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Psychology Exam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Crying is an example of what area of development

a)

social

b)

emotional

c)

intellectual

d)

physical

2.

growth in inches is as example of what area of development?

a)

social

b)

emotional

c)

intellectual

d)

physical

3.

Which theorist was all about the id, ego, and super ego

a)

Baumrind

b)

Piaget

c)

Freud

d)

Skinner

4.
In which stage of cognitive development should teachers introduce letters to students?
a)
sensorimotor
b)
pre-operational
c)
concrete operational
d)
formal operations
5.
In what stage would students benefit the most from using a manipulative to solve math problems?
a)
sensorimotor
b)
pre-operational
c)
concrete operational
d)
formal operations
6.
In which stage of cognitive development should teachers help children count their fingers, toy, or food? 
a)
sensorimotor
b)
pre-operational
c)
concrete operational
d)
formal operations
7.

65 + is which life stage

a)

Adolescent

b)

Later adulthood

c)

Infancy

d)

Middle adulthood

8.

Adolescents need about _______ hours of sleep per night.

a)

10

b)

7

c)

9

d)

15

9.
Staged or developed theory of cognitive development
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
Albert Ellis
c)
Lawrence Kohlberg
d)
Jean Piaget
10.

Biological explanations for interpersonal attraction tend to focus on:

a)

friendship attraction

b)

romantic attraction

c)

familial attraction

d)

puppies

11.

What research method was used in Milgram's study?

a)

Lab experiment

b)

Field experiment

c)

Natural experiment

d)

Repeated measures

12.

Andy decides to clean the communal area of the shared house after receiving a message from his lieutenant.

a)

Conforming

b)

Obedience

13.

Emma decides to change her life long views about supporting the labour party. She decided this after spending so much time with her new university friends who were all Conservatives

a)

Obedience

b)

Conformity

14.

Conformity is about social influence and pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience?

a)

Asch

b)

Milgram

c)

Zimbardo

d)

Latane & Darley

16.

an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

a)

prejudice

b)

stereotypes

c)

discrimination

d)

bias

17.

What types of people receive prejudice?

a)

handicapped

b)

religious

c)

homosexuals

d)

all of the above

18.
When working as a group, less effort is put into a task
a)
Social loafing
b)
Social facilitation
c)
Bystander effect
d)
Groupthink
19.

The theory that we can explain someone's behavior based off their situation or disposition.

a)

Attribution theory

b)

Pythagorean theorem

c)

Social Psychology

d)

Cognitive Dissonance

20.

Cognitive Dissonance

a)

discomfort when our behavior is inconsistent w/our beliefs

b)

tendency to attribute behavior of others as dispositional

c)

belief that we get what we deserve