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WorksheetsPsychology J&S
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
Are identical twins significantly more likely to develop similar personalities than fraternal twins?
True
False
What is the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes?
Evolutionary psychology
Natural selection.
Interaction
Molecular genetics
None of the above
What is the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye, creating a “blind spot” because no receptor cells are located there?
Fovea
Blind spot
Cones
Rods
Subliminal stimuli are...
Below one’s absolute threshold
Above one’s absolute threshold
Piaget had a child development theory that was famously known. There were four stages in it. What was the second stage? In which age does it start and end?
Weber’s law states that for a difference to be perceptible, two stimuli must differ by a...
Constant Amount
Constant Proportion
Monocular vision includes...
Visual Cliff.
Retinal disparity.
Linear perspective.
None of the above.
The eardrum is responsible for...
Vibrating to channel soundwaves inside the ear canal
Translate soundwaves into neural signals
Transfer sound waves from the outer ear to the inner ear
Translate soundwaves into electrical signals
Most of our traits are influenced by many
(a)
Parts of Extrasensory Perception are...
Sense of hearing.
Precognition.
Olfaction.
Gustation.
Extrasensory Perception is part of...
Molecular genetics
Evolutionary Psychology
Parapsychology
Behavioral Psychology
The developing human organism form about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
Fetus
Embryo
Zygote
Teratogens
Ganglion and Bipolar cells are part of the...
Lungs
Spine
Brain
Eye
behind the pupil is a
(a)
Gender typing is our sense of being male or female
True
False
Preschool children are...
Egocentric
Kind
Patient
All of the above
The gender that behaves more aggressively is...
The male gender
The female gender
Girls are different from boys in that they play...
With more competitiveness
With less passion
With less competitiveness
With more passion
An embryo is...
The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
The fertilized egg: it enters 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
The developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
None of the above
Conventional morality focuses on...
Caring for others, and upholding laws
Caring for others, with self-interest
Not caring for others and having self-interest at heart only
Caring for others, but not necessarily the law
Gate control theory states that the neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass is on the...
Brain
Spine
Heart
Lungs
Hair cells in the cochlea...
Regenerate, but so slowly that it is not practical
Regenerate, and quite fast
Do not regenerate
The Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory focuses on what colors?
Red, yellow, and blue.
Red, green, and blue.
Yellow, white, black.
Red, yellow, black
The --- focuses the --- by changing its curvature in a process called
lens (1)
sun (2)
pupil (1)
rays (2)
accommodation (3)
Most men have 300 - 700 nanograms of testosterone per deciliter. What about women?
They have slightly less.
They have the same amount.
They have slightly more.
They have 10 times less.
What is the difference between identical twins and fraternal twins?
What are the 3 different parenting styles?
Authoritative, liberal, Authoritarian
Authoritary, Permissive, Strict
Authoritarian, Permissive, Authoritative
Strict, Leniant, half and half
Are men more sexually promiscuous than women?
Yes, by a bit.
Yes, by a lot.
No, slightly less so.
No, significantly less so.
A tone's experienced highness or lowness, depends on frequency...
Frequency
Pitch
Audition
Middle Ear
How does color sensitivity and detail sensitivity compare among the rods and the cones?
Cones; High color sensitivity and high detail sensitivity.
Rods; Low color sensitivity and low detail sensitivity
Cones; High color sensitivity and low detail sensitivity.
Rods; Low color sensitivity and high detail sensitivity
Cones; Low color sensitivity and high detail sensitivity.
Rods; High color sensitivity and low detail sensitivity
Cones; low color sensitivity and low detail sensitivity.
Rods; High color sensitivity and high detail sensitivity
How many cones are there compared to rods (1:20 ratio).
6 million cones, 120 million rods.
12 million cones, 60 million rods.
6 million cones, 60 million rods.
12 million cones, 120 million rods.
Do girls develop earlier than boys?
Yes, by a few months.
Yes, by a few years.
No, they develop later after a few months.
No, they develop later after a few years.
______ describes the extent to which variation among members of a group can be attributed to genes
DNA
Mutation
Heritability
Natural Selection
What stage of psychosocial development does young adulthood prioritize?
Identity vs role confusion
Intimacy vs isolation
Integrity vs despair
Industry vs inferiority
None of these
Habituation is a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others’ states of mind.
True
False
Has the gap between a women's first period and their first marriage increased over the centuries (Hint: 17 year old girls used to get married in ancient times)?
Yes, by a year or so.
Yes, by 5-15 years.
No, people are marrying younger.
No, people are marrying at the same age.
How often do women have periods?
Every week.
Every two weeks.
Every three weeks.
Every month.
What happens to the pupil and lens as you age?
Pupil becomes smaller, lens become less transparent
Pupil becomes smaller, lens become more transparent
Pupil becomes bigger, lens become less transparent
Pupil becomes bigger, lens become more transparent
True or false: A school uniform is considered individualism
True
False
True or False: Menopause is the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
True
False
______ is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling meaningful objects and events
Sensation
Perception
Top-Down Processing
Psychophysics
True or False: Boys experience puberty after girls.
True
False
Psychologist Thomas Bouchard studied which of the following?
Twin Study
Molecular Genetics
Natural Selection
Cultural Influences
Evolutionary psychology
What is the energy that we see as visible light
What’s emerging adulthood?
The sensorimotor stage is from 2 years of age to 7 years of age?
True
False
Nature vs Nurture
What is Frequency theory about?
Iris: a ring of ____ tissue that forms the _____ portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the ____ of the pupil opening.
What physical changes, Change in height, voice, physical changes of the body mark (a)
Identical twins develop from separate fertilized eggs
True
False
Which psychologist observed infant memeory?
Jean Piaget
Janine Spencer
Carolyn Rovee-Collier
Paul Quinn
The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
Fraternal twins come from the same egg as identical twins.
True
False
What is top-down processing?
Zygote is an unfertilized egg
True
False
Which of the three major issues of developmental psychology focuses on how a person’s trait becomes different throughout their life?
Nature/nurture
Continuity/stages
Development/puberty
Stability/change
What is the difference between fraternal and identical twins?
Wavelength is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time
True
False
True or False: The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events is perception.
True
False
The complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism is a genome
True
False
What do children develop by age 2 that causes awareness that objects continue to exist even when they are not perceived.
Abstract logic
Stranger anxiety
Egocentrism
Object permanence
What is heritability?
What kind of chromosomes do women have?
Two Y chromosomes, one from the father and one from the mother
Two X chromosomes, one from the father and one from the mother
One X chromosomes from the mother and one Y chromosomes from the father
Two X chromosome, both from the mother
What is the sensory motor stage and how long does it last?
Do stimuli bellow the absolute threshold have any influence?
How do cultural norms affect our behavior?
How do parent-infant attachment bonds form?
How do we locate sounds?
Receptor cells in the human eye that are the most sensitive to fine detail are called...
feature detectors
supercell clusters
rods
cones
The theory that we learn (a) by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
An infant who has developed object permanence...
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
will see all objects as being the same.
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
How many stages are there in Piaget's stages of Cognitive development?
3
4
2
1
A mutation is a random error in the gene replication that leads to a change in the sequence of nucleotides
True
False
The auditory nerve is the nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain
True
False
If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so, you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates
a perceptual set
Priming
sensory adaptation
Weber's law
The preoperational stage in Piaget's stages of cognitive development is the second stage
True
False
_________ are mental representations or concepts.
Schemas
Scenes
Theory
Adaptation
Males have one x chromosome and one y chromosome
True
False
What are the three parenting styles and what do each do?
The size of the pupil is controlled by the:
Lens
Retina
Cornea
Iris
Which of these is a biological influence of individual development?
Shared human genome
Beliefs, feelings, and expectations
Parental influences
Gene-environment interaction
What are primary sex characteristics?
The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role is called (a) .
Which stage of cognitive development involves representing things with words and images, using intuitive rather than logical reasoning?
Sensorimotor Stage
Preoperational Stage
Concrete Stage
Formal Operation
Where is the cochlea located?
In the middle ear
In the inner ear
In the outer ear
In the eardrum
Stranger anxiety is when around 8 months the baby starts to be afraid of strangers
True
False
An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death; similar to drug-induced hallucinations is a near death experience?
True
False
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep is
Sleep deprivation
Insomnia
(a) is the disappearance or weakening of learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer.
a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body
Sensation
Perception
