
belongingness needs
d)
esteem needs
13.
Characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
a)
Night Terrors
b)
Insomnia
c)
Narcolepsy
d)
Sleep Apnea
14.
Which of the following is classified as a mood disorder?
a)
Schizophrenia
b)
bipolar disorder
c)
Panic disorder
d)
Delusional disorder
15.
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as __________ disorders.
a)
Psychotic
b)
Manic
c)
Personality
d)
Anxiety
16.
Psychotic disorders frequently involve perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation, such as voices. Symptoms such as these are called
a)
delusions
b)
paraphillas
c)
hallucinations
d)
psychic phenomena
17.
Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes ______ disorders
a)
anxiety
b)
personality
c)
psychotic
d)
dissociative
18.
Todd was physically abused up until the age of eight. He is now 40 years old and has absolutely no memories of the early abuse that he experienced. He is using the defense mechanism of
a)
Projection
b)
repression
c)
reaction formation
d)
regression
19.
Which form of learning would be studied in a Skinner box?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
latent learning
20.
Parents say, “I’m taking away your phone because you failed Chemistry.” Parents are using
a)
positive punishment
b)
negative punishment
c)
positive reinforcement
d)
classical conditioning
21.
Many psychologists refer to Albert Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment to illustrate how
a)
teens conform to fashion fads
b)
introverted personalities succeed in high school
c)
exposure to violent TV and games cause violent behavior
d)
abused women justify staying with their husbands
22.
Caffeine, cocaine, and Ecstasy are all ___________.
a)
neurotransmitters
b)
opiates
c)
hallucinogens
d)
stimulants
23.
People who are low in serotonin might experience
a)
dissociation
b)
depression
c)
hallucinations
d)
mood swings
24.
This is
a)
Mary Ainsworth
b)
Lev Vygotsky
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
Jean Piaget
25.
Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they
a)
Help people cope with challenges and crisis
b)
conduct research
c)
are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medicine
d)
explore how we view and affect one another
26.
Who coined the term "tabula rasa" (Blank slate) to help explain the experience has on shaping an individual?
a)
John Locke
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Francis Bacon
d)
John B. Watson
27.
Which of the following perspective is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Psychodynamic
c)
Humanistic
d)
Cognitive
28.
Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?
a)
Human factors psychologist
b)
Personality psychologist
c)
Industrial- organizational psychologist
d)
Counseling psychologist
29.
If a head injury results in someone no longer being able to hear, which part of the brain may have been damaged?
a)
temporal lobe
b)
occipital lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
frontal lobe
30.
This area controls breathing, heart-rate, and reflexes
a)
pons
b)
medulla oblongata
c)
cerebral cortex
d)
cerebrum
31.
The four regions of the cerebral cortex are referred to as:
a)
lesions
b)
lobes
c)
pons
d)
corpus callosum
32.
The EEG monitors
a)
injuries in the brain
b)
functioning of the hypothalamus
c)
electrical activity of the endocrine system
d)
electrical activity in the brain
33.
Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info.
a)
corpus callosum
b)
ventricles
c)
premotor area
d)
cerebral cortex
34.
After Evan helped Stephen move into his new dorm room, Stephen felt obligated to help Evan move into his new apartment. This illustrates...
a)
Evolutionary Psychology
b)
Two-Factor Theory
c)
Reciprocity Norm
d)
Social Responsibility Norm
35.
The tendency of people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts towards a common goal.
a)
deindividuation
b)
bystander effect
c)
social loafing
d)
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
36.
The tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request is known as...
a)
Bystander Effect
b)
Attribution Theory
c)
Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon
d)
Groupthink
37.
During lunch a group of high school students who were all prejudiced discussed racial issues. As the discussion progressed, they became increasingly more prejudiced. This is an example of...
a)
bystander effect
b)
mere exposure effect
c)
group polarization
d)
social facilitation
38.
Kelvin witnesses a bad car accident on his way to school. He doesn't stop and help because there are more people in the area who can help. This is an example of...
a)
social inhibition
b)
social facilitation
c)
fundamental attribution error
d)
bystander effect
39.
What was the experiment on conformity where subjects knowingly gave incorrect answers to conform to the group norm?
a)
Stanford Prison Experiment
b)
Asch Experiment
c)
Milgram Experiment
d)
Bjorner & Lowe Experiment
40.
In an emergency, if you increase the number of people, what is most likely to happen?
a)
more likely someone will help
b)
less likely someone will help
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