Question 1

Which of the following is an inherited condition that, if untreated, leads to mental retardation?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  narcolepsy 
C)  anorexia 
D)  phenylketonuria 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  narcolepsy 
C)  anorexia 
D)  phenylketonuria

Question 2

One difference between expert and novice chess players that has been experimentally demonstrated is

Accepted Answer

A)  experts use their frontal lobes more than novices do when playing chess. 
B)  novices are more likely to have an internal locus of control. 
C)  experts tend to be high self-monitors. 
D)  experts recognize and remember familiar patterns better. 
A)  experts use their frontal lobes more than novices do when playing chess. 
B)  novices are more likely to have an internal locus of control. 
C)  experts tend to be high self-monitors. 
D)  experts recognize and remember familiar patterns better.

Question 3

Fans of a television medical program sometimes stop one of the actors on the street to ask for medical advice. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  Stroop effect 
A)  reaction formation 
B)  fundamental attribution error 
C)  cognitive dissonance 
D)  Stroop effect

Question 4

The study of the features that enrich life, such as hope, creativity, courage, spirituality, and responsibility is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  educational psychology. 
B)  real-life investigation. 
C)  serendipity. 
D)  positive psychology. 
A)  educational psychology. 
B)  real-life investigation. 
C)  serendipity. 
D)  positive psychology.

Question 5

A psychoanalyst would be much more likely than a behaviorist to talk about

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious thoughts. 
B)  effects of previous experience. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  negative reinforcement. 
A)  unconscious thoughts. 
B)  effects of previous experience. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  negative reinforcement.

Question 6

A child who has started to speak in two-word phrases is probably in

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's oral stage. 
B)  Piaget's formal-operations stage. 
C)  Piaget's preoperational stage. 
D)  Freud's genital stage. 
A)  Freud's oral stage. 
B)  Piaget's formal-operations stage. 
C)  Piaget's preoperational stage. 
D)  Freud's genital stage.

Question 7

The drugs commonly used to combat disorders such as depression exert their effects mainly by altering

Accepted Answer

A)  the threshold for producing an action potential. 
B)  the activity at synapses. 
C)  blood flow to the brain. 
D)  heart rate and digestive activity. 
A)  the threshold for producing an action potential. 
B)  the activity at synapses. 
C)  blood flow to the brain. 
D)  heart rate and digestive activity.

Question 8

The EEG can be used for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  to measure the intelligence of people who do not speak English 
B)  to distinguish among stages of sleep 
C)  to compare an individual's personality to group norms 
D)  to test a person's ability at pitch perception 
A)  to measure the intelligence of people who do not speak English 
B)  to distinguish among stages of sleep 
C)  to compare an individual's personality to group norms 
D)  to test a person's ability at pitch perception

Question 9

The hormone insulin is responsible for much of the variation among people in

Accepted Answer

A)  how well they can hear low-frequency sounds. 
B)  whether or not they have color vision. 
C)  the capacity of their short-term memory. 
D)  how much they eat. 
A)  how well they can hear low-frequency sounds. 
B)  whether or not they have color vision. 
C)  the capacity of their short-term memory. 
D)  how much they eat.

Question 10

Symptoms of a panic attack (in people with panic disorder) indicate a high level of activity by the

Accepted Answer

A)  parasympathetic nervous system. 
B)  parathyroid gland. 
C)  thyroid gland. 
D)  sympathetic nervous system. 
A)  parasympathetic nervous system. 
B)  parathyroid gland. 
C)  thyroid gland. 
D)  sympathetic nervous system.

Question 11

Which of the following is based on classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious punishment as a means of breaking bad habits 
B)  behavior modification as a way of treating prisoners 
C)  an interpretation of how drug tolerance develops 
D)  common methods of animal training 
A)  vicarious punishment as a means of breaking bad habits 
B)  behavior modification as a way of treating prisoners 
C)  an interpretation of how drug tolerance develops 
D)  common methods of animal training

Question 12

A psychologist asks a group of 6-year-old children to describe what they did last summer. Later that day the same psychologist asks 11-year-old children the same question. This is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal study of long-term memory. 
B)  cross-sectional study of long-term memory. 
C)  cross-sectional study of short-term memory. 
D)  longitudinal study of short-term memory. 
A)  longitudinal study of long-term memory. 
B)  cross-sectional study of long-term memory. 
C)  cross-sectional study of short-term memory. 
D)  longitudinal study of short-term memory.

Question 13

A rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about one day defines a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep spindle. 
B)  altered state of consciousness. 
C)  sleep cycle. 
D)  circadian rhythm. 
A)  sleep spindle. 
B)  altered state of consciousness. 
C)  sleep cycle. 
D)  circadian rhythm.

Question 14

Reliability and validity are usually measured by which type of statistic?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlation coefficient 
B)  median 
C)  mode 
D)  t-test 
A)  correlation coefficient 
B)  median 
C)  mode 
D)  t-test

Question 15

Which of the following varies least from one culture to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex customs 
B)  facial expressions of happiness and sadness 
C)  use of alcoholic beverages 
D)  food preferences 
A)  sex customs 
B)  facial expressions of happiness and sadness 
C)  use of alcoholic beverages 
D)  food preferences

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a sleep disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  dystomnia 
B)  insomnia 
C)  apnea 
D)  narcolepsy 
A)  dystomnia 
B)  insomnia 
C)  apnea 
D)  narcolepsy

Question 17

Which of the following makes use of the principle of shaping?

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning 
B)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test 
C)  the guilty-knowledge test 
D)  Stroop effect 
A)  operant conditioning 
B)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test 
C)  the guilty-knowledge test 
D)  Stroop effect

Question 18

Which theory states that a child grows up to be an honest person because his or her parents set an example of this virtue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's theory of the unconscious 
B)  social-learning theory 
C)  cognitive dissonance theory 
D)  James-Lange theory 
A)  Freud's theory of the unconscious 
B)  social-learning theory 
C)  cognitive dissonance theory 
D)  James-Lange theory

Question 19

The Stanford-Binet test and the MMPI-2 are both examples of __________ tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  projective 
B)  standardized 
C)  intelligence 
D)  personality 
A)  projective 
B)  standardized 
C)  intelligence 
D)  personality

Question 20

Going to sleep immediately after reading something may improve memory of the material. One likely explanation is that going to sleep

Accepted Answer

A)  attaches distinctive retrieval cues to the items to be remembered. 
B)  increases the encoding specificity. 
C)  decreases retroactive interference. 
D)  takes advantage of the actor-observer effect. 
A)  attaches distinctive retrieval cues to the items to be remembered. 
B)  increases the encoding specificity. 
C)  decreases retroactive interference. 
D)  takes advantage of the actor-observer effect.

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

Which of the following is an inherited condition that, if untreated, leads to mental retardation?

One difference between expert and novice chess players that has been experimentally demonstrated is

Fans of a television medical program sometimes stop one of the actors on the street to ask for medical advice. Why?

The study of the features that enrich life, such as hope, creativity, courage, spirituality, and responsibility is termed

A psychoanalyst would be much more likely than a behaviorist to talk about

A child who has started to speak in two-word phrases is probably in

The drugs commonly used to combat disorders such as depression exert their effects mainly by altering

The EEG can be used for what purpose?

The hormone insulin is responsible for much of the variation among people in

Symptoms of a panic attack (in people with panic disorder) indicate a high level of activity by the

Which of the following is based on classical conditioning?

A psychologist asks a group of 6-year-old children to describe what they did last summer. Later that day the same psychologist asks 11-year-old children the same question. This is an example of a

A rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about one day defines a(n)

Reliability and validity are usually measured by which type of statistic?

Which of the following varies least from one culture to another?

Which of the following is NOT a sleep disorder?

Which of the following makes use of the principle of shaping?

Which theory states that a child grows up to be an honest person because his or her parents set an example of this virtue?

The Stanford-Binet test and the MMPI-2 are both examples of __________ tests.

Going to sleep immediately after reading something may improve memory of the material. One likely explanation is that going to sleep

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