Survey of Psychology Final Exam
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Course Introduction
Survey of Psychology provides an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course explores foundational topics such as biological bases of behavior, perception, learning, memory, development, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social psychology. Emphasis is placed on understanding core theories, major research findings, and the application of psychological principles to everyday life. Students will develop critical thinking skills as they examine how psychologists study human thought and behavior, evaluate evidence, and apply knowledge to real-world problems.
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Psychology An Exploration 2nd Edition by
Saundra K. Ciccarelli
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) The majority of psychologists are self employed or work for private not for profit agencies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which noted African American psychologist held posts as president of Shaw University in North Carolina and then as president of Virginia State College?
A)Charles Henry Thompson
B)Howard Hale Long
C)Robert Prentiss Daniel
D)Albert Sidney Beckham
Answer: C
Q3) In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance,the dependent variable is the __________.
A)amount of anxiety
B)age of the person
C)person's performance
D)cause of the anxiety
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective
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Q1) Neurons that carry information from the senses to the spinal cord are called
A)motor neurons
B)interneurons
C)sensory neurons
D)reflexes
Answer: C
Q2) Which technique of studying the brain involves recording the electrical activity of large groups of cortical neurons?
A)EEG
B)deep lesioning
C)ESB
D)MRI
Answer: A
Q3) Which neurotransmitter is associated with the control of the pain response?
A)acetylcholine
B)GABA
C)serotonin
D)endorphin
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The shape of the lens adjusts in order to _______.
A)protect the eye from too much light
B)let in more light when it is dark
C)focus on different objects at different distances
D)allow time for the eye to adjust to bright light
Answer: C
Q2) Receptor cells in the retina responsible for color vision and fine acuity are ___________.
A)bipolar cells
B)ganglion cells
C)rods
D)cones
Answer: D
Q3) Which skin receptors respond only to pressure?
A)Pacinian corpuscles
B)hair follicle nerve endings
C)free nerve endings
D)visceral corpuscles
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Learning
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Q1) The kind of learning that applies to voluntary behavior is called ______________.
A)operant conditioning
B)classical conditioning
C)effective based learning
D)spontaneous recovery
Q2) The abbreviation UCS stands for ____________.
A)unconditional statement
B)uniform conditioned subject
C)unconditional sensation
D)unconditioned stimulus
Q3) A reinforcer is a consequence that ______________ a behavior,while a punisher is a consequence that ___________ a behavior.
A)motivates; stimulates
B)weakens; strengthens
C)inhibits; motivates
D)strengthens; weakens
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Chapter 5: Memory
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Q1) The process of getting information out of memory is known as:
A)retention.
B)retrieval.
C)reconstruction.
D)reliable.
Q2) You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus.What might this researcher ask you to do?
A)"Write down all the words you can remember."
B)"Read this poem and then interpret its meaning."
C)"Listen to me: BEC,DAX,FER,KOJ; now repeat what I said."
D)"Listen to these sounds and write down words that come to mind."
Q3) Unprocessed stimulation from the environment is first held in:
A)short-term store.
B)sensory memory.
C)long-term store.
D)intermediate store.
Q4) Recognition is typically harder than recall.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Consciousness and Cognition
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Q1) Prefixes,suffixes,and words are examples of __________.
A)subjugations
B)semantics
C)morphemes
D)phonemes
Q2) Which of the following situations is NOT an altered state of consciousness?
A)You are daydreaming.
B)You have been drinking beer.
C)You are concentrating on a math test.
D)You are asleep.
Q3) Which device would a sleep researcher use to monitor a sleeping person's brain waves?
A)electromyograph (EMG)
B)electrocardiograph (EKG)
C)electro-oculograph (EOG)
D)electroencephalograph (EEG)
Q4) When a problem is seen as having only one answer,with all lines of thinking leading to that answer,this is known as divergent thinking.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is
A)conservation
B)object permanence
C)centration
D)egocentrism
Q2) Which of the following is the term that refers to the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher?
A)scaffolding
B)conservation
C)hypothetical thinking.
D)zone of proximal development
Q3) At fertilization,the chromosomes from the father's sperm unite with the chromosomes from the mother's egg,creating a new cell called a(n)____________.
A)embryo
B)zygote
C)genome
D)blastocyst
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) "I think I'm afraid; therefore,I am afraid." Name the theory of emotion that this statement characterizes.
A)the James-Lange theory
B)activation theory
C)cognitive arousal theory
D)the Cannon-Bard theory
Q2) Which of the following is one of the three inborn and universal needs that help people gain a complete sense of self and whole,healthy relationships with others,according to the self-determination theory?
A)autonomy
B)relevance
C)incompetence
D)rejection
Q3) Salmon swimming upstream to spawn are an example of _________.
A)incentives
B)motives
C)instinct
D)needs
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Chapter 9: Stress and Health
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Q1) After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor,we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor.This process is called__________.
A)primary appraisal
B)secondary appraisal
C)tertiary appraisal
D)distress-eustress dichotomy
Q2) When we eat,the pancreas releases ____________,which lower blood sugar and can increase the feeling of hunger.
A)glucose
B)insulin
C)thyroxin
D)adrenaline
Q3) The _________nervous system returns the body to normal,day-to-day functioning after a stressful period.
A)parasympathetic
B)somatic
C)sympathetic
D)central
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Chapter 10: Social Psychology
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Q1) Attributions are ____________.
A)explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others.
B)innate personality traits
C)genetic predispositions to behave a certain way
D)physical qualities people have such as attractiveness
Q2) Judy,alone,sees a person who appears to be drowning in the ocean.She wants to help but questions whether her swimming ability will allow her to rescue the individual.It appears that Judy is stuck at the ________ step of Darley and Latané's (1970)model of bystander intervention.
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Q3) Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the difference between sociology and social psychology?
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Chapter 11: Theories of Personality and Intelligence
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Q1) The Oedipus and Electra complexes occur during the _______ stage.
A)anal
B)phallic
C)oral
D)latency
Q2) Identifying with one's opposite-sex parent occurs in which psychosexual stage?
A)oral
B)anal
C)phallic
D)genital
Q3) Which of the following viewpoints has different goals from the other three?
A)psychoanalytic
B)behaviorism
C)humanism
D)trait theory
Q4) Which statement about the id is most accurate?
A)It is in close contact with bodily needs.
B)It follows the reality principle.
C)It houses the conscience.
D)It drives us to live up to our ideals.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) You are a contestant on Jeopardy! and it is your turn.You say to Alex,"I'll take Ancient Explanations of Mental Illness for $100." The answer is,"His was the first recorded attempt to explain abnormal behavior as due to some biological process." The smile on your face reveals the confidence you have as you say______________.
A)"Who is Sigmund Freud?"
B)"Who is Hippocrates?"
C)"Who is Carl Rogers?"
D)"Who is John Watson?"
Q2) An irrational fear of some object or specific situation is called ____________.
A)agoraphobia
B)social anxiety disorder
C)a specific phobia
D)an interactive phobia
Q3) Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?
A)behavior that is rare
B)behavior that is consistent with the norms of society
C)behavior that does not create distress
D)behavior that is adaptive
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Chapter 13: Psychological Therapies
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Q1) A technique for treating phobias and other stress disorders in which the person is suddenly exposed to the fear-provoking situation or object in an intense way and is prevented from making the usual avoidance or escape response is called _________.
A)systematic desensitization
B)flooding
C)paradoxical intent
D)aversive therapy
Q2) What was a major reason for the decrease in the number of psychosurgeries performed?
A)the government stopped paying for the procedure
B)laws prohibited the procedure
C)patient rights activists protested the surgery
D)drug treatments were developed
Q3) Which type of therapy is based on well-researched learning principles?
A)behavior
B)cognitive-behavior
C)psychoanalysis
D)client-centered
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