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Final Review: Psychology

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The field of psychology that studies physical, perceptual, cognitive, and psychosomatic changes across the life span is known as _______ psychology

a)

Clinical

b)

Developmental

c)

Social

d)

Biological

2.

Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage in which success is achieved by having a secure social attachment with a caregiver is known as

a)

Intimacy v Isolation

b)

Identity v Confusion

c)

Trust v Mistrust

d)

Integrity v Despair

3.

Ryan is 6 months old. His mom is playing peek a boo with him and every time she covers her face he believes it is gone. This is because Ryan lacks _____________. Which he will not have until 12 months of age.

a)

Law of Conservation

b)

Object Permanence

c)

Egocentric

d)

Animism

4.

Children of Authoritative Parents often grow up to be…?

a)

Achievement Orientated

b)

Depressed

c)

Lazy

d)

Dependent on others

5.

Inability to see another person’s point of view, one dimensional thinking

a)

Animism

b)

Egocentric

c)

Maturation

d)

Assimilation

6.

According to Piaget, people reach cognitive maturity during what stage? (the stage your currently in now)

a)

Pre conventional

b)

Formal Operational

c)

Sensorimotor

d)

Conventional

7.

Dylan is not sure where he fits in society, he lives carefree, has no set plans and is confused about what he wants to do in the future. What is Dylan's identity?

a)

Identity Diffusion

b)

Identity Crisis

c)

Identity Foreclosure

d)

Identity Achievement

8.

What is the second stage in Piaget Theory of Cognitive Development?

a)

Preoperational

b)

Concrete Operational

c)

Formal Operational

d)

Sensormotor

9.

Amy is 25 years old and ready to settle down with her boyfriend. She is in a happy relationship and wants to have kids soon and . Which stage in Erikson's Social Development Theory is Amy in?

a)

Intimacy vs. Isolation

b)

Integrity vs. Despair

c)

Trust vs. Mistrust

d)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

10.

Everyone in Ty's family is in the military, so he feel pressured to join too. He likes it at first but soon realizes he hates being in the military and wishes he was a teacher. What is Ty's Identity?

a)

Foreclosure

b)

Achievement

c)

Crisis

d)

Diffusion

11.

The belief that is meaningful during old age, deterioration, and impending death.

a)

Ego Eccentric

b)

Ego Integrity

c)

Ego Diffusion

d)

Acceptance

12.

Amy's mom is more of a friend to her than a parent. At home there is hardly any rules and Amy is hardly ever punished for her negative behavior. What type of parenting style is Amy's mom?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Permissive

c)

Laid back

d)

Authoritative

13.
Behavior patterns or mental processes that cause serious personal suffering or interfere with a person’s ability to cope with everyday life are called
a)
mental illness
b)
psychological disorders
c)
social disorders
d)
anxiety disorders
14.
The DSM is short for
a)
Doctors Significant Medicine
b)
Disorders of Significant Mentality
c)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 
d)
Disorderly Signs of Mental illness
15.
 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
a)
psychology
b)
biology
c)
morality
d)
behavior
16.
 emphasizes the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status on behavior and mental processes 
a)
evolutionary perspective
b)
biological perspective
c)
sociocultural perspective
d)
all of the above
17.
 emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior  
a)
evolutionary perspective
b)
cognitive perspective
c)
biological perspective
d)
all of the above
18.

A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.

a)

biological

b)

health

c)

clinical

d)

social

19.

An individual’s consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ________.

a)

psychosocial stage

b)

object permanence

c)

personality

d)

deception

20.

WHO DEVELOPED THIS HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY?

a)

MASLOW

b)

SKINNER

c)

WUNDT

d)

JAMES

21.

WHO OPENED THE FIRST LABORATORY DEDICATED TO PSYCHOLOGY?

a)

MASLOW

b)

WUNDT

c)

JAMES

d)

WATSON

22.

THIS PERSON FELT THAT THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE REVEAL THE TRUE PERSON?

a)

MASLOW

b)

SKINNER

c)

FREUD

d)

JAMES

23.

WHAT IS THE LAST STEP IN MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS?

a)

PHYSIOLOGICAL

b)

LOVE AND BELONGING

c)

ESTEEM

d)

SELF ACTUALIZATION

24.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
25.
Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?
a)
Biological
b)
Humanistic
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behavioral
26.
Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behavioral
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Psychodynamic
27.
Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?
a)
Biological
b)
Structuralism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Humanistic
28.
Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Humanism
d)
Evolutionary
29.
Which psychological perspective studies how the situation and our upbringing influence our behavior?
a)
Psychoanalysis
b)
Social-Cultural
c)
Behaviorism
d)
Functionalism
30.

A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food.

a)

Unconditioned Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

31.

Learning to make an involuntary response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus that normally produces the response.

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

32.

An involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, the salivation to the food.

a)

Unconditioned Response

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

33.

A learned response to a conditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dog salivates at the sight of the bowl, even when it’s empty.

a)

Conditioned Response

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

34.

A previously neutral stimulus that becomes able to produce a conditioned response, after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dogs linked the bowl with the food.

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

35.

A stimulus that has no effect on the desired response prior to conditioning. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food bowl before the experiment.

a)

Neutral Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Response

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus

d)

Unconditioned Response

36.

The learning of voluntary behavior through the effects of pleasant and unpleasant consequences to responses.

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classical Conditioning

37.

Any event of stimulus, that when following a response, increased the probability that the response will occur again.

a)

Reinforcement

b)

Punishment

c)

Extinction

d)

Spontaneous Recovery

38.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
39.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
40.
Which gland is considered the master gland?
a)
Pitutiary Gland
b)
Pineal Gland
c)
Adrenal Gland
d)
Parathyroid 
41.

This part of the brain coordinates movement and balance.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Amygdala

d)

Hippocampus

e)

Prefrtonal Cortex

42.

What is a neuron?

a)

A nerve cell that is wired to send signals to the different parts of the brain.

b)

A brain cell that does not work.

c)

A scared cell that is wired to make you go crazy.

d)

That funny looking thing you taught us about.

43.
Information picked up by the body's receptor cells is termed
a)
cognition
b)
perception
c)
adaptation
d)
sensation 
44.
The point at which a change in sensory stimulation is detected is called the
a)
absolute threshold
b)
psychological equation
c)
just noticeable difference 
d)
Weber effect
45.

Who emphasized that the whole may exceed the sum of its parts and that our brains organize sensation so we can make sense of it?

a)

evolutionary psychologists

b)

behaviorists

c)

Gestalt psychologists

d)

psychoanalysts

46.

A manic depressive disorder, mankind by extreme mood changes, energy levels and behavier

a)

Bipolar Disorder

b)

Eating Disorder

c)

Conduct Disorder

d)

Schizophrenia

47.

Can be caused by psychological pressures, possible genetic facters and a obsession with body image and thinness

a)

Eating disorder

b)

Bipolar disorder

c)

Panic Disorder

d)

(GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder

48.

A mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality

a)

Calm and colleted

b)

Crazy

c)

Instainity

d)

Schizophrenia

49.

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is

a)

psychology

b)

biology

c)

morality

d)

physiology

50.
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
51.

In an experiment, the ___________ is being being changed while the ____________ is being measured

a)

Independent variable; Dependent variable

b)

Dependent variable; Independent variable

52.
This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
a)
Case Study
b)
Survey
c)
Observational
d)
Correlational
e)
Experiments
53.
This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Correlational
d)
Experiments
e)
Case Study
54.
analysis that begins with sensory receptors and works up to brain’s integration
a)
perception
b)
bottom-up
c)
subliminal
d)
cones
55.
carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
a)
optic nerve
b)
sensation
c)
blind spot
d)
parallel
56.

Which of the following is the best definition of “sensation”?

a)

The process by which we interpret information from our environment

b)

The process by which we receive information from our environment.

c)

The process by which we organize and process information from our environment.

d)

The process by which we decide which information to process from our environment.

57.

Which of the following is the correct term for the process by which we organize and interpret information from the world around us?

a)

Sensation

b)

Transduction

c)

Perception

d)

Signal detection

58.
detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision
a)
absolute threshold
b)
optic nerve
c)
sensation
d)
rods
59.
The endocrine system sends chemical messages called
a)
neurotransmitters
b)
lesions
c)
hormones
d)
synapses
60.
The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.
a)
dendrite
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cell
61.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
62.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
63.
Which lobe is known for “higher-cognitive functions" like problem solving and decision making?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
64.
Which division of the nervous system allows our body to use energy when needed?
a)
Central Nervous System
b)
Sympathetic Nervous System
c)
Parasympathetic Nervous System
d)
Somatic Nervous System
65.

Organization of itmes into familiar or manageable units

a)

Amnesia

b)

Group Think

c)

Chunking

d)

Eidetic

66.

Which type of memory stores facts, words and concepts?

a)

Episodic

b)

Encoding

c)

Semantic

d)

Implicit

67.
Piaget's 4 stages of development
a)
Formal, Concrete, schemas, preconservation
b)
Sensimotor,Preoperational, Concrete, Formal
c)
Sensorimotor, preconventional, concrete, Formal
68.
In psychology, nature refers to
a)
the tendency to control one's own development
b)
the influence of genetic inheritance on development
c)
the influence of an individual's experiences throughout infancy
d)
the influence of an individual's experiences throughout their lifetime
69.
Hannah, a two-year old, has learned that every time she gets up from a nap, she has a snack, gets her diaper changed, and then plays with her mom. This mental framework or picture of the world is one of Hannah's
a)
schemas
b)
attachments
c)
temperaments
d)
zygotes
70.

What is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again?

a)

reinforcement

b)

flooding

c)

extinction

d)

systematic desensitization

71.

On what kind of a reinforcement schedule does a slot machine work?

a)

variable-ratio schedule

b)

fixed-ratio schedule

c)

variable-interval schedule

d)

fixed-interval schedule

72.

Behavior: Amy ran away


Consequence: Her parents changed the locks

a)

+ reinforcement

b)

-- reinforcement

c)

+ punishment

d)

-- punishment

73.

A frequent flyer program in which you receive a free flight after accumulating 5,000 flight miles is an example of a _____ reinforcement schedule.

a)

fixed variable

b)

fixed ratio

c)

variable ratio

d)

variable interval

74.

An athlete signs a contract whereby her salary increases are renegotiated every three years. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

a)

fixed ratio

b)

fixed interval

c)

variable ratio

d)

variable interval

75.

Selling Girl Scout cookies door-to-door is reinforced on a _____ schedule.

a)

fixed ratio

b)

fixed interval

c)

variable ratio

d)

variable interval

76.

Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.

a)

fixed ratio

b)

variable ratio

c)

fixed interval

d)

variable interval

77.
What is observational learning?
a)
Learning from reading books
b)
Learning behavior but not showing behavior until rewarded
c)
Learning from the associations of stimuli
d)
Learning by watching the behavior of another person, or model
78.
Which of the following describe the Id?
a)
primitive
b)
learned 
c)
slow to react
79.
Which of the following describes the Super Ego?
a)
ensuring the ideal self
b)
ensuring immediate fulfilment
c)
ensuring fun and sex
80.
This theory holds that bodily needs create either states of tension or arousal.
a)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
b)
Zuckerman's Proposal
c)
Drive Reduction Theory
d)
Instinct Theory
81.

Which of the following needs in Maslow's hierarchy refers to the drive to become what one is capable of becoming?

a)

A) social

b)

B) self-actualization

c)

C) physiological

d)

D) esteem

82.
Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: 
a)
 obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b)
 generalized anxiety disorder.
c)
 post-traumatic stress disorder.
d)
dysthymic disorder.
83.
Elaine feels that her life is empty.  She has lost all interest in her career and hobbies, and wonders if she would be better off dead. She is most likely suffering from: 
a)
   a dissociative identity disorder.
b)
 a generalized anxiety disorder.
c)
 an antisocial personality disorder.
d)
 a mood disorder.
84.
What disorder is characterized by shallow emotions and lack of conscience? 
a)
antisocial personality
b)
schizophrenia
c)
dissociative identity
d)
Munchausen's
85.

In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body?

a)

schizophrenia

b)

panic disorder

c)

depersonalization

d)

dissociative identity disorder

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