Survey of Psychology Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Survey of Psychology provides a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course covers fundamental concepts such as biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, therapy, and social psychology. Emphasizing both classic and contemporary theories, it explores how psychological principles apply to everyday life. Students gain an understanding of research methods used in psychology and develop critical thinking skills for evaluating psychological information. This course serves as a foundation for further study in psychology and related disciplines.
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Experience Psychology 2nd Edition by Laura King
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following statements is false?
A) An operational definition provides an objective description of how a variable is going to be measured and observed in a particular study.
B) In order to eliminate ambiguity, every variable should have only one operational definition.
C) Describing the operational definitions for the variables in a study is a crucial step in designing psychological research.
D) Operational definitions eliminate the fuzziness that might creep into thinking about how to measure an abstract variable.
Answer: B
Q2) The _____ is a manipulated experimental factor and _____ is the outcome.
A) dependent variable/ independent variable
B) independent variable/ dependent variable
C) confounding variable/ independent variable
D) dependent variable/ confounding variable
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Brain and Behavior
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Q1) The _____ is sometimes referred to as the "master gland" because it controls growth and it releases the hormones that regulate other glands in the endocrine system.
A) thyroid gland
B) adrenal gland
C) pituitary gland
D) parathyroid gland
Answer: C
Q2) Clumps of cells in the _____ determine alertness and regulate basic survival functions such as breathing,heartbeat,and blood pressure.
A) hypothalamus
B) forebrain
C) brain stem
D) cerebellum
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The process through which the senses detect environmental stimuli and transmit them to the brain is called _____.
A) consciousness
B) perception
C) sensation
D) reception
Answer: C
Q2) The lining of the nasal cavity that contains a sheet of receptor cells for smell is known as the _____.
A) semicircular canal
B) papillae
C) olfactory epithelium
D) cochlea
Answer: C
Q3) The eardrum is located in the _____.
A) auditory cortex
B) inner ear
C) middle ear
D) outer ear
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
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Q1) Jet lag may be explained by the _____.
A) elevation of serotonin in the prefrontal cortex
B) dramatic changes in environmental stimuli
C) dietary changes
D) effect of time shifts on the circadian rhythm
Q2) Sleeping pills are classified as a(n)_____.
A) barbiturate
B) opiate
C) hallucinogen
D) stimulant
Q3) The concept of "theory of mind" is best described as _____.
A) thinking about thinking
B) individuals' understanding that they and others think, feel, perceive, and have private experiences
C) individuals' misinterpretation of their own subconscious thoughts
D) the psychological answer to the metaphysical concept of a soul
Q4) Why do we sleep? What role does sleep play in influencing our psychological and physical health?
Q5) Explain how circadian rhythms affect physiological and psychological functioning.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) _____ is a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.
A) Operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Latent learning
D) Discovery learning
Q2) Organisms learn about the consequences of behavior through _____.
A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) latent learning
D) discovery learning
Q3) Your fraternity brother knows that you are a psychology major and asks you to explain to him why he keeps going back to smoking after quitting on several occasions.Describe in detail the classical conditioning components involved in smoking (the CS,US,CR,and UR)and how spontaneous recovery can cause the reoccurrence of the smoking habit.
Q4) Explain the significance of Thorndike's law of effect.
Q5) Discuss the distinction between associative learning and observational learning.
Q6) What is insight learning?
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Chapter 6: Memory
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Q1) Implicit memory,procedural memory,and priming are all part of _____.
A) declarative memory
B) nondeclarative memory
C) episodic memory
D) working memory
Q2) Although _____ is rich and detailed,we lose the information in it quickly unless we use certain strategies that transfer it into other memory systems.
A) sensory memory
B) selective memory
C) long-term memory
D) declarative memory
Q3) Retrieval is the process of _____.
A) transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory
B) bringing information to mind whenever needed
C) storing information so that it can be retained over time
D) detecting information from the world without receiving concrete sensory input.
Q4) Compare and contrast the short-term memory system with the working memory system.
Q5) What is long-term potentiation and why is it important to the process of memory?
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Chapter 7: Thinking, intelligence, and Language
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Q1) Hudson works in the product development department of a large toy company.His job is to take abstract theories of child development and implement them in functional ways so that they can be used to create a toy.According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,Hudson would likely score high on a measure of _____ intelligence.
A) spatial
B) naturalist
C) intrapersonal
D) practical
Q2) According to Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,_____ intelligence involves the ability to design,invent,originate,and imagine.
A) intrapersonal
B) analytical
C) creative
D) naturalist
Q3) Basketball,football,baseball,and soccer all fit into the _____ of sports.
A) heuristic
B) morphemes
C) concept
D) algorithm
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Chapter 8: Human Development
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Q1) Juliet refuses to go to the dance because she has just developed a pimple on her chin,and she is sure everyone will talk about it behind her back.Her behavior illustrates
A) preoperational thought
B) the adolescent identity crisis
C) peer influence
D) adolescent egocentrism
Q2) The sense of _____ is the most dangerous aspect of adolescent egocentrism.
A) invincibility
B) underestimation
C) vulnerability
D) assimilation
Q3) Although _____ did not believe that culture and education play important roles in children's cognitive development,_____ believed that cognitive development is very much an interpersonal process that happens in a cultural context.
A) Jean Piaget/Lev Vygotsky
B) Lev Vygostsky/Jean Piaget
C) Erik Erikson/Jean Piaget
D) Lev Vygostsky/Erik Erikson
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Chapter 9: Motivation
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Q1) Evan received an ugly pair of pajamas for his birthday.Even though he didn't like the gift,he smiled and thanked his grandmother for the present.Evan's behavior can be explained in terms of _____.
A) set points
B) a display rule
C) the circumplex model of emotion
D) the broaden-and-build model
Q2) Which of the following statements about gender differences in sexual attitudes and behavior is false?
A) Men think about sex more often than women do.
B) Men show more changes in their sexual patterns and desires over their lifetime than women do.
C) Men view more pornography
D) Men have more permissive attitudes toward casual premarital sex.
Q3) According to the _____,emotion and physiological reactions occur simultaneously.
A) Cannon-Bard theory
B) two-factor theory of emotion
C) James-Lange theory
D) self-determination theory
Q4) Identify and rank the five needs in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
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Chapter 10: Personality
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Q1) According to Rogers,we are all born with a need for _____,or a need to be liked,loved,and accepted by those around us.
A) unconditional positive regard
B) conditions of worth
C) the collective unconscious
D) catharsis
Q2) Which of the following statements was made by Freud's critics on his ideas about sexuality,early experience,social factors,and the unconscious mind?
A) The ego and conscious thought processes do not play a dominant role in our personality as Freud believed.
B) Personality is set by age 1.
C) The first five years of life are not as powerful in shaping adult personality as Freud thought.
D) Biological basis of personality is much more important than Freud thought.
Q3) Give a brief explanation of Freud's model of personality,including the id,ego,and superego,as well as the relationship among these components.
Q4) Evaluate Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality.
Q5) Describe Maslow's approach to personality.
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Chapter 11: Social Psychology
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Q1) Jack and John were recently dumped by their girlfriends.Jack believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she is a selfish and unhappy person,whereas John believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she had to attend to a family emergency and could not make commitment right now.Jack is making a(n)_____ about his girlfriend's behavior,whereas John is making a(n)_____.
A) internal attribution/external attribution
B) external attribution/internal attribution
C) downward social comparison/upward social comparison
D) upward social comparison/downward social comparison
Q2) _____ are favorable views of the self that are not necessarily rooted in reality.
A) Fundamental attribution errors
B) Self-serving biases
C) Self-deceptions
D) Positive illusions
Q3) Diffusion of responsibility is most likely to influence _____.
A) the attributions we make about others
B) cognitive dissonance
C) helping behavior
D) prejudice
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) _____ has the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder.
A) Generalized anxiety disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Anorexia nervosa
Q2) Genetic factors are stronger predictors of _____ than _____.
A) depressive disorders/bipolar disorder
B) bipolar disorder/depressive disorders
C) dysthymic disorder/depressive disorders
D) dysthymic disorders/bipolar disorder
Q3) Learned helplessness and pessimistic attributional styles are two ways of understanding the _____ factors associated with depression.
A) bipolar
B) psychological
C) sociocultural
D) biological
Q4) Write a note on antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).
Q5) List the symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Q6) Write a note on the biological and psychological factors contributing to suicide.
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Chapter 13: Therapies
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Q1) "I have never been a good problem solver.I am not direct enough to be successful," the client complained."You do not see yourself as a direct problem solver?" responded the therapist.This conversation is an example of _____ and is typical of _____.
A) free association/client-centered therapy
B) transference/psychodynamic therapy
C) reflective speech/psychodynamic therapy
D) reflective speech/client-centered therapy
Q2) _____ suggests that psychological disorders are the result of irrational and self-defeating beliefs.
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Humanistic therapy
C) Rational-emotive behavior theory
D) Integrative therapy
Q3) A major advantage to group therapy is that _____.
A) clients have more opportunity to develop social skills
B) clients can get more undivided attention from the therapist
C) the therapist has less work to do because the clients do most of the work
D) it is better suited to clients with severe problems
Q4) Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of e-therapy or cyber-therapy.
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Chapter 14: Health Psychology
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Q1) Individuals who have high self-efficacy are least likely to do which of the following?
A) Persist in the face of obstacles
B) Expend effort in coping with stress
C) Experience less stress in challenging situations
D) Perceive that they have no control over the situation
Q2) Twenty-year-old Lily has been smoking since she was 12 and wants to quit.While no method is foolproof,the most successful avenue for breaking the addiction involves _____.
A) nicotine replacement
B) therapy
C) behavioral strategies
D) using a combination of therapeutic methods
Q3) Smoking contributes to all of these EXCEPT _____.
A) increased risk of middle-ear diseases for children of smokers
B) cancer deaths
C) heart disease deaths
D) diabetes deaths
Q4) Describe the three primary benefits or functions of social support.
Q5) What are the ways to prevent STIs?
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