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Psychology quiz of the year!

Total questions: 128

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?
a)
A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
b)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
c)
Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
d)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.
2.

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

a)

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

b)

the scientific study of mental processes

c)

the scientific study of behavior

d)

the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes

3.

What did Sigmund Freud consider as the key to understanding the nervous disorders he observed?

a)

the unconscious mind

b)

free will

c)

brain psychology

d)

external consequences

4.

Freud stressed the important of _____________.

a)

early childhood experiences

b)

adolescence

c)

early adulthood

d)

middle adulthood

5.

John B. Watson believed that psychology should involve the study of __________.

a)

behavior

b)

the mind

c)

the brain

d)

conciousness

6.

The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov discovered that __________.

a)

dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to a learned reflexive response called conditioning

b)

dogs would salivate to the sound of a ticking metronome due to habituation

c)

dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to reflexology

d)

dogs would salivate to the sounds of a ticking metronome due to their fear response

7.

The psychodynamic perspective was based on the work of __________.

a)

Freud

b)

Watson

c)

Gestalt

d)

Wundt

8.

Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?

a)

B. F. Skinner

b)

William James

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

9.

You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms as free will and self-actualization. With the points given, which psychological perspective is presented?

a)

humanism

b)

behaviorism

c)

functionalism

d)

psychodynamic

10.
Some memories are stored in terms of their meaning.  Which type of encoding is this?
a)
Visual
b)
Acoustic
c)
Semantic
d)
Tactile
11.
Learning something by putting it to music is an example of:
a)
Retrieval
b)
Acoustic encoding
c)
Tactile encoding
d)
Visual encoding
12.
The three stages of the memory process (in the correct order) are:
a)
Encoding, retrieval, storage
b)
Visual encoding, acoustic encoding, retrieval
c)
Encoding, storage, retrieval
d)
Encoding, recognition, retrieval
13.
The three types of long term memory are:
a)
Episodic, visual, procedural
b)
Visual, semantic, procedural
c)
Recognition, acoustic, episodic
d)
Episodic, semantic, procedural
14.
Remembering how to perform actions is an example of:
a)
Episodic memory
b)
Procedural memory
c)
Semantic memory
d)
Declarative memory
15.
Encoding is mostly acoustic and capacity is between 5 and 9 items.  Which memory is this?
a)
Short term memory
b)
Sensory memory
c)
Visual memory
d)
Long term memory
16.
An example of sensory memory in action is:
a)
Recognising a friend in the street
b)
Repeating someone's phone number back to yourself
c)
Seeing your name written in the air with a sparkler
d)
Remembering the answer to an exam question
17.
Information goes into our long term memory through:
a)
Attention
b)
Rehearsal
c)
Retrieval
d)
Semantic
18.
A weakness of the multi-store memory model is:
a)
It is far too simplistic, and doesn't explain all of our memories
b)
It has no application to everyday life
c)
There is no evidence to support it
d)
It doesn't explain how information gets into the long term memory
19.
The dependent variable in Murdock's study was:
a)
The position of the word in the list
b)
Probability of a word being correctly recalled
c)
Primacy effect
d)
Total number of words correctly called
20.
Interference causes:
a)
Retrieval
b)
Memory capacity
c)
Forgetting
d)
Hunger
21.
Not being able to remember an old phone number because you can only remember the new one is an example of:
a)
Proactive interference
b)
Primacy Effect
c)
Reteroactive interference
d)
Recency Effect
22.
Not being able to remember your new boyfriend's name and you keeping calling them by your old boyfriend's name is an example of:
a)
Context
b)
Reteroactive interference
c)
Reconstructive memory
d)
Proactive interference
23.
In their study on context, Godden and Baddeley studied:
a)
Fisherman
b)
Deep sea divers
c)
Rugby players
d)
Swimmers
24.
Context related to memory suggests that:
a)
A cue can trigger accurate recall
b)
We remember more in the mornings
c)
We remember less at the weekend
d)
We forget things if we go back to where we learnt them
25.
Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?
a)
A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
b)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
c)
Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
d)
A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.
26.
Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of obedience 
a)
Asch
b)
Milgram
c)
Eichmann
d)
Durkheim 
27.
Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity? 
a)
Asch
b)
Milgram
c)
Eichmann
d)
Durkheim 
28.
Which researcher's work was key to our understanding of conformity? 
a)
Asch
b)
Milgram
c)
Eichmann
d)
Durkheim 
29.
What term best describes an actor in an experiment who is working for the researcher? 
a)
Confederate
b)
Participant
c)
Learner
d)
Subject
30.
What term means changing one's behavior in response to an authority figure's command?  
a)
Obedience
b)
Conformity 
c)
Peer pressure
d)
Evolution
31.
What term means acting in ways that fit with group norms and customs? 
a)
Obedience
b)
Conformity 
c)
Peer pressure
d)
Society
32.
What did the electric shock experiment show? 
a)
Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
b)
Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
c)
Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
d)
Conformity can lead to obedience 
33.
The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated
a)
the negative consequences of groupthink.
b)
how far people are willing to go when instructed to do something by an authority figure.
c)
the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.
d)
the boost that social facilitation can provide to individual performance.
34.

Stanley Milgram focused his experiments on the theme of...

a)

conformity to the group.

b)

the nature of prosocial behavior.

c)

the influence of ascribed roles on behaviour.

d)

obedience to authority

35.

Asch's experiments focused on the question of...

a)

how people act out ascribed roles.

b)

what influences people to carry out antisocial behaviours.

c)

obedience to an authority figure.

d)

conformity in a group setting.

36.

Zimbardo's most famous experiment studied

a)

the power of roles and situations.

b)

conformity.

c)

obedience to authority.

d)

if people would help when in a group.

37.
Albert Bandura would be best qualified to promote which of the following agendas?
a)
how parents can learn to avoid displaying aggressive behavior in front of their children
b)
how companies can prevent workers from social loafing
c)
how government agencies can avoid falling into groupthink
d)
how to prevent diffusion of responsibility from limiting altruism
38.

The main task of the Solomon Asch studies was ____________________.

a)

judging line sizes

b)

selecting paint colors

c)

rating new fashions

d)

taste-testing new candies

e)

distinguishing facial expressions

39.

The study of obedience took on a renewed importance in the wake of ________.

a)

the atrocities committed by soldiers in Nazi Germany

b)

President Kennedy’s assassination

c)

President Clinton’s impeachment

d)

the election of Pope Francis

e)

the September 11, 2001 attacks

40.

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

a)

In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

b)

In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

c)

Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.

d)

Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.

e)

Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.

41.

In the Asch conformity experiments, which of these was NOT a consistent factor influencing the degree to which conformity to the group answer would be shown by the experimental subject?

a)

Unanimity of group opinion

b)

Size of the group

c)

The subject's perception of his/her social status

d)

Age of the subject

42.

Stanley Milgram's study involving the "teacher", learner, & experimenter tested which of the following principles?

a)

Conformitity

b)

Groupthink

c)

Role playing

d)

obedience

43.

Albert Bandura's famous Bobo Doll experiment shows the power of

a)

Observation

b)

conformity

c)

hositle aggression

d)

instrumental aggression

44.
You don’t like alcohol, but all your friends are drinking beer at a party so you do too. This is an example of
a)
groupthink.
b)
obedience.
c)
catharsis.
d)
conformity.
45.
Who had the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?
a)
William James
b)
Edward Titchner
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
G. Stanley Hall
46.
Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
John B. Watson
47.
______________ was an early French philosopher who promoted a belief that the mind and body are two separate entities-called interactive dualism.
a)
John Locke
b)
Mary Calkins
c)
Rene Descartes
d)
Jean Piaget
48.
Which type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?
a)
Human-Factors
b)
Clinical
c)
Neuro
d)
Developmental
49.
This individual built the hierarchy of needs that gave perspective to human behavior dependent upon the environment in which they live.
a)
Abraham Maslow
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
William James
d)
Mary Poppins
50.

This humanistic psychologist developed the heirarchy of needs.

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Sir Francis Galton

51.
Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of
a)
childhood memories
b)
unconscious thoughts
c)
healthy growth potentional
d)
punishment and reinforcement
52.
Arguments as to whether psychological differences between men and women result from biological or social influences most clearly involve a debate over the issue of
a)
evolution versus natural selection.
b)
continuous versus non-continuous.
c)
structuralism versus functionalism.
d)
nature versus nurture.
53.
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
54.
approach in psychology in which the psychologist studies how unconscious motives & conflicts determines human behavior
a)
behaviorist
b)
functionalist
c)
structuralist
d)
psychoanalyst
55.
A focus on genetics, chemical imbalances, and brain differences between humans characterizes the
a)
sociocultural approach
b)
humanistic approach
c)
biological approach
d)
behavioral approach
56.
This person introduced the concept of using reinforcement to increase the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated. 
a)
Carl Rogers
b)
John Watson
c)
Ivan Pavlov 
d)
B.F. Skinner 
57.
This individual won a nobel prize for his work on the digestive system, but also studied conditioned reflexes in dogs.
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
Peter Parker
58.
This study of psychology focuses on the interaction between brain and physical function in the body.
a)
Developmental Psych
b)
Behavioral Psych
c)
Psychobiology
d)
Functionalism
59.

Isaac has an intense fear of injections. Although he realizes that this fear is irrational, he becomes fearful just going into a doctor's office for a check-up. Which disorder do these symptoms describe?

a)

Agoraphobia

b)

Specific Phobia

c)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

d)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

60.
Ryan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships.  In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:
a)
 dangerous.
b)
 common.
c)
 medically based.
d)
dysfunctional. 
61.
From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.
a)
 operant conditioning; observational learning
b)
classical conditioning; reinforcement
c)
operant conditioning; reinforcement
d)
 classical conditioning; observational learning 
62.
Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from: 
a)
  compulsions.
b)
  catatonia.
c)
 delusions.
d)
   hallucinations.
63.
The DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?
a)
treating psychological disorders
b)
identifying causes of psychological disorders
c)
classifying psychological disorders
d)
distinguishing between sanity and insanity
64.
What are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called?
a)
delusions of guilt
b)
delusions of grandeur
c)
delusions of persecution
d)
delusions of influence
65.
Who is known as the "Father of Psychology?"
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
William James
d)
John Locke
66.
What makes psychology a science?
a)
Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.
b)
Psychologists may study the brain.
c)
The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.
d)
Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
67.
What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?
a)
developmental
b)
cognitive
c)
social
d)
human-factors
68.
What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?
a)
clinical
b)
health
c)
developmental
d)
biological
69.
If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.
a)
Social-cultural perspective
b)
Behavioral perspective
c)
Biological perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
70.
Our behavior is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves.
a)
Humanistic perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Social-cultural perspective
71.
An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Cognitive perspective
72.
"Change your thoughts, change your life."
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Biological perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
73.
Perception, attention, thinking, language, memory
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
74.
Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.
a)
Social-cultural perspective
b)
Behavioral perspective
c)
Biological perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
75.
Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Humanistic
c)
Biochemical 
d)
Sociocultural
76.
Dr. Y is a cognitive psychologist.  She is probably most interested in 
a)
cultural variations in behavior.
b)
how people process information.
c)
change & consistency in behavior.
d)
the causes of psychological disorders.
77.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
78.

Which chemical is believed to be overproduced in the brain of a schizophrenic resident?

a)

Serotonin

b)

Dopamine

c)

Endorphins

d)

Oxytocin

79.

Which of the following play a role in schizophrenia?

a)

Stress

b)

Environment

c)

Genetics

d)

Your love for chocolate

80.

Some individuals are at higher risk for schizophrenia due to family genetics

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

The nurse is interviewing a client on the psychiatric unit. The client tilts his head to the side, stops talking in midsentence, and listens intently. The nurse recognizes from these signs that the client is likely experiencing which of the following?

a)

Somatic delusions

b)

Catatonic stupor

c)

Auditory hallucinations

d)

Pseudoparkinsonism

82.

Delusions affect most people with schizophrenia.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

People with Schizophrenia most often experience the following type of hallucination:

a)

Auditory

b)

Visual

c)

Taste

d)

Tingling

84.

In terms of schizophrenic symptoms, a false belief not based in reality is known as a/an:

a)

Distortion

b)

Relapse

c)

Delusion

d)

Fallacy

85.
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
a)
Avoidance
b)
Delusions
c)
Hallucinations
d)
Speech poverty
86.
Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a)
Avolition
b)
Devolution
c)
Hallucinations
d)
Speech poverty
87.
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
a)
Avolition
b)
Delusions
c)
Hallucinations
d)
Speech patterns
88.
Speech poverty is a negative symptom characterised by ___________.
a)
disappointing speech
b)
disorganised speech
c)
inspiring speech
d)
monotone speech
89.
An example of avoiltion is ____________.
a)
maintaining good personal hygiene
b)
not maintaining personal hygiene
c)
not maintaining others’ personal hygiene
90.

The difference between a positive and a negative symptom is that......

a)

One has more symptoms and the other has less

b)

One has a longer duration and the other has less

c)

One is an addition to normal functioning while the other is less

d)

One is less desirable to have than the other

91.
What are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called?
a)
delusions of guilt
b)
delusions of grandeur
c)
delusions of persecution
d)
delusions of influence
92.

Apathy, lack of motivation, anhedonia, flat affect and social withdrawal

a)

Positive symptoms

b)

Negative symptoms

c)

cognitive symptoms

d)

Mood Symptoms

93.

Hallucinations, delusions, Bizarre behavior, Catatonia

a)

Positive symptoms

b)

Negative Symptoms

c)

Cognitive Symptoms

d)

Mood Symptoms

94.

You can experience a delusion and NOT suffer from schizophrenia.

a)

True

b)

False

95.
Marco says “I am the ruler of Xylomek and have come to your planet to marry my long time lover, who has been communicating to me through television waves,” Marco is 
a)
engaging in word salad
b)
delusional
c)
paranoid
d)
exhibiting multiple personalities
96.

Psychosis means:

a)

Split personality

b)

Loss of contact with reality

c)

Brain seizures

d)

Drug abuse

97.

Armond does not feel much emotion and does not really want to do anything. He has also completely withdrawn from his friends and family. The presence of these behaviors illustrates _________symptoms of schizophrenia.

a)

Active

b)

Positive

c)

Negative

d)

Psychomotor

98.

“I am the virgin Mary, come to give birth to a new Savior," is said by someone experiencing:

a)

Delusions of reference

b)

Delusions of persecution

c)

Delusions of grandeur

d)

Delusions of control

99.
Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from: 
a)
 compulsions.
b)
 catatonia.
c)
 delusions.
d)
   hallucinations.
100.
The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the
a)
The autonomic nervous system regulates the action of the
b)
involuntary muscles and organs
c)
somatic nervous system.
d)
voluntary skeletal muscles.
101.
The nervous system and the endocrine system
a)
release hormones into the bloodstream
b)
Increase electrical signals produced by neurons
c)
protect the spinal cord.
d)
send information and messages to and from the brain
102.
The EEG monitors
a)
electrical activity in the brain
b)
injuries in the brain.
c)
the functioning of the hypothalamus
d)
electrical activity in the endocrine system.
103.
The endocrine system sends chemical messages called
a)
neurotransmitters
b)
lesions
c)
hormones
d)
synapses
104.
The part of the nervous system that controls voluntary
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
c)
autonomic nervous system
d)
somatic nervous system
105.
The microscopic gap between neurons is called?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Synapse
c)
Axon terminals
d)
Soma
106.
The function of the __________ is to carry information to and from all parts of the body.
a)
synapse
b)
soma
c)
nervous system
d)
endorphins
107.
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal(speeding things up) is called the ______________ nervous system.
a)
Somatic 
b)
parasympathetic
c)
sympathetic
d)
central
108.
Which branch of our Nervous System controls functions like: breathing, heart rate and digestion?
a)
Somatic Nervous System
b)
Central Nervous System
c)
Autonomic Nervous System
109.
What structure of the brain allows for the two hemispheres to communicate?
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebral Cortex
110.
How many lobes does the human brain have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
111.
Which lobe is responsible for carrying out voluntary motor function?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
112.

Endocrine glands secrete _

a)

Hormones

b)

Neurotransmitters

c)

A wide range of chemical substances

113.

The adrenal glands release adrenaline to help the body regulate _________________.

a)

diseases

b)

body temperature.

c)

stress.

d)

hormones.

114.

Which lobe is in red?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

115.

Which lobe is in green?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

116.

Which lobe is in blue?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

117.

Which lobe is in yellow?

a)

Frontal

b)

Occipital

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

118.

The fact that language is controlled by the left hemisphere in most people is known as...

a)

Lateralisation

b)

Aphasia

c)

Holism

d)

Plasticity

119.

If an object was shown to the left visual field of one of Sperry's patients, they would report...

a)

That they had seen the object

b)

That there was nothing there

c)

That they saw two objects

d)

That they saw a different objects

120.

A method of detecting changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur as a result of neural activity best describes what?

a)

fMRI

b)

EEG

c)

ERP

d)

Post mortem

121.

Which of the following is an example of the circadian rhythm?

a)

The menstrual cycle

b)

Seasonal affective disorder

c)

The sleep/wake cycle

d)

The stages of sleep

122.

In Siffre's cave study the biological clock is not influenced by exogenous zeitgebers (such as light). The biological clock is described as...

a)

Free wheeling

b)

Free trading

c)

Free flowing

d)

Free running

123.

Melatonin is secreted by the...

a)

Adrenal gland

b)

Thyroid gland

c)

Pituitary gland

d)

Pineal gland

124.

The SCN is located within which part of the brain?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Corpus callosum

125.

Campbell and Murphy's participants had light shone...

a)

On the back of their necks

b)

On the soles of their feet

c)

On the backs of their knees

d)

Up their noses

126.

The master endocrine gland is the...

a)

Adrenal gland

b)

Pituitary gland

c)

Thyroid gland

d)

Hypothalamus

127.

Which division of the nervous system is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic branches?

a)

The central nervous system

b)

The peripheral nervous system

c)

The somatic nervous system

d)

The autonomous nervous system

128.

How is the word 'as' pronounced?

a)

Az

b)

As

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Practice Questions

127 questions

Practice Questions

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9th Grade - University

Science Bowl 2024 - MLIS Xi'an - Grade 10 - Round 1

125 questions

Science Bowl 2024 - MLIS Xi'an - Grade 10 - Round 1

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10th Grade

AP Bio Unit 3 Test Review

123 questions

AP Bio Unit 3 Test Review

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9th - 12th Grade

APES Unit 8 Review

125 questions

APES Unit 8 Review

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12th Grade

Geology Final

125 questions

Geology Final

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9th - 12th Grade

final exam practice

129 questions

final exam practice

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10th Grade

Earth Science Final Exam Review

127 questions

Earth Science Final Exam Review

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12th Grade