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WorksheetsPsychology final exam
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which of the following best describes a circadian rhythm?
A cycle shorter than 24 hours
A hormone that regulates sleep
A 24-hour internal biological clock
A monthly reproductive cycle
Which rhythm is responsible for the menstrual cycle?
Ultradian
Infradian
Circadian
Hypnagogic
Ultradian rhythms occur:
Once a month
Every 24 hours
More than once a day
Only during sleep
What is melatonin's role in sleep?
It energizes the brain
It induces REM sleep only
It helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle
It prevents sleep disorders
What does the restorative sleep theory propose?
Sleep is only for dreaming
Sleep helps restore body and brain functions
Sleep is unrelated to health
Sleep is controlled entirely by the environment
True or False: Insomnia is a disorder where a person suddenly falls into REM sleep during the day.
Which sleep disorder involves blocked airways during sleep, causing repeated awakenings?
Narcolepsy
Insomnia
Night terrors
Sleep apnea
Which of the following is a hallucinogen that causes sensory distortions?
Cocaine
Alcohol
LSD
Nicotine
THC is the main active chemical in which drug?
Heroin
Marijuana
LSD
Methamphetamine
What is a common effect of cocaine?
Sleepiness
Decreased heart rate
Increased energy and euphoria
Hallucinations
How can genetics influence drug dependency?
They don't; it’s all behavior
By increasing sensitivity to punishment
By affecting brain chemistry and reward systems
Only by influencing peer choices
Define withdrawal (Short answer):
What are psychoactive drugs?
Drugs used only in therapy
Drugs that alter perception, mood, or behavior
Prescription-only medications
Placebos
Which of the following is NOT one of the five main classes of psychoactive drugs?
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Vaccines
Stimulants
What is a common effect of depressant drugs?
Heightened alertness
Increased heart rate
Slowed brain activity
Hallucinations
Stimulants cause which of the following?
Drowsiness
Decreased neural activity
Increased energy and alertness
Impaired coordination
A teratogen can:
Enhance fetal development
Cause harm to an unborn baby
Only affect the mother
Be beneficial during labor
Which is a likely effect of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
Heightened cognitive skills
Physical deformities and intellectual disabilities
Accelerated brain development
Normal development with mild symptoms
The rooting reflex helps infants:
Grab objects
Crawl toward parents
Find a food source
Smile at caregivers
Define maturation in developmental psychology. (Short answer):
What is a schema? Give an example. (Short answer):
Jean Piaget is best known for studying:
Attachment in monkeys
Sleep disorders
Moral reasoning
Cognitive development in children
What did Harry Harlow's monkey study demonstrate?
Food is the only motivator for attachment
Physical comfort is critical for emotional development
Monkeys prefer toys over caregivers
Social interaction is harmful to development
Which parenting style is both demanding and responsive?
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive
Neglectful
True or False: The nature vs. nurture debate is about whether behavior is influenced more by environment or biological factors.
Adolescence is the period between:
Birth and early childhood
Childhood and adulthood
Adulthood and old age
Infancy and puberty
Primary sex characteristics are directly related to:
Social behavior
Personality development
Reproduction
Moral reasoning
According to Piaget, what develops in the formal operational stage?
Language skills
Sensory coordination
Abstract and hypothetical thinking
Object permanence
In Kohlberg's theory, what is preconventional morality based on?
Social approval
Laws and rules
Self-interest and rewards/punishments
Universal ethical principles
Which stage of Kohlberg's theory focuses on following laws and rules to gain approval?
Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional
Reflexive
Which stage of Kohlberg's moral reasoning includes personal moral principles?
Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional
Relativistic
What is Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development focused on?
Reflexes
Intelligence
Social conflicts across the lifespan
Drug dependency
According to Erikson, intimacy is defined as:
Independence
Self-understanding
Ability to form close relationships
Success in a career
What is identity in Erikson’s theory?
A legal document
An understanding of the self
A biological trait
A social role assigned at birth
What leads to mistrust in infancy, according to Erikson?
Strict rules
Inconsistent caregiving
Permissive parenting
Low intelligence
Erikson's generativity stage is most associated with:
Teen rebellion
Giving back to society
Personal independence
Early childhood
The goal of industry in childhood is to:
Develop romantic relationships
Gain basic trust
Learn competence and skills
Avoid guilt
What is an unconditioned response (UCR)?
A learned response
A voluntary behavior
A natural reaction to a stimulus
A punishment
A conditioned response (CR) is:
An automatic, unlearned reaction
A response to a neutral stimulus
A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus
A reflex
The unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in Pavlov’s experiment was:
The bell
The food
The dog
The saliva
The conditioned stimulus (CS) in Pavlov’s experiment was:
The food
The saliva
The bell
The cage
Which is an example of negative punishment?
Adding detention
Taking away a phone
Giving a fine
Yelling at a student
Which is an example of positive punishment?
Removing a toy
Giving extra homework
Ignoring bad behavior
Losing privileges
Negative reinforcement involves:
Adding a reward
Removing an unpleasant stimulus
Giving punishment
Ignoring behavior
Positive reinforcement involves:
Removing rewards
Adding a desired stimulus
Taking away privileges
Ignoring behavior
Classical conditioning involves learning through:
Consequences
Repetition
Association
Modeling
Operant conditioning involves learning through:
Involuntary reflexes
Social interactions
Consequences (reinforcement/punishment)
Cognitive schemas
Acquisition in classical conditioning refers to:
Forgetting the response
Learning the association
Repeating the behavior
Avoiding the stimulus
Extinction occurs when:
The behavior increases
Reinforcement is added
The conditioned response fades
A reward is given
Generalization is when:
A response only occurs to one specific stimulus
The conditioned response spreads to similar stimuli
The subject forgets the response
New stimuli are ignored
Personality refers to:
Temporary feelings
A person’s pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
IQ levels
Social behaviors only
Sigmund Freud believed behavior was influenced by:
External rewards
Unconscious drives
Brain chemicals
Childhood education
Carl Rogers is best known for:
Behaviorism
Attachment theory
Humanistic psychology
Dream analysis
Alfred Adler focused on the:
Pleasure principle
Role of inferiority and social interest
Superego
Collective unconscious
Karen Horney emphasized:
Repressed memories
Sexual development
Social and cultural factors in anxiety
Id, ego, and superego
The psychodynamic perspective focuses on:
Immediate gratification
Observable behaviors
Unconscious processes and childhood experiences
Current environment
