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WorksheetsPsychology Final Exam
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is psychology?
a)
The study of behavior.
b)
The study of mental processes.
c)
The study of the mind.
d)
All of the above.
2.
Psychologists are interested in a number of things, such as_________________________.
a)
How a person grows and matures.
b)
Learning, memory, growth and development.
c)
What someone has inherited from their parents.
3.
Which field of psychology evaluates people with problems, then helps them to resolve those problems and change their self-defeating behavior?
a)
Clinical psychology
b)
Counseling psychology
c)
Educational psychology
d)
Developmental psychology
4.
Which field of psychology helps people with adjustment problems, but do not have a serious psychological disorder?
a)
Clinical psychology
b)
Counseling psychology
c)
Developmental psychology
d)
School psychology
5.
What type of psychologist may you see at a trial for a criminal?
a)
A criminal psychologist
b)
A counseling psychologist
c)
A forensic psychologist
d)
A clinical psychologist
6.
Psychiatry is a psychological field that
a)
requires a medical degree.
b)
focuses more on mental processing than behavior.
c)
primarily studies disorders.
d)
is based in science as opposed to sociology.
7.
Developed the first research laboratory for systematic study of Psychology.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Freud
c)
Descartes
d)
Wundt
8.
Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'
a)
Descartes
b)
Wundt
c)
Freud
d)
Klein
9.
What is Psychology?
a)
The study of humans and their behavior.
b)
The study of the psyche.
c)
The study of how humans think about the world.
d)
The systematic study of human behavior and mental processing.
10.
This research method is the cheapest and easiest way to study a large population.
a)
Correlation
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Naturalistic Observation
11.
By giving his son a reward to get the desired behavior, which view of behavior is Todd following?
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanist
12.
Which view of behavior is Freud the founder of?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanism
13.
Psychology is the ________ study of behavior and _______ processes.
a)
internal, cognitive
b)
intuitive, cognitive
c)
scientific, overt
d)
scientific, mental
14.
Which approach would try and control a person's depression through the use of medication?
a)
Biological
b)
Psychoanalytic
c)
Humanist
d)
Cognitive
15.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
16.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Forebrain
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
17.
Possesses the Motor Cortex
a)
Temporal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
18.
A person has difficulty speaking possibly due to a stroke.
a)
Broca's Aphasia
b)
Wernicke's Aphasia
c)
Visual Agnosia
d)
Neglect Syndrome
19.
The classic case of railroad worker Phineas Gage best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can
a)
prevent REM rebound.
b)
enhance moral reasoning skills.
c)
alter one's personality.
d)
facilitate neurogenesis.
20.
The occipital lobe controls __________.
a)
Vision
b)
Problem Solving
c)
Memory
d)
Arithmetic & Spelling
21.
Which Lobe
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
22.
Language comprehension. Located on the Left Temporal Lobe
a)
Primary Auditory Cortex
b)
Primary Olfactory Cortex
c)
Wernicke’s Area
d)
Central Sulcus
23.
Lobe that plays an integral role in the following functions: Hearing; Organization/Comprehension of language (speech)
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Occipital
d)
Temporal
24.
Lobe that plays a major role in the following functions/actions -Senses and integrates sensation(s) -Touch, pressure, temperature and pain; Spatial awareness and perception
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
25.
Your tendency to see the words "went" and "ties," rather than the word "twenties" when you look at T WENT TIES is best explained by the organizing principle of
a)
Closure
b)
Continuity
c)
Figure-ground
d)
Proximity
26.
Which of the following is not a part of the Gestalt Principle?
a)
Proximity
b)
Similarity
c)
Accuracy
d)
Closure
27.
We watched a video last week on a dizzying condition known as....
a)
Panic Attacks
b)
Vertigo
c)
Chronic Pain
d)
Sensory Deprivation
28.
What part of the eye allows us to see color?
a)
cones
b)
rods
c)
iris
d)
eyeball
29.
________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.
a)
Transduction
b)
Sensation
c)
Perception
d)
Sensory adaptation
30.
Olfaction refers to which sense?
a)
Smell
b)
Taste
c)
Touch
d)
Sight
31.
1. Sensation is to __________ as perception is to __________.
a)
Recognizing a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
b)
Detecting a stimulus; recognizing a stimulus
c)
Interpreting a stimulus; detecting a stimulus
d)
Seeing; hearing
32.
Which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye?
a)
Lens, pupil, cornea, retina
b)
Pupil, cornea, lens, retina
c)
Cornea, retina, pupil, lens
d)
Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
33.
Which of the following correctly lists the order of structures through which sound travels after entering the ear?
a)
Auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea
b)
Eardrum, auditory canal, middle ear, cochlea
c)
Eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, auditory canal
d)
Auditory canal, middle ear, eardrum, cochlea
34.
The historical movement associated with the statement “the whole may exceed the sum of its parts” is:
a)
Parapsychology
b)
Psychophysics
c)
Functional psychology
d)
Gestalt psychology
35.
Organizing information into meaningful experiences is called which of the following
a)
sensation
b)
perception
c)
Humanistic approach
d)
Psychodynamic approach
36.
ESP includes which of the following
a)
telepathy
b)
absolute threshold
c)
difference threshold
d)
ink blots
37.
light-sensitive inner surface of the eye,containing the rods and cones, is the
a)
Retina
b)
Fovea
c)
Optic Nerve
d)
Pupil
38.
The combination of two images into one is ________________
a)
Convergence
b)
Perception
c)
Sensation
d)
Binocular Fusion
39.
The ability to perceive a familiar object as being the same size regardless of distance.
a)
Depth Constancy
b)
Shape Constancy
c)
Size Constancy
d)
Depth Cues
40.
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found in the:
a)
inner ear
b)
vestibular sacs
c)
middle ear
d)
outer ear
41.
light enters the eye through the
a)
lens
b)
optic nerve
c)
pupil
d)
retina
42.
________ depth cues require the use of both eyes.
a)
Linear perspective
b)
Binocular
c)
Accommodating
d)
Monocular
43.
The brain's tendency to fill in gaps to create whole, complete objects is known as
a)
Closure
b)
Continuity
c)
Simplicity
d)
Similarity
44.
This image represents what grouping principle?
a)
Closure
b)
Continuity
c)
Simplicity
d)
Similarity
45.
What organizational principle does this picture represent?
a)
Figure-Ground
b)
Depth Perception
c)
Grouping
d)
Perceptual Constancy
46.
_____ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people played the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority position would cause them to act differently.
a)
Solomon Asch
b)
Philip Zimbardo
c)
Stanley Milgram
d)
Leon Festinger
47.
Someone knocks on your door & asks you to sign a petition. A week later they ask if they can put a sign in your lawn. This exemplifies:
a)
Door in the face
b)
low balling
c)
foot in the door
d)
that's not all
48.
Someone asks u 2 give 5 hours of your time a week for the next year as a volunteer to a charity. After hearing this offer you think it's a huge request & instead of committing to all this volunteering time, u just donate a small amount of $
a)
This is foot in the door
b)
This is door in the face
c)
This is low balling
d)
This is that's not all
49.
Changing someone's attitudes and behavior about immigration is a demonstration of
a)
conformity
b)
obedience
c)
perusasion
d)
cognitive dissonance
50.
When asked your favorite NFL team is you say the Packers b/c that's what most pple in WI say (but you don't actually think that)
a)
This shows private conformity
b)
This shows informational influence
c)
This shows public conformity
d)
This shows reciprocal determinism
51.
This experimenter was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person.
a)
This was Leon Festinger
b)
This was Solomon Asch
c)
This was Philip Zimbardo
d)
This was Stanley Milgram
52.
A car sale when the salesperson quotes a low price for the basic car, but then tacks on options, extended warranties, service packages, etc. to end in a much higher price tag
a)
foot in the door
b)
door in the face
c)
low balling
d)
that's not all techniqe
53.
Someone asks you to buy their girl scout cookies and you agree
a)
This demonstrates cognitive dissonance
b)
This demonstrates obedience
c)
This demonstrates conformity
d)
This demonstrates compliance
54.
First agreeing to a small request tends to make it more likely that you will later agree to a larger request. This is known as the
a)
mere exposure effect.
b)
fundamental attribution error.
c)
chameleon effect.
d)
foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
55.
Following the instructions or orders of an authority figure.
a)
Obedience
b)
Conformity
c)
Mere Exposure Effect
d)
Central Route of Persuasion
56.
Matching your attitudes and behaviors to a group standard.
a)
Obedience
b)
Conformity
c)
Altruism
d)
Lowball
57.
Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behavioral
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Psychodynamic
58.
Research participants believed that Solomon Ash's conformity test involved a study of
a)
altruism.
b)
visual perception.
c)
learning.
d)
aggression.
59.
Fill in the blank
At attitude is a/n __________ a person makes about an object, person, group, event or issue.
At attitude is a/n __________ a person makes about an object, person, group, event or issue.
a)
Judgement
b)
Evaluation
c)
Belief
d)
Opinion
60.
This person looks...
a)
positive
b)
delighted
c)
unhappy
d)
stumbled
61.
This person looks rather...
a)
sleepy
b)
disappointed
c)
angry
d)
indifferent
62.
How do they look/feel?
a)
stunned
b)
excited
c)
surprised
d)
anxious
63.
He's looks...
a)
exhausted
b)
worried
c)
upset
d)
unhappy
64.
This person looks...
a)
pleased
b)
hopefull
c)
enjoyable
d)
happiness
65.
What's this emotion?
a)
stunned
b)
unsure
c)
angry
d)
unaware
66.
This girls looks rather...
a)
suprised
b)
strange
c)
boder
d)
exhausted
67.
How does he feel?
a)
upset
b)
petrified
c)
shocked
d)
unaware
68.
Person in the photo/picture looks...
a)
upset
b)
confused
c)
unsure
d)
overwhelmed
69.
Who was the study conducted by?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Stephen King
c)
Philip Zimbardo
d)
Steven Seagal
70.
When was the experiment done?
a)
1961
b)
1971
c)
1981
d)
1991
71.
The experiment involves:
a)
"prisoners" and "guards"
b)
"teachers" and "students"
c)
"doctors" and "patients"
d)
"serial killers" and "cops"
72.
The participants were middle-class ________________ students.
a)
elementary school
b)
high school
c)
university
d)
middle school
73.
The mock prison was in the ______________ of the Stanford Psychology Building.
a)
lecture hall
b)
canteen
c)
laboratory
d)
basement
74.
The "guards" were not supposed to
a)
punish the "prisoners"
b)
physically harm the "prisoners"
c)
feed the "prisoners"
d)
talk to the "prisoners"
75.
The "guards" started to see the "prisoners" as actual ___________.
a)
dangerous criminals
b)
university students
c)
psychologists
d)
teachers
76.
After only ______ hours some of the prisoners started to break down.
a)
24
b)
30
c)
36
d)
48
77.
What was the one rule that the guards were given that, if broken, would terminate the study?
a)
No physical violence
b)
No name calling
c)
No throwing fish
d)
No verbal abuse
78.
What was Zimbardo studying in this experiment?
a)
The time it would take for someone to go on a hunger strike
b)
Obedience
c)
The effects of perceived power
d)
Torture
79.
Which of the following were problems raised by the study?
a)
A subject who wanted to leave was instead asked to inform on other prisoners
b)
Zimbardo's dual role as "warden" and head of the study
c)
The subjects acted as if they were performing roles and not as true subjects
d)
All of the above
80.
The most cruel of the guards was most surprised by what?
a)
The hunger strike
b)
The resistance by the prisoners
c)
The other guards standing up to him
d)
The other guards following going along with him
81.
How long was the experiment designed for?
a)
A month
b)
Two weeks
c)
One Week
d)
A weekend
82.
Zimbardo equated evil with
a)
sex
b)
obedience
c)
power
d)
weakness
83.
How much did each participant in Zimbardo's study get paid?
a)
$22 a day
b)
$15 a day
c)
$20 a day
d)
$5 a day
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