PSYC 101 Final UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

PSYC 101 Final UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. Anmexperimentmismperformedmtomseemifmlisteningmtombackgroundmmusicmimprovesmstudent
mlearning,mmeasuredmbymanmexam.mStudentsmaremrandomlymassignedmtomtwomgroupsmandm


studymthemsamemmaterial,mhowever,monemwhilemlisteningmtommusicmandmanothermwithoutm
music.mThemindependentmvariablemism___________.m



A. learning,masmindicatedmbymtestmscores
B. themsizemofmthemgroupm
C. themmaterialmstudiedm
D. musicmormnommusicm
E. nonemofmthesem-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mmusicmormnommusic



2. Allmsciencesmincludingmpsychologymhavem3mcommonmfeaturesmthatmmakemthemmsciences.m
Onemofmthesemfeaturesmism__________.mThismmeansmthatmsciencem_____________.m



A. systematicmempiricism,musesmrulesmformdatamcollectionmthatmaremquantifiablemandm
capablemofmbeingmverifiedm
B. logic,monlymusesmrationalismmtomanswermquestionsm
C. seeksmpubliclymverifiablemknowledge,monlymconcernsmitselfmwithmempiricallymsolva
blemquestions
D. onlymusesmestablishedmfacts,mnevermchangesmamhypothesismoncemitmismprovenmtombe
mtruem-


mCORRECTmANSWERmA.msystematicmempiricism,musesmrulesmformdatamcollectionmth


atmaremquantifiablemandmcapablemofmbeingmverified



3. Recordingmthembehaviormofmpeoplemormanimalsminmtheirmreal-
lifemsettingsmwithoutmimposingmlaboratorymconditionsmismknownmasmthem___________mme
thod.m

, A. independentmlivingm
B. pseudo-observationalm
C. correlationm
D. experimentalm
E. naturalisticmobservationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmE.mnaturalisticmobservation



4. Ampsychologistmfindsmamsignificantmcorrelationmcoefficientmofmr=.94.mThismmostmlikelymindic
atesma(n)m__________.mThismmeansmasmonemvariablem_______mthemothermvariablem______
__minmtermsmofmthemrelationshipmbetweenmthem.m



A. strongmpositivemcorrelation;mincreases;mincreasesm
B. strongmnegativemcorrelation;mincreases;mdecreases
C. weakmnegativemcorrelation;mincreases;mincreases
D. weakmpositivemcorrelation;mincreases;mdecreasesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mstrongmnegativemcorrelation;mincreases;mdecreases




5. Rileymismsittingminmclassmwhenmsuddenlymamlargemandmangrymgrizzlymbearmrunsmintomthemroo
mmthreateningmtomattackmEmmam(whomshemjustmmet).mRiley'smheartmratemandmbreathingmin
creasemsignificantly,mhermmouthmbecomesmdry,mhermdigestionmstops,mhermpupilsmdilate,mhe
rmmusclesmtensemandmshemfeelsmanxious.mShemsmacksmthembearmonmthemnose,mitmrunsmawa
ymandmshemsavesmEmma.mWhichmsystemmwasmmostmresponsiblemformRiley'smreaction?m



A. parasympatheticm
B. somaticm
C. centralm
D. symppatheticm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.msympathetic



6. Afterminformationm(electricalmsignals)mismreceivedmatmthemmembranemofmthemdendrites,mitm
nextmflowsmintomthem______mregionmofmthemneuron.m



A. soma

, B. schwannmregionm
C. myelinmsheathm
D. glial
E. terminalmbuttonm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.msoma



7. Differencesminmthemelectricalmchargemormpotentialmthatmexistsmacrossmthemcellmmembranem
ofmthemneuronmduringmthemperiodmknownmasmthemrestingmpotentialmresultsmfromm_______
____.m



A. differentmamountsmofmneurotransmittersmatmthemrefractorymperiod
B. differencesminmthemtypemofmneurotransmittersmonmeithermsidemofmthemnervemcell'sms
emi-permeablemmembranem
C. differentmamountsmofmdopamine,mandmserotoninmonmeithermsidemofmthemmembran
em
D. differentmconcentrationsmofmNa+,mK+,mCL-
mionsmonmeithermsidemofmthemcellmmembranem


E. differentmabilitiesmofmHe+mandmLA-
mionsmtomjumpmfrommonemNodemofmRanviermtomanothermalongmthemmembranem-


mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mdifferentmconcentrationsmofmNa+,mK+,mCL-


mionsmonmeithermsidemofmthemcellmmembrane




8. Ifmthemelectricalmchargemofmthemneuron'smmembranemchangesmtomaboutm-
55mmillivolts,mthemneuronmwillmreachm___________.m



A. synapticmpotentialm
B. negativemafter-potentialm
C. thresholdmformfiringm
D. fusionmlevelmformfiring
E. restingmpotentialmformfiringm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mthresholdmformfiring



9. Duringmanmactionmpotential,mthem"gates"mcoveringmthemaxonmhillockmpopmopenmandmthesem
gatedmchannelsmallowmwhichmionsmtomrushmintomthemneuron?m

, A. sodiumm
B. potassiumm
C. chlorinem
D. iodinem
E. curarem-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.msodium



10. Themwhite,mfattymproteinmsubstancemthatmsurroundsmsomemaxonsmandmspeedsmthemconduc
tionmofmamnervemimpulsemdownmthemaxonmismcalledm_____________.mThismsubstancemismfor
medmandmlaidmdownmbymamtypemofmglialmcellmcalledm____________.m



A. Myelin;mSchwannmcellm
B. Serotonin,mSchwannmCellm
C. Amhormone,mAcetylcholinem
D. Citicoline,mEsrerasem-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mMyelin;mSchwannmCell



11. Biologistsmmaymusemthemscientificmmethodmtomstudymthemnervousmsystemmandmthemfunctio
ningmofmneuronsmtomunderstandmthemphysiologymofmlife.mPsychologistsmalsomstudymandmdom
researchmonmthemnervousmsystemmandmneuronsmwithmthemultimatemgoalmofm____________
_.m



A. discoveringmthempsychem
B. understandingmbehaviormandmmentalmprocessm
C. findingmoutmwhatmmakesmpeoplemabnormalm
D. understandingmthemprocessmofmlifem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.munderstandingmbehaviormandmmentalmprocess




12. Inmclass,mwemmentionedmthatmtheremarem2mwaysmormapproachesmtomknowingmthings.mForme
xample,mscientificmpsychologymoftenmseeksmtomestablishmgeneralmlawsmthatmapplymtommostm
people.mThismapproachmtomsciencemismknownmasm________.mHowever,mappliedmpsychologis
tsmlikemprimarymcaremphysiciansmaremoftenmfocusedmonmunderstandingmamsinglemcasemormpe
rson,mandmthismismknownmasmthem_____mapproach.m