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PSY201 Exam One Session

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and

(a)  

2.

Who is recognized as the founder of modern psychology?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

William James

3.

What does the E in W.E.I.R.D stand for?

a)

Ego

b)

English

c)

Emotion

d)

Educated

4.

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of development across the

(a)  

5.

Before psychology was its own discipline, what field took into account matters of the mind?

a)

neuroscience

b)

biology

c)

philosophy

d)

anthropology

6.

Who was considered the father of black psychology?

a)

John Dewey

b)

Francis Cecil Sumner

c)

G. Stanley Hall

d)
  1. Albert Sidney Beckham

7.

which experiment did Mamie Phipps Clark conduct that was instrumental to the Brown V. Board case?

a)

Little Albert experiment

b)

Stanford prison experiment

c)

The marshmallow experiment

d)

The doll test experiment

8.

You may want to earn a Psy.D. (Doctor of psychology) degree if you're interested in...

a)

Gestalt psychology

b)

Clinical psychology

c)

Evolutionary psychology

d)

Sensation and perception

9.

What psychological domain do thinking and memory fall under?

a)

Developmental

b)

Biological

c)

Social and personality

d)

Cognitive

10.

What branch of psychology deals with psychological questions that arise in the justice system?

a)

Forensic psychology

b)

Industrial organizational psychology

c)

Multicultural psychology

d)

Sport psychology

11.

The sympathetic nervous system is the fight or flight response

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

a)

Height

b)

IQ

c)

Personality

d)

Hair color

13.

Which area is responsible for producing speech?

a)

Parietal

b)

Broca's

c)

Frontal

d)

Wernicke's

14.

The _____ _____ are located at the end of the axon that sends signal to other neurons across the synapse

(a)  

15.

What best explains the concept of heritability?

a)

Some traits are entirely biologically determined

b)

Mental illnesses can be passed down to offspring

c)

The extent a trait is influenced by genes

d)

Your height is determined by your parents

16.

What is not a part of the central nervous system (CNS)?

a)

Brain

b)

Nerves

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Lymph Nodes

17.

The (a)   within the limbic system controls emotions

18.

Which field studies the interplay of genetics and environment and how they influence human behavior?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Epigenetics

c)

Behavioral Neuroscience

d)

Behavioral Genetics

19.

Which of the following is not one of the four lobes of the brain?

a)

Parietal

b)

Occipital

c)

Prefrontal

d)

Temporal

20.

What technique was used for this image?

a)

fMRI

b)

EEG

c)

MRI

d)

CT

21.

the __ __ in psychology involves making observations, gathering data, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions to understand behavior.

(a)  

22.

What research method used to establish cause and effect?

a)

Descriptive Research

b)

Correlational Research

c)

Experimental Research

d)
  • Observational Research

23.

What is the function of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

a)

To provide funding for research studies

b)

To design and execute research studies

c)

To review research proposals for ethical concerns

d)

To analyze the results of psychological research

24.

Why is reliability important when conducting research?

a)

It ensures that the results can be generalized to the population.

b)

It ensures that the research measures what it claims to measure.

c)

It ensures that the research findings are consistent and replicable.

d)

It ensures that the participants are aware of their rights.

25.

A negative correlation differs from a positive correlation because...

a)

In a negative correlation, as one variable increases, the other increases.

b)

In a negative correlation, as one variable increases, the other decreases.

c)

In a positive correlation, as one variable increases, the other decreases.

d)
  • There is no difference between a negative and a positive correlation.

26.

Informed consent ensures that participants are fully aware of the research's purpose, procedures, and potential risks, and that they agree to participate (a)   .

27.

Why might naturalistic observation have high ecological validity but also face challenges?

a)

It is conducted in controlled settings, making it less authentic.

b)

It occurs in real-world environments but may be difficult to control external factors.

c)

It allows researchers to manipulate variables in the field.

d)

It has low external validity because of the natural setting.

28.

How would you determine the best research method for studying the effect of sleep on student performance?

a)

Use correlational research to determine the link between sleep and performance.

b)

Conduct an experiment to manipulate sleep hours and measure its effect on performance.

c)

Use archival research to examine past data on student sleep and grades.

d)

Perform a case study on a single student with different sleep patterns.

29.

In what scenario might a psychologist choose archival research over longitudinal research?

a)

When the researcher needs to analyze pre-existing data from past studies.

b)

When the researcher needs real-time data over an extended period.

c)

When the researcher is focused on observing behavior in a natural setting.

d)

When the researcher wants to follow participants over time to study developmental changes.

30.

Which of the following study designs would best explore the impact of social media usage on academic performance in college students?

a)

Conduct a correlational study to examine the relationship between hours spent on social media and students' GPA.

b)

Perform an experiment by randomly assigning students to either a high or low social media usage group, then comparing their test scores.

c)

Use naturalistic observation by tracking students' social media activity and noting their academic behaviors in class.

d)

Administer a survey asking students how they feel about their social media use and academic success.