Introduction to Psychology Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course examines key psychological concepts, including perception, learning, memory, motivation, development, personality, and abnormal behavior. Students will explore major theoretical perspectives such as biological, cognitive, behavioral, and socio-cultural approaches while gaining insight into research methods, ethics, and real-world applications of psychological principles. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, this course lays the foundation for understanding how individuals think, feel, and act in a variety of contexts.
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Chapter 1: What Is Psychology
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Q1) If you conclude that the participants in a study are a representative sample, then you can __________ from the research sample to the larger population.
A)replicate
B)speculate
C)generalize
D)conclude
Answer: C
Q2) Applied research is research undertaken
A)with humans.
B)with lower animals.
C)for its own sake.
D)to find solutions to specific problems.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of these sayings would a Gestalt psychologist most likely agree with?
A)"If you can conceive it and believe it, you can achieve it."
B)"Monkey see, monkey do."
C)"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
D)"What you see is what you get."
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Biology and Psychology
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Q1) Dr. Barnes is researching the brains of individuals who are alcoholic and have a history of alcoholism in their families. She is probably a A)neurosurgeon.
B)substance abuse counselor.
C)brain surgeon.
D)behavioral geneticist.
Answer: D
Q2) Testosterone is produced by
A)testes, ovaries, and adrenal glands.
B)testes and ovaries.
C)testes only.
D)ovaries only.
Answer: A
Q3) The _______ regulates the pituitary gland.
A)hypothalamus
B)hippocampus
C)hormone center
D)none of these
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) a) Define sensation and perception; explain the difference between the two terms. b) Describe signal detection theory.
c) Define sensory adaptation. How are sensitization and desensitization different?
Answer: a) Sensation involves sense receptors; perception includes interpretations from experience.
b) The interaction of detection and learning, motivation and psychological states; often we detect what we are looking for and do not detect what we are not looking for.
c) Conditions in which sensory systems become more and less sensitive. The discussion of sensitization and desensitization should include the terms positive and negative adaptation, respectively.
Q2) A person who is sensitive to black-white and either red-green or blue-yellow is partially colorblind. They are called a ____________. Answer: dichromat
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Meditation can be explained as
A)various ways of focusing one's consciousness to alter one's relationship to the world.
B)a process in which people seem to suspend thinking and allow the world to fade away.
C)a type of altered consciousness.
D)all these
Q2) What group of stimulants was first used by soldiers in World War II?
A)opiates
B)barbiturates
C)amphetamines
D)crack
Q3) Stimulant drugs slow down the activity of the central nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Children of alcoholic parents are more likely to become alcoholics themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a process called ___________ __________, individuals can be trained to control heart rate and blood pressure.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) Amy always comes home on time when she's out with her friends and never violates the curfew set by her parents. What strengthens this behavior?
A)A positive primary reinforcer.
B)A primary reinforcer.
C)A positive reinforcer.
D)A negative reinforcer.
Q2) Many fear responses are acquired through the process of _______ conditioning.
A)classical
B)temporary
C)primary
D)secondary
Q3) A variable-interval schedule is a schedule in which a specific amount of time must elapse between the previous and subsequent times that reinforcement is available. A)True
B)False
Q4) __________ is a procedure for teaching complex behavior that first reinforces approximations of the desired behavior.
Q5) Systematic desensitization is used to overcome __________ responses.
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Chapter 6: Memory: Remembrance of Things Past--And Future
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Q1) The surviving bodyguard in Princess Diana's car was unable to recall events immediately prior to the car crash. What did he appear to suffer from?
A)amnesia
B)retrograde amnesia
C)dissociative amnesia
D)anterograde amnesia
Q2) The story about a woman with amnesia who was able to dial her mother's telephone number even though she could not declare it, is an example of priming __________ memory.
A)explicit
B)implicit
C)semantic
D)episodic
Q3) All of the following naturally occurring chemical substances have been shown to play a role in memory <b>EXCEPT</b>
A)glutamate and acetylcholine.
B)adrenaline and noradrenaline.
C)estrogen and testosterone.
D)dopamine and GABA.
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Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Mom points to an object and tells her 2-year-old what it is. The baby then points and repeats the label. According to social cognitive theory, Mom serves as a _______ for the child to acquire language skills.
A)reinforcer
B)model
C)facilitator
D)promoter
Q2) The Wechsler scales of intelligence contain two sets of questions called the verbal subtests and the __________ subtests.
Q3) During language development, children exhibit overinclusion of instances within a category such as calling a raccoon a cat. What is this referred to as?
A)overextension
B)underextension
C)overgeneralization
D)none of these
Q4) On the Binet-Simon scale, __________ age shows the intellectual level at which the child is functioning.
Q5) Peter Salovey and John Mayer developed the theory of _______ _______.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Amy strongly identifies with her Christian faith and being a law-abiding citizen, yet she sometimes goes to parties where she drinks alcohol to excess, even though she is only 16. According to cognitive theorists, what is Amy likely to be experiencing?
A)a lot of fun
B)cognitive dissonance
C)guilt
D)stimulus motives.
Q2) Strong emotions always involve
A)arousal of sympathetic and/or parasympathetic nervous systems.
B)external stressors.
C)depressive cognitions.
D)reinforcement.
Q3) A high need for achievement would drive a person to A)distraction.
B)work hard.
C)avoid work.
D)turn down a promotion.
Q4) Species-specific behaviors that do not rely on learning are called _________.
Q5) The _________ theory is consistent with the Facial Feedback Theory.
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Chapter 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span
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Q1) One explanation for the conflicts between adolescents and their parents is
A)raging hormones.
B)striving for independence.
C)mutual emotional detachment.
D)the generation gap.
Q2) Nick is 89 years old. When he looks back on life, he feels there has been a purpose. Even though things didn't always go his way Nick was able to resolve these situations and move on. He likes to share his wisdom with his grandchildren. Erikson would say Nick exhibits
A)ego integrity.
B)ego identity.
C)ego wisdom.
D)none of these.
Q3) Children of permissive parents often appear to be A)less mature.
B)in need of parental warmth.
C)high in the motive to achieve.
D)good communicators.
Q4) _______ _______ identified the Psychosocial Stages of Development.
Q5) The _____ level of moral reasoning requires abstract reasoning ability.
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Chapter 10: Personality: Theory and Measurement
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Q1) The old advertisement for the U.S. Army that encouraged us to "Be all that you can be" by joining the armed forces illustrates which of the following psychological concepts?
A)repression
B)regression
C)self-efficacy expectation
D)self-actualization
Q2) A test is given to a large number of people, and the responses are analyzed to determine typical responses. What is this process referred to as?
A)perfection
B)standardization
C)validation
D)incrimination
Q3) Which is consistent with the ego?
A)admiring your own reflection in the mirror
B)feeling guilty when you anger your father
C)wanting your neighbor's car because it looks better than your own
D)filling out an application for a desired job
Q4) Bandura's _____ _____ refer to a belief that one can accomplish certain things.
Q5) Watson and Skinner believed personality was shaped by _____.
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Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Coping
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Q1) The "A" in Ellis's A->B->C approach stands for "attitude."
A)True
B)False
Q2) __________ suppresses the immune system.
A)Stress
B)Sleep
C)Rest
D)Social Support
Q3) Martine has a candida infection. In her body, __________ are engulfing and killing the fungus.
A)red blood cells
B)erythrocytes
C)myoglobins
D)leukocytes
Q4) The amount of stress resulting from daily hassles and life changes depends upon the individual's
A)cognitive appraisal of the situation.
B)personality type.
C)both a & b
D)none of these
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) People experiencing a __________ are often aware of cardiac sensations and often think they are having a heart attack.
A)generalized anxiety disorder
B)specific phobia
C)panic attack
D)delusion
Q2) Brandon sits in the same position for hours. When the staff try to move him, he stays in the position they have left him in for hours. He rarely speaks. Brandon is most likely exhibiting __________ schizophrenia.
A)paranoid
B)catatonic
C)disorganized
D)delusional
Q3) How do behaviorists explain phobias?
A)As conditioned fears acquired during early childhood.
B)As imitated or modeled behaviors.
C)As repressed impulses.
D)As unconditioned responses to fears that are species specific.
Q4) What is the prevalence of psychological disorders and how are they classified?
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Chapter 13: Methods of Therapy
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Q1) You go to your therapist for the first time and he tells you to lie on a couch in a slightly darkened room. He then asks you to talk about anything that comes to your mind, no matter how trivial it may seem. The technique being used by your therapist is known as
A)catharsis.
B)repression.
C)free association.
D)resistance.
Q2) __________ is the traditional form of psychoanalytic therapy as pioneered by Sigmund Freud.
A)Psychoanalysis
B)Insight therapy
C)Ego psychology
D)Psychogenesis
Q3) Biological treatments, such as psychoactive substances, generally target the activity of __________ in the brain.
A)hemispheres
B)neurotransmitters
C)diseases
D)blood flow
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) Diema is standing in line in school. While he isn't looking, another boy steps on Diema's toe. Diema believes the other boy stepped on his toe because that boy is mean, stupid, and probably wanted to step on him. Diema is making a __________ attribution.
A)dispositional
B)situational
C)fundamental
D)all of these
Q2) When trying to persuade someone, it is self-defeating to alert them to the arguments presented by the opposition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Generally, people make better decisions in groups than decisions by themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The central route of persuading one's attitude inspires thoughtful consideration of arguments or evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a crisis, what factors determine whether people will be altruistic?
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