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Final review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

a)

A.independent; dependent

b)

B.first; second

c)

C.dependent; independent

d)

D.research; results

2.

These parents believe children should make and learn from their own mistakes; they provide few rules.

a)

Permissive

b)

Authoritative

c)

Uninvolved

d)

Authoritarian

3.

In a study, injections of saline solution (which contains no chemicals) were shown to be quite effective for relieving pain. This is an example of

a)

A.an experimenter effect.

b)

B.a placebo effect.

c)

C.the experimental effect.

d)

D.an order effect.

4.

What are the 3 traits of a scientific attitude?

a)

Curiosity, skepticism, and humility

b)

Intelligence, humility, humor

c)

Curiosity, ignorance, organized

d)

Smart, nice, skeptical

5.
When people have the tendency to think they know more than they do
a)
Intuition
b)
Hindsight bias
c)
Overconfidence
d)
Perceiving order in random events
6.
This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
e)
Correlational
7.

The mode is:

a)

The average of all the values

b)

The middle number

c)

The most frequently occurring number

d)

The first number you see

8.
"Monday Morning Quarterback" rarely act surprised about the outcome of the weekend football games.  This tendency to believe they knew how the game would turn out is best explained by which psychological principle?
a)
Overconfidence
b)
Hindsight Bias
c)
Intuition
d)
Illusory Correlation
9.
part of autonomic nervous, calms you down
a)
Parasympathetic 
b)
sympathetic 
10.
If you raise your hand, which is a voluntary action, which subsystem would most closely control this behavior?
a)
Somatic NS
b)
Autonomic NS
c)
Peripheral NS 
d)
Sympathetic NS
11.

Which structure in neural communication passes messages through its branches?

a)

Neuron

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin

12.
This is the gap or space between two neurons
a)
Dendrites
b)
Cell Body
c)
Synapse
d)
Axon
13.
Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.
a)
The brain and the skull. 
b)
The brain and the body.
c)
The spinal cord and the brain.
d)
The spinal cord and the body. 
14.

My brother and I developed from a single fertilized egg. We are:

a)

same sex identical twins.

b)

opposite sex fraternal twins.

c)

same sex fraternal twins.

d)

opposite sex identical twins.

15.

In the Sensorimotor stage

a)

infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through sensory experiences

b)

infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through toilet training

c)

infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through perceptual experiences

d)

infants and toddlers acquire knowledge through intellectual experiences

16.

In some countries, toddlers in strollers are routinely parked outside of shops or restaurants while parents do business within. But in the United States this behavior is not acceptable and may even lead to criminal charges. This is an example of:

a)

a difference between individualistic and collectivist cultures

b)

a difference in cultural norms

c)

the way that cultures vary over time

d)

differences in cultural expectations about personal space

17.

Accommodation:

a)

Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.

b)

A concept or category about the world.

c)

The tendency to interpret new experiences in terms of existing schemas.

18.

Deductive thinking and abstract ideas formally develops in

a)

Concrete operational

b)

Object permanence

c)

Formal Operational

d)

Animism

19.

Cognitive Stages of Development was proposed by

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Erik Erikson

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Lawrence Kohlberg

20.

Assimilation:

a)

A concept or category about the world.

b)

The tendency to interpret the new experiences in terms of existing schemas.

c)

Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.

21.

What is sex?

a)

The biologically influenced characteristics that define male and female

b)

Environmental influences on gene expression that influence behavior

c)

The socially influenced characteristics by which people define boy, girl, man, and woman

d)

Understood rules for accepted behavior for men and women

22.

Measure of central tendency calculated by adding up all scores and dividing by the number of scores in the data set.

a)

Median

b)

Mode

c)

Mean

23.
The name of the baby for the first 2 weeks of life
a)
Zygote
b)
Embryo
c)
Fetus 
24.
What the baby is called from the 3rd week until the 8th week
a)
Zygote
b)
Embryo
c)
Fetus
25.
What the baby is called from week 9 until birth 
a)
Zygote
b)
Embryo
c)
Fetus
26.

The basic building blocks from which all living organisms are made are

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

Amoeba

27.

Object permanence can be defined as:

a)

Pieces of information continuing to be remembered.

b)

Events and ideas being permanently engrained in the mind.

c)

Objects continuing to exist even after they have left our perception.

d)

Believing you can see things that are not there.

28.
It's the parents way or the highway
a)
Attachment
b)
Authoritarian
c)
Permissive
d)
Helicopter
29.

The middle between authoritarian parenting and permissive parenting.

a)

Authoritative

b)

Authoritarian

c)

Attachment

d)

Helicopter

30.

Within variation can be observed with:

a)

Longitudinal data

b)

Cross-sectional data

31.

What is gender?

a)

The biologically influenced characteristics that define male and female

b)

Environmental influences on gene expression that influence behavior

c)

The socially influenced characteristics by which people define boy, girl, man, and woman

d)

Understood rules for accepted behavior for men and women

32.
What is classical conditioning?
a)
Learning caused by pairing and association of two stimuli
b)
Learning by responding to environmental stimuli
c)
Learning explained by its consequences
d)
Learning explained by modelling 
33.

Jonathan is afraid to ask a girl for a date, so this therapist instructs him to relax and simply imagine he is reaching for a telephone and then calling a potential date. The therapist's technique best illustrates the process of

a)

free association.

b)

cognitive therapy.

c)

aversive conditioning.

d)

systematic desensitization.

34.
Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?
a)
The cat food
b)
The sound of the electric can opener
c)
The cat coming to the kitchen
d)
Tamara
35.
The conditioned stimulus (CS):
a)
is the response to the US.
b)
is originally the neutral stimulus that gains the power to cause the CR.
c)
triggers an unconditioned response reflexively or automatically when the CR happens.
d)
is what triggers the US to occur.
36.

A customer loyalty program in which you receive a 40% off after accumulating 5,000 points is an example of a _____ reinforcement schedule.

a)

fixed variable

b)

fixed ratio

c)

variable ratio

d)

variable interval

37.
Eugene has seemed really off the past few weeks.  He's been really irritable and when he's not, he seems pretty down.  He keeps refusing to go see a movie with you that you know he'd really like and looks like he's not getting any sleep.  He's also gained a few pounds and has started giving away some of his things to people in the office. What is he probably suffering from?
a)
Major Depressive Disorder
b)
Dysthymic Disorder
c)
Bipolar Disorder
d)
General Anxiety Disorder
38.

Pop quizzes reinforce reading and studying on a _____ schedule.

a)

fixed ratio

b)

variable ratio

c)

fixed interval

d)

variable interval

39.
What is a reinforcer?
a)
Anything that decreases the frequency of a behavior
b)
Anything that the subject likes 
c)
Anything that the subject will work for 
d)
Anything that follows a behavior and increases the frequency of a behavior
40.
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.
41.
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.
42.

If a salesman convinced you to let him into your living room to talk about vacuum cleaners, he is using the

a)

cathartic effect

b)

power of conformity

c)

groupthink dilemma

d)

foot-in-the-door phenomena

43.

Michelle, who is a very fast keyboard typist, types faster when others are watching her work. This best illustrates

a)

automatic mimicry

b)

the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

c)

social facilitation

d)

cognitive dissonance

44.

Whether it's cheering, clapping, or rope pulling, people tend to expend less effort on collective tasks than they do when performing the same task alone, a phenomenon called

a)

social loafing

b)

groupthink

c)

social facilitation

d)

deindividuation

45.

Jonathan, who attends Cloverdale High School, believes that all students at his school are friendlier than those who attend nearby Smith Valley High School. His belief best illustrates

a)

scapegoat theory

b)

the just-world phenomenon

c)

groupthink

d)

ingroup bias

46.

What is a personality?

a)

The unique traits that make an individual think certain ways

b)

Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving

c)

A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle(s) offered to explain a phenomena

d)

The skills you learn over time that you eventually use at work

47.

The trait approach supports the idea that personality traits are fixed (meaning that they don't change) at a young age and account for consistent behavior in different situations

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Which of the following are levels in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs according to his Humanistic Approach? Check all that are included.

a)

Physiologicial needs

b)

Esteem

c)

Love and belonging

d)

Self-actualization

e)

Safety needs

49.
What is punishment?
a)
 Anything that the subject will work to avoid
b)
 Any unpleasant stimulus
c)
 Anything that the subject dislikes
d)
 Anything that decreases the frequency of a behavior
50.
This personality type tries  to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.
a)
Selfie
b)
Id
c)
Superego
d)
Ego
51.
In line at the salad bar, Amy was so hungry that she shoved a handful of croutons in her mouth as she waited for the line to move. This is an example of what?
a)
Freud
b)
Id
c)
Superego
d)
Ego
52.

"Methods used to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxiety" is the definition for...

a)

Fighting

b)

Defense mechanisms

c)

Thinking

d)

Creative solutions

53.

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.

a)

a phobic disorder

b)

a panic attack

c)

post-traumatic stress

d)

an affective disorder

54.

Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes harm to others, or harms their ability to function in daily life is called___________.

a)

a psychological disorder

b)

humors

c)

stress syndrome

d)

adaptive behavior

55.

________ is a repetitive behavior or mental act that an individual feels compelled to perform in response to an obsession.

a)

Bulimia

b)

An Obsession

c)

A Compulsion

d)

Rumination

56.

Ali, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past three years. Ali is most likely suffering from _______________.

a)

acute stress disorder

b)

external locus of control

c)

catastrophic stress

d)

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

57.

False perceptions, such as seeing or hearing things that aren't there, are called:

a)

delusions

b)

dissociations

c)

hallucinations

d)

panic attacks

58.

False beliefs of persecution/paranoia that may accompany schizophrenia are called

a)

delusions

b)

hallucinations

c)

compulsions

d)

obsessions

59.

True or False: A token economy is a system for providing negative reinforcement to a child/children by giving them tokens for completing tasks or behaving in desired ways.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which type of therapy focuses on eliminating irrational thinking?

a)

EDMR

b)

client-centered therapy

c)

cognitive therapy

d)

behavior therapy