Psych 289 UNL Exam 1 MC UPDATED
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A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be
exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to
traditional lectures. Students will be able to choose which tapes they want to view. What method is the
professor using to conduct her experiment?
A) hypothetical
B)biological
C)environmental
D)scientific - CORRECT ANSWER - D)scientific
_______ development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a
person's behavior.
A) cognitive
B) physical
C) personal
D) social - CORRECT ANSWER - A) cognitive
group of people who are born around the same time in the same place is called a(n)
A) race
B) cohort
C) ethnic group
D) normative group - CORRECT ANSWER - B) cohort
Environmental influences that shape behavior are referred to as
A) nurture
B) maturation
, C) nature
D) social evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - A) nurture
The approach stating that behavior is motivated by inner forces, memories, and conflicts that are
generally beyond peoples' awareness and control is called the
A) clinical approach
B) investigative approach
C) psychodynamic perspective
D) analytical perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - C) psychodynamic perspective
A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally
does not bring about that type of response is called
A) classical conditioning
B) behavioral perspective
C) operant conditioning
D) psychodynamic approach - CORRECT ANSWER - A) classical conditioning
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with
positive or negative consequences is called
A) the behavioral perspective
B) the psychodynamic perspective
C) operant conditioning
D) classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - C) operant conditioning
Behavior that receives no reinforcement or is punished is likely to be
A) continued
B) intermittent
C) extinguished
D) accelerated - CORRECT ANSWER - C) extinguished
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A professor wants to examine the effectiveness of a new teaching approach. Her 9:00 a.m. class will be
exposed to the new method of viewing teaching tapes, while her 10:00 a.m. class will be exposed to
traditional lectures. Students will be able to choose which tapes they want to view. What method is the
professor using to conduct her experiment?
A) hypothetical
B)biological
C)environmental
D)scientific - CORRECT ANSWER - D)scientific
_______ development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a
person's behavior.
A) cognitive
B) physical
C) personal
D) social - CORRECT ANSWER - A) cognitive
group of people who are born around the same time in the same place is called a(n)
A) race
B) cohort
C) ethnic group
D) normative group - CORRECT ANSWER - B) cohort
Environmental influences that shape behavior are referred to as
A) nurture
B) maturation
, C) nature
D) social evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - A) nurture
The approach stating that behavior is motivated by inner forces, memories, and conflicts that are
generally beyond peoples' awareness and control is called the
A) clinical approach
B) investigative approach
C) psychodynamic perspective
D) analytical perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - C) psychodynamic perspective
A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally
does not bring about that type of response is called
A) classical conditioning
B) behavioral perspective
C) operant conditioning
D) psychodynamic approach - CORRECT ANSWER - A) classical conditioning
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with
positive or negative consequences is called
A) the behavioral perspective
B) the psychodynamic perspective
C) operant conditioning
D) classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - C) operant conditioning
Behavior that receives no reinforcement or is punished is likely to be
A) continued
B) intermittent
C) extinguished
D) accelerated - CORRECT ANSWER - C) extinguished
