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2025 Unit 2 Psych Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

The Big 5 Personality traits include:

a)

Openness & Conscientiousness

b)

Extraversion & Agreeableness

c)

Assertiveness & Integrity

d)

Neuroticism

3.

The ideas of Id Ego Superego came from which of the following psychologists?

a)

Freud

b)

Rogers

c)

Allport

d)

Maslow

4.
Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.
a)
Alfred Kinsey
b)
Masters & Johnson
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Paul Ekman
5.
Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.
a)
Alfred Kinsey
b)
Masters & Johnson
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Paul Ekman
6.
Maslow explained that people fail to reach self-actualization because...
a)
They fail to satisfy more basic needs.
b)
They fail to discover their talents.
c)
They spend too much time on snapchat.
d)
They fear becoming who they were meant to be.
7.

According to Freud, which parts of the personality are constantly in conflict? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Id and Ego
Ego and Superego
Id and Superego
8.

What is the bystander effect?

a)

The tendency for bystanders to become aggressive in group settings.

b)

The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.

c)

The tendency for bystanders to ignore social norms and act impulsively.

d)

The tendency for bystanders to intervene and help in emergency situations.

9.

The "Id" is defined as which part of your human personality?

a)

Based on morals and judgments about right and wrong

b)

Dealing with reality

c)

Needing to look good

d)

Desires or basic drives

10.

Which of the following is a predominant evolutionary theory of phobias?

a)

 

Non-associative fear acquisition.

b)

Learned fear responses.

c)

Biological preparedness.

d)

Specific phobia acquisition.

11.

A personality assessment in which a person responds to ambiguous stimuli, revealing unconscious feelings, impulses, and desires ________.

a)
  1. self-report inventory

b)
  1. Rorschach projective test

c)
  1. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

d)
  1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

12.

What psychologist used ink blots to determine how people project personal association with random shapes?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Herman Rorschach

c)

Albert Adler

d)

Karen Horney

13.

According to Freud, this part of the dream is the actual dream itself, whereas this part of the dream is the hidden meaning of the dream.

a)

Manifest Content; Latent Content

b)

Latent Content; Manifest Content

14.

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment is called

a)

Hypnosis

b)

Circadian Rhythm

c)

Consciousness

d)

Dreaming

15.

What is consciousness?

a)

Consciousness is the ability to control one's dreams.

b)

Consciousness is a form of deep sleep.

c)

Consciousness is the state of being aware and perceiving one's surroundings, thoughts, and emotions.

d)

Consciousness is the result of brain activity.

16.

Which stage of sleep is associated with vivid dreaming?

a)

REM sleep

b)

Light sleep

c)

Deep sleep

d)

NREM sleep

17.

What is sleep deprivation?

a)

The condition of having interrupted sleep.

b)

The condition of not having enough sleep.

c)

The condition of not needing sleep.

d)

The condition of having too much sleep.

18.

What is the circadian rhythm?

a)

A natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and other bodily functions over a 24-hour period.

b)

A type of diet plan

c)

A form of meditation

d)

A type of exercise routine

19.

What is insomnia?

a)

Excessive sleepiness

b)

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

c)

Sleeping well throughout the night

d)

Sleeping too much

20.

What is sleepwalking?

a)

A type of exercise done while sleeping

b)

A sleep disorder where a person gets up and walks around while still asleep.

c)

A condition where a person talks in their sleep

d)

A form of meditation practiced during sleep

21.
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
22.
Whose dream theory suggests dreams are expression of wish fulfillment?
a)
William Dement
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Carl Jung
d)
Erik Erikson
23.

Sleep enhances and consolidates ....

a)

bone density

b)

memories

c)

digestion

d)

coordination

24.

Stage 3 sleep disorder that may cause you to wake up screaming or sweating.

a)
Night Terrors
b)
Sleepwalking
c)
Insomnia
d)
Giant clowns looking for birthday parties
25.

What is sensation?

a)

refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.

b)

refers to how the mind loses information

c)

refers to how we store information

26.

Which defines perception?

a)

how we perceive different things

b)

how we interpret the information from the external world

c)

how we sense things from the external world

27.

When the raw sensory stimulus activates a sensory receptor, we call this process:

a)

Sensation

b)

Perception

c)

Recognition

d)

Response system

28.

The type of learning in which a stimulus gains the power to cause a response because it reliably predicts another stimulus is called:

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classical Conditioning

c)

Observational Learning

d)

Cognitive Learning

29.

Anything in the environment that one can respond to is a:

a)

Reinforcer

b)

Response

c)

Discriminator

d)

Stimulus

30.

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

a)

clapping after a thrilling concert performance

b)

jumping rope

c)

running through a maze to get a food reward

d)

sweating in hot weather

31.

Brad proposed to Angelina at an Italian restaurant and to his great delight, she said "Yes." Now every time Brad goes to that restaurant he gets a happy feeling. What is the conditioned stimulus?

a)

the restaurant

b)

feeling happy in the restaurant

c)

the acceptance of the proposal

d)

feeling happy when the proposal was accepted

32.

In Watson's famous research with Little Albert, the conditioned response was:

a)

the cute little rat

b)

the loud noise

c)

fear of the rat

d)

fear of the loud noise

33.

In Ivan Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the Unconditioned Response?

a)

dog food

b)

Bell

c)

Salivation to the dog food

d)

Salivation to the sound of the bell

34.

Masako was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play. This behavior best illustrates the effects of:

a)

delayed reinforcers

b)

negative reinforcers

c)

primary reinforcers

d)

punishments

35.

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors, such as slapping and barking, that prompt people to toss them a herring. This example best illustrates:

a)

discrimination

b)

observational learning

c)

positive reinforcement

d)

spontaneous recovery

36.

Sandra and Neil are new parents. When they put the baby to bed each night the baby cries and cries. Finally the parents can't stand it any more so they pick her up and walk her. The baby is quiet while being held. Are the parents likely to continue to pick up the baby when she cries?

a)

No, they will get tired of it eventually.

b)

Yes, they have been negatively reinforced for that behavior.

c)

No, they have been punished by the crying.

d)

Yes, they have been positively reinforced for that behavior.

37.

Maggie cries and throws a temper tantrum at the store and her mother ignores her and does not give her any attention. Maggie is less likely to have a tantrum the next time she is at the store because that behavior was:

a)

punished

b)

reinforced

c)

discrminated

d)

shaped

38.

Stan touched the hot burner on the stove. It burned him and he cried out. The next day when he just saw the red burner, he cried out. Crying out when he saw the hot burner is:

a)

a conditioned response

b)

an unconditioned response

c)

a conditioned stimulus

d)

an unconditioned stimulus

39.

Sigmund Freud developed which of the following modern approaches?

a)

behavioral

b)

cognitive

c)

humanistic

d)

psychoanalytic

40.

Consider this: It is the early 20th century and you are the personal assistant of Sigmund Freud. As you've listen to him speak, you can second-guess what he is about to say. One time, Freud was saying, "Anxiety, fear, and psychological problems are caused by..." and he paused as he thought. You suddenly said to him what would ultimately become a key concept in psychoanalytic thought. What did you say?

a)

"...unfulfilled human potential!"

b)

"...imbalance in brain chemicals like serotonin!"

c)

"Herr Freud, it is unconscious thoughts and feelings!"

d)

"...excessive rewards and punishments!"

41.
From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.
a)
operant conditioning; observational learning
b)
classical conditioning; reinforcement
c)
operant conditioning; reinforcement
d)
classical conditioning; observational learning
42.

What do we call an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting?

a)

personality

b)

preconscious

c)

psychoanalysis

d)

psychodynamic