Survey of Psychology Exam Review - 4381 Verified Questions

Survey of Psychology Exam Review

Course Introduction

This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Students will explore major topics within psychology, including biological bases of behavior, learning, memory, development, motivation, emotion, personality, social interaction, psychological disorders, and therapy. Emphasis is placed on research methods, critical thinking, and the application of psychological principles to everyday life. The course is designed for both psychology majors and non-majors seeking a broad overview of the field.

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Psychology An Exploration 2nd Edition by Saundra

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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology

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Q1) Which of the following statements concerning using animals in research is correct?

A)There are no ethical guidelines when it comes to animals.

B)There are rules that prevent the killing of animals.

C)Pain and suffering of animals are allowed but only when necessary.

D)New ethical guidelines prevent the use of primates in psychological research.

Answer: C

Q2) ______________ is an experiment in which neither the participants nor the individuals running the experiment know if participants are in the experimental or the control group until after the results are tallied.

A)The double-blind study

B)Field research

C)The single-blind study

D)Correlational research

Answer: A

Q3) The goals of psychology are to describe,explain,predict,and control behavior.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective

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Q1) The neural impulse traveling down the axon is _______; it gets across the synapse by _______.

A)electrical; remaining electrical but changing from positively charged to negatively charged

B)electrical; remaining electrical but changing from negatively charged to positively charged

C)electrical; being changed into a chemical message

D)chemical; being changed into an electrical message

Answer: C

Q2) Neurons are:

A)cells in the brain that are believed to help clean and feed brain cells.

B)cells that send and receive information.

C)bundles of nerves.

D)chemical transmitters found in the hypothalamus.

Answer: B

Q3) Cell membranes are semipermeable.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception

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Q1) Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called

A)monocular cues

B)diocular cues

C)binocular cues

D)dichromatic cues

Answer: C

Q2) While riding on a train,David notices that the trees and telephone poles close to the tracks seem to flash by,while the buildings,trees,and mountains that are farther away seem to move by more slowly.This phenomenon is called_____________.

A)aerial perspective

B)subliminal motion

C)motion parallax

D)motion differential

Answer: C

Q3) The amount of light let into the eye is controlled by the iris.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 4: Learning

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Q1) It is even possible to become classically conditioned by simply watching someone else respond to a stimulus in a process called ________________.

A)vicarious conditioning

B)conditioned emotional responses

C)stimulus generalization

D)higher-order conditioning

Q2) While watching the evening news you see a story about domestic abuse and wonder "Why would anyone stay in a relationship where they are being abused?" According to Seligman,one factor that may contribute to victim's staying in abusive relationships is _______________.

A)observational learning

B)learned helplessness

C)conditioned emotional response

D)instinctive drift

Q3) A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ____________.

A)classical conditioning

B)operant conditioning

C)vicarious learning

D)cognitive learning

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Chapter 5: Memory

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Q1) The duration of iconic memory is _________ than echoic memory,but iconic's capacity is probably _________.

A)shorter; larger

B)longer; larger

C)longer; about the same

D)shorter; about the same

Q2) When someone looks at an image,the retina turns the light rays from it into neural messages that go up to the optic nerve so the brain can interpret them.This process is called _______________.

A)encoding

B)storage

C)retrieval

D)evaluation

Q3) Although the capacity of short-term memory is limited,more items can be held in this kind of storage through the process of __________.

A)chunking.

B)decoding.

C)rote rehearsal.

D)data compression.

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Chapter 6: Consciousness and Cognition

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Q1) Our sleep-wake cycle follows a(n)________ rhythm.

A)infradian

B)diurnal

C)circadian

D)ultradian

Q2) The system of rules that governs how we assign meaning to the morphemes we use is called __________.

A)syntax

B)phonology

C)regularization

D)semantics

Q3) There have been cases in which sleepwalking was a successful murder defense.

A)True

B)False

Q4) How many morphemes are there in the sentence "He is very gentlemanly"?

A)four

B)six

C)five

D)seven

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Chapter 7: Development Across the Life Span

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Q1) Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg were born with red hair.Each child is also very intelligent and athletic.The Orangeburgs are expecting an 11^th child who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to ______________,as evidenced in the _____________.

A)nurture; nature versus nurture controversy

B)nature; nature versus nurture controversy

C)environmental factors; conception theory

D)teratogens; conception theory

Q2) Which of the following is a main disadvantage of the cross-sectional design?

A)Individuals of different ages are being compared to one another.

B)It is relatively expensive.

C)It takes a longer amount of time than a longitudinal study.

D)Participants may drop out due to moving,loss of interest,or death.

Q3) Neurological or brain damage could be possible if infants do not display appropriate infant reflexes.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion

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Q1) Luc said,"I don't care what I do as long as I am the best at it!" What need is this?

A)need for achievement

B)need for affiliation

C)need for power

D)need for sex

Q2) Glenn believes he can learn from his mistakes and that study and perseverance will help him improve his intelligence.According to Dweck,what locus of control does Glenn have?

A)internal locus of control

B)decremental

C)incidental

D)external locus of control

Q3) Drives serve to activate responses that are aimed at reducing the drive,thereby returning the body to a more normal state called _____________.

A)stability

B)equilibrium

C)homeostasis

D)physiological balance

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Chapter 9: Stress and Health

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Q1) Shanice suffers pain during intercourse.She is suffering from __________.

A)sexual aversion disorder

B)female orgasmic disorder

C)malapropism

D)dyspareunia

Q2) Pepe moved from Argentina to France.He chose not to learn to speak or write French,continues to maintain his old culture's styles of dress and customs,and lives in a neighborhood where only people from Argentina live.Pepe has used which method of entering the majority culture?

A)integration

B)assimilation

C)separation

D)marginalization

Q3) Type B personality is characterized by competitiveness,high ambition,hostility,and irritability.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The highest rate of obesity in the world is found in the United States.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 10: Social Psychology

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Q1) After agreeing to Nat's request to share her lecture notes from one class,Maria now agrees to Nat's request to share her notes from three classes.This example illustrates the _________technique.

A)lowball

B)foot-in-the-mouth

C)door-in-the-face

D)foot-in-the-door

Q2) The Milgram obedience study has been criticized on the basis of: A)validity.

B)ethics.

C)reliability.

D)applicability.

Q3) Giving in to indirect pressure to change your behavior and thoughts is called: A)conformity.

B)compliance.

C)obedience. D)persuasion.

Q4) An attitude has four major components.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

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Q1) Which of these might be an example of a performance item on the Wechsler tests of intelligence?

A)repeating a series of digits

B)defining a word such as lunch

C)using blocks to make a design like one shown in a picture

D)adding a series of orally presented numbers

Q2) Harry goes to a psychologist because he is continually depressed.When he gets to the psychologist's office,he realizes that while he wants to end his depression it will take him far too long to tell the doctor his life story.The psychologist senses Harry's reluctance and decides to administer an objective test to reveal Harry's attitudes and feelings.The doctor administers which of the following tests?

A)MMPI-2

B)TAT

C)16PF

D)Rorschach

Q3) Sigmund Freud proposed that his patients' disorders resulted most often from psychological conflicts related to sex.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders

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Q1) Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder?

A)conversion disorder

B)obsessive-compulsive disorder

C)posttraumatic stress disorder

D)a phobia

Q2) Which of the following statements represents the cognitive-behavioral theorist's view of personality disorders?

A)They are due to an inadequate resolution of the Oedipus complex.

B)They are a type of learned behavior.

C)They have physiological causes.

D)They are due to disturbances in family relationships.

Q3) The process of cutting holes in the skull of a person with the symptoms of a mental disorder is a part of traditional exorcism.

A)True

B)False

Q4) The primary purpose of the DSM-5 is to _________.

A)help psychologists assess only normal behavior

B)keep the number of diagnostic categories of mental disorders to a minimum

C)help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders

D)describe the causes of common physiological disorders

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Chapter 13: Psychological Therapies

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Q1) You let your fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages looking for a psychotherapist.Your attention is drawn to an advertisement for a group practice described as eclectic.When you call the receptionist to ask for a description of the practice,what will you be told?

A)"Our group focuses on clients' early life experiences."

B)"Our staff uses a combination of methods to fit the client's needs."

C)"All the professionals in this group have training in psychoanalysis."

D)"The staff is trained in the biological perspective."

Q2) A parent wishes to stop her young son from throwing temper tantrums.You suggest she use extinction and advise her to___________.

A)spank her son whenever he throws a tantrum

B)physically restrain her son when he throws a tantrum

C)give her son a gold star and a hug whenever he is calm

D)ignore the tantrums and pay attention to her son only when he is calm

Q3) Prefrontal lobotomy is one form of __________.

A)shock treatment

B)EST

C)drug therapy

D)psychosurgery

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