Introduction to Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course explores key concepts such as perception, cognition, learning, development, emotion, motivation, personality, and psychological disorders. Students will examine foundational theories, methodologies, and research findings in psychology while considering practical applications to everyday life. Through engaging lectures, discussions, and activities, students will develop critical thinking skills and gain insight into the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence how individuals think, feel, and act.
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Psychological Science 4th Edition by Michael Gazzaniga
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Most psychological research takes place in _____.The participants in psychological research are most often _____.
A) colleges and universities; healthy, working adults
B) colleges and universities; students
C) clinics and hospitals; patients with psychological disorders
D) clinics and hospitals; healthy, working adults
Answer: B
Q2) This area of psychology studies how the mind processes,stores,and retrieves information:
A) cognitive
B) structuralism
C) behaviorism
D) functionalism
Answer: A
Q3) According to the structuralists,the goal of psychology is to:
A) uncover the unconscious determinants of behavior
B) focus on observable behavior itself
C) identify the elements of conscious experience
D) identify the purposes of our behavior and mental processes
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Research Methodology
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Q1) When researchers report a measure of central tendency,they might present:
A) the standard deviation
B) the median
C) inferential statistics
D) the correlation coefficient
Answer: B
Q2) If a researcher applies scalp electrodes to get measurements of brain activity,the researcher is using:
A) PET scans
B) fMRIs
C) EEG recordings
D) transcranial magnetic stimulation
Answer: C
Q3) In which of the following types of descriptive studies do researchers involve themselves in the situation of interest?
A) naturalistic observation
B) participant observation
C) longitudinal study
D) cross-sectional study
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
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Q1) The _____ is a communication system that influences thoughts,behaviors,and actions via hormones.
A) somatic nervous system
B) sympathetic system
C) parasympathetic system
D) endocrine system
Answer: D
Q2) Drugs that block the effects of neurotransmitters by occupying their receptor sites are called:
A) antagonists
B) agonists
C) acetylcholines
D) amygdalas
Answer: A
Q3) A synapse is a:
A) chemical
B) joint
C) signal
D) gap
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) An Ames room is constructed so that the two back corners seem to be equidistant from the front of the room,when the right corner is actually much farther away.Someone first sits in the left corner and then sits in the right corner.To an observer in the front of the room,that person will seem _____ when she or he is sitting in the right corner.
A) farther away
B) closer
C) smaller
D) bigger
Q2) Our perception of _____ is unusual in that it does not involve the thalamus.
A) taste
B) balance
C) smell
D) pain
Q3) The primary visual cortex is located in which brain lobe?
A) frontal
B) temporal
C) occipital
D) parietal
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Chapter 5: Consciousness
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Q1) Why is REM sleep called paradoxical sleep?
A) The person is not really asleep.
B) The person's body is asleep, but the person's brain is active.
C) The person has no awareness of being asleep.
D) None of the above is correct.
Q2) Research has shown that the effects of alcohol on emotions and behavior:
A) are nearly identical across individuals
B) are highly dissimilar with age, with young people enjoying the effects more C) may differ greatly based on the expectations of the individual who is drinking D) vary widely, depending on whether you are a frequent or chronic drinker
Q3) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Chronic sleep deprivation can affect attention and short-term memory.
B) Animal studies show that extended sleep deprivation may compromise the immune system and lead to death.
C) Microsleeps may occur with severe sleep deprivation.
D) The effects of sleep deprivation are most likely permanent.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Billy has watched many movies in which the hero smokes cigarettes.When Billy identifies with these heroes and begins to smoke,what psychological term might be used to describe his behavior?
A) vicarious reinforcement
B) modeling
C) positive reinforcement
D) meme-based transmission
Q2) Of the following,which schedule of reinforcement leads to fastest acquisition?
A) ratio
B) interval
C) continuous
D) fixed
Q3) A term sometimes used to represent the storage of learning by the neural systems of the brain is:
A) habit
B) engram
C) bias
D) dividend
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Chapter 7: Attention and Memory
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Q1) Forgetting the store where you bought your blue sweater is analogous to _____.Thinking that the red sweater is yours when you actually borrowed it from your sister is analogous to _____.
A) source misattribution; absentmindedness
B) absentmindedness; source misattribution
C) the sleeper effect; cryptomnesia
D) cryptomnesia; the sleeper effect
Q2) An older view of human memory argued that all memories were essentially of the same type.Newer views disagree,arguing that memories involve different:
A) strengths
B) types of neurons
C) interacting systems
D) independent processes
Q3) People listening to eyewitness testimony are likely to believe:
A) eyewitnesses who are experts
B) eyewitnesses who recall many trivial details
C) eyewitnesses who give detailed accounts
D) most eyewitnesses
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Chapter 8: Thinking and Intelligence
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Questions
Q1) Chiamaka has curly black hair and dark skin and is an excellent musician.Kara has straight red hair and white skin and is great at basketball.Approximately what percentage of their genetic code is the same?
A) 10 percent
B) 49 percent
C) 99 percent
D) 55 percent
Q2) If the majority of people score within one standard deviation of the mean on an IQ test,the scores may range from:
A) 75 to 105
B) 89 to 109
C) 85 to 115
D) 80 to 120
Q3) John fell off his bike without a helmet and injured his frontal lobes.If he were to take an IQ test,what aspect would be impaired?
A) crystallized intelligence
B) verbal intelligence
C) fluid intelligence
D) spatial intelligence
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) Which of the following statements is NOT an example of how Piaget and other psychologists have underestimated the speed of cognitive development?
A) By 3 months, infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do.
B) Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought.
C) Infants have at least a primitive understanding of the laws of physics.
D) Infants tend to go through Piaget's stages in a highly set rate and order.
Q2) Sexual reassignment surgery can lead to a mismatch between:
A) gender and gender roles
B) gender and gender identity
C) gender and gender schemas
D) gender schemas and gender roles
Q3) A securely attached infant differs from one who is insecurely attached in terms of:
A) what they do when the attachment figure leaves
B) how they respond to strangers
C) what they do when the attachment figure returns after an absence
D) all of the above
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) Dashawna has decided that she wants a new image.She goes to a new store and shops for the perfect outfit.Dashawna's decision to get a new image shows the _____ quality of motivation.Her trip to the store shows the _____ quality of motivation. A) energizing; directive B) energizing; persistent C) directive; energizing D) persistent; directive
Q2) Emilio and Claudio are both graduating seniors.Emilio has an A average,and Claudio has a C average.They are both applying to law school at Harvard,Stanford,and Yale.Emilio is likely to be _____ in achievement motivation,and Claudio is likely to be _____ in achievement motivation.
A) high; low
B) high; high
C) low; low
D) low; high
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Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) Dr.Zakaria,a young faculty member at XYZ University,is interested in how personal characteristics such as hopefulness,trustworthiness,and kindness affect self-perceived happiness.Dr.Zakaria is most likely a:
A) cognitive psychologist
B) positive psychologist
C) psychoanalyst
D) humanistic psychologist
Q2) Evidence that humans have a set-point for weight is reflected in the fact that:
A) when prisoners were fed large amounts of food they gained less weight than they should have and returned to their normal weight when they resumed a regular diet
B) when people diet frequently, they wind up gaining more weight than those who do not
C) studies of semistarvation have shown that long-term reduction in food intake causes people to lose interest in food and eating
D) as less food is consumed, the body's ability to use the energy contained in the food is reduced
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Research suggests that one of the best ways to make a romantic relationship work is to:
A) avoid conflict in the relationship
B) have a very active sexual relationship
C) validate each other's needs and feelings
D) have a clear division of responsibilities
Q2) Mandy believes all engineers are unimaginative.Working on the literary magazine,she meets Josiah,who is an engineering major and a writer of fascinating short stories.Mandy is likely to handle this contradiction by deciding that:
A) Josiah is the exception to the rule about engineers
B) engineers can be interesting and creative
C) Josiah does not really want to be an engineer
D) creativity is different in engineers
Q3) The main advantage of a stereotype is that it _____; the main disadvantage is that it _____.
A) is a mental shortcut; blocks necessary processing
B) identifies critical information; is a mental heuristic
C) is basically accurate; is not very detailed
D) allows for rapid processing; can lead to errors
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) How is age related to the stability of personality?
A) Children are more stable in their traits than are older adults.
B) There is some stability at any age but particularly after age 50.
C) Age and personality stability are basically unrelated.
D) Stability in personality traits is constant across development.
Q2) An important criticism of the Rorschach inkblot test is that:
A) it identifies too many normal people as psychologically disturbed
B) it works well for women but not for men
C) children cannot be tested with it
D) it reveals unconscious but not conscious motives and conflicts
Q3) The fact that age-related changes in personality are similar across cultures:
A) indicates that genetic factors are primarily responsible for personality formation
B) tells us nothing about what factors may be causing such changes
C) indicates that such changes are not entirely a function of the environment
D) suggests that all cultures have similar stereotypes related to aging
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Dysthymia is to depression as hypomania is to:
A) mania
B) schizophrenia
C) anxiety disorders
D) borderline personality disorder
Q2) Which of the following statements represents a difference between the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the older editions?
A) The current version is more popular with psychotherapists, whereas the older versions were more popular with social and personality psychologists.
B) The current edition uses a "multiaxial system" wherein multiple factors involving mental health are addressed.
C) The older editions classified disorders into categories, but the newest edition does not.
D) Most psychiatrists and psychologists used the older editions, but the newest edition is less popular.
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) What is the most common treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
A) Clozapine
B) benzodiazepines
C) Prozac
D) methylphenidate
Q2) Suicide is the _____ leading cause of death among adolescents.This statistic suggests that treatment with _____,while controversial,still shows more benefits than risks.
A) second; exposure therapy
B) second; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
C) third; exposure therapy
D) third; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Q3) Psychodynamic therapy has become increasingly controversial because it:
A) does not appear to work with minor adjustment problems
B) is more time consuming and expensive than many other effective therapies
C) is based on the "talk therapy" model, which research has shown to have little effect on psychological functioning
D) relies more on medication than on the patient/therapist relationship
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