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WorksheetsQuiz midterm GP Fall 2025
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
A therapist helps a client focus on personal growth and self-actualization rather than childhood conflicts. What approach does it reflect?
Behaviorism
Psychanalysis
Developmental
Humanism
A psychologist studies how the use of social networks changes depending on cultural norms. What approach does it reflect?
Behavioral
Biological
Cognitive
Sociocultural
When a researcher says, “We learn better by observing measurable behavior,” what approach does it reflect?
Cognitive
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Behaviorist
A scientist claims that personality is completely determined by genes. What topic challenges this?
Psychology is empirical
Cultural inheritance
Subjective experience
Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior
A company hires a psychologist to improve job satisfaction. What approach does it reflect?
Clinical
Counseling
Forensic
Industrial-organizational
A researcher randomly gives participants coffee or decaffeinated coffee before a reaction time test. What type of variable is coffee or decaffeinated?
Dependent variable
Control group
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
A study finds that children who play violent games are more aggressive. Concluding that games cause aggression ignores that …
The sample size is too small
The variables were poorly defined
There was no control group
Correlation does not imply causation
A developmental psychologist observes children in a playground without intervening. What is this type of research method?
Experimental design
Survey
Case study
Naturalistic observation
During a trial of a new medication, both the participants and the researchers do not know who is receiving the medication. Which kind of procedure is this?
Placebo effect
Random assignment
Single-blind procedure
Double-blind procedure
Students who believe they took an energy drink perform better, even though they drank plain water. We are talking about...
Sampling bias
Experimenter expectation
Confounding variable
Placebo effect
Multiple sclerosis damages the myelin sheath. What is the result?
Faster neural impulses
Increased release of neurotransmitters
More dendritic connections
Slower neuronal transmission
Touching a hot stove causes an instant withdrawal before you consciously feel pain. This is known as....
Motor pathway
Parasympathetic branch
Sensory pathway
Reflex arc
Your heart races and your pupils dilate when you hear a sudden loud noise. We are talking about...
Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
Response of the somatic nervous system
Activity of the central nervous system
Activation of the sympathetic nervous system
After an action potential, the neuron cannot fire again briefly. This is the definition of....
Synaptic delay
Resting potential
Inhibitory PSP
Absolute refractory period
A student falls asleep during a monotonous lecture (such as a General Psychology class) and wakes up seconds later. This episode is an example of:
REM behavior disorder
Sleep apnea
Narcolepsy
Microsleep
A person who stops breathing several times during the night and snores loudly probably suffers from:
Insomnia
Sleepwalking
Narcolepsy
Sleep apnea
A man reports vivid dreams and eye movements, but his muscles remain relaxed. He is in:
NREM Stage 3
NREM Stage 4
NREM Stage 2
REM Sleep
After several nights of poor sleep, a student feels irritable, distracted, and emotional. These symptoms are related to:
Adjustment of the circadian rhythm
Increase in REM sleep
Improvement in emotional regulation
Sleep deprivation
A person under hypnosis recalls sensory experiences and feels disconnected from their body. According to Hilgard, this reflects:
Sleep paralysis
Role-playing
Post-hypnotic suggestion
Dissociation
A 3D movie creates a perception of depth by showing each eye slightly different images. This is based on:
Texture gradient
Monocular cues
Linear perspective
Retinal disparity
You are reading a handwritten note from a friend that says “See yu tomorrw,” but you still understand that it means “See you tomorrow.” This process is based on:
Binocular cues
Bottom-up processing
Absolute threshold
Top-down processing
After putting on perfume, I stop noticing the smell after a few minutes. This illustrates:
Absolute threshold
Feature analysis
Bottom-up processing
Sensory adaptation
