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WorksheetsPSYC 100 Exam 2 Review Session
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Elaine is teaching her son how to cook pasta. At first, she fills up the pot, places it on the stove, turns on the burner, and waits for the water to boil. The next time, she instructs her son how to add the pasta to the boiling water, set a timer to indicate when the pasta is done cooking, strain the pasta once it is cooked, and add the sauce to the cooked pasta. Eventually, her son can cook pasta on his own without needing Elaine’s assistance. Which concept does this example illustrate?
Seriation
Scaffolding
Guided participation
Automaticity
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a psychological risk of media use?
Media exposes people to sexual stereotypes.
Media conveys unrealistic beauty standards.
Media provides additional access to like-minded peers.
Media provides a distraction from other day-to-day activities.
Which of the following languages is most likely to be categorized as endangered?
A language that has recently gained popularity through media and literature.
A language widely used by merchants for trade across different territories.
A language spoken by millions across multiple regions and used in education and government.
A language spoken only by an elderly population in isolated villages.
According to Piaget, which of the following is NOT a cognitive skill that develops primarily in adolescence?
Ability to think hypothetically.
Ability to understand sarcasm.
Ability to reflect on one’s own performance.
Ability to arrange things in a logical order.
True or False: Considerable research evidence indicates that social media is more harmful than beneficial for social relationships in adolescence and early adulthood.
True
False
Which of the following are accurate statements regarding standardized intelligence tests (e.g., IQ test)? Select all that apply.
They may be culturally biased, favoring individuals from certain social or linguistic backgrounds.
They provide a holistic representation of a person’s cognitive ability.
They allow for straightforward comparisons between people of the same age group.
They are often used to predict academic achievement or occupational success.
Every morning, a student’s laptop makes a chime when an email arrives. After weeks of hearing the chime, the student feels a rush of anxiety when they hear that chime. What is the conditioned response (CR) in this example?
The sound of the chime
Checking the email inbox
The rush of anxiety
Opening the laptop
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates hot cognition?
Emma invests a large portion of her savings into her new boyfriend’s business venture because she loves him, even though the financial projections are poor.
A shopper compares prices and reviews before deciding on their new phone purchase.
A student solves a complex math problem by following a step-by-step formula.
A lawyer reads and organizes all of the case evidence before presenting it in court.
Which of the following is NOT a central assumption of the information-processing model?
The human brain processes information through a series of systems, like a computer.
Humans possess an unlimited capacity for storing and processing information.
Humans are born with a basic capacity to process information.
The human brain becomes more efficient at processing information with age.
After reading a few articles claiming that teenagers are reckless drivers, Maria starts only paying attention to news stories about teen accidents and she ignores statistics showing teen driving is comparable to other age groups. This scenario best illustrates:
Availability heuristic
Confirmation bias
Mood-congruent memory
Prejudice
A fourth-grade teacher wants to ensure that her students are paying close attention in class, so she has started giving pop quizzes. She gives her students pop quizzes at unpredictable times throughout the academic year. What type of reinforcement schedule does this example represent?
Fixed interval
Variable interval
Fixed ratio
Variable ratio
Which of the following statements best reflects an example of essentialist reasoning?
“Some kids get in trouble at school more often because their teachers watch them more closely.”
“Some neighborhoods have fewer good schools because of how different districts receive money and resources.”
“Boys are more aggressive because that’s how their brains work.”
“Shy students get in less trouble in the classroom because teachers praise quiet behavior.”
For several months, whenever a dentist’s drill started, Leo’s heart would race. Over time, after multiple painless visits, this fear faded. Six months later, the sound of a drill on TV made his heart race again. What aspect of conditioning explains why Leo’s heart raced after hearing the drill on TV?
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Counterconditioning
Which of the following best describes a growth mindset?
Believing intelligence and abilities are fixed and cannot change.
Believing effort and strategies can improve intelligence and skills.
Avoiding challenges to protect self-esteem.
Thinking failure is a sign of inherent lack of ability.
During infancy, Malik’s mother suffered from postpartum depression and was inattentive to his needs. Malik’s father was mostly absent due to incarceration. Based on Malik’s early relationships with his main caregivers, which of the following can we reliably predict for Malik’s social relationships in adulthood?
Malik may have been insecurely attached in infancy, but this will definitely not affect his later social relationships.
Malik may struggle to form secure, trustworthy relationships with others, even in adulthood.
Malik will not be able to remember his relationships with his parents in infancy, so they will not impact his adult life.
Malik will outgrow his untrusting relationships with his parents during childhood.
Which of the following examples best represents prejudice?
A teacher is significantly less likely to call on students from a particular social group.
An individual believes that people from a different religion are untrustworthy.
A company implements hiring quotas that exclude certain applicants.
A restaurant owner refuses service to patrons based on perceived ability.
Dr. Kim believes that children are born with an innate ability to acquire language. She argues that, even without explicit teaching, toddlers are able to understand grammatical rules and generate sentences they have never heard before. Which theory of language acquisition does Dr. Kim’s view best represent?
Behaviorism
Social interactionism
Nativism
Statistical learning
Which of the following statements does NOT accurately represent psychological knowledge on implicit attitudes?
Implicit attitudes can be measured using reaction-time tasks, such as the IAT.
Implicit attitudes can influence our judgments and behaviors without our conscious awareness.
Implicit attitude training programs consistently demonstrate long-term effectiveness.
Individual scores on implicit attitude measures can vary heavily depending on an individual’s psychological state.
During a busy biology lecture, Lily is focused on taking notes about the professor’s explanation of photosynthesis. While she concentrates on her notes, she completely misses a classmate dropping a pencil and someone coughing across the room. Later, when asked what distractions occurred, Lily cannot recall them. Which statement best explains how selective inattention affected Lily’s memory?
Lily failed to encode the unattended events into memory.
Lily properly encoded the events but quickly forgot them.
Lily misremembered the events due to the misinformation effect.
All of the above.
During a group project, Sam notices that one of her teammates seems frustrated and quiet. She asks how they’re feeling, listens carefully, and adjusts her communication style to make the teammate feel more comfortable. Which type of intelligence is Sam demonstrating?
Fluid intelligence
Crystallized intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence
