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Final psych

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I know that Freud is the father of psychoanalysis

a)

Semantic

b)

  1. Prospective

c)

Procedural

d)

Episodic

2.

I remember how to tie my shoes.

a)

Episodic

b)

  1. Procedural

c)

  1. Prospective

d)

Semantic

3.

  1. I remember to take my medicine at 9pm every night.

a)

Episodic

b)

  1. Procedural

c)

  2. Prospective

d)

Semantic

4.

  1. I remember my first date.

a)

Episodic

b)

  1. Procedural

c)

  2. Prospective

d)

Semantic

5.

delivering food pellets to a rat after one bar press, again after four bar presses, and a third pellet after two bar presses

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

6.

reinforcing a rat with a lab pellet for the first barpress after a 30 second interval has elapsed

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

7.

delivering a food pellet to a rat after the first bar press following a one minute interval, another pellet for the first response following a five minute interval, and a third food pellet for the first response following a three minute interval

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

8.

delivering a food pellet to a rat after it presses a bar five times

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

9.

  1. Limited capacity; holds information for 20-30 seconds

a)

Sensory

b)

Short Term

c)

Long Term

10.

  1. Unlimited capacity; holds information over lengthy periods of time

a)

Sensory

b)

Short Term

c)

Long Term

11.

  1. Preserves information in its original form for fractions of a second

a)

Sensory

b)

Short Term

c)

Long Term

12.

  1. Conservation

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

13.

  1. Abstract Though

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

14.

  1. Object Permanence 

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

15.

  1. Symbolic Thought

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

16.

Which of the following represents the weakest correlation?

a)

-.88

b)

.06

c)

.1

d)

.5

17.

Wilhelm Wundt is considered to be the "Father of Psychology" because he

a)

first emphasized the unconscious causes of behavior.

b)

emphasized the importance of observable behavior

c)

first questioned how the mind worked.

d)

established the first scientific psychology laboratory.

18.

The major advantage of experimentation over other research methods is that

a)

Other methods require more funding than experiments

b)

experiments allow for examination of cause-and-effect relations among variables.

c)

experiments are more easily generalizable to real-life situations.

d)

experiments require less time from subjects than do the other research methods.

19.

If researchers were to find a strong negative correlation between the amount of alcohol consumed and the frequency of nightmares, then they could conclude

a)

a low level of alcohol consumption is associated with low frequency of nightmares.

b)

consuming alcohol causes nightmares.

c)

a high level of alcohol consumption is associated with a low frequency of nightmares.

d)

level of alcohol consumption is associated with a high frequency of nightmares.

20.

A psychologist wants to study fears in preschoolers. Thus, she uses the survey method, and interviews 100 four year-old children. The children interviewed are to all preschoolers as

a)

A sample is to a population.

b)

A control group is to an experimental group.

c)

  1. an experimental group is to a control group.

d)

  2. a population is to a sample.

21.

Visual interpretation occurs mainly in the

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

22.

The organization and interpretation of incoming sensory data is called

a)

Sensation

b)

Attention

c)

Perception

d)

Psychophysics

23.

If a psychological test is designed to measure anxiety but is found to measure creativity

instead, the test is considered to be

a)

Unreliable

b)

Invalid

c)

Not objective

d)

Not standardized

24.

The type of conditioning that depends on the consequence of the behavior is

a)

Higher order conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Classical conditioning

d)

Instinctive conditioning

25.

Watson's "Little Albert" experiment showed that a.

Reinforcement is necessary for someone to learn.

b. observational learning is correct. insight learning is correct. fears can be classically conditioned.

a)

Reinforcement is necessary for someone to learn.

b)

observational learning is correct.

c)

insight learning is correct.

d)

fears can be classically conditioned.

26.

Infant Terry believes that when her father leaves the room he no longer exists.

According to Piaget, Terry lacks

a)

  1. Intelligence

b)

  2. Centration

c)


Object permanence

d)


  1. Cognitive dissonance

27.

Research suggests that facial expressions such as those of happiness, sadness, anger, and fear are

a)

recognized by people of all cultures

b)

learned and differ from society and society

c)

differentially expressed in the East and West.

d)

expressions of secondary emotions.

28.

If Marie, in her debate class, gives a speech that is contrary to her own beliefs, she will probably experience

a)

cognitive dissonance

b)

cognitive consistency.

c)

cognitive emotionality.

d)

d. approach-approach conflict.

29.

Psychoanalysis emphasizes

a)

responses to stimuli

b)

unconscious motives

c)

conditioning

d)

conscious motives.

30.

32. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is

a)

a listing and description of psychological disorders..

b)

a guide to mental health insurance costs.

c)

a book written by Freud

d)

d. a book of mathematical models used in psychology.

31.

A type of therapy that examines distorted and unrealistic thinking is ________ therapy.

a)

Humanistic

b)

Family

c)

behavioral

d)

Cognitive

32.

Which of the following statements about Schizophrenia is true?

a)

Schizophrenia involves disordered and disturbed thought.

b)

Schizophrenia involves the existence of two or more distinct personalities within a single individual.

c)

Schizophrenia involves lack of remorse for wrongs committed.

d)

Schizophrenia is only found in Western cultures.

33.

  1. Attempted to reduce conscious experience to its' basic elements

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Psychoanalysis

34.

  1. Emphasized the practical nature of the mind and Survival adaptation

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Psychoanalysis

35.

  1. Emphasized the unconscious mind and sexual urges in influencing human behavior

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Psychoanalysis

36.

  1. Believed the relationship between the parts is more important than individual parts

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Psychoanalysis

37.

  1. Motor movement, planning and inhibition

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

38.

  1. Sensory input from the body.

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

39.

  1. Vision

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

40.

  1. Hearing

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Occipital Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

41.

  1. The process of interpreting and organizing the nervous system's response to a stimulus is known as

a)

  1. adaptation

b)

  1. sensation

c)

  1. perception

d)

  1. psychophysics

42.

Sometimes when young children see lightening they cover their ears. The covering of the ears following the flash of light is

a)

a conditioned stimulus

b)

a conditioned response.

c)

an unconditioned response.

d)

an unconditioned stimulus

43.

48. Which of the following discovered that learning sometimes involves the association of two stimuli (i.e. a bell with the presentation of dog foody?

a)

Thorndike

b)

Tolman

c)

Pavlov

d)

Skinner

44.

"Any event that increases the probability that a response will occur" is the definition of

a)

Punishment

b)

  1. operant conditioning.

c)

  2. classical conditioning

d)

  2. Reinforcement.

45.

The technique of "rewarding success approximations of the desired behavior" for

obtaining an initial operant response of a rat pressing a bar is called

a)

Shaping

b)

physical guidance

c)

modeling

d)

D. verbal instruction

46.

According to Bandura's social-cognitive theory, children who view aggression are more likely to be aggressive was based on the

a)

Bobo doll experiment

b)

Little Albert experiment

c)

Milgram's experiment

d)

Ash's experiment

47.

  1. The three processes involved in memory are

a)

  1. encoding, rehearsal, and retrieval

b)

  1. encoding, storage, and retrieval

c)

  1. memorizing, reciting, and recalling

d)

  1. recall, recognition, and relearning.

48.

  1. Which memory system briefly holds a largely accurate reproduction of the original sensory input?

a)

sensory memory

b)

b. medium-term memory

c)

short-term memory

d)

  2. long-term memory

49.

The most effective way to keep information in short-term memory (STM) is by

a)

overlearning it.

b)

using a mnemonic device

c)

rehearsing it over and over.

d)

converting it into a visual image.

50.

Which of the following is not a way to test memory?

a)

recall

b)

recognition

c)

rehearsal

d)

Relearning

51.

The physiological component of emotion is closely associated with the

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

central nervous system.

c)

skeletal or somatic nervous system

d)

brain stem functions.

52.

Which of the following tests is used to measure clinical traits and also contains validity scales?

a)

The NEO-PI

b)

The MMPI-2

c)

  1. The MBTI

d)

  1. The TAT

53.

The Cannon-Bard theory states that

a)

emotional experiences and physical changes occur simultaneously.

b)

physical changes are necessary for emotional experiences.

c)

  1. emotional experiences precede physical changes.

  2. 

d)

  2. emotional experiences follow physical changes.

54.

The correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is:

a. b.

sensorimotor, concrete operations, preoperational, formal operations. preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations. concrete operations, preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operations. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations.

a)

sensorimotor, concrete operations, preoperational, formal operations.

b)

preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations..

c)

concrete operations, preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operations.

d)

sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations.

55.

Harlow's study revealed that

was more important in attachment then being

fed

a)

the odor of the feeding mother

b)

the type of food being given

c)

contact comfort

d)

the taste of the milk

56.

The "strange situation" is used to evaluate

a)

a child's stage of cognitive development.

b)

infant-mother attachment.

c)

a child's level of moral development

d)

a child's stage of psychosocial development

57.

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

a)

breast development

b)

b. development of the penis

c)

maturation of the uterus

d)

d. development of the vagina

58.

intelligence results from accumulated knowledge and is closely linked to education and experience.

intelligence allows a person to conceptualize abstract information and

is relatively independent of education.

a)

Crystallized / Fluid

b)

Fluid / Crystallized

c)

Problem-finding / Dialectic-operation

d)

Dialectic-operation / Problem-solving

59.

The storehouse of largely unconscious, biologically based, instinctive drives that provide the basic energy source for the entire personality system describes the

a)

superego

b)

libido

c)

Id

d)

Ego.

60.

The _____ uses _____

to protect itself from harsh aspects of reality.

a)

ego / fixations

b)

id / offense mechanisms

c)

superego / defense mechanisms

d)

ego / defense mechanisms

61.

According to Rogers, the person that you would like to become is your

self.

a)

Goal

b)

Real

c)

ideal

d)

future

62.

Maslow proposed that if all lesser needs are met, a person would be motivated toward

a)

Self-determination.

b)

Self-esteem.

c)

Self-actualization.

d)

the third force.

63.

If a psychologist asks you to tell a story concerning a scene on a card he or she shows you, that psychologist is giving you the

a)

I

CPI

b)

16PF.

c)

TAT.

d)

Rorschach inkblot test.

64.

A person with a

experiences anxiety in only certain specific situations,

whereas an individual with

experiences chronic anxiety in a wide variety of situations.

a)

  1. phobia / generalized anxiety disorder

b)

  1. generalized anxiety disorder / phobia

  2. 

c)

  2. social phobia / simple phobia

d)

  2. simple phobia / obsessive compulsive disorder

65.

Individuals like Eve from The Three Faces of Eve who display a number of separate personalities are suffering from

a)

  1. dissociative amnesia.

b)

  1. conversion disorder

  2. 

c)

  2. Schizophrenia.

d)


  1. dissociative identity disorder.

66.

In the obedience experiment, teachers were

the apparent suffering of

the learner

a)

indifferent toward

b)

calmly curious about

c)

distressed by

d)

skeptical about

e)

glad about

67.

When we make the "fundamental attribution error" we blame somebody's misfortunes

a)

historical factors

b)

an evil leader

c)

their personal qualities

d)

factors beyond their control

e)

ourselves

68.

Researchers have discovered that better looking people are commonly assumed to be

a)

Corrupt

b)

better in a variety of ways

c)

Immoral

  1. 

d)

  1. less intelligent

69.

After Robert Rosenthal told teachers that certain students would be "spurters" who gained during the year

a)

  1. the teachers were disappointed when students did not achieve more

b)

  2. the students actually did gain more

c)

the students were placed in a "gifted" class

d)

the students actually gained less

e)

teachers "rebelled"

70.

The dominant theory which explains "bystander apathy" blames it on...

a)

alienation in modern life

  1. 

b)

  1. modern city life

c)

  2. less feeling of responsibility when there are many witnesses

d)

  2. hostility toward strangers

71.

What stood out to Zimbardo, in reviewing the results of his prison experiment?

  1. the lack of realism

a)

sadism in people who were not ordinarily sadistic

b)

b. the "weakness" of modern students

c)

the discomfort of the "prison guards"

d)

  1. the importance of physical fitness in reducing stress

e)

  2. the lack of realism

72.

What is the corpus callosum?

a)

type of nerve cell in the midbrain

b)

b. collection of deep midbrain structures

c)

lobe on the brain

d)

  1. the main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres

73.

Green afterimages after staring at red objects is evidence for..

a)

color blindness

b)

  1. the trichromatic theory of color vision

c)

  2. two types of rod receptor

d)

  1. the opponent process theory of color vision

74.

The frequency theory of auditory encoding suggests that different frequencies of sound...

a)

result in different frequencies of nerve impulses

b)

result in different frequencies of brain thythms

c)

activate different neurons

d)

create "resonance frequencies" in the middle ear

e)

are frequently perceived as "the same"

75.

  1. A tone which predicts a puff of air elicits an eyeblink. What is the puff of air?

a)

  1. the UCR

b)

  1. the CS

c)

  1. the CR

d)

  1. the UCS

76.

  1. You had a car crash; now all cars scare you.

  2. ________

is occurring.

a)

Extinction

b)

Discrimination

c)

secondary reinforcement

d)

Generalization

e)

Punishment

77.

To what does the term "positive" refer, in the term "positive reinforcement"?

a)

pleasant emotions

b)

logical positivism

c)

the scientist's assumption that the procedure will increase frequency of behavior

d)

the application or addition of a stimulus to a situation

e)

an excitatory influence on neurons

78.

Negative reinforcement...

a)

increases the rate of behavior

b)

  1. involves following a behavior with a noxious or aversive stimulus

  2. i

c)

  2. is a form of punishment

d)

  2. is also called DRL

e)


  1. requires an extinction period

79.

Ainsworth described the "anxiously attached, resistant" infant as one who...

a)

doesn't mind being put down but acts worried as soon as the mother leaves

b)

is happy when around the mother but refuses to leave the mother's side

c)

clings or cries as the mother puts her down, then later pouts or fights with her

d)

does not cry when the mother leaves and may avoid her when she returns

e)

laughs one minute and cries the next

80.

According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, people seek to avoid...

a)

a. excessive stimulation

b)

contradictions between behaviors and beliefs

c)

rebellious or negative reactions

d)

  1. music which is not harmonious

e)

  1. people who are argumentative

81.

What is the idea behind Maslow's famous pyramid?

a)

to preserve Maslow's theory forever

b)

as one takes care of basic needs, the "higher needs" become more relevant

c)

the road to enlightenment consists of many small steps

d)

  1. it was a sort of temple or meeting place for his students

e)

  2. it showed the three factors underlying self-actualization, one on each corner

82.

The task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Behaviorism

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

83.

  1. Optimistic view; emphasizes unique abilities; focus on freedom and potential for growth

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Behaviorism

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

84.

  1. Focuses on unconscious determinates of human behavior

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Behaviorism

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

85.

  1. Based on premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Behaviorism

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

86.

  1. A school of psychology based on the belief that psychology should investigate the purpose of consciousness

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Behaviorism

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

87.

  1. Examines behavioral processes in terms of their adaptive value

a)

  1. Humanism

b)

  2. Evolutionary

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

Structuralism

e)

  1. Functionalism

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