PSY 140 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Frederick is reading about the ways in which learning can be influenced by different
factors. He come to reasonable conclusions that are supported by the information he
gathers. What is Frederick doing? - Answers - critical thinking
Jacob's father thinks he was born to be a skilled ice-skater just like his mother and older
sister, but Jacob's mother thinks that his skills and interests come from growing up in a
household full of skaters. What long-standing debate is at the heart of the disagreement
between Jacob's parents? - Answers - the nature/nurture
Josiah has formed a theory that consumption of sugar makes it difficult for people to fall
asleep within one hour. He has designed a study where his hypothesis is that the more
sugar people eat, the longer it will take before they can go to sleep. What should Josiah
do next? - Answers - test his hypothesis
Judith is conducting an experiment on mood and problem solving. She plans to have
study participants read either a funny story or a sad story before taking a math test.
What is the dependent variable in Judith's study? - Answers - the number of math
problems participants correctly solved
Kerrie is an undergraduate who is thinking about majoring in psychology. She also
works part-time, and she is very interested in how her company builds morale and helps
motivate her coworkers. What subfield of psychology might Kerrie want to examine
more closely? - Answers - organizational psychology
Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism, which says that the
mind and body are separate but connected parts of a person. Which philosopher's
writings should Louisa pay special attention to? - Answers - Descartes
psychologists are scientists who study behavior and mental processes through
observation and measurement. What is this approach to understanding psychology
called? - Answers - empiricism
psychologists from which school of thought are concerned with functions that
behaviorism cannot explain, such as intelligence and problem solving? - Answers -
cognitive psychology
which level of analysis in psychology examines the differences that exist between
people in personality and mental processes that affect perception and understanding? -
Answers - individual level
three key questions to ask when thinking critically - Answers - 1. What am I being asked
to believe or accept?
2. What evidence is provided to support this claim?
, 3. What are the most reasonable conclusions?
ethical research guidelines - Answers - 1. research must be reviewed and approved by
a board of experts before.
2. participants' information must be protected and made available only to the few people
who need it.
3. cannot ask participants to expose themselves to unnecessary risk or discomfort as
part of a study.
which psychological school of thought arose from Freud's attempts to understand
connections between psychology and physical conditions? - Answers - psychoanalytic
theory
which psychological school of thought focused on hoe to study subjective perspectives
as a unified whole? - Answers - gestalt psychology
which research scenario would be most relevant to interpersonal behavior researchers,
who work at the social level of analysis? - Answers - tawny's boyfriend does not treat
her very well, but every time she comes close to breaking up with him, he persuades
her to give him another chance.
You see a newspaper headline that claims that eating pizza is deadly. However, when
you read the original scientific article cited in the news, you notice that investigators only
found a correlation between pizza consumption and death over a 10-year period. Given
what you know about correlation, how would you explain this relationship? - Answers -
pizza consumption and death are related somehow, but a correlation study is not able to
reveal any kind of casual relationship
After a very stressful midterm exam, Sherri needed to relax. As she lay on her bed, she
felt her breathing slow and her heart rate decrease. Which of the following divisions of
Sherri's autonomic nervous system was likely in control of her organs? - Answers -
parasympathetic
After her car accident, Sheila had to be placed on a respirator because she could no
longer breathe on her own. Sheila's injuries were most likely located in the part of the
brain known as the - Answers - medulla
Angela accidently ingested an acetylcholine antagonist. Which of the following
statements accurately describes the most likely effect of the drug? - Answers - the drug
may cause deficits in Angela's memory
Daiyo, a behavioral geneticist, is studying the interaction of heredity and environment.
When he looks at monozygotic twins, what will he probably see in their phenotypes? -
Answers - their genotypes will predispose them toward certain traits, but their
environments influence whether those traits are expressed in their phenotypes
Frederick is reading about the ways in which learning can be influenced by different
factors. He come to reasonable conclusions that are supported by the information he
gathers. What is Frederick doing? - Answers - critical thinking
Jacob's father thinks he was born to be a skilled ice-skater just like his mother and older
sister, but Jacob's mother thinks that his skills and interests come from growing up in a
household full of skaters. What long-standing debate is at the heart of the disagreement
between Jacob's parents? - Answers - the nature/nurture
Josiah has formed a theory that consumption of sugar makes it difficult for people to fall
asleep within one hour. He has designed a study where his hypothesis is that the more
sugar people eat, the longer it will take before they can go to sleep. What should Josiah
do next? - Answers - test his hypothesis
Judith is conducting an experiment on mood and problem solving. She plans to have
study participants read either a funny story or a sad story before taking a math test.
What is the dependent variable in Judith's study? - Answers - the number of math
problems participants correctly solved
Kerrie is an undergraduate who is thinking about majoring in psychology. She also
works part-time, and she is very interested in how her company builds morale and helps
motivate her coworkers. What subfield of psychology might Kerrie want to examine
more closely? - Answers - organizational psychology
Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism, which says that the
mind and body are separate but connected parts of a person. Which philosopher's
writings should Louisa pay special attention to? - Answers - Descartes
psychologists are scientists who study behavior and mental processes through
observation and measurement. What is this approach to understanding psychology
called? - Answers - empiricism
psychologists from which school of thought are concerned with functions that
behaviorism cannot explain, such as intelligence and problem solving? - Answers -
cognitive psychology
which level of analysis in psychology examines the differences that exist between
people in personality and mental processes that affect perception and understanding? -
Answers - individual level
three key questions to ask when thinking critically - Answers - 1. What am I being asked
to believe or accept?
2. What evidence is provided to support this claim?
, 3. What are the most reasonable conclusions?
ethical research guidelines - Answers - 1. research must be reviewed and approved by
a board of experts before.
2. participants' information must be protected and made available only to the few people
who need it.
3. cannot ask participants to expose themselves to unnecessary risk or discomfort as
part of a study.
which psychological school of thought arose from Freud's attempts to understand
connections between psychology and physical conditions? - Answers - psychoanalytic
theory
which psychological school of thought focused on hoe to study subjective perspectives
as a unified whole? - Answers - gestalt psychology
which research scenario would be most relevant to interpersonal behavior researchers,
who work at the social level of analysis? - Answers - tawny's boyfriend does not treat
her very well, but every time she comes close to breaking up with him, he persuades
her to give him another chance.
You see a newspaper headline that claims that eating pizza is deadly. However, when
you read the original scientific article cited in the news, you notice that investigators only
found a correlation between pizza consumption and death over a 10-year period. Given
what you know about correlation, how would you explain this relationship? - Answers -
pizza consumption and death are related somehow, but a correlation study is not able to
reveal any kind of casual relationship
After a very stressful midterm exam, Sherri needed to relax. As she lay on her bed, she
felt her breathing slow and her heart rate decrease. Which of the following divisions of
Sherri's autonomic nervous system was likely in control of her organs? - Answers -
parasympathetic
After her car accident, Sheila had to be placed on a respirator because she could no
longer breathe on her own. Sheila's injuries were most likely located in the part of the
brain known as the - Answers - medulla
Angela accidently ingested an acetylcholine antagonist. Which of the following
statements accurately describes the most likely effect of the drug? - Answers - the drug
may cause deficits in Angela's memory
Daiyo, a behavioral geneticist, is studying the interaction of heredity and environment.
When he looks at monozygotic twins, what will he probably see in their phenotypes? -
Answers - their genotypes will predispose them toward certain traits, but their
environments influence whether those traits are expressed in their phenotypes
