Introduction to Psychology Exam Questions
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Introduction to Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This course explores foundational topics such as biological bases of behavior, learning, memory, sensation and perception, development, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social psychology. Students will examine key theories, research methods, and real-world applications to better understand how individuals think, feel, and act. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking skills and empirical evidence to evaluate psychological phenomena and understand the relevance of psychology in everyday life.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Dr.Drew is a scientist interested in the effects of music on cognitive development.Which of the following describes the sequence he should go through?
A) Collect data,conceptualize a process or problem to be studied,analyze data,and draw conclusions.
B) Conceptualize a process or problem to be studied,collect data,analyze data,and draw conclusions.
C) Collect data,analyze data,conceptualize a process or problem to be studied,and draw conclusions.
D) Conceptualize a process or problem to be studied,draw conclusions,collect data,and analyze data.
Answer: B
Q2) Riley argues that behavior is strongly influenced by biology; it is tied to evolution,and characterized by critical or sensitive periods.What theoretical orientation does Riley most likely take?
Answer: Ethology
Q3) Identify the term that refers to the developmental issue or debate concerning whether development is influenced by biology or environment.
Answer: Nature-nurture issue
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Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
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Q1) Ethel is 50 years old but appears much more aged.Most of Ethel's relatives have not lived past the age of 60.Which of the following genes are responsible for the accelerated aging that is observed in Ethel and her family members?
A) Susceptibility genes
B) Longevity genes
C) Vulnerability genes
D) Mutated genes
Answer: A
Q2) Most characteristics are:
A) determined by a single gene.
B) determined by a pair of genes.
C) not determined by genes.
D) determined polygenically.
Answer: D
Q3) Deshawn believes that development is the result of an ongoing,bidirectional interchange between heredity and the environment.He has most likely adopted which theoretical perspective?
Answer: Epigenetic view
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth
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Q1) Alicia is pregnant and is a heavy smoker.Which of the following risks does her baby face?
A) Facial and limb deformities
B) Sudden infant death syndrome
C) Cleft palate
D) Tremors and increased general irritability
Answer: B
Q2) The attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall begins the _____ period of prenatal development.
A) germinal
B) embryonic
C) fetal
D) zygotic
Answer: B
Q3) Veronica is one week from her due date when her doctor tells her that the baby hasn't turned yet,meaning he is in the _____.
Answer: breech position
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy
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Q1) A technique that can be used to determine if an infant can see or hear is the _____ response,which involves turning one's head toward a sight or sound.
A) orienting
B) stimulus
C) tracking
D) sensory
Q2) In the cerebral cortex,the _____ lobe is involved in voluntary movement,thinking,personality,and intentionality or purpose.
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) occipital
D) temporal
Q3) Of the following infants,who is most at risk for SIDS?
A) Mimi; her mother smokes
B) Grace; she was born weighing more than most babies
C) Megumi; she uses a pacifier when she goes to sleep
D) Sylvia; she sleeps in firm bedding
Q4) List the four lobes of the brain and briefly describe their functions.
Q5) Identify the part of the neuron that carries signals away from the cell body.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) What is child-directed speech? What are some other strategies adults use to increase infants' acquisition of language?
Q2) According to Piaget,the _____ sensorimotor substage marks the starting point for human curiosity and interest in novelty.
A) second
B) third
C) fifth
D) sixth
Q3) Which of the following statements about first words is NOT correct?
A) Infants recognize their name by the age of 3 months.
B) Children understand more words than they can speak.
C) By 18 months,most children have a spoken vocabulary of about 50 words.
D) A child's first words usually include greeting terms.
Q4) When Abraham describes to his friend what he did in his last summer vacation,he relies on his _____ memory.
A) implicit
B) explicit
C) procedural
D) semantic
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Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
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Q1) According to John Bowlby,at what age do infants or children begin to take into consideration the feelings of others before acting?
A) Before 6 months
B) Between 12 to 18 months
C) Between 18 to 20 months
D) From 24 months onwards
Q2) The _____ model involves connections across domains over time that influence developmental pathways and outcomes.
A) internal working
B) external working
C) Strange Situation
D) developmental cascade
Q3) In North America,parents tend to prefer children with a(n)_____ temperament,whereas in China,a(n)_____ temperament is more highly valued.
A) active; inhibited
B) inhibited; active
C) inner focused; outward focused
D) outward focused; inner focused
Q4) Explain reciprocal socialization and scaffolding.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Which of the following refers to teachers' adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student?
A) Accommodation
B) Regulation
C) Scaffolding
D) Assimilation
Q2) Three-year-old Betty's favorite pastime is scribbling designs that represent her parents,cat,bicycle,and home.This indicates that Betty is in the _____ substage of Piaget's preoperational stage.
A) symbolic function
B) intuitive thought
C) operational
D) sensorimotor
Q3) When 4- and 5-year-olds scramble over jungle gyms and race their friends,they demonstrate their:
A) cognitive skills.
B) fine harboring skills.
C) gross motor skills.
D) reflective skills.
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Chapter 8: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Which parenting style is undemanding and uncontrolling,but is also rejecting and unresponsive?
A) Authoritarian parenting
B) Indulgent parenting
C) Authoritative parenting
D) Neglectful parenting
Q2) Define self-conscious emotions and provide two examples.What are the two criteria necessary for children to experience self-conscious emotions?
Q3) Which theory states that children's gender development occurs through observing and imitating what other people say and do,and through being rewarded and punished for gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate behavior?
Q4) Girls are more likely to engage in _____,in which they talk and act in a more reciprocal manner.
A) collaborative discourse
B) rough-and-tumble play
C) ego display
D) dominating play
Q5) Why are young children's self-descriptions typically unrealistically positive?
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States,_____ percent received special education or related services in 2011-2012.
A) 5
B) 13
C) 27
D) 32
Q2) Quinn is asked "How many things can you do with a paper clip?" This kind of question which can produce many different answers is a test of _____.
Q3) ADHD occurs _____ more frequently in boys than in girls.
A) two to three times
B) four to nine times
C) ten times
D) marginally
Q4) Sabine has a severe impairment in reading and spelling ability.Identify the condition that Sabine has.
A) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
B) Dysgraphia
C) Dyslexia
D) Dyscalculia
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Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) In analyzing the performance of American students compared to students in selected Asian countries,what differences did Stevenson and his colleagues observe between the Asian and American parents?
Q2) Albert Bandura states that _____ is a critical factor in whether or not students achieve.
A) self-efficacy
B) self-confidence
C) self-esteem
D) self-awareness
Q3) At what age do children begin to express objective ideas about fairness?
A) At around 4 years
B) At around 6 years
C) At around 8 years
D) At around 10 years
Q4) The major shift to autonomy does not occur until about age _____ or later.
A) 9
B) 16
C) 12
D) 5
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Q5) List three possible problems associated with state-mandated testing in schools.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The _____ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility.
A) personal fable
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) imaginary audience
D) collective myth
Q2) The _____,where fibers connect the brain's left and right hemispheres,thickens in adolescence,and this improves adolescents' ability to process information.
A) amygdala
B) corpus callosum
C) parietal lobe
D) temporal lobe
Q3) According to a national survey,_____ boys exercised the most,_____ girls the least.
A) Latino; Latina
B) African American; non-Latino White
C) Latino; African American and Asians
D) non-Latino White; African American and Latino
Q4) Discuss how early or late maturation affects boys and girls.
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Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Based on the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey,adding up the daily media use figures to obtain weekly media use leads to the staggering levels of more than _____ hours a week of media use by 11- to 14-year-olds.
A) 60
B) 20
C) 40
D) 100
Q2) _____ refers to a self-centered and self-concerned approach toward others.
A) Egocentrism
B) Narcissism
C) Egotism
D) Solipsism
Q3) The event that comes closest to being a culture-wide rite of passage in the United States is:
A) hazing.
B) getting a driver's license.
C) a high school graduation ceremony.
D) joining a college fraternity.
Q4) What determines an individual's identity status according to James Marcia?
Q5) Explain the concept of psychosocial moratorium.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) An estimated _____ percent of individuals who become alcoholics are believed to have a genetic predisposition for it.
A) 10 to 20
B) 50 to 60
C) 30 to 40
D) 70 to 80
Q2) Muscle tone and strength usually begin to show signs of decline around the age of _____.
A) 25
B) 30
C) 40
D) 20
Q3) Today's college students are _____ than students in previous generations,according to a national study of more than 165,000 freshmen at more than 230 colleges and universities.
A) more depressed
B) less depressed
C) less mentally exhausted
D) less stressed
Q4) Discuss the impact of working while in college.
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Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Early
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Q1) _____ love is also called companionate love.
A) Passionate
B) Affectionate
C) Consummate
D) Romantic
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of John Gottman's seven main principles that determine whether a marriage will work?
A) Overcoming gridlock
B) Solving perpetual conflicts
C) Letting your partner influence you
D) Creating shared meaning
Q3) The early stages of love have more _____ love ingredients.
A) romantic
B) companionate
C) passionate
D) consummate
Q4) Does cohabitation influence marital satisfaction? Discuss the possible reasons for this.
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Q5) What are some of the advantages of having children later in life?
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) _____ was the main cause of death in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century.
A) Infectious disease
B) Accident
C) Chronic disease
D) Homicide
Q2) Which of the following statements about the changes in bone mass and density is TRUE?
A) The loss of bone is faster for men than it is for women.
B) By the end of early adulthood,bones break more easily and heal more slowly.
C) Peak functioning of the body's joints occurs in the sixties.
D) Women lose bone mass twice as fast as men do.
Q3) List four strategies that distinguish an expert from a novice.
Q4) Sleep problems in middle-aged adults have been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
A) usage of prescription drugs.
B) obesity.
C) single parenting.
D) cardiovascular disease.
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Q5) Identify the term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.
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Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle
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Q1) Cathy and Miguel have been dating for six months.Which of the following is likely to be LEAST important in their relationship considering that both are in early adulthood?
A) Passion
B) Loyalty
C) Physical attraction
D) Romance
Q2) Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes an individual as either self-satisfied or self-pitying?
A) Openness
B) Agreeableness
C) Neuroticism
D) Extraversion
Q3) According to Helson's Mills College Study,women who did not commit themselves to one of the lifestyle patterns (family-oriented,career-oriented,and those who followed neither path):
A) were more prone to depression than those who followed one of these.
B) had a history of insecure attachment in childhood.
C) faced fewer challenges and did not develop as fully as the other women.
D) were more prone to experience marital dissatisfaction than other women.
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Chapter 17: Physical Development in Late Adulthood
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Q1) Which of the following reflects the attitudes of health care providers for older adults?
A) They are mostly untrained in geriatric care and thus prove inefficient.
B) They share society's stereotypes and negative attitudes toward older adults.
C) They are mostly young and thus relate better to younger patients.
D) They are mostly underpaid and thus lack motivation in providing service.
Q2) Which of the following countries had the lowest estimated life expectancy in 2011?
A) South Africa
B) Singapore
C) Japan
D) United States
Q3) In a classic study,Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer found that an important factor related to health,and even survival,in a nursing home is the:
A) provision of emergency geriatric care.
B) availability of trained staff to care for the oldest-olds.
C) patient's feelings of control and self-determination.
D) opportunity to interact with family members during the stay.
Q4) What is the term for the maximum number of years an individual can live?
Q5) Discuss the cellular clock theory of aging.
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Chapter 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
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Q1) What are some of the noncognitive factors that affect memory?
Q2) Venette recounts a funny story that she had recently heard to her friend Clarice.Clarice tells her that she has heard the story before,and,in fact,she had been the one to originally tell the story to Venette.Venette is having a failure of her _____ memory.
A) prospective
B) source
C) fluid
D) procedural
Q3) Mae is 87 years old.She is most likely to have difficulty understanding a person when he or she:
A) speaks slowly.
B) has a face-to-face conversation with her.
C) calls her on the phone.
D) picks a quiet place to have a conversation.
Q4) _____ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind.
A) Cognitive functions
B) Cognitive perceptions
C) Cognitive mechanics
D) Cognitive pragmatics
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Chapter 19: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood
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Q1) Older adults characterized by _____ do not live as long as those who display
A) empathy; sympathy
B) materialism; spiritualism
C) negative affect; positive affect
D) generosity; frugality
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of Internet usage among older adults?
A) Older adults are less likely to have a computer in their home.
B) Older adults are less likely to use the Internet than younger adults.
C) Older adults are the fastest-growing segment of Internet users.
D) Older adults spend less time going online than younger adults.
Q3) Which of the following is a compensation strategy suggested by Baltes and his colleagues?
A) Focus on the most important goal at a particular time.
B) To reach a particular goal,you may need to abandon other goals.
C) Persevere and keep trying until you reach your goal.
D) If things do not go well for you,be willing to let others help you.
Q4) Identify the term which represents physical and emotional caretaking for older members of the family,either by giving day-to-day physical assistance or by being responsible for overseeing such care.
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Chapter 20: Death,Dying,and Grieving
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Q1) The type of care that is designed to reduce pain and suffering and help individuals die with dignity is known as:
A) curative care.
B) palliative care.
C) terminal care.
D) compassionate care.
Q2) Describe Kübler-Ross' first stage of dying.
Q3) Josue has incurable cancer.However,he promises to lead a reformed life dedicated to God if God spares his life.In this scenario,Josue is in which of the following Kübler-Ross' stages of dying?
A) Denial
B) Hope
C) Bargaining
D) Acceptance
Q4) Older adults are more likely to die from:
A) autoimmune diseases.
B) genetic disorders.
C) motor vehicle accidents.
D) chronic ailments.
Q5) In Jewish tradition,what is the term for the time between death and burial?
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