Survey of Psychology Exam Answer
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Course Introduction
Survey of Psychology offers a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course explores foundational topics such as biological bases of behavior, cognition, learning, memory, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social psychology. Through lectures, discussions, and practical examples, students gain an understanding of key psychological theories, research methods, and real-world applications, laying the groundwork for more advanced study in psychology and related fields.
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Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition by
Saundra K. Ciccarelli
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control.Which research technique is being used?
A)survey
B)experiment
C)case study
D)naturalistic observation
Answer: A
Q2) The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?
A)description
B)explanation
C)prediction
D)control
Answer: B
Q3) Random assignment is when each participant is assigned alphabetically to each condition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Biological Perspective
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Q1) Which of the following is a brain-imaging method in which radioactive sugar is injected into the subject and a computer compiles a colour-coded image of the activity of the brain,with lighter colours indicating more activity?
A)electroencephalography (EEG)
B)computerized axial tomography (CT)
C)positron-emission tomography (PET)
D)functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Answer: C
Q2) The basic cell that makes up the nervous system and also sends and receives messages within that system is called a/an:
A)glial cell.
B)neuron.
C)axon.
D)dendrite.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) According to sensory adaptation theory,you would think that if you stared at a picture for a long period of time,the image you see would eventually:
A)blend into the background.
B)disappear.
C)change colours.
D)fuse with hearing.
Answer: B
Q2) The eardrum is also called the:
A)basilar membrane.
B)oval window.
C)tympanic membrane.
D)cochlea.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic of both light waves and sound waves?
A)hue
B)decibels
C)amplitude
D)wavelength
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs
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Q1) How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?
A)It is the surfacing of disconnected,random long-term memories
B)It is brain-based learning used to transfer recent memories to long-term memory.
C)It is the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem.
D)It is the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics.
Q2) Mescaline in made from cactus buttons.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the ___________ theory of hypnosis,the person has a part of the mind that is not hypnotized and that is fully aware of the proceedings.
A)social-cognitive
B)dissociative
C)role-playing
D)expectancy
Q4) Which of the following is bad advice for someone suffering from insomnia?
A)Do not watch television or read in bed.
B)Avoid coffee,tea,and other caffeine-containing products before bed.
C)Do not study or work in bed.
D)Lie in bed until you fall asleep,even if it takes several hours.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) According to Manitoba researcher Brian Cox,what percentage of Canadian adult population is at risk for developing pathological gambling?
A)0.5 percent
B)2 percent
C)5 percent
D)10 percent
Q2) An expert on parenting is addressing parents at the local grade school.When the topic of punishment is discussed,what is one outcome of punishment the expert is likely to note for the parents to consider?
A)Punishment may encourage lying to avoid punishment.
B)Punished children tend to do really well in school.
C)Punishment motivates the child to focus on schoolwork.
D)Punishment provides a children with a positive role model for compliant behaviour.
Q3) What was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)in the case of Little Albert?
A)a rat
B)a loud noise
C)a mask
D)the experimenter's face
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Chapter 6: Memory
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of retrieval cues?
A)They are important in helping us remember items stored in long-term memory.
B)They are aids in rote rehearsal in short-term memory.
C)They can be helpful in both long- and short-term memory.
D)They have been recently shown to have little effect on the accessibility of information.
Q2) Which of the following properties of sound is the most similar to the brightness of light?
A)pitch
B)purity
C)loudness
D)timbre
Q3) Which theorist is associated with the idea that information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory through the processes of selective attention?
A)Craik
B)Loftus
C)Sperling
D)Broadbent
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Chapter 7: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
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Q1) The research of Dr.Ellen Bialystok of York University in Toronto provides evidence to support the benefits gained from Canada's:
A)universal health-care policies.
B)two official languages policy.
C)lenient marijuana laws.
D)same-sex marriage policies.
Q2) Research identified that the Dani Indians have only two words for "colour" yet were no different in their ability to perceive all the colours than were their English-speaking counterparts.This finding supports the cognitive universalism language theory of:
A)Sapir and Whorf.
B)Piaget.
C)Vygotsky.
D)Rosch-Heider.
Q3) Sleep spindles appear during ______ sleep.
A)Stage One
B)REM
C)Stage Two
D)Stage Four
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Chapter 8: Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way,such as volunteering or developing a hobby,is called _________ theory.
A)activity
B)wear-and-tear
C)disengagement
D)cellular clock
Q2) According to Thomas and Chess,a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating,resists change,and tends to be loud is labelled a/an _____________ child.
A)easy
B)difficult
C)slow-to-warm-up
D)negative
Q3) The placenta is:
A)the tube through which a developing baby receives nourishment.
B)the technical name for the "belly button."
C)a specialized organ that provides nourishment and filters away waste products from the developing baby.
D)the name for the developing organism until it is 8 weeks old.
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Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) One secondary male sex characteristic is:
A)the penis.
B)an enlarged larynx.
C)the testicles.
D)the prostate gland.
Q2) In Kinsey's original data,more __________ than __________ reported having bisexual experiences.
A)homosexuals; heterosexuals
B)heterosexuals; homosexuals
C)women; men
D)men; women
Q3) All of the following statements are true about bulimia EXCEPT:
A)bulimics have a distorted view of how much food is too much food.
B)bulimia is not as damaging as anorexia nervosa.
C)binge eating and vomiting are common symptoms.
D)bulimics have a distorted body image.
Q4) The part of the brain that seems to influence emotion is the thalamus.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Stress and Health
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Q1) Action meant to harm or destroy is referred to as:
A)persistence.
B)displacement.
C)varying efforts.
D)aggression.
Q2) Secondary appraisal involves classifying the stressor as a threat or a challenge.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Anxiety,recurring nightmares,sleep disturbances,and concentration problems that occur for more than one month after a major stressor are symptoms of:
A)acute stress disorder.
B)post-traumatic stress
C)pre-traumatic stress disorder.
D)general stress disorder.
Q4) Concentrative meditation emphasizes focusing on a spot on the wall as a means of clearing the mind and relaxing the body.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Theories of Personality
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Q1) According to Rogers,which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?
A)someone with a strongly developed superego
B)someone with an extraverted personality
C)someone brought up with conditional positive regard
D)someone brought up with unconditional positive regard
Q2) Jung's collective unconscious and Freud's unconscious are very similar.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Carl Jung's term for recurring themes that have been important to humans since prehistoric times,such as the concepts of mother,hero,or villain,is:
A)personas.
B)animas.
C)animisms.
D)archetypes.
Q4) Rotter emphasized the self-actualizing tendency in personality development.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A)Abused children always grow up to become abusers.
B)Abused children rarely grow up to become abusers.
C)Abused children grow up to become abusers about one-third of the time.
D)Children who were not abused do not grow up to become abusers.
Q2) A person's conformity in a situation like the Asch line study is most likely to be strongest when:
A)the person is in the room with only one other person.
B)at least one other person agrees with the person.
C)that person is from Hong Kong.
D)that person is from Canada.
Q3) In Solomon Asch's study,which factor increased the rate of conformity?
A)The task difficulty was increased.
B)The confederates were all adults.
C)The number of confederates increased.
D)The participants were given two chances at responding.
Q4) The greater the level of fear in a message,the more effective it will be in changing attitudes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) An irrational fear of blood would be a:
A)social phobia.
B)specific phobia.
C)type of agoraphobia.
D)type of acrophobia.
Q2) According to the behaviourists,disordered behaviour is a result of:
A)repressed thoughts and memories that try to resurface.
B)a set of learned responses.
C)illogical thinking patterns.
D)chemical imbalances and brain damage.
Q3) Which one is not a real physical disorder?
A)psychosomatic disorder
B)psychophysiological disorder
C)somatoform disorder
D)adaptation disorder
Q4) The psychoanalytic model views abnormal behaviour as resulting from illogical thinking patterns.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Psychological Therapies
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Q1) Which technique removes a reinforcer to reduce the frequency of a behaviour?
A)extinction
B)punishment
C)negative reinforcement
D)systematic desensitization
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding cybertherapy?
A)Critics fear there may be unanticipated side effects.
B)It is relatively danger-free compared to other forms of therapy.
C)Drop-out rates are higher compared to other forms of therapy.
D)Research has consistently demonstrated that it is less effective than face-to-face therapy.
Q3) _________ strengthens a response by following it with a pleasurable consequence.
A)Positive reinforcement
B)Punishment
C)Negative reinforcement
D)Extinction
Q4) Electroconvulsive therapy causes memory loss because it disrupts the process of consolidation and prevents the formation of long-term memories.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Psychology and Human Development
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Q1) Bilateral cingulotomy has been performed in cases of ________ that have not responded to other therapy techniques.
A)antisocial personality disorder
B)major depression
C)schizophrenia
D)panic disorder
Q2) In arousal theory,people are said to have a/an _________ level of tension.
A)ultimate
B)lower
C)optimal
D)high
Q3) What is Freud's term for the primitive,biological side of personality?
A)id
B)ego
C)superego
D)preconscious
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