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Psych Final Review I

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is associated with Cognitive Development?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Erik Erikson

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Lawrence Kohlberg

2.

Which of the following is the first stage in Piaget's Cognitive Development?

a)

Formal Operational

b)

Preoperational

c)

Sensorimotor

d)

Concrete Operational

3.

In order to move into the 2nd stage of Cognitive Development, what must be achieved?

a)

Conservation

b)

Abstract Thought

c)

Theory of Mind

d)

Object Permanence

4.

Based on this photo, what cognitive ability has not been developed by this child?

a)

Conservation

b)

Abstract Thought

c)

Theory of Mind

d)

Object Permanence

5.

Who is associated with Moral Development?

a)

Freud

b)

Erikson

c)

Piaget

d)

Kohlberg

6.

What is the last stage of Cognitive Development?

a)

Formal Operational

b)

Sensory-Motor

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Preoperational

7.

What mental task needs to be achieved in order to enter the Formal Operational Stage?

a)

Conservation

b)

Egocentrism

c)

Abstract Thought

d)

Animism

8.

When someone's moral decisions are based off of seeking rewards, they are in this stage.

a)

Sub-Conventional

b)

Pre-Conventional

c)

Conventional

d)

Post-Conventional

9.

Which of the following best describes a teratogen?

a)

Cells that divide relentlessly, forming tumors.

b)

Virus that creates progressive failure of the immune system

c)

A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria.

d)

An agent that causes malformation of an embryo.

10.

Piaget's term for creating a new mental category once new information has been learned.

a)

Learning

b)

Assimilation

c)

Accommodation

d)

Conditioning

11.

Playing peek a boo best demonstrates this cognitive ability:

a)

Animism

b)

Theory of Mind

c)

Object Permanence

d)

Conservation

12.

Critical period refers to-

a)

the immediate two to three hours after birth.

b)

an important time when development has to take place.

c)

the period up to adolescence.

d)

middle adulthood to late adulthood.

13.

The cross-sectional method charts changes over time by:

a)

observing one group of participants over a certain period of time

b)

surveying people who are the same age about their personal history

c)

manipulating the independent variable

d)

comparing participants from different age groups

14.

Who is most associated with Psychosocial Development?

a)

Freud

b)

Erikson

c)

Piaget

d)

Kohlberg

15.

This parenting style exhibits a low level of control and high level of warmth.

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Authoritative

c)

Permissive

d)

Totalitarian

16.

This parenting style is the most likely to use corporal punishment and rules are meant to be followed without question.

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Authoritative

c)

Permissive

d)

Stalinesque

17.

Authoritative parents:

a)

give reasonable demands & consistent limits, express warmth and affection.

b)

place high value on conformity and obedience, are often rigid, and cold.

c)

make few demands and rarely.

d)

are indifferent, uninvolved, sometimes referred to as neglectful.

18.

The first stage of death and dying is (a)   and the final stage is (b)   .

Choose from the below words
bargaining
anger
depression
denial
acceptance
19.

What is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the United States?

a)

Nicotine

b)

Heroin

c)

Alcohol

d)

Caffeine

20.

Which stage of sleep is considered to be paradoxical?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

REM

d)

Stage 4

21.

What does REM stand for?

a)

Rapid Eye Movement

b)

Random Early Marking

c)

Random Effects Model

d)

Registered Environmental Manager

22.

Which of the following drugs is classified as a depressant?

a)

Ecstasy

b)

Cocaine

c)

LSD

d)

Alcohol

23.

Which term describes the following: habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep.

a)

Narcolepsy

b)

Somnambulism

c)

Insomnia

d)

Sleep Apnea

24.

Having to use more and more of a drug to get the same effect. Term?

a)

Tolerance

b)

Withdrawal

c)

Addiction

d)

Somnambulism

25.

Cessations of breathing throughout the night is part of which sleep disorder?

a)

Somnambulism

b)

Narcolepsy

c)

Night Terrors

d)

Sleep Apnea

26.

What is the simplest way to group the stages of sleep?

a)

Alpha and Beta Wave Sleep

b)

Drowsy and non Drowsy Sleep

c)

Non-Rem and Rem Sleep

d)

Sleeping and Under Dracula's Trance

27.

According to Freud, which of the following operates under the Reality Principle?

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

d)

Psyche

28.

Which of the following is at the bottom rung of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Fulfilling Relationships

b)

Self-Actualization

c)

A Sense of Achievement & Respect

d)

Having Reliable Access to Food & Shelter

29.

According to Freud, which of the following is regulated by the pleasure principle?

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

d)

Libido

30.

Which group of psychologists believe that personality is acquired through conditioning?

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

Humanists

c)

Behaviorists

d)

Biological Psychologists

31.

According to Maslow, if you have lived up to your full potential, what have you achieved?

a)

Self-Concept

b)

External Locus of Control

c)

Incongruence

d)

Self-Actualization

32.

According to Freud, which of the following is our internal representation of society's rules?

a)

Id

b)

Superego

c)

Ego

d)

Libido

33.

What is Free Association?

a)

A method used to gain access to the unconscious.

b)

A process where psychologists ask patients vague questions.

c)

An image where people are asked to create a story about.

d)

An ink blot where people are asked what they see.

34.

Which of the following psychologists is considered to be the founder of Classical Conditioning?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

John Watson

c)

B. F. Skinner

d)

Edward Thorndike

35.

Who is associated with Learned Helplessness?

a)

Skinner

b)

Seligman

c)

Bandura

d)

Kohler

36.

In Classical Conditioning, what is an Unconditioned Stimulus?

a)

a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning

b)

a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus

c)

a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response

d)

any event or situation that evokes a response

37.

Which of the following psychologists infamously conducted the Little Albert experiment?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Edward Tolman

d)

John Watson

38.

Which of the following psychologists is associated with Insight Learning?

a)

A. B. F. Skinner

b)

B. Edward Thorndike

c)

C. Edward Tolman

d)

D. Wolfgang Köhler

39.

Observational Learning is most closely associated with:

a)

A. Albert Bandura

b)

B. Ivan Pavlov

c)

C. Sigmund Freud

d)

D. Edward Thorndike

40.

Who studied Operant Conditioning & wanted to have pigeons help guide missiles to their targets?

a)

Edward Thorndike

b)

John Watson

c)

B. F. Skinner

d)

Wolfgang Köhler

41.

Which of the following best defines Classical Conditioning?

a)

A predictive association between 2 stimuli.

b)

A relatively permanent change in behavior.

c)

A change in behavior to elicit a reward.

d)

A sudden "ah-ha" solution to a problem.

42.

Which of the following best defines Operant Conditioning?

a)

A predictive association between 2 stimuli.

b)

A permanent change in behavior.

c)

A change in behavior to elicit a reward or avoid a punishment.

d)

A sudden "ah-ha" solution to a problem.

43.

Which of the following best defines Insight Learning?

a)

A predictive association between 2 stimuli.

b)

A relatively permanent change in behavior.

c)

A change in behavior to elicit a reward.

d)

A sudden "ah-ha" solution to a problem.

44.

A Door to Door Salesman exemplifies this schedule of reinforcement?

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Variable Ratio

45.

A salaried employee exemplifies this schedule of reinforcement?

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Variable Ratio

46.

A teacher administering a pop quiz to his/her students follows this schedule of reinforcement?

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Variable Ratio

47.

A pigeon getting fed every 3rd time it pecks a lever exemplifies this schedule of reinforcement

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Variable Ratio

48.

The ability to respond to different stimuli even though they are relatively similar.

a)

generalization

b)

discrimination

c)

spontaneous recovery

d)

shaping

49.

Small successive steps to learn how to perform a more complex task is defined as:

a)

continuous reinforcement.

b)

spontaneous recovery.

c)

shaping.

d)

conditioning.

50.

Money and grades can best be described as:

a)

primary reinforcers.

b)

secondary reinforcers.

c)

token economies.

d)

neutral stimuli

51.

Classical and Operant Conditioning fit into this psychological approach:

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Psychoanalysis

c)

Humanistic

d)

Social-psychology

52.

Before Classical Conditioning occurred, the bell was the (a)   for Pavlov's Dog.

Choose from the below words

Conditioned Response

Conditioned Stimulus

Unconditioned Response

Neutral Stimulus

53.

Taste Aversion is considered to be:

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Implosive Therapy

d)

Counter Conditioning

54.

Little Albert became afraid of anything fluffy after being conditioned. This is an example of:

a)

Extinction

b)

Generalization

c)

Discrimination

d)

Chaining

55.

Getting a paycheck every other week

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Variable Ratio

56.

A teacher administering a pop quiz to his/her students follows this schedule of reinforcement?

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

57.

Winning money while playing scratch off lottery tickets: Which type of reinforcement schedule does this scenario represent?

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Variable Ratio

d)

Fixed Ratio

58.

Loyalty card that gives you a free meal after buying 10 meals: Which type of reinforcement schedule does this scenario represent?

a)

A) Fixed Ratio

b)

B) Variable Ratio

c)

C) Fixed Interval

d)

D) Variable Ratio

59.

You are baking cookies, but don't have a timer. You keep checking on them because you don't know when they'll be done: Which type of reinforcement schedule does this scenario represent?

a)

Variable Ratio

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

60.

While surfing, you are waiting for the big one. You get a ride every once in awhile.

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

61.

For every person you get to sign a petition, an organization will donate 10 cents to charity.

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Ratio

d)

Variable Interval

62.

This approach is associated with thinking and the process of conscious decision making.

a)

Behavioral

b)

Evolutionary

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Cognitive

63.

This approach to psychology is associated with unconscious and repressed desires.

a)

Biological

b)

Psychoanalytic

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Humanistic

64.

This approach is where psychologists use several different approaches to understand behavior.

a)

Combined

b)

Eclectic

c)

Discriminatory

d)

Stratified

65.

This person was the 1st to study psychology in a laboratory.

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Karl Marx

d)

John Locke

66.

B.F. Skinner is associated with this approach after his advancements in Operant Conditioning.

a)

Sociocultural

b)

Eclectic

c)

Functionalism

d)

Behaviorism

67.

He founded psychoanalysis and believed that psychological disturbances are linked to childhood.

a)

Erik Erikson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Albert Bandura

68.

Abraham Maslow is associated with this approach which promotes setting & achieving one's goals.

a)

Humanistic

b)

Eclectic

c)

Psychodynamics

d)

Cognitive

69.

What subject was Psychology born out of?

a)

History

b)

Philosophy

c)

Biology

d)

Geometry

70.

A variable whose value rests on that of another?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Lurking Variable

d)

Spurious Variable

71.

Cross-sectional research involves:

a)

comparisons of groups of people who differ in age

b)

intensive study of at least two groups

c)

observing people in their natural habitat and no interaction

d)

long term study of identical twins

72.

What does it mean to have a random sample?

a)

A person is chosen completely randomly.

b)

Volunteers are the subjects of the study.

c)

Everyone has an equal chance of being selected.

d)

Everyone in the population is part of the study.

73.

Children prefer playing with bright and colorful toys rather than toys that are dull and gray. Independent Variable?

a)

The type of toy (colorful or not).

b)

If the child will play with the toy.

74.

Output of workers increases if told they are part of an experiment on productivity? What is the dependent variable?

a)

Output of workers.

b)

Whether or not they are part an experiment.

75.

Which of the following is most likely a causal relationship?

a)

Proper Diet and Weight loss

b)

Nicolas Cage Films and Drownings

c)

Global Temperature and Number of Pirates

d)

Chocolates Sales and Number of STDs

76.

What type of correlation is depicted in the image?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Correlation

77.

What type of correlation is depicted in this image?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Correlation

78.

What type of correlation is depicted in this image?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Correlation

79.

Which one of the following most BROADLY defines a correlation?

a)

2 objects are linked through coincidence or lurking variable

b)

A change in 1 variable occurs with a change in another

c)

1 variable is causing a change in another

d)

Neither variable has anything to do with the other

80.

What type of research method looks for a relationship between two variables?

a)

Correlational Research

b)

Spurious Research

c)

Cast Study

d)

Naturalistic Research

81.

What is the full range of numbers that a Correlational Coefficient can be computed as?

a)

0 - 100

b)

-10 - 10

c)

-1.00 - 1.00

d)

1 - 5

82.

What term is used to describe variables that are related but one is not causing the other?

a)

Causational Relationship

b)

Spurious Relationship

c)

Double Blind Research

d)

Correlational Relationship

83.

What is the major disadvantage of using a longitudinal method of research?

a)

It takes too much time.

b)

They give limited data about the subjects.

c)

There is a low response rate.

d)

Cannot determine why this behavior exists.

84.

Which of the following is known as the "Master Gland"?

a)

The Pineal Gland

b)

The Pituitary Gland

c)

Thyroid

d)

Adrenal Gland

85.

What part of the neuron is identified in this image?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Myelin Sheath

c)

Axon

d)

Synapse

86.

What part of the neuron is identified in this image?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Soma

c)

Cell Body

d)

Axon

87.

What part of the neuron is identified in this image?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Cell Body

c)

Axon Terminals

d)

Myelin Sheath

88.

What part of the neuron is identified in this image?

a)

Dendrite

b)

Soma

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin Sheath

89.

What part of the neuron is identified in this image?

a)

Terminal Button

b)

Synaptic Terminal

c)

Axon Terminal

d)

Gizzard

90.

What is the primary purpose of the myelin sheath?

a)

To house neurotransmitters

b)

To house hormones

c)

To protect and insulate the axon

d)

To receive the message from the previous neuron

91.

What part of a neuron is the nucleus most associated with?

a)

The axon

b)

The soma

c)

The cell body

d)

The dendrite

92.

What part of the brain is associated with retrieving and filing memories?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Amygdala

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Limbic System

93.

What lobe of the brain is most associated with decision making and personality?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

94.

What lobe of the brain is most associated with processing vision?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

95.

What lobe of the brain is associated with processing sound?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

96.

What structure is in charge of sending sensory input to the appropriate region of the brain?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Amygdala

d)

Thalamus

97.

What part of the brain regulates the Endocrine System?

a)

The Amygdala

b)

The Pons

c)

The Cerebellum

d)

The Hypothalamus

98.

What part of the brain helps the left hemisphere communicate with the right hemisphere?

a)

The Reticular Formation

b)

The Corpus Callosum

c)

The Cerebellum

d)

The Medulla Oblongata

99.

This specific region of the brain processes emotions and most prominently: fear.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Reticular Formation

c)

Pons

d)

Amygdala

100.

If this region of the brain is damaged, an individual will have trouble standing up.

a)

Thalamus

b)

Reticular Formation

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Pons