WorksheetsPSY1102-FINAL
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which sequence correctly lists the three stages of prenatal development?
Embryo → Fetus → Zygote
Zygote → Embryo → Fetus
Fetus → Embryo → Zygote
Blastocyst → Fetus → Embryo
The period of the zygote ends when:
The neural tube forms
Implantation in the uterine wall occurs
All major organs are fully developed
The fetus begins to move
A defining characteristic of the embryonic period is:
Cell division without specialization
Formation of major organs and body structures
The baby flipping
The first detectable brain activity
Teratogens are defined as:
Genetic mutations
Nutrients required for organ growth
Environmental agents that harm prenatal development
Protective factors in pregnancy
Prenatal exposure to alcohol is most strongly associated with:
Elevated birth weight
Enhanced cognitive performance
Early motor development
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Assimilation occurs when:
Adjusts old schemas to fit new information
Uses existing schemas to interpret new information
Abandons a schema entirely
Fails to achieve cognitive balance
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Which stage involves logical reasoning about concrete events?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Mary Ainsworth is known for studying…
Memory development
Attachment styles
Language acquisition
Prenatal growth
According to Bowlby, the primary function of attachment is to:
Promote early cognitive development through social imitation
Ensure proximity to a caregiver who provides safety and protection
Facilitate the formation of peer relationships in early childhood
Encourage independence by reducing reliance on caregivers
Identity moratorium is MOST associated with…
Exploration of values and goals
Motor coordination
Loss and confusion
Confidence and knowledge of self
A key feature of Alzheimer’s disease is…
Improved problem-solving
Rapid vision improvement
Increased motor speed
Memory loss and cognitive decline
Which method follows the same individuals over long periods?
Cross-sectional
Experimental
Longitudinal
Survey
The Flynn Effect refers to…
Rising average IQ scores over time
Declining intelligence over generations
Eliminating test bias
A measure of emotional control
Binet and Simon developed a test to…
Measure personality
Predict moral behavior
Test athletic ability
Identify children needing educational support
Which researcher is known for early attempts to measure intelligence?
Maslow
Galton
Harlow
Rogers
A major concern in intelligence testing is…
Cultural bias
Perfect fairness
No differences across populations
Everyone interprets items the same
Spearman proposed that intelligence is based on…
Creative ability
Multiple unrelated abilities
Emotional awareness
A general mental ability (g)
According to Carl Rogers, well‑being depends on congruence. This means...
Receiving consistent reinforcement from the environment
Mastering one's area of expertise
Reducing emotional expression to maintain stability
Alignment between the real and ideal self
Sofia has to prepare an important presentation. Instead of panicking, she tells herself: “I’ve already succeeded in difficult presentations; I’m capable of doing well on this one.”
Which option illustrates the self‑system according to Bandura?
Superego
Confidence
Self-efficacy
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Emotional intelligence involves…
High IQ
Brain size
Managing and understanding emotions
Solving math problems
Gardner’s theory includes…
Mathematical reasoning
Spatial and musical intelligence
Statistical and routine intelligence
Academic and emotional intelligence
Lucas fails an exam and says, “Next time, I’m going to take control of my studies and prepare better.”
According to Rotter, which concept is illustrated here?
External locus of control
Learned helplessness
Defensive attribution
Internal locus of control
The interactionist perspective argues that intelligence results from:
Fixed hereditary factors that operate independently of experience
Genetic predispositions interacting with environmental influences
Environmental stimulation that can fully compensate for biological limitations
Social reinforcement shaping cognitive abilities through conditioning alone
Personality is best defined as:
Inherited traits that remain unchanged across the lifespan
Enduring patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Behaviors that individuals display only in socially demanding situations
Thoughts and emotions shaped entirely by immediate context
Freud believed personality is shaped mainly by:
Conscious choices
Cultural values and our true intentions
Adult learning and affirmation of self
Childhood conflicts and unconscious motives
Which structure operates on the pleasure principle?
Ego
Superego
Id
Conscious mind
According to Rogers, people grow best when they receive…
Punishment
Social praise
Unconditional positive regard
Peer approval
Bandura’s self-system emphasizes:
Biological instincts
Self-efficacy and reciprocal determinism
Dream interpretation
The unconscious mind
Rotter’s concept of locus of control refers to:
Attribution of success to internal traits and failure to external causes
Control on regulation of emotions and feelings on a daily basis
Control of self over unconscious wants
Beliefs about control over life outcomes, whether internal or external
Behavioral genetics studies…
How childhood shapes personality
How genes and environment influence personality
How society and friends help to create personality
How cultural expectations develop personality
The evolutionary perspective says personality traits exist because they…
Allow individuals for cultural conformity
Develop primarily through observational learning
Increased survival or reproduction
Reflect adaptations to environments
Eysenck’s trait theory includes which factor?
Psychoticism
Openness
Agreeableness
Creativity
The Five-Factor Model includes…
Openness
Intelligence
Motivation
Humor
Social psychology studies…
Internal organs
How people think, feel, and act in social contexts
How people speak, share and learn from one another
How genetics affects people's feelings
Attribution theory focuses on how people…
Form habits
Explain causes of behavior
Remember information
Learn language
A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when:
An expectation influences behavior in a way that prevents the expected outcome
People who refuse to change behavior
A belief leads to behavior that makes the belief come true
Group pressure forces conformity
Milgram’s experiments demonstrated…
People ALWAYS obey authority
People obey authority even when harming others
People refuse to shock strangers
People always rebel
Attitudes include…
Behavior and feelings
Thoughts, opinions and feelings
Only personal opinions
Thoughts, feelings and behaviors
Cognitive dissonance occurs when…
Beliefs and behaviors conflict
Memory improves
Stress is due to external pressure rather than internal conflict
Stress decreases
Interpersonal attraction is influenced by…
Opposing attitudes that create cognitive stimulation
Proximity, similarity and attractiveness
Only physical appearance and competition
Random chance more than any psychological factor
Prosocial behavior refers to…
Harming others
Ignoring others
Helping others
Creating opportunities
What is considered “abnormal” behavior in psychology?
Anything uncommon
Deviance, deranged, discontinued, danger
Difference, distress, dangerous, delirious
Deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
A psychological disorder is defined as…
Behavior that violates social norms, regardless of impact
A pattern of thoughts or behaviors that is unusual but still adaptive
A significant disturbance in thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
Everyday stress and mental load
Why is word choice important when discussing mental health?
To reduce stigma and promote accuracy
To avoid scientific terms
To make disorders sound a little less worse
To make it easier to understand
Neurodevelopmental disorders usually appear…
Only in old age
During childhood
After puberty
Only in adulthood
Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterized by…
Aggression and delusions
Hallucinations
Social communication deficits and repetitive behaviors
Memory loss
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include…
Memory loss
Low mood
Lack of motivation
Hallucinations and delusions
PTSD often involves…
Euphoric mood followed by uncontrollable anger
Excessive sleep
Intrusive memories, avoidance, hypervigilance
Improved concentration
Factitious disorder involves…
Unintentional symptoms
Delusions about illness
Intentionally producing symptoms for attention
Lying for fun about something serious with no real reason
Which approach focuses on changing maladaptive thoughts?
Psychodynamic
Cognitive-behavioral
Humanistic
Biological
Psychopharmacotherapy refers to:
Medication used to treat disorders
Brain stimulation therapy
Talk therapy
Psychoanalysis
Stress is best described as:
Negative emotion that occurs during daily life
A response to perceived threats or challenges
A purely physical reaction to environmental threats
A response caused only by major life‑changing events
Which type of stress can be beneficial and motivating?
Distress
Chronic stress
Traumatic stress
Eustress
Stressors are:
Psychological disorders
Genetic abnormalities
Events that trigger a stress response
Hormones
The amygdala is key in stress because it:
Rapidly detects threats and triggers fear responses
Suppresses emotional responses to prevent overactivation
Regulates long‑term hormonal balance in the endocrine system
Interprets stressors only after the cortex has fully analyzed them
Which hormone is most associated with long-term stress?
Serotonin
Dopamine
Cortisol
Insulin
The diathesis-stress model argues that:
Disorders result only from environment
Vulnerability + stress = risk of disorder
Genetics alone determine outcomes
Stress has no effect
Chronic stress accelerates aging partly by:
Shortening telomeres
Lengthening telomeres
Strengthening bones
Increasing muscle mass
