PSY 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWEST FINAL TEST 2026
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You are solving a crossword puzzle; which of these would represent doing it using the heuristic
method? - Answer>>> completing the ones you immediately know first, then moving onto more
difficult ones, and finishing with the most difficult
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument
with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she likes to bully him, not
because she had a bad day. Lee is making a - Answer>>> fundamental attribution error
There are two bags of flour that Joe picks up, but he believes they are the same weight even
though one is 30 pounds and the other 32 pounds. He then picks up another two bags, one that is
30 pounds and another that is 33 pounds, and says the second one is heavier. This best illustrates
what concept of perception? - Answer>>> just noticeable difference
Nick has aggressive parents and has always been aggressive as well. He likes to watch a lot of
violent movies and plays video games of the same style. When he makes friends he tends to do
so with people who like to bully other kids and he usually gets into a lot of fights. Due to all of
this he continues to become more aggressive. What do behavior geneticists refer to this idea as? -
Answer>>> genotype-environmental correlation
Jamie recently got food poisoning after eating a ham sandwich at a restaurant and now is
cautious about her meals. In some cases she responds by feeling sick even before eating. Which
of the following is the best example of stimulus generalization for this scenario? - Answer>>>
never going to that restaurant again
Extending out from the cell body is a portion of the neuron that receives signals from other
neurons that may end up activating an electrical impulse. What is this part of the neuron referred
to as? - Answer>>> dendrite
, A particular electrical signal being transmitted to a neuron is sufficient to generate an action
potential. If the magnitude of the incoming electrical signal is doubled, the action potential will
be - Answer>>> the same strength, speed, and duration
Fidel suddenly wanders away from his home and experiences confusion about his identity. Fidel
may be experiencing a(n) - Answer>>> dissociative fugue
What symptom of schizophrenia is illustrated by the following example? "So bees with knees
have fleas and fleas jump, I jump like a jack, Jack the Giant Killer. Giants kill and transform
things and something happened, but we can't hear because our eyes are like flies that flew away."
- Answer>>> disorganized thinking
From an early age, Kwaku got into trouble constantly. He continually violates the rights of others
and he often lies, fights, and has problems with the law. Generally, he is impulsive and fails to
think ahead. He is frequently deceitful and manipulative in order to get the things he wants, and
he never regrets his misdeeds or considers the feelings of those he has harmed. Which of the
following diagnoses accounts for Kwaku's personality? - Answer>>> antisocial personality
disorder
Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. His therapist
helps him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. For example, he helps Rafael learn to
not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first
exam. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify? - Answer>>> cognitive
therapy
The __________ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder
to contract. - Answer>>> parasympathetic
The function of the __________ is to relay signals between the two hemispheres of the brain. -
Answer>>> corpus callosum
Mary is feeling very sad and angry about many things in her life. What portion of the brain this
processing these feelings? - Answer>>> amygdala
ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
You are solving a crossword puzzle; which of these would represent doing it using the heuristic
method? - Answer>>> completing the ones you immediately know first, then moving onto more
difficult ones, and finishing with the most difficult
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument
with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she likes to bully him, not
because she had a bad day. Lee is making a - Answer>>> fundamental attribution error
There are two bags of flour that Joe picks up, but he believes they are the same weight even
though one is 30 pounds and the other 32 pounds. He then picks up another two bags, one that is
30 pounds and another that is 33 pounds, and says the second one is heavier. This best illustrates
what concept of perception? - Answer>>> just noticeable difference
Nick has aggressive parents and has always been aggressive as well. He likes to watch a lot of
violent movies and plays video games of the same style. When he makes friends he tends to do
so with people who like to bully other kids and he usually gets into a lot of fights. Due to all of
this he continues to become more aggressive. What do behavior geneticists refer to this idea as? -
Answer>>> genotype-environmental correlation
Jamie recently got food poisoning after eating a ham sandwich at a restaurant and now is
cautious about her meals. In some cases she responds by feeling sick even before eating. Which
of the following is the best example of stimulus generalization for this scenario? - Answer>>>
never going to that restaurant again
Extending out from the cell body is a portion of the neuron that receives signals from other
neurons that may end up activating an electrical impulse. What is this part of the neuron referred
to as? - Answer>>> dendrite
, A particular electrical signal being transmitted to a neuron is sufficient to generate an action
potential. If the magnitude of the incoming electrical signal is doubled, the action potential will
be - Answer>>> the same strength, speed, and duration
Fidel suddenly wanders away from his home and experiences confusion about his identity. Fidel
may be experiencing a(n) - Answer>>> dissociative fugue
What symptom of schizophrenia is illustrated by the following example? "So bees with knees
have fleas and fleas jump, I jump like a jack, Jack the Giant Killer. Giants kill and transform
things and something happened, but we can't hear because our eyes are like flies that flew away."
- Answer>>> disorganized thinking
From an early age, Kwaku got into trouble constantly. He continually violates the rights of others
and he often lies, fights, and has problems with the law. Generally, he is impulsive and fails to
think ahead. He is frequently deceitful and manipulative in order to get the things he wants, and
he never regrets his misdeeds or considers the feelings of those he has harmed. Which of the
following diagnoses accounts for Kwaku's personality? - Answer>>> antisocial personality
disorder
Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. His therapist
helps him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. For example, he helps Rafael learn to
not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first
exam. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify? - Answer>>> cognitive
therapy
The __________ nervous system is responsible for stimulating digestion and causing the bladder
to contract. - Answer>>> parasympathetic
The function of the __________ is to relay signals between the two hemispheres of the brain. -
Answer>>> corpus callosum
Mary is feeling very sad and angry about many things in her life. What portion of the brain this
processing these feelings? - Answer>>> amygdala
