PSYC 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which characteristic is NOT usually considered part of the male
gender stereotype?
Answer: Emotional
●● Extrinsic motivation is defined as ________.
Answer: the pursuit of an activity for external reward
●● Chunking is a means of ________.
Answer: combining information into meaningful units
●● AIDS CANNOT be transmitted through ________.
Answer: tears
●● According to Freud, the reality principle is ________.
Answer: The way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's
desires until it can do so safely and successfully
●● Circadian rhythms are controlled by the ________.
, Answer: suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
●● Every deliberate action you make, such as pedaling a bike, walking,
scratching, or smelling a flower, involves neurons in the ______ nervous
system.
Answer: somatic
●● Which of the following statements is NOT true about hassles at
different developmental stages?
Answer: Younger adults are more strongly affected by hassles such as
going shopping, doctor's appointments, and bad weather than are elderly
people.
●● Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice
is most likely suffering from ________.
Answer: bipolar disorder
●● Which statement is consistent with Masters and Johnson's findings?
Answer: Many women can have multiple orgasms
●● Seligman expanded his theory of learned helplessness to explain
__________.
Answer: depression
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which characteristic is NOT usually considered part of the male
gender stereotype?
Answer: Emotional
●● Extrinsic motivation is defined as ________.
Answer: the pursuit of an activity for external reward
●● Chunking is a means of ________.
Answer: combining information into meaningful units
●● AIDS CANNOT be transmitted through ________.
Answer: tears
●● According to Freud, the reality principle is ________.
Answer: The way in which the ego tries to delay satisfying the id's
desires until it can do so safely and successfully
●● Circadian rhythms are controlled by the ________.
, Answer: suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
●● Every deliberate action you make, such as pedaling a bike, walking,
scratching, or smelling a flower, involves neurons in the ______ nervous
system.
Answer: somatic
●● Which of the following statements is NOT true about hassles at
different developmental stages?
Answer: Younger adults are more strongly affected by hassles such as
going shopping, doctor's appointments, and bad weather than are elderly
people.
●● Alice takes lithium to control symptoms of her mental disorder. Alice
is most likely suffering from ________.
Answer: bipolar disorder
●● Which statement is consistent with Masters and Johnson's findings?
Answer: Many women can have multiple orgasms
●● Seligman expanded his theory of learned helplessness to explain
__________.
Answer: depression
