PSY 1203 Principles Of Psychology Midterm
Examination With Correct Answers
________ refers to what happens when we learn not to respond to a stimulus that
is presented repeatedly without change. - ANSWER Habituation
Before conditioning, Pavlov's dogs... - ANSWER never salivated when they heard
the bell.
Skinner used which kind of consequence in his Skinner box? - ANSWER positive
reinforcement
You are late paying your internet provider, and your internet services are
suspended. What consequence is being used to change your behavior so that
you make your payment? - ANSWER negative punishment
The person who performs a behavior that serves as an example is called a
________. - ANSWER model
Which of the following describes a motor or neural reaction to a specific
stimulus in the environment? - ANSWER reflex
Riding a bike and using a fork are examples of... - ANSWER implicit memories.
What factors does a psychologist typically believe can help predict and test the
mind and behavior of an individual? - ANSWER all of these
Based on your understanding, which theorist would have most likely agreed with
this statement: perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of
their components. - ANSWER Max Wertheimer
Which field of psychology studies the various psychological issues in the justice
system? - ANSWER Forensic Psychology
The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is... - ANSWER The honesty of the
data that is collected in a realistic setting
A researcher conducted a study that claimed eating bread treats lung cancer.
Another researcher attempted to perform the same study years later. This is an
example of... - ANSWER replication
, Read the following passage and determine in which portion of a psychological
report it would belong: An independent t-test was conducted to evaluate the
effect of time studying on the mean number of questions answered correctly on
a test. ... Figure 1 shows a bar chart portraying the relationships between the
two variables. - ANSWER results
Which of the following is not a structure of the forebrain? - ANSWER substantia
nigra
Which is often used in place of the PET scan for more accuracy? - ANSWER fMRI
Maria is worried about forming a personal identity to fit in with the right group of
people as friends. She goes through phases of wearing all black before
switching to talking about horses all the time. According to Erikson, which stage
of development is Maria in? - ANSWER identity vs. role confusion
In the Strange Situation, Michelle was very distressed when her caregiver left
the room and yelled at the caregiver when they returned. The type of attachment
Michelle has with her caregiver is ... - ANSWER anxious-ambivalent
Which of these was NOT listed as a possible result of early onset of puberty in
boys? - ANSWER higher chance of being bullied
Lola tells Carl to remember a list of ingredients she needs from the supermarket.
She recites the ingredients while Carl is searching for a pen and paper. A few
seconds after she finishes telling him the ingredients, he finally starts to write
them down. If Carl is able to write down all of the ingredients without asking Lola
to repeat anything, he probably has excellent... - ANSWER short-term memory
Which of these represents the minimum amount of strength that must differ
between two stimuli before sensory receptors can detect a difference between
the two? - ANSWER difference threshold
How does the pupil dilate and constrict itself? - ANSWER using muscles
attached to the iris
Which of these refers to the idea that there is a small difference in the time at
which a given sound wave arrives at each ear? - ANSWER interaural timing
difference
Which of these somatosensation sensory receptors detect pressure and lower
frequency vibrations? - ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Which of these parts of Gestalt psychology refers to the concept that we are
more likely to perceive smooth objects than broken and jagged objects? -
ANSWER continuity
Examination With Correct Answers
________ refers to what happens when we learn not to respond to a stimulus that
is presented repeatedly without change. - ANSWER Habituation
Before conditioning, Pavlov's dogs... - ANSWER never salivated when they heard
the bell.
Skinner used which kind of consequence in his Skinner box? - ANSWER positive
reinforcement
You are late paying your internet provider, and your internet services are
suspended. What consequence is being used to change your behavior so that
you make your payment? - ANSWER negative punishment
The person who performs a behavior that serves as an example is called a
________. - ANSWER model
Which of the following describes a motor or neural reaction to a specific
stimulus in the environment? - ANSWER reflex
Riding a bike and using a fork are examples of... - ANSWER implicit memories.
What factors does a psychologist typically believe can help predict and test the
mind and behavior of an individual? - ANSWER all of these
Based on your understanding, which theorist would have most likely agreed with
this statement: perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of
their components. - ANSWER Max Wertheimer
Which field of psychology studies the various psychological issues in the justice
system? - ANSWER Forensic Psychology
The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is... - ANSWER The honesty of the
data that is collected in a realistic setting
A researcher conducted a study that claimed eating bread treats lung cancer.
Another researcher attempted to perform the same study years later. This is an
example of... - ANSWER replication
, Read the following passage and determine in which portion of a psychological
report it would belong: An independent t-test was conducted to evaluate the
effect of time studying on the mean number of questions answered correctly on
a test. ... Figure 1 shows a bar chart portraying the relationships between the
two variables. - ANSWER results
Which of the following is not a structure of the forebrain? - ANSWER substantia
nigra
Which is often used in place of the PET scan for more accuracy? - ANSWER fMRI
Maria is worried about forming a personal identity to fit in with the right group of
people as friends. She goes through phases of wearing all black before
switching to talking about horses all the time. According to Erikson, which stage
of development is Maria in? - ANSWER identity vs. role confusion
In the Strange Situation, Michelle was very distressed when her caregiver left
the room and yelled at the caregiver when they returned. The type of attachment
Michelle has with her caregiver is ... - ANSWER anxious-ambivalent
Which of these was NOT listed as a possible result of early onset of puberty in
boys? - ANSWER higher chance of being bullied
Lola tells Carl to remember a list of ingredients she needs from the supermarket.
She recites the ingredients while Carl is searching for a pen and paper. A few
seconds after she finishes telling him the ingredients, he finally starts to write
them down. If Carl is able to write down all of the ingredients without asking Lola
to repeat anything, he probably has excellent... - ANSWER short-term memory
Which of these represents the minimum amount of strength that must differ
between two stimuli before sensory receptors can detect a difference between
the two? - ANSWER difference threshold
How does the pupil dilate and constrict itself? - ANSWER using muscles
attached to the iris
Which of these refers to the idea that there is a small difference in the time at
which a given sound wave arrives at each ear? - ANSWER interaural timing
difference
Which of these somatosensation sensory receptors detect pressure and lower
frequency vibrations? - ANSWER Meissner's corpuscles
Which of these parts of Gestalt psychology refers to the concept that we are
more likely to perceive smooth objects than broken and jagged objects? -
ANSWER continuity
