Principles of Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Principles of Psychology offers a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study of human thought, emotion, and behavior. The course explores foundational concepts such as perception, learning, memory, motivation, development, personality, social interaction, and psychological disorders. Students examine major theoretical perspectives including biological, cognitive, behavioral, and sociocultural frameworks, while also gaining insight into experimental methods and ethical considerations in psychological research. By integrating classic studies with current findings, the course provides a foundational understanding of how psychologists investigate the mind and behavior, and how these insights can be applied to everyday life.
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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 10th Edition by Robert S. Feldman
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Q1) Psychology is the science of _____.
Answer: behavior and mental processes
Q2) Correlation research is:
A) research in which an investigator simply observes some naturally occurring behavior and does not make a change in the situation.
B) research in which people chosen to represent a larger population are asked a series of questions about their behavior,thoughts,or attitudes.
C) research in which the relationship between two sets of variables is examined to determine whether they are associated.
D) research in which existing data,such as census documents,college records,and newspaper clippings,are examined to test a hypothesis.
Answer: C
Q3) Associated with William James,the _____ perspective focused on what the mind does.
Answer: functionalist
Q4) Recall the distinction between the PhD and PsyD degrees.Of the two,the less research-oriented is the _____.
Answer: PsyD
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Chapter 2: Psychological Research
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Q1) The branch of psychology that seeks to identify behavior patterns that are a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors is known as _____.
A) social psychology
B) health psychology
C) clinical psychology
D) evolutionary psychology
Answer: D
Q2) The _____ is an insulating coat of fat and protein wrapped around an axon.
Answer: myelin sheath
Q3) Ramona is a woman.Stefan is a man.Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding potential differences in the corpus callosum between these two individuals?
A) Stefan's corpus callosum is probably the same size as Ramona's.
B) Ramona's corpus callosum is larger than Stefan's.
C) Ramona's corpus callosum is slightly smaller than Stefan's.
D) Stefan's corpus callosum is much larger than Ramona's.
Answer: B
Q4) According to the _____ law neurons are either on or off.
Answer: all-or-none
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Chapter 3: Neuroscience and Behavior
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Q1) The ultimate processing of visual images takes place in the visual _____ of the brain.
A) callosum
B) thalamus
C) cortex
D) medulla
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following alternatives is most accurate?
A) Synesthesia is rare.Exposure to one sensation evokes an additional one in most people with synesthesia.
B) Synesthesia is rare.Exposure to sound does not evoke different hues in most people with synesthesia.
C) Synesthesia is common.Senses work independently in most people with synesthesia.
D) Synesthesia is common.Perception is multimodal in most people with synesthesia.
Answer: A
Q3) _____ is the perception that a stationary object is moving.
Answer: Apparent movement
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Nicotine activates neural mechanisms similar to those activated by _____.
A) alcohol
B) heroin
C) cocaine
D) marijuana
Q2) _____ is the most widely used depressant in the United States.
A) Xanax
B) Alcohol
C) Marijuana
D) Valium
Q3) Which of the following statements most accurately describes the effect of caffeine and the other stimulants on the nervous system?
A) They decrease central nervous system activity.
B) They have an arousal effect on the central nervous system.
C) They cause a drop in the heart rate.
D) They increase the reaction time.
Q4) Circadian rhythms are regulated by the _____ in the hypothalamus.
Q5) According to Freud,the apparent story line of dreams is the _____ content of dreams.
Q6) MDMA is more commonly known as _____.
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Chapter 5: States of Consciousness
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Q1) _____ occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.
A) Extinction
B) Habituation
C) Adaptation
D) Deconditioning
Q2) An analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by:
A) Caucasian males.
B) Asian-American females.
C) Hispanic-American females.
D) Native-American males.
Q3) Which pair below CORRECTLY identifies a stimulus or response in Watson and Rayner's "Little Albert" study?
A) Unconditioned stimulus-noise
B) Conditioned stimulus- fear
C) Unconditioned response-rat
D) Neutral stimulus-fear
Q4) How have psychologists challenged Pavlov's traditional account of classical conditioning?
Q5) Money is an example of a _____ reinforcer.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Which of the following is true of the neuroscience of memory?
A) In the process of long-term potentiation,memories become fixed and stable in long-term memory.
B) The process called consolidation shows that certain neural pathways become easily excited while a new response is being learned.
C) The initial encoding of information aided by the amygdala is passed along to the hippocampus,where it is actually stored.
D) The engram is the physical memory trace in the brain that corresponds to a memory.
Q2) "She did WHAT?" your roommate exclaims as you relate an anecdote about a mutual friend.Your roommate is processing your story in _____ memory.
A) working
B) sensory
C) semantic
D) long-term
Q3) Describe three of the techniques your text recommends for improving your memory.Suggest how the techniques you describe could be applied to improve your performance in one or more specific college courses.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults.In a journal article,she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice,two months apart.She also presents the average score,the highest score,and the lowest score obtained by two large samples: one of 2,000 college students,and one of 750 community-dwelling non-college adults.However,when you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article,it seems to you that they relate more to whether a person is sociable,outgoing,and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive.You are questioning the _____ of the researcher's questionnaire.
A) reliability
B) validity
C) sensitivity
D) reliability and the validity
Q2) The formula for the intelligence quotient as Binet defined it is:
A) CA/MA x 100.
B) MA/CA x 100.
C) CA/(MA x 100).
D) MA/(CA x 100).
Q3) One synonym for forming subgoals is _____.
Q4) Gardner's _____ proposes that there are eight distinct spheres of intelligence.
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Chapter 8: Cognition and Language
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Q1) The rate at which food is converted to energy and expended by the body is termed
Q2) _____ is a disorder,in which a person binges on large quantities of food,followed by efforts to purge the food through vomiting or other means.
A) Anorexia nervosa
B) Compulsive eating
C) Bulimia
D) Binge-eating disorder
Q3) Valerie is obese;that is,her BMI exceeds _____.
Q4) Which of the following sequences best expresses the order in which the needs in Maslow's pyramid must be fulfilled,from the first to the last?
A) Physiological and safety love and belongingness esteem self-actualization
B) Physiological and safety esteem love and belongingness self-actualization
C) Self-actualization esteem love and belongingness physiological and safety
D) Self-actualization love and belongingness esteem physiological and safety
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Chapter 9: Intelligence
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Q1) Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of the stages of prenatal development?
A) germinal embryonic fetal
B) fetal embryonic germinal
C) germinal fetal embryonic
D) fetal germinal embryonic
Q2) Max is a graduate student who wants to find a relation between identity formation and the influence of the environment.For this purpose,he interviews a group of 5-year-olds,a group of 10-year-olds,and a group of 15-year-olds,and asks them what they plan to be when they finish school.In this example,Mark is using a(n)_____ research design.
A) longitudinal
B) cross-sectional
C) single case experimental
D) sequential
Q3) Two weeks after conception,the developing fertilized egg is called a(n)_____.
A) embryo
B) fetus
C) zygote
D) neonate
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) A psychological test is reliable when it:
A) measures what it is supposed to measure.
B) has been normed using a sample representative of those for whom the test has been designed.
C) yields consistent measurements.
D) measures the positives.
Q2) _____ approaches to personality are theories that suggest that important components of personality are inherited.
A) Biological and evolutionary
B) Trait and learning
C) Humanistic and trait
D) Learning and evolutionary
Q3) The _____ provides a "safe haven" for our recollections of threatening events.
A) semi-conscious
B) unconscious
C) conscious
D) subconscious
Q4) Albert Bandura is one of the leading proponents of the _____ approach to personality.
Q5) Adler proposed that the primary human motivation is a striving for _____.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and Gender
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Q1) The branch of psychology that investigates the psychological factors related to wellness and illness,including the prevention,diagnosis,and treatment of medical problems is called _____.
Q2) Wishful thinking and the use of drugs exemplify the use of _____ coping.
A) problem-focused
B) emotion-focused
C) avoidant
D) proactive
Q3) Why do people smoke? Explain.
Q4) Distinguish between cataclysmic events,personal stressors,and background stressors.Discuss the various effects on stress and well-being associated with these different types of events.Illustrate your answer with references to specific events you have experienced.
Q5) Oliver is a happy person most of the time.Which of the following characteristics would be observed in Oliver?
A) Emotional insulation
B) Lethargy
C) Defense mechanism
D) Optimism
Q6) Write a note on coping stress through social support.
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Chapter 12: Development
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Q1) Alzheimer's disease is classified as a(n)_____.
A) eating disorder
B) organic mental disorder
C) somatoform disorder
D) manic disorder
Q2) Briefly describe the causes of mood disorders.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of schizophrenia?
A) People throughout the world suffer from schizophrenia.
B) The symptoms associated with schizophrenia are the same across cultures.
C) Schizophrenia is not included in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition.
D) People with schizophrenia have enlarged hippocampi.
Q4) Sam washes his hands very frequently.In spite of this he feels that his hands are not clean and that he might acquire a viral disease due to poor hygiene.Given this information,we can conclude that Sam has:
A) bipolar disorder.
B) cyclothymic disorder.
C) dyskinesia.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) _____ are a class of medications used in cases of severe depression to improve a patient's mood and feeling of well-being.
A) Mood stabilizers
B) Antianxiety drugs
C) Antipsychotic drugs
D) Antidepressant drugs
Q2) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)is an example of _____ therapy.
A) client-centered
B) self-help
C) person-centered
D) interpersonal
Q3) Which of the following mental health professionals is CORRECTLY matched with a brief description?
A) Counseling psychologist - treats everyday adjustment problems,often in a university mental health clinic
B) Psychiatrist - specializes in Freudian treatment techniques
C) Psychoanalyst - prescribes medication and treats severe disorders
D) Clinical social worker - holds PhD;assesses and treats psychological difficulties
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Chapter 14: Health Psychology: Stress Coping and Well-Being
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Q1) _____ is the process by which communal groups and individuals exert pressure on an individual,either deliberately or unintentionally.
A) Central interaction
B) Altruism
C) Diffusion of responsibility
D) Social influence
Q2) _____ refers to a change in behavior or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people.
A) Dissonance
B) Conformity
C) Schema
D) Incongruity
Q3) Identify the correct statement regarding conformity.
A) Conformity is considerably higher when people must respond privately.
B) The higher a person's status in the group,the greater groups' power over that person's behavior.
C) People without a clear answer are more susceptible to conformity.
D) Conformity does not arise from subtle social pressure.
Q4) What are the major sources of social influence?
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