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WorksheetsPsychology II Final Exam
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Talking, facial expressions, and movements are elements of:
a)
behavior
b)
mental processes
c)
biopsychology
d)
humanism
2.
_______________ is known as the father of psychology.
a)
William James
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
Edward Titchener
d)
Sigmund Freud
3.
Freud proposed that there is a(n)__________________ mind in which we store all of our threatening urges and desires.
a)
conscious
b)
unconscious
c)
subconscious
d)
dark
4.
Pavlov’s work with learning in dogs focused on the concept of:
a)
conditioning
b)
shaping
c)
framing
d)
functionalism
5.
Describing a baby as “easy,” “difficult,” or “slow to warm up” is to define the baby’s:
a)
social learning
b)
gender stereotyp
c)
temperament
d)
proximal development
6.
According to Erikson’s psychological stages of development, how old is a child who feels capable and develops a sense of initiatives after successfully controlling his reactions and behaviors?
a)
infant
b)
toddler
c)
preschool age
d)
elementary school age
7.
When a person changes his or her own behavior to more closely match the actions of others, this is:
a)
Conformity
b)
Rationalization
c)
stereotyping
d)
compliance
8.
Men and women behave differently because of ________________.
a)
Biological influences only
b)
Sociological influences only
c)
Both biological and sociological influences
d)
Neither biological nor sociological influences
9.
Phil is a sales representative at a company that offers many incentives to employees, including bonuses and free trips for good performance. Phil is the highest performing rep in the company and has won the trip every year for 4 years. Phil is probably motivated:
a)
By an need that leads to drive reduction
b)
Intrinsically
c)
Extrinsically
d)
By a need for affiliation
10.
According to Maslow, peak experiences are:
a)
The fulfillment of basic psychological needs
b)
Times in a person’s life during which self-actualization is temporarily achieved
c)
Movement up and down the hierarchy
d)
Times in a person’s life during which the need for love and belonging are fulfilled
11.
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which needs must be met first in order to meet any other needs?
a)
safety
b)
physiological
c)
self-actualization
d)
belonging
12.
What happens when arousal is either too high or too low?
a)
Performance level increases
b)
Performance level decreases
c)
Performance level is optimal
d)
There is no change to performance level
13.
According to which law performance level is optimal when the arousal level is appropriate to the difficulty of the task?
a)
law of arousal
b)
yerkes-dodson law
c)
maslow's law
d)
law of performance
14.
In operant conditioning, reinforcement
a)
must always be positive
b)
must always be negative
c)
comes before the desired behavior
d)
comes after the desired behavior
15.
On her first day of work in a large office building, Jennifer is shown around by her boss. The next day, Jennifer is able to locate the copy machine on her own. She has developed
a)
mimicry
b)
self-control
c)
cognitive map
d)
conditioned response
16.
How is a conditioned stimulus similar to an unconditioned stimulus?
a)
Both must be learned
b)
Both are natural responses that occur automatically
c)
Neither one elicits a response
d)
Both elicit a response
17.
The opposite of acquisition is
a)
generalization
b)
extinction
c)
discrimination
d)
aversion
18.
Petra has learned that if she jumps up and down in her crib, her father will come and pick her up. This is an example of
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
avoidance conditioning
d)
chaining
19.
In classical conditioning, what does the unconditioned stimulus elicit?
a)
conditioned response
b)
learned
response
c)
an automatic response
d)
conditioned stimulus
20.
Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of
a)
altruism
b)
polarization
c)
social loafing
d)
the bystander effect
21.
Which of the following correctly describes 'Gender Schema'?
a)
A pre-conceived idea of what gender you wish to be
b)
A belief that males and females are very similar in behaviour
c)
A mental building block of knowledge about each gender
d)
A biological difference between males and females
22.
Which of the following correctly describes 'Spontaneous Recovery' when referring to conditioning?
a)
A conditioned response that has disappeared suddenly appears again
b)
A conditioned response produced when a similar stimulus is presented
c)
A conditioned response is only produced when a specific stimulus is presented
d)
A conditioned response dies out
23.
What did Pavlov do to make his dog salivate?
a)
Shout "Dinner!"
b)
Ring a bell
c)
Open a door
d)
Take it for a walk
24.
It is characteristic of robins to build nests. This is an example of:
a)
a set point
b)
homeostasis
c)
a drive
d)
an instinct
25.
The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts that most people would perform an easy task best if they are at a
a)
high level of arousal
b)
low level of arousal
c)
baseline state
d)
level of self-actualization
26.
Theory of motivation that suggests our behaviors are influenced by attraction to or repulsion from the positive or negative qualities of external stimuli.
a)
Instincts
b)
Drive-Reduction
c)
Incentives
d)
Evolutionary
27.
The tendency for one's body to return to a balanced state is called:
a)
satisfaction
b)
deprivation
c)
homeostasis
28.
Engaging in a behavior because it's personally rewarding is _______ motivation
a)
Intrinsic
b)
Instinct
c)
External
29.
Negative reinforcement _______ the rate of a response; punishment ______ the rate of a response.
a)
Increases; decreases
b)
Decreases; increases
c)
Decreases; decreases
d)
Increases; does not affect
30.
Occurs when you cannot take out your anger on the source of your frustrations, so you take it out on a less powerful person
a)
Reaction Formation
b)
Projection
c)
Regression
d)
Displacement
31.
Going back to an earlier and less mature pattern of behavior
a)
Repression
b)
Regression
c)
Rationalization
d)
Reaction Formation
32.
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
33.
Which of the following correctly lists Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from bottom to top?
a)
Safety, physiological, esteem
b)
Physiological, safety, esteem, belonging, self-actualization
c)
Physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization
d)
Basic, subordinate, superordinate
34.
Losing your car due to bad grades.
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive punishment
d)
negative punishment
35.
If a person does not eat for a period of time, it causes a need for food. This need produces a state of tension. The tension energizes the person to act in some way to find food, thereby returning the body to homeostasis. This is an example of
a)
intrinsic action pattern
b)
sympathetic nervous system
c)
extrinsic motivation
d)
drive reduction theory
36.
A maternal attraction to your mother is called?
a)
Narcissist
b)
Oedipus Complex
c)
Electra Complex
d)
Placebo Effect
37.
Who founded Behaviorism?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
John B. Watson
c)
William James
d)
Wilhelm Wundt
38.
I invented couch therapy and psychoanalysis.
a)
Wilhem Wundt
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
John B. Watson
d)
Ivan Pavlov
39.
I accidentally stumbled on classical conditioning experimenting with my dog?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
John B. Watson
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
Ivan Pavlov
40.
The need to become what one believes he or she is capable of being
a)
Motive
b)
Self-actualization
c)
Self-esteem
d)
Personality
41.
people's emotions follow their reactions
a)
James-Lange theory
b)
Cannon Bard theory
c)
Cognitive Appraisal theory
42.
people's emotions accompany reactions (they happen at the same time)
a)
James-Lange theory
b)
Cannon Bard theory
c)
Cognitive Appraisal theory
43.
states that people are truly free to do what they choose with their lives and are responsible for those choices
a)
Acculturation
b)
Instinct theory
c)
Sociocultural theory
d)
Humanistic theory
44.
An type of personality test that is projective (meaning there is no clear or specific answer)
a)
Wechsler Scale
b)
Stanford Binet test
c)
Ink blot test
d)
Intelligence Quotient
45.
present at birth, demands instant gratification
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
superego
46.
stands for good sense and reason because demands for instant gratification cannot be met
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
superego
47.
Behaviorists look at the environment to see what is reinforcing people's behavior
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Cognitivists focus on how thoughts, perceptions, & feelings shape personality.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Humanistic theorist stresses a person is an active participant in their growth
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Steven's mom made him angry, so he punched his little sister. This is an example of
a)
denial
b)
sublimation
c)
displacement
d)
reaction formation
51.
According to Freud's theory, "Give me pie, NOW!" is a demand that comes from the ___
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
superego
52.
If you wanted your neighbor's car, what part of your mind would stop you because it is morally wrong?
a)
id
b)
ego
c)
superego
53.
What is a major purpose of personality theory?
a)
to end conflict
b)
to explain differences among individuals
c)
encourage volunteerism
d)
to promote greater understanding of psychology
54.
An inherited, universal idea that shapes one's perceptions of the world
a)
archetype
b)
ego
c)
continuum
d)
spectrum
55.
He believed that the personality is made up of a large & significant unconscious component
a)
Freud
b)
Skinner
c)
Bandura
d)
Cattell
56.
Replacing unacceptable (not forbidden) feelings with opposite ones
a)
reaction formation
b)
denial
c)
regression
d)
sublimation
57.
Personality theory that considers the entire environment in which a person lives
a)
sociocultural
b)
behavioral
c)
humanistic
d)
cognitive
58.
Which is NOT a fundamental emotion?
a)
happiness
b)
anger
c)
laughter
d)
fear
59.
This theory stresses the environment (positive) in motivating organisms.
a)
Extrinsic motivation
b)
Instinct theory
c)
Drive-reduction theory
d)
Incentive theory
60.
This theory states that a person engages in activities because they are personally rewarding or fulfill one's beliefs.
a)
Drive-reduction theory
b)
Instinct theory
c)
Incentive theory
d)
Intrinsic Motivation Theory
61.
You experience physiological arousal --> you interpret (cognitively) environmental cues --> You feel an emotion --> You demonstrate a behavior.
a)
Facial Feedback Theory
b)
Schachter-Singer Experiment
c)
James-Lange Theory
d)
Cannon-Bard Theory
62.
What part of Freud's personality model mediates between unconscious urges and our conscience?
a)
Id
b)
Ego
c)
Superego
63.
What part of the dream is the hidden meaning?
a)
Latent Content
b)
Manifest Content
64.
What part of the dream is the story line of the dream that you remember?
a)
Latent Content
b)
Manifest Content
65.
What is the Freudian idea that all girls are in love with their fathers and jealous of their mothers?
a)
Oedipus Complex
b)
Electra Complex
c)
Free Assocation
d)
Id
66.
Many psychologists criticize Freud's theory for its scientific shortcomings
a)
True
b)
False
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