Course Introduction
Psychological Science
Exam Solutions
Psychological Science is an exploration of the scientific principles and empirical methods used to understand human behavior, thought processes, and emotion. This course covers foundational topics such as perception, learning, memory, development, personality, and social interaction, while also emphasizing the role of research methods, biological underpinnings, and cultural influences. Students will examine how psychological theories are formulated, tested, and applied to real-world problems, equipping them with critical thinking skills and a deeper appreciation for the complexity of the human mind.
Recommended Textbook
THINK Psychology 2nd Edition by Abigail A. Baird
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
18 Chapters
2429 Verified Questions
2429 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/603
Page 2
Chapter 1: Introduction
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
143 Verified Questions
143 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11389
Sample Questions
Q1) Academic psychologists are those who teach but do not carry out research.Research is only conducted by experimental psychologists who have the specific training to perform those tasks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In what year was the American Psychological Association founded?
A) 1879
B) 1887
C) 1892
D) 1975
Answer: C
Q3) If a research project fails to provide evidence that confirms the researcher's hypothesis then it is necessary to discard that experiment and start a new one with a better hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
140 Verified Questions
140 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11390
Sample Questions
Q1) Dr.Martinez is doing a research study examining the effects of a new headache medication on migraine pain.He decides to divide his participants up into four subject groups,each one of which will receive a different amount of medication to take when they have a migraine.The participants in group one receive a pill with 10 milligrams of the experimental medication,while the participants in group two receive a pill with 20 milligrams.Those assigned to group three receive a pill with 30 milligrams,while those in group four receive a placebo pill that has zero milligrams of the medication.Which of the subject groups is the control group in this study?
A) Group one
B) Group two
C) Group three
D) Group four
Answer: D
Q2) People who use hindsight bias are often of the incorrect belief that they knew what was going to happen all along.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
4
Chapter 3: The Human Brain
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
134 Verified Questions
134 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11391
Sample Questions
Q1) As you watch your favorite team play football on a brisk Sunday afternoon,you start thinking back to your recent lecture on neuropsychology.You watch as the quarterback sends a blistering pass to the wide receiver,who takes the ball and heads upfield with it.If you were to relate this scene to a neuron's activities,which football player would represent the presynaptic neuron?
A) The defender
B) The receiver
C) The quarterback
D) None of the players would represent the presynaptic neuron. The action of the presynaptic neuron would best be represented by the referee on the field.
Answer: C
Q2) The __________ is responsible for survival-oriented functions such as breathing,cardiac function,and basic arousal.
A) brainstem
B) limbic system
C) somatic nervous system
D) heart
Answer: A
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 5
Chapter 4: Genetics and Evolution
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
134 Verified Questions
134 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11392
Sample Questions
Q1) When a child is conceived,the egg and sperm cell join to create a complete genetic map of everything that baby will become.This "genetic blueprint" that determines our lifelong traits and characteristics is called a __________.
A) karyotype
B) phenotype
C) genotype
D) chromotype
Q2) __________ describes the degree to which a trait is able to be passed on genetically.
A) Chromosomality
B) Adaptability
C) Heritability
D) Selective breeding
Q3) Gregor Mendel,an Austrian monk,cross-bred different strains of garden peas to determine
basic principles of heritability.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
6
Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
135 Verified Questions
135 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11393
Sample Questions
Q1) Just like bats,human beings are capable of echolocation.In fact,this skill assists our sense of audition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One theory of how we perceive visual information is that all objects are composed of simplistic,three-dimensional shapes called __________.
A) figures
B) grounds
C) graphemes
D) geons
Q3) If you are handed a coffee cup and instantly see it as a combination of a circle (the base),a cylinder (the sides),and a crescent (the handle),then you are demonstrating the __________ theory of perception.
A) geon-receptive
B) top-down processing
C) recognition-by-components
D) grapheme
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 6: Consciousness
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
132 Verified Questions
132 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11394
Sample Questions
Q1) Hypnotic __________ consists of pain relief through hypnosis.
A) suggestion
B) analgesia
C) anesthesia
D) hypoplasia
Q2) Which of the following has research found hypnosis to be very effective at treating?
A) reducing cigarette use
B) obesity
C) reducing drug use
D) reducing alcohol use
Q3) A __________ suggestion is an instruction that is made during hypnosis that is executed by the participant when he or she is no longer hypnotized.
A) hypnotic analgesic
B) posthypnotic
C) post-hoc
D) phasic
Q4) The average human being will have over 100,000 dreams in his or her lifetime.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 7: Learning
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
134 Verified Questions
134 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11395
Sample Questions
Q1) All learning is,in some way,a result of __________.
A) experience
B) interpretation
C) reflection
D) interaction with media
Q2) Psychologist Edward Tolman demonstrated that rats would learn to complete a maze in a shorter period of time,but only when they had an incentive to do so.This is known as __________ learning.
A) conditioned
B) associated
C) latent
D) motivated
Q3) Which part of the brain has been found to be most associated with operant conditioning?
A) Corpus callosum
B) Ascending pyramidal tracts
C) Optic chiasm
D) Basal ganglia
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 9
Chapter 8: Memory
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
133 Verified Questions
133 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11396
Sample Questions
Q1) __________ is the removal of a conditioned response to a stimulus by the use of habituation.
A) Stimulus inhibition
B) Extinction
C) Discontinuation
D) Termination
Q2) "I'll never forget the day my daughter was born," Said Lakia's mother."I remember the people who were there,what they were wearing,how I felt,and the joy of seeing her for the first time!" Clearly,the birth of her daughter was a __________ to Lakia's mother.
A) photographic
B) explicit
C) eidetic
D) flashbulb
Q3) There are two kinds of interference that can cause us to forget informationhypoactive
interference and hyperactive interference.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 10
Chapter 9: Cognition and Intelligence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
136 Verified Questions
136 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11397
Sample Questions
Q1) Intelligence tests compare a person's mental age to their chronological age to see if an individual's cognitive abilities are ahead of,equal to,or behind others of the same age. A)True
B)False
Q2) As Rebekah is driving to the hotel where her business convention is being held,she finds that she cannot quite figure out how to get there.The set of __________,which consists of the steps she would need to figure out how to get to her destination,might first have her (1)pull to the side of the road,(2)retrieve her GPS unit from the glove compartment,(3)plug in the unit,(4)type in the address of her destination,and (5)follow the verbal commands until she gets to the hotel.
A) best fits
B) reductions
C) functionality
D) operations
Q3) The most important neurotransmitter involved in decision-making is glutamate. A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 10: Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
135 Verified Questions
135 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11398
Sample Questions
Q1) Provided there are no unusual circumstances like organic brain injury,human beings' intelligence increases steadily as we grow from children to older adults.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The fact that teenagers often feel like adults far earlier than they develop the ability to make sensible,well thought-out decisions reflects the fact that the __________ often matures more quickly than the __________ lobe.
A) amygdala; parietal
B) hypothalamus; occipital
C) thalamus; temporal
D) limbic system; frontal
Q3) Stanley was born in October of 1944.In April of 2009 his __________ age will be 64 years.
A) developmental
B) physiological
C) chronological
D) social
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 12
Chapter 11: Sex and Gender
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
133 Verified Questions
133 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11399
Sample Questions
Q1) At what age do children tend to reach the peak of their gender rigidity?
A) 5-6 years of age
B) 3-4 years of age
C) 7-8 years of age
D) 9-10 years of age
Q2) Alicia is the chair of a psychology department at a major United States university.She has a great amount of responsibility for making decisions and growing the department.Which of the following is not likely to happen,as demonstrated by the research into male and female leadership styles?
A) Alicia is likely to solicit the input of the other faculty who work in the psychology department for major policy decisions.
B) Alicia is likely to show greater support for the input of the other faculty members.
C) Alicia is likely to initiate physical touching with other faculty members in the department.
D) Alicia is likely to run the department in a very democratic fashion.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
13
Chapter 12: Human Development II: Social Development
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
134 Verified Questions
134 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11400
Sample Questions
Q1) The process of socialization involves the influence of all which of the following factors?
A) Genetics
B) Places of worship
C) Nutrition
D) Weather patterns
Q2) According to the __________ theory of aging,elderly people gradually and willingly withdraw themselves from society as they approach the end of their lives.
A) deactivation
B) withdrawal
C) disengagement
D) socioemotional selectivity
Q3) Which of the following children is most likely to have a temper tantrum when her father leaves the room?
A) Nola, who has a secure attachment to her father.
B) Ilsa, who has an anxious-ambivalent attachment to her father.
C) Denia, who has a disorganized-disoriented attachment to her father.
D) Lakesha, who has an anxious-avoidant attachment to her father.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
14
Chapter 13: Emotion and Motivation
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
135 Verified Questions
135 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11401
Sample Questions
Q1) The process of emotion __________ involves the use of cognitive strategies to control and influence a person's own emotional responses.
A) rationalization
B) inhibition
C) disinhibition
D) regulation
Q2) In the movie "Speed," the characters played by Sandra Bullock (Annie)and Keanu Reaves (Jack)go through some very intense action,after which they find themselves ready to share a passionate kiss.Before that kiss happens,however,Annie says "Relationships that start under intense circumstances never work." In psychological terms,she is referencing the phenomenon of __________,which means we can incorrectly assign meaning to an emotion because of physiological responses or changes that we experience.
A) misattribution
B) directional bias
C) cognitive error
D) emotional mistakes
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 14: Social Psychology
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
136 Verified Questions
136 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11402
Sample Questions
Q1) Solomon Asch found that conformity is much more likely to take place in a private setting than in a public setting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When Martha visited a car dealership to buy a new minivan,the salesman was polite,engaging,and seemed enthusiastic about making a sale.He agreed with Martha on the terms of the sale,including the price and the added incentives.When it came time to close the deal,however,"problems" suddenly came up,and the salesman had to change the terms of the deal so that it was no longer as sweet as Martha had hoped it would be.That salesman is using the __________ technique.
A) bait-and-switch
B) foot-in-the-door
C) lowball
D) reciprocal
Q3) A(n)__________ group consists of those people to whom a person feels affiliated.
A) reference
B) affiliation
C) influencing
D) comparison
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 16
Chapter 15: Health and Stress
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
128 Verified Questions
128 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11403
Sample Questions
Q1) Research published in 2008 exploring the probability of being in good or excellent physical health examined five types of marital statuses - married,never married,divorced,widowed,and separated people.The data were collected over 31 years,between 1972 and 2003.In that time period,two "types" of individuals actually experienced an increase in the probability that they are in good of excellent physical health.Which two are they?
A) People who are married and people who have never been married.
B) People who are divorced and people who are widowed.
C) People who are divorced and people who have never been married.
D) People who are married and people who are separated.
Q2) A person's explanatory __________ refers to the way in which a person explains events to himself or herself.
A) style
B) automaticity
C) tendency
D) attribution
Q3) B lymphocytes are responsible for fighting the foreign tumor cells that can lead to cancer.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 17
Chapter 16: Personality and Individual Differences
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
134 Verified Questions
134 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11404
Sample Questions
Q1) What has research found about the heritability of traits identified by trait theories?
A) Traits only show heritability for family members who are raised in the same household. Otherwise there is no type of research that can investigate personality heritability.
B) Traits only show heritability for identical twins, since they are genetic clones. Relatives without the exact same genetic heritage show no real personality heritability.
C) Traits tend to be heritable, as demonstrated by the fact that the closer two people are genetically, the greater their trait similarity.
D) Personality is 90% genetic, so those who don't want to turn into their own parents are out of luck.
Q2) The __________ is the part of the psyche that tries to satisfy a person's basic drives and survival instincts.
A) reaction formation
B) ego
C) superego
D) id
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
18
Chapter 17: Psychological Disorders
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
138 Verified Questions
138 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11405
Sample Questions
Q1) The DSM-IV-TR calls for information in a psychiatric diagnosis to be listed on 8 different axes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the DSM-IV-TR,approximately ___% of individuals will develop generalized anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10
Q3) Which of the following diagnosed psychological disorders might explain the disappearance of people all over the United States of America?
A) Dissociative fugue
B) Somatization disorder
C) Schizophrenia
D) Dissociative identity disorder
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 19
Chapter 18: Psychological Therapies
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
135 Verified Questions
135 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/11406
Sample Questions
Q1) Approximately _____ adult in the United States of America suffer from major depressive disorder in any given year.
A) .5 million
B) 1.5 million
C) 15 million
D) 51 million
Q2) Systematic __________ is a very effective treatment for a phobia in which a person learns to pair a state of deep relaxation with exposure to the trigger of their phobia.This behavior technique helps replace a learned fear with a more relaxed,adaptive response to the target of the phobia.
A) deprogramming
B) desensitization
C) relaxation
D) flooding
Q3) Medication is simply more effective at reducing psychopathological symptoms than therapy.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 20