Introduction to Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Psychology offers a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This course explores foundational concepts, theories, and research methods in psychology, covering topics such as perception, learning, memory, development, emotion, motivation, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. Students will gain insight into how psychologists investigate the mind and behavior, as well as the practical applications of psychological principles in everyday life. The course aims to foster critical thinking and a deeper understanding of both individual and group dynamics.
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Psychology Themes and Variations 9th Edition by Wayne Weiten
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) The world's largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology is the A) World Psychology Organization.
B) American Psychological Society.
C) American Psychological Association.
D) Psychologists of North America.
Answer: C
Q2) The type of psychologist who would be MOST likely to study rats in a laboratory setting would be a
A) behaviorist.
B) structuralist.
C) psychoanalyst.
D) Gestalt psychologist.
Answer: A
Q3) The ____ believed that consciousness developed in humans because it serves a useful purpose.
A) behaviorists
B) humanists
C) functionalists
D) structuralists
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
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Q1) The scientific approach requires that people specify exactly what they are talking about when they formulate hypotheses.Which advantage of scientific investigation does this illustrate?
A) precision
B) acceptance of a degree of error
C) skepticism
D) operational definitions
Answer: A
Q2) One method to control for experimenter bias effects in research is to use
A) a socially desirable procedure.
B) reverse control groups.
C) a double-blind procedure.
D) a non-representative sample.
Answer: C
Q3) The scientific approach assumes that
A) events are governed by some lawful order.
B) each event is completely unique.
C) there are no general laws or principles that apply to human behavior.
D) the search for absolute truth is the ultimate goal.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Biological Bases of Behavior
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Q1) Theodore suffered a stroke recently,and now he finds he constantly hears a buzzing sound in his ears.In this case,it is likely that the stroke occurred in Theodore's A) temporal lobes.
B) right frontal lobe.
C) occipital lobes.
D) left parietal lobe.
Answer: A
Q2) Determining the location of specific genes on specific chromosomes is referred to as A) genetic mapping.
B) phenomapping.
C) chromosomal atlasing.
D) genome projection.
Answer: A
Q3) The ____________________ serves as a relay station for sensory information. Answer: Thalamus
Q4) In the disease Multiple Sclerosis the ____________________ deteriorates which causes disruption in the transmission of the neural impulse.
Answer: myelin sheath
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The Ames room,in which people are seen to get small or enlarge as they move about,demonstrates that our perception of the world depends strongly on
A) the assumptions we make about it.
B) the actual, distal stimuli.
C) the proximal stimulus elements.
D) bottom-up processing.
Q2) If Professor Trong were to argue that we discriminate different pitches because sound waves of different frequency displace different regions on the basilar membrane,which theory of auditory perception would Dr.Trong be arguing?
A) place
B) frequency
C) volley
D) opponent process
Q3) Stimulation of sensory receptors of the skin is processed by the
A) septal cortex, which is located in the cerebellum.
B) limbic system, which is located in the hypothalamus.
C) somatosensory cortex, which is located in the parietal lobes.
D) medial forebrain bundle, which is located in the temporal lobes.
Q4) ____________________ refers to the relative amount of whiteness in a color.
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Chapter 5: Variations in Consciousness
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Q1) The observations that both the setting in which a psychoactive drug is taken and an individual's expectations influence the drug's effect and individuals vary in their susceptibility to hypnosis best reflect which unifying theme in psychology?
A) psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context
B) people's experience of the world is highly subjective
C) behavior is determined by multiple causes
D) behavior is shaped by cultural heritage
Q2) ____________________ sleep consists of sleep stages 3 and 4 during which high-amplitude,low-frequency delta waves become prominent in EEG recordings.
Q3) Freud called the contents of our waking life that spill into our dreams
A) the day residue.
B) manifest content.
C) reticular synthesis.
D) wish fulfillment.
Q4) According to the cognitive view dreams are simply the by-product of bursts of activity emanating from subcortical areas in the brain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Jeremy stops gambling five minutes after his slot machine last paid off; Jessica is still gambling,even though her slot machine hasn't paid off in over an hour.In this example,Jeremy's behavior ____ while Jessica's behavior ____.
A) shows low resistance to extinction; shows high resistance to extinction B) has been classically conditioned; has been operantly conditioned C) shows high resistance to extinction; shows low resistance to extinction D) is controlled by conditioned stimuli; is controlled by unconditioned stimuli
Q2) Food would be considered a(n)____________________ reinforcer,while money would be considered a(n)____________________ reinforcer.
Q3) Katrina is trying to put a dollar bill into a vending machine in her office.Sometimes the machine will take a dollar bill on the first try,other times it can take up to five or six tries before the dollar bill is finally accepted.In this example,inserting a dollar bill into the vending machine is reinforced on
A) a continuous reinforcement schedule.
B) a noncontingent reinforcement schedule.
C) an intermittent reinforcement schedule.
D) a short-delay reinforcement schedule.
Q4) Describe how negative reinforcement differs from punishment.
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Chapter 7: Human Memory
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Q1) Which level of processing should result in the longest lasting memory codes?
A) structural encoding
B) mnemonic encoding
C) semantic encoding
D) phonemic encoding
Q2) A relearning measure requires subjects to
A) memorize information a second time to determine how much time or effort is saved.
B) select previously learned information from an array of options.
C) reproduce information on their own without any cues.
D) indicate whether a given piece of information is familiar.
Q3) The study of source monitoring - the process of making attributions about the origins of memories - is MOST closely associated with which of the following researchers?
A) Brenda Milner
B) Endel Tulving
C) Marcia Johnson
D) Elizabeth Loftus
Q4) The basic tenet of the ____________________ theory of forgetting is that if you fail to use a memory,over time,its brain trace will fade.
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Chapter 8: Language and Thought
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Q1) The set of possible pathways to a solution considered by the problem solver is known as
A) an algorithm.
B) a heuristic.
C) a mental set.
D) the problem space.
Q2) Research suggests that when making a decision involving relatively few options,people tend to use
A) elimination by aspects strategies.
B) selection by aspect strategies.
C) additive strategies.
D) subtractive strategies.
Q3) How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?
Q4) Overregularizations occur when children incorrectly use a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly explain why people often find some problems difficult to solve.
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Chapter 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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Q1) Sternberg's research on intelligence suggests all of the following except
A) the three separate aspects of intelligence can each be reliably measured
B) the three separate aspects of intelligence are relatively independent
C) practical intelligence is superior to both analytical and creative intelligence
D) assessing the three separate aspects of intelligence could improve the prediction of intelligent behavior in the real world
Q2) In general,standard IQ tests (such as the Stanford-Binet and the WAIS)do not translate well into the language and cognitive frameworks of non-Western cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Regarding the debate about the structure of intelligence that lasted many decades,it is clear that
A) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap g.
B) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap primary mental abilities.
C) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap convergent thinking.
D) the vast majority of intelligence tests are designed to tap n.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) The subjective,conscious appraisal of events forms the ____________________ component of emotional experiences.
Q2) Which of the following terms is most likely to be used by a homosexual woman to describe her sexual orientation?
A) gay
B) lesbian
C) bisexual
D) straight
Q3) When Harvey was a child the only time he ate turnips was when he was at his grandmother's house for Christmas dinner.Now,as an adult,Harvey loves the taste of turnips because he associates them with Christmas at his grandmother's house.In this example,Harvey's preference for the taste of turnips could best be explained using principles of
A) observational learning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) homeostatic conditioning.
D) genetic predispositions.
Q4) In what ways are motivation and emotion similar to each other and different from each other?
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Chapter 11: Human Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) Edwin has just started his third year in University and he is still exploring the options for his major.He has taken a number of courses with the intention of obtaining a law degree,but last semester he also discovered he was very interested in geology.He feels it is important to reach a final decision before the end of the semester,and he has started investigating both career options in great detail.According to James Marcia,Edwin would be considered to be in a state of identity
A) diffusion.
B) foreclosure.
C) postponement.
D) moratorium.
Q2) During the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development,a child's relations with the world are through
A) logical reasoning
B) physical interaction
C) abstract operations
D) systematic hypothesis testing
Q3) Briefly define and differentiate the terms sex,gender,gender stereotype,and gender role.Then describe how operant conditioning,observational learning,and self-socialization contribute to gender role socialization.
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Chapter 12: Personality
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Q1) When people show the hindsight bias,they act as if events that have already taken place,which would have been difficult to predict in advance,had in fact been inevitable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If she is using the defense mechanisms of reaction formation,a mother who actually hates her son would MOST likely be both unaware of her hatred and A) direct her hatred toward her daughter.
B) act in an extremely loving way toward her son.
C) act in an extremely critical way toward her son.
D) believe that her son hated her.
Q3) According to Carl Rogers,people with highly ____________________ self-concepts are especially likely to be plagued by recurrent anxiety.
Q4) When people give a false but plausible excuse to justify their unacceptable behavior,they are using A) reaction formation.
B) displacement.
C) rationalization.
D) projection.
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Chapter 13: Social Behavior
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Q1) Research on dissonance theory has been favorable,but only when the subjects have been young children.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Phoebe saw the passenger in the seat across the aisle suddenly slump forward in her seat.While the other passengers looked around for a flight attendant,Phoebe immediately started to administer CPR.In this case,Phoebe's actions are the opposite of what would be expected based on
A) the actor-observer effect.
B) social loafing.
C) group polarization.
D) the bystander effect.
Q3) Describe the Featured Study on obedience to authority and the ensuing controversy generated by Milgram's research.
Q4) A group that one does not belong to or identify with is known as A) a stereotype.
B) a social schema.
C) an outgroup.
D) an ingroup.
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Chapter 14: Stress,Coping,and Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true?
A) even a moderate amount of exercise reduces one's risk of disease
B) only a substantial amount of exercise reduces one's risk of disease
C) exercise has little, if any, effect on one's risk of disease
D) only individual forms of exercise, and not team sport forms of exercise, reduce one's risk of disease
Q2) In Weiten's studies,____________________ turned out to be more strongly related to measures of mental health than scores on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale were.
Q3) Which of the following behavioral responses to stress may result in internet addiction?
A) defensive coping
B) self-indulgence
C) positive illusions
D) giving up
Q4) Describe how the body responds to stress physiologically by describing the fight-or-flight response and the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome.
Q5) Describe the four different types of major types of stress and provide an example of each.
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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Depressed people often to invite social rejection because they tend to be irritable and pessimistic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Individuals with antisocial personality disorder exhibit all of the following behaviors EXCEPT
A) they rarely experience genuine affection for others.
B) they typically avoid social interactions.
C) they are irresponsible, impulsive, and can tolerate little frustration.
D) they chronically violate the rights of others and rarely feel guilty.
Q3) Ruth was convicted of five separate counts of fraud.She had used her charm to persuade elderly pensioners to sign their life savings over to her.She confessed to the crimes,but she showed no remorse for her actions.She even bragged at the trial that she would do it all again when she had the chance.In this case,Ruth's behavior is consistent with that seen in
A) narcissistic personality disorder.
B) bipolar disorder.
C) avoidant personality disorder.
D) antisocial personality disorder.
Q4) Briefly describe the five axes of the DSM-IV system.
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Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Aversion therapy is a therapy designed to
A) create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior.
B) correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs.
C) reduce phobic responses.
D) improve interpersonal skills.
Q2) It is believed by some that all psychological disorders can be traced to some sort of biological malfunction,especially malfunctions in the nervous system.In other words,in a perfectly formed and perfectly functioning biological organism,there could be no psychological disorder.If this were true,then the "ultimate cure" for any psychological disorder would be a biomedical cure.Explain why this position does or does not make sense to you.
Q3) According to Carl Roger's the process of therapy is more important then the climate in which the therapy takes place.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Aversion therapy in which an aversive stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits an undesirable response relies on the use of the principles of
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Chapter 17: Statistical Methods
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Q1) Aster knows that the distribution of incomes for university students has a strong positive skew.In this case the best index of central tendency for Aster to use would be the A) median.
B) mode.
C) mean.
D) standard deviation.
Q2) Dr.Kleiman gives an exam where most of the students receive failing grades and only a few students receive high scores.When the exam scores are plotted,the distribution will be
A) positively skewed.
B) negatively skewed.
C) symmetrical.
D) impossible to predict without more information.
Q3) What is the mode of the following set of scores: 1,2,5,6,6?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
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Chapter 18: Industrial organizational Psychology
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Q1) Which type of commitment consists of an employee's emotional attachment to the organization?
A) normative commitment
B) continuance commitment
C) affective commitment
D) emancipatory commitment
Q2) Human factors psychologists are most likely to focus on which of the following?
A) redesigning machinery so it is easier on the body
B) organizational culture
C) designing job training, test validation and interviewing
D) legal issues including discrimination in the workplace
Q3) A structured interview
A) is neither a reliable nor valid measure
B) can be constructed to be reliable and valid
C) can be reliable but is never capable of being valid
D) can be valid but is never capable of being reliable
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Chapter 19: Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE of the years 1995 through 2006?
A) India and China began serious efforts to curb green house gases.
B) Presidents Clinton and Bush ratified the Kyoto protocol which requires nations to reduce greenhouse emissions.
C) These years were 11 of the 12 warmest years since 1850 when global temperature measurement began.
D) Whale and dolphin species rebounded from record low populations.
Q2) The U.S.possesses ______% of the world's population and consumes ________% of the world's commercial energy resources.
A) 30; 30
B) 25; 15
C) 10; 15
D) 5; 25
Q3) Environmental catastrophes can cause
A) antisocial personality disorder.
B) post traumatic stress disorder.
C) hypothymic disorder.
D) dyslexic disorder.
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