Psychology 101 Question Bank
Course Introduction
Psychology 101 introduces students to the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Covering foundational topics such as perception, learning, memory, development, personality, and social influence, the course explores how biological, cognitive, and socio-cultural factors shape our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Through lectures, readings, and practical examples, students gain insight into key psychological theories, research methods, and real-world applications, providing a solid basis for further study in the field.
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Discovering Psychology The Science of Mind 3rd Edition by John T. Cacioppo
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Chapter 1: The Science of Mind the Discipline of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following statements about Freud's work is true?
A)His theories do not lend themselves to experimentation.
B)His patients were primarily working class men and therefore not representative of the broader population.
C)His theories were based exclusively on animal studies.
D)His psychoanalytic techniques are replicated in their original form today.
Answer: A
Q2) The salivation of dogs in Pavlov's experiments was significant because it ____.
A)emphasized conscious thought
B)demonstrated the ability to learn to anticipate future events as a survival advantage
C)indicated that intelligence is innate
D)demonstrated that the ability to smell food prior to its arrival is a highly developed sense
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Measure of Mind Methods of Psychology
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Q1) Professor Scott conducts research on teenage risk-taking behavior.He would like to develop a hypothesis on the parental influence on teenage risk-taking at the extreme end of the spectrum,with a focus on teenagers who sail around the world alone.Would a case study be an appropriate first step,and why or why not?
A)Yes,because Professor Scott already knows that parents are the driving influence behind teenage circumnavigation.
B)No,because it will not generate a sufficient amount of data to be tested statistically.
C)Yes,because teenagers who sail around the world alone are rare and the data will help generate new,or possibly falsify existing,hypotheses.
D)No,because case studies are too idiosyncratic and lack scientific rigor.
Answer: C
Q2) Which correlational coefficient represents the strongest relationship?
A) .95
B) .75
C).75
D)1.25
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Evolving Mind Nature and Nurture
Intertwined
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Q1) Micah has straight hair.If he is homozygous for the gene that determines straight hair,what is true of his parents?
A)They must each have a recessive allele for straight hair.
B)One must have a recessive allele for straight hair,while the other must have a dominant allele for curly hair.
C)They must each have a recessive allele for curly hair.
D)They must both have mutated dominant genes for straight hair.
Answer: A
Q2) Georgie and Lennie are identical twins.Which of the following is true of their genetic makeup?
A)They have identical genotypes and identical phenotypes.
B)They have identical genotypes but not identical phenotypes.
C)They have identical phenotypes but not identical genotypes.
D)They have neither identical phenotypes nor genotypes.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Biological Mind the Physical Basis of Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following is the strongest analogy to explain the relationship between receptors and neurotransmitters?
A)Needle and thread
B)Bat and ball
C)Lock and key
D)Boat and sail
Q2) The ____ is a subcortical structure located in the ____ lobe and believed to participate in emotional processing.
A)hippocampus;parietal
B)amygdala;temporal
C)hypothalamus;frontal
D)medulla;occipital
Q3) A squid axon is large enough to be visible to the naked eye,while a human axon can only be viewed with a microscopic.Compared with an action potential for a human axon,the size of an action potential for a squid axon will be ____.
A)the same
B)smaller
C)larger
D)smaller or larger depending on the length of the axon
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Chapter 5: The Perceiving Mind Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Siddhartha saved up money from his summer job to buy a powerful home theater system.When shopping for the best buy in a home theater system the sales representative informs Siddhartha that the more expensive models are worth the money because they ____.
A)amplify sound up to 160 dB
B)boost frequencies below 80 Hz
C)buffer sounds that reach 60 dB
D)filter out frequencies below 10000 Hz
Q2) Describe how light enters the eye and how the major structures of the eye process this light.Include a brief description of how information from light is sensed by the eye before transmission to the brain.
Q3) Which statement is most consistent with the Gestalt psychology point of view?
A)The whole is something more than the sum of its parts.
B)The world is best understood by breaking it down into individual elements.
C)We perceive our environment through separate but equal senses.
D)Where one sense is lost,another is gained.
Q4) Describe the concepts of sensory adaptation,bottom-up processing,and top-down processing,and provide an example of how perception is shaped by each of these processes.
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Chapter 6: The Aware Mind Elements of Consciousness
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Q1) Some researchers restrict the possibility of self-aware consciousness to species that
A)show strong individualism
B)demonstrate cognitive complexity
C)exhibit complex social behavior
D)are at the top of the food chain
Q2) Megan is contemplating trying lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)at a party.As her friend,what warning would you give her?
A)It can cause symptoms of schizophrenia.
B)It can lead to major depressive episodes.
C)It can cause hallucinations (flashbacks)even after the drug has been discontinued.
D)It is strongly addictive and stopping the use of it causes strong withdrawal symptoms.
Q3) Why is it thought that the human infant spends about half of its sleep time in REM?
A)To provide an adequate energy supply for organ maturation
B)To provide the stimulation necessary to facilitate brain "wiring"
C)To reinforce behaviors or skills observed during wakefulness
D)To reduce the stimulation that otherwise interferes with brain network pruning
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Chapter 7: The Feeling Mind Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) Children who are highly responsive and show strong emotional reactions to novel stimuli are more likely to be ____ adults.
A)cautious and anxious
B)psychopathic
C)depressed
D)highly intelligent
Q2) According to psychologist ____,motivation is a process that is best thought of as a process that maintains homeostasis.
A)Hans Selye
B)Philip Bard
C)William James
D)Walter Canon
Q3) Sally loves to run,and works jogging into her daily schedule because she enjoys the outdoors.Sally is motivated by a(n)____ reward.
A)top-down
B)bottom-up
C)extrinsic
D)intrinsic
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Chapter 8: The Adaptive Mind Learning
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Q1) What type of reinforcement schedule depends on the number of times a behavior occurs?
A)A ratio schedule of partial reinforcement
B)A variable schedule of partial reinforcement
C)A fixed schedule of partial reinforcement
D)An interval schedule of partial reinforcement
Q2) Counterconditioning in which people relax while being exposed to stimuli that elicit fear is referred to as ____.
A)higher order conditioning
B)habituation
C)latent inhibition
D)systematic desensitization
Q3) Which condition is characterized by a lack of back-and-forth imitation of gestures and facial expressions during infancy and deficits in empathy and social skills later in life?
A)Down syndrome
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Autism
D)Schizophrenia
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Chapter 9: The Knowing Mind Memory
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Q1) Roger is preparing for his final exam in Bioethics.The most difficult type of question for him on the exam,in terms of memory retrieval,will most likely be ____.
A)essay
B)true-false
C)matching
D)multiple choice
Q2) Memory aids that link new information to well-known information are called ____.
A)mnemonics
B)elaborative rehearsal
C)chunks
D)recitations
Q3) According to the levels of processing theory,the depth (shallow to deep)of processing ____.
A)enhances long-term memory capacity
B)predicts the duration of information in long-term memory
C)predicts the ease of retrieval
D)exemplifies the power of maintenance rehearsal
Q4) What is interference and what role does it play in the formation of memories?
Discuss examples of memory loss due to interference.
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Chapter 10: The Thinking Mind Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Children with several different types of bilingualism outperformed monolingual English speakers on tasks of ____.
A)delay of gratification
B)executive control
C)convergent thinking
D)divergent thinking
Q2) Giftedness is an extreme of intelligence defined as having an IQ score of ____.
A)100 or above
B)130 or above
C)150 or above
D)170 or above
Q3) Which of the following is true about algorithms?
A)Algorithms are step-by-step rules for reaching a particular solution.
B)Algorithms can take in a relatively small amount of information as input.
C)Algorithms may be inefficient when used by a human brain.
D)Algorithms have roughly the same efficiency whether used by a human or a computer.
Q4) Describe an example of facing a problem and bringing the problem to resolution.Apply the four steps of good problem-solving skills in your response.
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Chapter 11: The Developing Mind Life Span Development
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Q1) The average age at which each motor milestone is met ____.
A)applies equally to almost all children
B)falls within a wide range of normal development
C)varies greatly depending on culture
D)is a fairly precise measure of how each child is likely to develop
Q2) In what order do the following steps of development occur?
A)Roll,sit,hop,raise head,walk
B)Raise head,roll,sit,walk,hop
C)Raise head,sit,roll,hop,walk
D)Sit,roll,raise head,hop,walk
Q3) What is the best description of the starting point for midlife?
A)It begins with certain physical changes.
B)It begins between 40 and 45 years of age.
C)It is defined differently by different people.
D)It is indicated by a growing sense of mortality.
Q4) A period of physical changes leading to sexual maturity is called ____.
A)adolescence
B)secondary sex characteristics
C)menarche
D)puberty
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Chapter 12: The Individual Mind Personality and the Self
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Q1) Which toddler is likely to have the highest self-esteem when reaching first grade?
A)Amber,who is alternately clingy and rejecting toward her mother when she returns from work,though she shows great distress when her mother leaves for the day
B)Rhonda,who does not show distress when her mother leaves her with a new babysitter and does not immediately approach her mother when she returns
C)Max,who sometimes freezes in place,and at other times,seems confused when his mother returns from errands
D)Brock,who plays while his mother and the new babysitter chat,cries when his mother leaves him with the babysitter,and then runs over to his mother upon her return
Q2) One's knowledge of personal traits,feelings,roles,and memories is called ____.
A)self-esteem
B)self-concept
C)self-schema
D)self-awareness
Q3) Compare and contrast objective personality tests like the MMPI and projective personality tests like the Rorschach test.
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Chapter 13: The Connected Mind Social Psychology
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Q1) Advertisers direct much advertising toward children and grocery stores place products appealing to children on lower shelves.Why?
A)Children are more likely than adults to respond to persuasive arguments emotionally rather than logically.
B)Children have an instinctive sense of the central route to persuasion.
C)Children are highly difficult to persuade,necessitating frequent exposure.
D)Children are more likely than adults to respond to persuasive arguments logically rather than emotionally.
Q2) Julia's contract indicates her work is due on Thursday at 5 p.m.On Wednesday,she asks her project manager if she can turn it in on Friday morning,to which her project manager agrees.On Thursday afternoon,she asks her project manager if she can hand her work in on Monday morning.What persuasive technique does this most resemble?
A)Bait-and-switch
B)Low-balling
C)Foot-in-the-door
D)Door-in-the face
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Chapter 14: The Troubled Mind Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Compulsions appear to be
A)repetitive,ritualistic behaviors associated with delusions.
B)an avoidance of stimuli associated with a traumatic event.
C)a preoccupation with or aversion to specific topics.
D)efforts to ward off the anxiety produced by obsessions or some other feared event.
Q2) Lauren,as maid-of-honor,is expected to give a short speech at her best friend's wedding reception when the dinner guests finish eating.She is worried about how she will look and sound to the wedding guests,her palms are sweaty,and she can feel her heart beating.She is terrified that she will be negatively judged or scrutinized by those attending the reception.This is best described as ____.
A)agoraphobia
B)a specific phobia
C)social anxiety disorder
D)a panic attack
Q3) In the DSM-5,the criteria for antisocial personality disorder are ____.
A)designed to emphasize criminal behaviors
B)quite similar to the definition of psychopathy
C)quite similar to the definition of schizophrenia
D)focused on the role of genetics
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Chapter 15: Healing the Troubled Mind Therapy
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Q1) In addition to research evidence,what does evidence-based practice (EBP)utilize to provide the best outcome for a client?
A)Clinical expertise and client values
B)Clinical expertise and bioinformatics
C)Medication and client values
D)Medication and bioinformatics
Q2) A psychologist using a humanistic approach views society as a ____.
A)bridge between isolation and belongingness
B)resource for support and empathy
C)tool to help guide behavior
D)source of psychological discontent
Q3) What discovery led to a dramatic decrease in institutionalized populations in the United States between 1955 and 2000?
A)Phenothiazines to treat schizophrenia
B)Benzodiazepines to treat anxiety disorders
C)Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat depression
D)Lithium to treat bipolar disorder
Q4) Describe the approach to psychological services known as life coaching and evaluate its effectiveness.
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Chapter 16: The Healthy Mind Stress and Coping, Health
Psychology, and Positive Psychology
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Q1) Which expression best illustrates the idiosyncratic nature of stress?
A)"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
B)"Waste not want not."
C)"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
D)"A penny saved is a penny earned."
Q2) Which of the following is true?
A)Maternal care provides no survival advantage later in life.
B)A mother with small children is unlikely to find either fight or flight easy to do.
C)Maternal care can actually lead to a decrease in one's ability to resist stress later in life.
D)Studies show that after being stressed,men but not women,demonstrated an increase in caretaking motivation.
Q3) For our hunter-gatherer ancestors to survive,physical activity was essential.Today,what do children and adults in the United States spend an average of 55% of their day doing?
A)Reading
B)Standing
C)Sleeping
D)Sitting
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