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Psych Quiz Bank

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 30hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An objective observation is something:

a)

All parties can agree is fact and can be supported with data.

b)

Specific to the individual. Not all parties will agree.

c)

That requires you to be able to see it.

d)

That can never be proven.

2.

Cassidy's norms: how long do you have on any approved trip outside of class?

a)

You are not allowed to leave during class time.

b)

Any length as long as you bring a pass

c)

10 min

d)

5 min

3.

New attendance policy: on what absence will you begin to have reduced credit?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

We don't reduce credit at CHS

4.

True or False: Inattentional Blindness is also called Selective Attention,

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Correlation is when two things:

a)

Must occur at the same time.

b)

Cannot both occur at the same time.

c)

Are causing each other to change and move together.

d)

Are possibly related and seem to move/change together.

6.

In plain English, sensation can be considered as information coming in through your sensory organs that has not been interpreted yet by your brain.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In which attachment style would a baby be somewhat willing to explore but doesn't look at a stranger or their mom, and doesn't seem to care if their mom leaves them alone with a stranger?

a)

Secure

b)

Avoidant

c)

Ambivalent

d)

Disorganized

8.

Which type of temperament would describe a baby who is adaptable to change?

a)

Easy

b)

Difficult

c)

Slow to Warm Up

9.

What is temperament?

a)

A measure of the relationship between two events/occurrences.

b)

The method by which sensations experienced at any given time are interpreted.

c)

Behavioral and emotional components fairly well-established at birth.

d)

Emotional bond that forms between an infant and primary caregiver.

10.

Cassidy's norms: if you have makeup work from any given week, when is the latest you can submit that work for full credit?

a)

By 11:59 pm the same Friday it was due in class.

b)

By 11:59 pm on Sunday night after it was due the previous Friday.

c)

By the time the bell rings to start class the next Tuesday.

d)

By 11:59 pm on Wednesday night after it was due the previous Friday.

11.

The awareness of everything going on around you and inside your own head at any given moment.

a)

Sensation

b)

Consciousness

c)

Inattentional Blindness

d)

Cognition

12.

The awareness of everything going on around you and inside your own head at any given moment.

a)

Sensation

b)

Consciousness

c)

Inattentional Blindness

d)

Cognition

13.

A measure of the relationship between two events/occurrences. They might be related, but they may or may not be causing each other to change or move around.

a)

Causation

b)

Perception

c)

Echoic

d)

Correlation

14.

In this type of consciousness, your thought are organized and you feel alert.

a)

Waking Consciousness

b)

Dream Space

c)

Altered Consciousness

d)

Flow State

15.

What is a Flow State?

a)

Thoughts, feelings and sensations are clear and organized.

b)

State in which there is a shift in the quality of pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness.

c)

Merging of self and activity to it becomes automatic and almost effortless.

d)

Altered Consciousness

16.

In this stage of memory, storage capacity is thought to be unlimited.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Iconic Memory

c)

Short Term Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

17.

This stage of memory lasts approximately 1/4 seconds to 3 seconds.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Maintenance Rehearsal

c)

Short Term Memory

d)

Encoding Stage of Memory

18.

In the Short Term Memory stage, how do you remember?

a)

By mental or verbal repetition.

b)

By applying Elaborative Rehearsal

c)

By establishing causation.

d)

By ensuring that you don't pay attention to the iconic and echoic stimulation.

19.

In the Sensory Memory stage, how do you remember?

a)

By establishing reliability.

b)

By eliminating any data that is only correlational (not causational)

c)

By paying attention.

d)

By using the scientific method.

20.

This occurs when an experiment produces the same results over many trials.

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Causation

d)

Cognition

21.

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought.

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Cognition

d)

Perception

22.

The belief that a set of characteristics describes ALL members of a group.

a)
Prejudice
b)
Stereotype
c)

In-Group Bias

d)
cognitive dissonance theory
23.

Adjusting our behavior or thinking to go along with group standards

a)
social norms
b)
prejudice
c)
conformity
d)
cognitive dissonance theory
24.
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 
25.

Group polarization is the tendency for

a)

a group to become divided on an issue.

b)

a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

c)

a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

d)

agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

26.

Which is NOT one of the three components of an attitude?

a)

Affective

b)

Behavioral

c)

Cognitive

d)

Developmental

27.

Which Social Psych concept says we view ourselves and our identity as being a product of a social group we belong to?

a)

In-Group Bias

b)

Social Identity Theory

c)

Prejudice

d)

Self-Fulfilling Prophesy

28.

The tendency for people to believe the world is just (fair) and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

a)

Social Facilitation

b)

Just-World Hypothesis

c)

Scapegoat theory

d)

ingroup bias

29.

An attitude is something we are born with.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

In Social Psychology, the tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics while ignoring or underestimating effects of external or situation factors is called:

a)

Blaming the victim

b)

Self-Serving Bias

c)

Fundamental Attribution Error

d)

Attribution

31.

How are attitudes changed?

a)

Persuasion

b)

Passion

c)

Partmentalization

d)

Pragmatism

32.

The tendency for people to believe the world is just (fair) and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

a)

Social Facilitation

b)

Just-World Hypothesis

c)

Scapegoat theory

d)

ingroup bias

33.

An attitude is something we are born with.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which Social Psych concept says we view ourselves and our identity as being a product of a social group we belong to?

a)

In-Group Bias

b)

Social Identity Theory

c)

Prejudice

d)

Self-Fulfilling Prophesy

35.

In Social Psychology, the tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics while ignoring or underestimating effects of external or situation factors is called:

a)

Blaming the victim

b)

Self-Serving Bias

c)

Fundamental Attribution Error

d)

Attribution

36.

Which is NOT a component of an attutude?

a)

Genetic Component

b)

Affective Component

c)

Behavior Component

d)

Cognitive Component

37.

Which psychological perspective says the unconscious mind influences everything we do?

a)

Biological perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Cognitive perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

38.

Which psychological perspective says fears are learned and can be unlearned?

a)

Behavioral perspective

b)

Social-cultural perspective

c)

Psychodynamic perspective

d)

Humanistic perspective

39.

Which psychological perspective says if you can change your thoughts, you can change your life?

a)

Behavioral perspective

b)

Cognitive perspective

c)

Biological perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

40.

Which psychological perspective focuses on motivation of people to grow psychologically and reach their full potential?

a)

PSYCHOANALYTICAL

b)

STRUCTURALISM

c)

HUMANISTIC

d)

GESTALT

41.

The belief that a set of characteristics describes ALL members of a group.

a)
Prejudice
b)
Stereotype
c)

In-Group Bias

d)
cognitive dissonance theory
42.

Adjusting our behavior or thinking to go along with group standards

a)
social norms
b)
prejudice
c)
conformity
d)
cognitive dissonance theory
43.
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 
44.

Group polarization is the tendency for

a)

a group to become divided on an issue.

b)

a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

c)

a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

d)

agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

45.

The tendency for people to believe the world is just (fair) and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

a)

Social Facilitation

b)

Just-World Phenomenon

c)

Scapegoat theory

d)

ingroup bias

46.

Personality is best defined as an individual's

a)

characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

b)

most noticeable characteristics.

c)

biologically inherited temperament.

d)

hidden thoughts and emotions.

47.

Trait theorists have been most criticized for

a)

underestimating the potential influence of biological factors on personality development.

b)

underestimating the extent to by which people differ from one another.

c)

overestimating the consistency of behavior from one situation to another.

d)

overestimating the importance of childhood experiences on adult personality traits.

48.

Carl Rogers emphasized the importance of __________ in regards to healthy personality development.

a)

the collective unconscious

b)

unconditional positive regard

c)

reciprocal determinism.

d)

the primary care giver

49.

What function does an Ego Defense Mechanism serve in the Psychoanalytical Perspective of Personality?

a)

Allow the Ego to temporarily give up control of the personality in an emergency.

b)

Allow the formation of the Ego after the Latent Stage of Development.

c)

Allow the Ego to weigh pros and cons of the tension created by a complex

d)

Allow the Ego to stay intact while dealing with threating feelings.

50.

According to Carl Jung, where in our personality are our shared ancestral memories stored?

a)

In Our Persona

b)

In Our Conscious

c)

In Our Personal Unconscious

d)

In Our Collective Unconscious

51.

If you are asked to tell a story about an image of a scene where it's hard to tell exactly what's going on, you are likely being given which test?

a)

Myers Briggs

b)

Rorschach

c)

Thematic Apperception

d)

Big Five

52.

Maximus 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

53.

Ryan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships.  In this case, Ryan can be diagnosed with a disorder because his behavior is:

a)

 dangerous.

b)

 common.

c)

 medically based.

d)

dysfunctional. 

54.
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.
55.
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
56.

Which basis does the following theory of motivation have?

Behavior results from physiological needs that cause internal drives to push us to satisfy the need and reduce the tension/arousal.

a)

Cognitive Basis

b)

Biological Basis

c)

Humanistic Basis

d)

Sociocultural Basis

57.

The belief that a set of characteristics describes ALL members of a group.

a)
Prejudice
b)
Stereotype
c)

In-Group Bias

d)
cognitive dissonance theory
58.

Adjusting our behavior or thinking to go along with group standards

a)
social norms
b)
prejudice
c)
conformity
d)
cognitive dissonance theory
59.
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 
60.

Group polarization is the tendency for

a)

a group to become divided on an issue.

b)

a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

c)

a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

d)

agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

61.

Which is NOT one of the three components of an attitude?

a)

Affective

b)

Behavioral

c)

Cognitive

d)

Developmental

62.

Which Social Psych concept says we view ourselves and our identity as being a product of a social group we belong to?

a)

In-Group Bias

b)

Social Identity Theory

c)

Prejudice

d)

Self-Fulfilling Prophesy

63.

The tendency for people to believe the world is just (fair) and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

a)

Social Facilitation

b)

Just-World Hypothesis

c)

Scapegoat theory

d)

ingroup bias

64.

An attitude is something we are born with.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

In Social Psychology, the tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics while ignoring or underestimating effects of external or situation factors is called:

a)

Blaming the victim

b)

Self-Serving Bias

c)

Fundamental Attribution Error

d)

Attribution

66.

How are attitudes changed?

a)

Persuasion

b)

Passion

c)

Partmentalization

d)

Pragmatism

67.
Psychology is the ________ study of behavior and _______ processes.
a)
internal, cognitive 
b)
intuitive, cognitive 
c)
scientific, overt 
d)
scientific, mental 
68.
Which view of behavior stresses early childhood and the unconscious mind?  
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Cognitive
c)
Psychoanalytic
d)
Humanist 
69.
Approach to psychology that focuses on how people can reach their full personal potential...goal is self-actualization
a)

humanistic

b)

behaviorist

70.
Approach to psychology that believes almost all behavior is LEARNED, we have no free will.  Our environment shapes who we are as a result of rewards, punishments, and observations.
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Humanism
71.

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?

a)
Behavioral 
b)
Psychodynamic 
c)
Humanistic 
d)
Cognitive 
72.
The goals of psychology are to
a)
develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
b)
describe, predict, understand and change behavior.
c)
explain the functioning of the human mind.
d)
compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
73.

Which of the following types of psychologists would be most likely to investigate biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over time? 

a)
Educational 
b)
Experimental 
c)
 Cognitive 
d)
Developmental
74.
We spend about 1/3 of our lives sleeping.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Which dream theory suggests dreams are the mind's attempt to make sense of random neural activity in the brain while one sleeps?
a)
information processing
b)
physiological function
c)
activation synthesis
d)
cognitive development
76.
Whose dream theory suggests dreams are expression of wish fulfillment?
a)
William Dement
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Carl Jung
d)
Erik Erikson
77.

The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:

a)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.

b)

Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.

c)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.

d)

Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.

78.

Erik Erikson (1902-1994) believed:

a)

Each child develops an understanding of the distinct nature of the self. They develop a unique sense of identity.

b)

Each adult develops an understanding of themselves after a certain age which they must develop into middle age.

c)

Each person develops a unique perspective of the world around them.

d)

Each adult fights an internal battle in moving past ego-centricism.

79.

During which of Piaget’s stages of Cognitive development does object permanence take place?

a)

concrete operational stage

b)

preoperational stage

c)

sensorimotor stage

d)

formal operations stage

80.

Select all the anal fixation behaviors that apply

a)

perfectionism or a strong need for order

b)

exaggerated neatness and cleanliness

c)

carelessness

d)

messiness

81.

The mature stage of psychosexual development, characterized by preferred expression of libido through intercourse with an adult of the other gender

a)

phallic stage

b)

genital stage

c)

oral stage

d)

vasocongestion

82.

Correlation or Causation: the number of bus stops increases, the number of car sales decreases?

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

83.

Correlation or Causation: the speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use?

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

84.
The state of awareness that includes a person's feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions
a)
Night Terrors
b)
Sleepwalking
c)
Consciousness
d)
Narcolepsy
85.

How many stages of development are there in Erik Erikson's theory?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

86.

Which of the following best describes chunking?

a)

replacing what is already stored with new information

b)

organizing items into familiar or manageable units

c)

fading of memory in bits and pieces.

d)

recalling the last items in a series

87.

We can more easily remember bits of information by organizing them into mental representations of the world called

a)

icons

b)

echoes

c)

mnemonic devices

d)

schemas

88.

If you relate new information to material that you already know, you are practicing

a)

elaborative rehearsal.

b)

chunking.

c)

the Method of Loci.

d)

the spacing effect.

89.

According to the Stage Theory of memory, how long does information stay stored in your short term memory if you do NOT encode it to long-term?

a)

15-20 minutes

b)

1-2 hours

c)

No longer than 24 hours

d)

15-30 seconds

90.

True of false: Positive Reinforcement always increases a behavior, and negative reinforcement always decreases a behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

What best answer defines a conditioned response (CR)

a)

A response that has been learned

b)

A form of learning

c)

A natural response that does not have to be learned

d)

A stimulus that produces the response in an unconditional reflex

92.
The goals of psychology are to
a)
develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
b)
describe, predict, understand and change behavior.
c)
explain the functioning of the human mind.
d)
compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
93.

Correlation or Causation: the speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use?

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

94.

Which is this, correlation or causation? A student spends most of her time after school at work, scheduled until 10pm Mon-Thu. Is the fact that she barely passed her classes correlation or causation?

a)

Corelation

b)

Causation

95.

Which type of processing takes the whole idea/concept/task and works from there down to the individual parts?

a)

Top-Down Processing

b)

Bottom-Up Processing

96.

Inattentional blindness is a product of faulty neural connections between the brain and optic nerve.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Nature or Nurture?

The color of your eyes.

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

98.

Nature or Nurture? The methods and routines you use to get ready for school.

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

99.

Which branch of psychology studies how a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior influence and are influenced by social groups and other people

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

100.

Which branch of psychology studies the differences in personality among people?

COME ON!!! YOU BETTER GET THIS ONE RIGHT!!!!

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

101.

Which branch of psychology studies the changes in the way people think, relate to others, and feel as they age?

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

102.
The goals of psychology are to
a)
develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
b)
describe, predict, understand and change behavior.
c)
explain the functioning of the human mind.
d)
compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
103.

Correlation or Causation: the speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use?

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

104.

Which is this, correlation or causation? A student spends most of her time after school at work, scheduled until 10pm Mon-Thu. Is the fact that she barely passed her classes correlation or causation?

a)

Corelation

b)

Causation

105.

Which type of processing takes the whole idea/concept/task and works from there down to the individual parts?

a)

Top-Down Processing

b)

Bottom-Up Processing

106.

Inattentional blindness is a product of faulty neural connections between the brain and optic nerve.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

Nature or Nurture?

The color of your eyes.

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

108.

Nature or Nurture? The methods and routines you use to get ready for school.

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

109.

Which branch of psychology studies how a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior influence and are influenced by social groups and other people

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

110.

Which branch of psychology studies the differences in personality among people?

COME ON!!! YOU BETTER GET THIS ONE RIGHT!!!!

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

111.

Which branch of psychology studies the changes in the way people think, relate to others, and feel as they age?

a)

Developmental

b)

Social

c)

Personality

112.
Which dream theory suggests dreams are the mind's attempt to make sense of random neural activity in the brain while one sleeps?
a)
information processing
b)
physiological function
c)
activation synthesis
d)
cognitive development
113.
Whose dream theory suggests dreams are expression of wish fulfillment?
a)
William Dement
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Carl Jung
d)
Erik Erikson
114.

Which dream theory holds that dreams function to help us prepare ourselves to confront danger in the real world?

a)

Primitive Instinct Rehearsal/Adaptive Strategy Theory

b)

Emotional Regulation Dream Theory

c)

Creativity Theory

d)

Continuity Hypothesis

115.

If you find most of your dreams are random images put into a strange storyline, which dream theory might best explain your experience?

a)

Freudian Dream Theory

b)

Activation-Information-Mode Model

c)

dreams for survival theory

d)

dreams as a reflection of everyday life

116.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of REM sleep?

a)

paralysis of voluntary muscles

b)

increased heart rate

c)

slower, deeper breathing

d)

vivid, detailed dreaming

117.

The awareness of everything going on around you and inside your own head at any given moment.

a)

Sensation

b)

Consciousness

c)

Inattentional Blindness

d)

Cognition

118.

A measure of the relationship between two events/occurrences. They might be related, but they may or may not be causing each other to change or move around.

a)

Causation

b)

Perception

c)

Echoic

d)

Correlation

119.

In this type of consciousness, your thought are organized and you feel alert.

a)

Waking Consciousness

b)

Dream Space

c)

Altered Consciousness

d)

Flow State

120.

What is a Flow State?

a)

Thoughts, feelings and sensations are clear and organized.

b)

State in which there is a shift in the quality of pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness.

c)

Merging of self and activity to it becomes automatic and almost effortless.

d)

Altered Consciousness

121.

In this stage of memory, storage capacity is thought to be unlimited.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Iconic Memory

c)

Short Term Memory

d)

Long Term Memory

122.

This stage of memory lasts approximately 1/4 seconds to 3 seconds.

a)

Sensory Memory

b)

Maintenance Rehearsal

c)

Short Term Memory

d)

Encoding Stage of Memory

123.

In the Short Term Memory stage, how do you remember?

a)

By mental or verbal repetition.

b)

By applying Elaborative Rehearsal

c)

By establishing causation.

d)

By ensuring that you don't pay attention to the iconic and echoic stimulation.

124.

In the Sensory Memory stage, how do you remember?

a)

By establishing reliability.

b)

By eliminating any data that is only correlational (not causational)

c)

By paying attention.

d)

By using the scientific method.

125.

This occurs when an experiment produces the same results over many trials.

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Causation

d)

Cognition

126.

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought.

a)

Reliability

b)

Validity

c)

Cognition

d)

Perception

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