PSYC 101 Exam 1 |Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026
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Successful replication means that certain conclusions about behavior have been
Select one:
a. repeated in multiple experiments.
b. verified in animal studies only.
c. sponsored by federal funding.
d. completed during field studies.
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The correct answer is: repeated in multiple experiments.
Question 2
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In the U. S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, segregated school
systems could no longer be considered
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a. supported by vouchers.
b. separate but equal.
c. a work in progress.
d. good enough for all.
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The correct answer is: separate but equal.
Question 3
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Which part of the peripheral nervous system would be particularly important to a
backpacker being chased by an angry bear?
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a. sympathetic
b. intrinsic
c. parasympathetic
d. involuntary muscles
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The correct answer is: sympathetic
Question 4
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You go swimming in cold water. At first you are in agony, but later the water doesn't feel so
bad. You have experienced
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a. sensory adaptation.
b. perceptual constancy.
c. vestibular adaptation.
d. gustation.
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The correct answer is: sensory adaptation.
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Regarding stimuli in the outside world, collecting data about that world is the function of
and interpreting the data that has been collected is the function of .
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a. the brain; the spinal cord
b. the spinal cord; the brain
c. sensation; perception
d. perception; sensation
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The correct answer is: sensation; perception
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When making cause and effect conclusions, correlational studies are
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a. preferred.
b. used exclusively.
c. not appropriate.
d. appropriate for 2 or fewer variables.
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The correct answer is: not appropriate.
Question 7
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An architect is designing apartments and wants them to be soundproof. She asks a
psychologist what the smallest amount of sound is that can be heard. Her question is most
related to
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a. the absolute threshold.
b. the difference threshold.
c. Weber's law.
d. the sensory receptors.
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The correct answer is: the absolute threshold.
Question 8
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Afterimages are usually seen in colors complementary to the colors of the original image,
confirming a prediction made by the
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a. trichromatic theory.
b. dichromatic theory.
c. opponent-process theory.
d. stereochemical theory.
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The correct answer is: opponent-process theory.
Question 9
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Going to the shopping mall and watching people's behavior is an example of
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a. descriptive research.
b. inferential research.
c. experimental research.
d. variegated research.
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The correct answer is: descriptive research.
Question 10
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Question 1
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Successful replication means that certain conclusions about behavior have been
Select one:
a. repeated in multiple experiments.
b. verified in animal studies only.
c. sponsored by federal funding.
d. completed during field studies.
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The correct answer is: repeated in multiple experiments.
Question 2
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In the U. S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, segregated school
systems could no longer be considered
Select one:
a. supported by vouchers.
b. separate but equal.
c. a work in progress.
d. good enough for all.
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The correct answer is: separate but equal.
Question 3
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Which part of the peripheral nervous system would be particularly important to a
backpacker being chased by an angry bear?
Select one:
a. sympathetic
b. intrinsic
c. parasympathetic
d. involuntary muscles
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The correct answer is: sympathetic
Question 4
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You go swimming in cold water. At first you are in agony, but later the water doesn't feel so
bad. You have experienced
Select one:
a. sensory adaptation.
b. perceptual constancy.
c. vestibular adaptation.
d. gustation.
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The correct answer is: sensory adaptation.
Question 5
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Regarding stimuli in the outside world, collecting data about that world is the function of
and interpreting the data that has been collected is the function of .
Select one:
a. the brain; the spinal cord
b. the spinal cord; the brain
c. sensation; perception
d. perception; sensation
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The correct answer is: sensation; perception
Question 6
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When making cause and effect conclusions, correlational studies are
Select one:
a. preferred.
b. used exclusively.
c. not appropriate.
d. appropriate for 2 or fewer variables.
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The correct answer is: not appropriate.
Question 7
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An architect is designing apartments and wants them to be soundproof. She asks a
psychologist what the smallest amount of sound is that can be heard. Her question is most
related to
Select one:
a. the absolute threshold.
b. the difference threshold.
c. Weber's law.
d. the sensory receptors.
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The correct answer is: the absolute threshold.
Question 8
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Afterimages are usually seen in colors complementary to the colors of the original image,
confirming a prediction made by the
Select one:
a. trichromatic theory.
b. dichromatic theory.
c. opponent-process theory.
d. stereochemical theory.
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The correct answer is: opponent-process theory.
Question 9
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Going to the shopping mall and watching people's behavior is an example of
Select one:
a. descriptive research.
b. inferential research.
c. experimental research.
d. variegated research.
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The correct answer is: descriptive research.
Question 10
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