Principles of Psychology Exam Materials
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Introduction
Principles of Psychology introduces students to the foundational concepts, theories, and research methods that define the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Covering topics such as perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, personality, development, and psychological disorders, the course emphasizes the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors that shape how people think, feel, and act.
Students will also examine the application of psychological principles in everyday life and gain insight into current issues and ethical considerations within the field of psychology.
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Psychological Science 4th Edition by Michael Gazzaniga
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following areas has played a role in better understanding the biology of psychology?
A) advances in brain chemistry
B) advances in neuroscience
C) advances in understanding the human genome
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) The idea that the mind came into existence over the course of human evolution is the viewpoint of:
A) structuralism
B) functionalism
C) behaviorism
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) The psychologists most likely to work in business are _____ psychologists.
A) organizational
B) clinical
C) experimental
D) developmental
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Research Methodology
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Q1) With _____,one repeats a study to determine whether the same results are obtained.
A) reliability
B) variability
C) replication
D) data
Answer: C
Q2) A specific prediction of behavior that is tested in an experiment is called a:
A) theory
B) hypothesis
C) sample
D) naturalistic observation
Answer: B
Q3) The most powerful imaging technique,which documents changes in magnetic forces in the brain,is:
A) fMRI
B) MRI
C) psychophysiological assessment
D) EEG recording
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
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Q1) The body is made ready for defensive action by the _____ division of the autonomic nervous system.
A) somatic nervous system
B) sympathetic nervous system
C) parasympathetic nervous system
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) When not active,neurons have a negative electrical charge.This is referred to as:
A) action potential
B) resting membrane potential
C) all-or-none principle
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) The complexity of humans is due to:
A) a very large number of genes
B) a large number of chromosomes
C) the subtleties in the way genes are expressed
D) the way that genes are organized into pairs of chromosomes
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Reversible figures occur because:
A) Gestalt laws do not apply to them
B) the figures contain internally contradictory cues
C) there is not enough information to segment figure and ground clearly
D) different cognitive interpretations are given the sensory information
Q2) Kendra loves spicy curry,but her husband prefers a milder curry.Starting with a bland curry,Kendra increases the spiciness every time she cooks.One day her husband complains that the curry is too spicy.After that,Kendra always makes the curry as spicy as the last time before her husband complained.Kendra is assessing her husband's:
A) difference threshold
B) absolute threshold
C) just noticeable difference
D) psychophysical limit
Q3) Of the types of haptic receptors described in your text,those that respond to _____ are found throughout the body,not just in the skin.
A) pain
B) cold
C) vibration
D) steady pressure
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Chapter 5: Consciousness
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Q1) Linnea said that she had dreams about what she was going to wear and what pencil to bring to class.What type of sleep was she probably in?
A) non-REM
B) REM
C) luna
D) SCN
Q2) It has gotten dark,and soon the whole family is feeling tired.This shared experience occurs because everyone has:
A) had a lot of exercise that day
B) participated in a chain reaction of yawning
C) increased their melatonin production over the course of the day
D) increased their serotonin levels over the course of the day
Q3) Methamphetamine blocks the reuptake of dopamine.In this way,it is similar to:
A) marijuana
B) opiates
C) cocaine
D) marijuana.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) What is the term used by behaviorists to describe the gradual forming of an association between an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus?
A) generalization
B) discrimination
C) deviation
D) acquisition
Q2) Which of the following could be classified as a reinforcer?
A) getting a cookie after washing the dishes
B) cowering when the teacher places her fingernails on the blackboard
C) not walking under ladders
D) having a sunny day for your wedding
Q3) Learning that takes place in the absence of reinforcement is known as:
A) economic learning
B) nonoperant conditioning
C) cognitive acquisition
D) latent learning
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Chapter 7: Attention and Memory
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Q1) Nadia changed her computer password on Monday.On Friday,she realizes that she failed to change the password in one system.When she tries to get in with her old password,she cannot remember it; her new password keeps coming to mind.Nadia's problem is due to:
A) blocking
B) persistence
C) proactive interference
D) retroactive interference
Q2) People find it very easy to put on a button-down shirt but much harder to list the steps involved in putting on that shirt.This difference suggests that _____ memory is more useful in getting dressed than _____ memory.
A) declarative; procedural
B) procedural; declarative
C) episodic; semantic
D) semantic; episodic
Q3) Who is LEAST likely to show change blindness?
A) college-age adults
B) older adults
C) people who are from the same racial group as the person they are speaking to D) people who can maintain attention
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Chapter 8: Thinking and Intelligence
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Q1) Steve was trying to determine the likelihood that it would rain on Saturday.He was thinking of the fact that it had rained the past three Saturdays in a row.If he uses these memories in making his judgment,he will be using the _____ heuristic.
A) mental set
B) memory
C) strategic
D) availability
Q2) You are given a problem in the form of a categorical syllogism: "If all Xs have Ys and all Ys have Zs,then...." What is the answer?
A) All Ys have Zs.
B) All Zs have Xs.
C) All Xs have Zs.
D) All Ys have Xs.
Q3) Emotional intelligence encompasses which of Gardner's multiple intelligences?
A) verbal and intrapersonal
B) interpersonal and kinesthetic
C) interpersonal and intrapersonal
D) verbal and kinesthetic
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) When a child always,even incorrectly,adds -ed to the ends of verbs to form the past tense,this use of language is an example of:
A) universal grammar
B) syntax
C) irregularization
D) overgeneralization
Q2) Which of the following areas is NOT likely to be studied by developmental psychologists?
A) the central role that culture plays in the order in which children develop certain skills
B) the critical point in fetal development that is responsible for social behaviors
C) the effects of exercise on memory in individuals with amnesia
D) the neurotransmitters critical for the hardwiring of reflexes in the brain
Q3) A child who has a good fit with his or her parents' temperament is more likely to:
A) grow up frustrated and have a difficult time adapting to new situations
B) show negative behavioral patterns in adulthood
C) be highly distractible and dependent on his or her parents
D) be adaptable and socially competent
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) From an evolutionary perspective,pleasure _____ survival and reproduction,by
A) promotes; facilitating adaptive behaviors
B) hinders; interfering with adaptive learning from painful experience
C) hinders; facilitating maladaptive excessive behaviors
D) promotes; interfering with maladaptive responses to painful experience
Q2) Motivational states are directive,which means they:
A) call attention to important goals
B) activate us to do something
C) help initiate behaviors that satisfy our needs
D) determine a pattern of physiological activation
Q3) Last night,Gavan had a wonderful dinner of many courses.In the morning,he is so full that he cannot imagine eating.At his early morning meeting,pastries are available.Though everyone else is eating and the pastries look and smell delicious,Gavan is too full to try one.Yet a few minutes later,he feels quite hungry.The best explanation for Gavan's hunger would come from:
A) a failure of satiety cues
B) poor self-regulation
C) classical conditioning
D) observational learning
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Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) Research on the effects of exercise has shown that it can have beneficial effects on:
A) cognition
B) memory
C) depression
D) all of the above
Q2) Your roommate,who is very overweight,has an identical twin whom you have never met and who lived with an adoptive family while growing up.Given what you know about genetic and environmental factors in weight status,you would:
A) be unclear about the weight status of the twin
B) guess that the twin had a similar weight status to his adoptive family members
C) ask for more information on the attitudes of the adoptive parents toward being overweight
D) guess that the twin is likely to be overweight
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Even though Jacqueline attended a very expensive boarding school,she passionately believes that money and social class are irrelevant to how interesting or valuable a person is.At the first party in her college dorm,Jacqueline,without even realizing it,spends time with only the women who are very well dressed.Jacqueline's belief in social equality is a(n)_____,and her choice of people with whom to talk reflects a(n)_____.
A) implicit attitude; explicit attitude
B) explicit attitude; implicit attitude
C) more accessible attitude; less accessible attitude
D) less accessible attitude; more accessible attitude
Q2) People want admirable personality characteristics in their _____ and physical attractiveness in their _____.
A) friends; friends
B) friends; lovers
C) friends and lovers; lovers
D) friends and lovers; friends and lovers
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) Imagine that Eysenck has classified one of your roommates as an extravert and the other as an introvert.When you come into the room,you slam the door very loudly,surprising them both.Who would show more physiological arousal to this event?
A) the extravert
B) the introvert
C) they would both show the same level of arousal
D) this personality dimension does not allow one to predict the outcome
Q2) As part of the general testing done in your psychology class,you turn out to be very high on the trait of self-monitoring,whereas your roommate scores low on this trait.What should others expect regarding the consistency in your and your roommate's behaviors?
A) Your behavior will be more consistent than your roommate's behavior.
B) Your roommate's behavior will be more consistent than yours.
C) It depends strongly on your and your roommate's gender.
D) Research has found that self-ratings on this trait do not predict behavioral consistency or inconsistency.
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Relationships play an important role in the lives of people with depression.For example,evidence suggests that:
A) parenting factors can cause depression
B) the loss of a loved one is a particularly important contributing factor in depression
C) people who are unmarried are five times as likely to be depressed than married people
D) when people become depressed, their friends become closer to them and offer increasing levels of support
Q2) A critical component for labeling a person's behavior a consequence of a mental disorder is that the behavior:
A) must be present in other people who have already been diagnosed with the disorder
B) is under the voluntary control of the person
C) must pose a serious threat to those around the person
D) must interfere with some aspect of the person's life
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Kristos has schizophrenia and exhibits only the negative symptoms of the disorder (lack of speech,lack of movement,etc.).Kristos would benefit most from which of these drugs?
A) lithium
B) clozapine
C) reserpine
D) haloperidol
Q2) Which of the following factors is NOT an advantage of group therapy?
A) practice using new interpersonal behaviors
B) cost
C) lack of need for a trained therapist
D) increasing insight
Q3) When you go to your therapist in an attempt to overcome your fear of heights,she asks you to lie on a couch and relax while you imagine slowly climbing up the steps of a ladder.She is using:
A) insight therapy
B) creative visualization therapy
C) flooding technique
D) systematic desensitization
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