Principles of Psychology Test Questions
Course Introduction
Principles of Psychology is an introductory course that explores the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Covering foundational topics such as perception, learning, memory, development, motivation, personality, and abnormal behavior, the course examines the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing human thought and action. Through lectures, discussions, and practical examples, students gain insights into research methods, theoretical perspectives, and the application of psychological principles to everyday life. This course serves as a basis for further study in psychology and related fields.
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Psychology in Your Life 1st Edition by Sarah Grison
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Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following questions do behaviorists attempt to answer?
A) Is behavior influenced by mental processes?
B) Which is more important, the parts or the unified whole?
C) Can unconscious conflicts be fully resolved?
D) How does the environment influence behavior?
Answer: D
Q2) You are discussing your psychology class with your aunt Annalise.She asks you "Can psychology really help people study?" You correctly answer,
A) "Not really; psychologists generally agree that the field of education is better suited to provide people with techniques for studying."
B) "Yes; psychological studies have shown that cramming before an exam can improve memory."
C) "Yes; psychology provides us with techniques for improving memory and understanding."
D) "It depends; psychology can enhance students' learning, but most people will have difficulty using psychology to help them study."
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Role of Biology in Psychology
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Q1) Your motivations and emotions are controlled by the A) hindbrain.
B) cerebellum.
C) forebrain.
D) thalamus.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is NOT located in the subcortical region of the forebrain?
A) substantia nigra
B) amygdala
C) basal ganglia
D) hippocampus
Answer: A
Q3) Which specialized area of the brain is crucial to the production of speech?
A) Broca's area
B) amygdala
C) cerebellum
D) thalamus
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Consciousness
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Q1) Giacomo has used methamphetamines for a while.To feel the effects of the drug,he now has to take more of it than he used to,which means that Giacomo is experiencing A) tolerance.
B) dependence.
C) withdrawal.
D) addiction.
Answer: A
Q2) According to the global workspace model,consciousness is a function of A) the degree of damage to certain brain regions.
B) stimulation of the visual processing areas.
C) activity in specific brain regions.
D) the level of arousal in certain brain regions.
Answer: C
Q3) Opiate drugs have the effect of
A) creating intense feelings of pleasure.
B) increasing heart rate.
C) increasing mental activity.
D) causing anxiety and restlessness.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) Nicholas is an infant researcher and wants to use the strange-situation test in his work.Nicholas is most likely interested in seeing
A) how infants respond to separation and reunion with their caregivers.
B) an infant's tendency to seek or avoid novelty.
C) a mother's response to a fearful infant.
D) the level of social interaction that an infant is comfortable with.
Q2) Jonah learned to eat cereal by picking up a few pieces at a time and putting his fingers and the cereal pieces into his mouth.While eating yogurt,Jonah realizes that this method does not work,so he instead learns that yogurt is eaten with a spoon.Jonah's learning to eat yogurt with a spoon-NOT his fingers-shows A) accommodation.
B) assimilation.
C) theory of mind.
D) centration.
Q3) Describe your favorite toy from childhood.Evaluate how well the toy supported your development.Be specific-how did it support your physical,socio-emotional,or cognitive development? Use key terms from the chapter to explain your response.
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) A)Define sensation.
B)Define perception.
B)You can easily recognize the smell of fresh-baked cookies.Explain how sensation and perception work together to create this experience.
Q2) Distinguish between bottom-up and top-down processing.
Q3) Days after breaking his nose in a football game,Ben still perceives a dull pain in his nose.The throbbing ache travels along __________ pain fibers,which are
A) slow; unmyelinated
B) slow; myelinated
C) fast; unmyelinated
D) fast; myelinated
Q4) Hearing is also called
A) audition.
B) olfaction.
C) gustation.
D) occipital.
Q5) A)Explain "absolute threshold."
B)Give one example of absolute threshold.
Q6) Explain "difference threshold."
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) Explicit memories are stored in the part of the brain called the A) cerebellum.
B) amygdala.
C) temporal lobe.
D) prefrontal cortex.
Q2) A)What is a mnemonic?
B)Explain how you could use the method of loci mnemonic to learn a long list of items.
Q3) A)Describe two ways in which our memories can be distorted.
B)Provide an example of each.
Q4) A)Explain the relationship between short-term storage and working memory.
B)How does working memory influence the duration and capacity of short-term storage?
Q5) A)Describe memory span.
B)With what type of storage is it associated?
C)Next,describe one strategy that you can use to expand your memory span.
D)Give one example of how you could use this strategy in your own life.
Q6) A)Describe two ways that we forget.
B)Explain what causes each type of forgetting.
C)Provide an example of each type of forgetting.
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Chapter 8: Thinking and Intelligence
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Q1) When Mary thinks about a "guitar," she is using a mental representation of knowledge about that object.Mary is thinking about a
A) mental map.
B) schema.
C) stereotype.
D) concept.
Q2) A.Define stereotype threat.
B)Describe two ways in which stereotype can influence performance.
C)Think about the real world and provide an example of stereotype that might influence your own life.
Q3) Your friend loves the new restaurant in town.To see whether she is correct,you read a variety of online restaurant reviews.You are using __________ reasoning to determine whether this conclusion is valid.
A) formal
B) informal
C) heuristic
D) algorithmic
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Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Emily is discussing the basis of homosexuality with a friend.During the conversation,Emily cites research on the role of hormones in the development of sexuality that found that
A) lesbians have lower levels of testosterone than heterosexual women.
B) gay men have higher levels of testosterone than heterosexual women.
C) lesbians were exposed to a higher level of androgens during prenatal development.
D) gay men were exposed to higher levels of androgens during prenatal development.
Q2) You are planning an upcoming trip to Namibia for a service project.The research on facial expressions and emotion would suggest you should
A) take care because the Namibians will not be able to read your facial expressions.
B) assume that you are reading the Namibians' facial expressions accurately.
C) not worry about how to communicate with the Namibian people.
D) not worry about misinterpretation because all expressions are recognized in every culture.
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Chapter 10: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) Under stress,females are likely to show the __________,whereas males are more likely to show the __________.
A) tend-and-befriend response; alarm stage
B) general adaptation syndrome; alarm stage
C) tend-and-befriend response; fight-or-flight response
D) general adaptation syndrome; fight-or-flight response
Q2) Sarah is trying to be the healthiest person she can possibly be and feel satisfied with life.Sarah is focusing on her
A) health psychology.
B) well-being.
C) health empowerment.
D) self-control.
Q3) When men and women are placed under similar levels of stress,
A) both appear equally motivated to seek out social support.
B) women are more likely than men to seek out social support.
C) men are more likely to seek social support than women are.
D) women are more likely to seek out social support but men are more likely to actually receive it.
Q4) Explain how positivity is linked to good health.
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Chapter 11: Social Psychology
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Q1) Negative feelings,opinions,and beliefs associated with a stereotype are known as A) discrimination.
B) prejudice.
C) the ingroup/outgroup bias.
D) the fundamental attribution error.
Q2) Mr.Powell is the principal of an all-male school that is about to admit female students.How can Mr.Powell decrease hostility and help the female students feel welcome at the school?
A) make sure that all classes are gender balanced
B) have an open discussion about the situation
C) have mixed-gender groups work together on projects
D) start with single-gender classes and slowly mix the genders
Q3) According to the elaboration likelihood model,persuasion occurs through the __________ routes.
A) central and peripheral
B) implicit and explicit
C) emotional and rational
D) dissonant and consonant
Q4) Describe two ways that will strengthen your romantic relationship and make it more positive.
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Chapter 12: Self and Personality
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Q1) Isabelle always believed she was a pretty calm person.Other people,however,think of her as somewhat neurotic.According to research,who would give the most accurate description of Isabelle's personality?
A) Isabelle
B) a close friend who she sees daily
C) an acquaintance who she sees occasionally
D) her doctor who knows her medical history
Q2) Jared was an identical twin adopted into a different family.When Jared is an adult,his personality should most resemble his
A) adopted siblings.
B) adopted parents.
C) biological parents.
D) identical twin.
Q3) You just got a roommate.If you want to get the most accurate judgment of your roommate's personality,who should you ask?
A) the roommate
B) the roommate's best friend
C) the roommate's classmate from last year
D) the roommate's acquaintance from high school
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Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Compared with people who develop mood or anxiety disorders in adulthood,people who develop schizophrenia
A) show more negative emotions and motor disturbances as children.
B) seek treatment at a younger age.
C) are more likely to take their medications.
D) tend to be higher functioning intellectually as children.
Q2) Obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are both characterized by
A) compulsive behaviors.
B) overarousal of the parasympathetic nervous system.
C) damage to the prefrontal cortex.
D) fear in the absence of real danger.
Q3) Carl was diagnosed with a communication disorder when he was 5.Now in high school,which of the following actions is most likely to be difficult for Carl?
A) completing a math assignment
B) playing a video game online
C) discussing homework with a classmate
D) getting high grades
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Chapter 14: Psychological Treatments
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Q1) Priya has been depressed for the last year and has been hospitalized for the past three months because she is suicidal.Many of the "first-line" or typical treatments for depression have not been effective for Priya,including cognitive therapy and drug therapy.The form of treatment most likely to be effective for her is
A) phototherapy.
B) transcranial magnetic stimulation.
C) a frontal lobotomy.
D) an atypical antipsychotic.
Q2) Rebecca notices that as winter approaches and the days get shorter,colder,and less sunny,she feels increasingly sad and down.Rebecca's friend suggests that she try a treatment in which she sits by a high-intensity light source for a short period of time each day.Rebecca's friend is suggesting that she try
A) phototherapy.
B) cognitive-behavioral therapy.
C) behavioral therapy.
D) a mood stabilizer.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Your history professor wants to help students learn how to write a high-quality research paper,so he posts an example of an "A" paper on the course website.You use this example as a template when writing your own paper.You have used _______ to write a good research paper.
A) operant conditioning
B) shaping
C) modeling
D) vicarious conditioning
Q2) Reinforcement that comes after a predetermined amount of time is called _______.
A) variable ratio
B) fixed ratio
C) fixed interval
D) variable interval
Q3) Braxton's friend Shayla is caught cheating on a test and receives an "F." Braxton learns the consequences of cheating by watching Shayla be punished for this action.Braxton has learned through _______.
A) operant conditioning
B) sensitization
C) modeling
D) vicarious conditioning
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