PSY 1001 EXAM 1 (UMN) Exam Questions
With Correct answers
Jake has been diagnosed with anxiety. A Cognitive psychologist would attribute
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the origin of Jake's anxiety to which of the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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deep-seated conflicts in his unconscious mind. | | | | |
What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An experiment involves the manipulation of variables,
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while a correlational study does not.
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The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that
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control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, and glands is called the ________
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nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-automatic
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Any difference between experimental and control groups besides the
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independent variable is a ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-?? confound
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Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online
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yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 126, and 125. She felt great, because the
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score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 90.
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What characteristic might the online tests be lacking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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The online tests are not valid.
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After the neurotransmitter molecules is released into the synapse, - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the neurotransmitter molecules bind to the receptor molecules | | | | | | |
, You have been told that people from Texas are more politically conservative than
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other Americans. So when you meet Raoul, who was born and raised in Texas,
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you assume that he must be very conservative and treat him accordingly. Which
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lesson from statistics have you failed to remember? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be
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careful making inferences about individuals based on their group membership.
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An experimenter tests the hypothesis that physical exercise helps people's mood.
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Subjects in the experimental group participate on Monday and Tuesday and those
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in the control group on Wednesday and Thursday. In this study, what is the
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dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the mood | | | | |
The one sense that doesn't undergo sensory integration in the thalamus before
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being transmitted to primary sensory cortex is _______________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-smell
According to our lecturer, perception is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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series of interpretations
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Attention to WHERE one is in space is processed in which area of the brain? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-parietal lobe | |
Dolly is driving her car when she is almost hit by someone running a stop sign,
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but she doesn't feel any fear from this frightening event. Which part of her brain
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is most likely malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Amygdala
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With Correct answers
Jake has been diagnosed with anxiety. A Cognitive psychologist would attribute
| | | | | | | | | | |
the origin of Jake's anxiety to which of the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
deep-seated conflicts in his unconscious mind. | | | | |
What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An experiment involves the manipulation of variables,
| | | | | | | |
while a correlational study does not.
| | | | |
The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, and glands is called the ________
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-automatic
| | | |
Any difference between experimental and control groups besides the
| | | | | | | | |
independent variable is a ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-?? confound
| | | | | | | |
Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online
| | | | | | | |
yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 126, and 125. She felt great, because the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 90.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
What characteristic might the online tests be lacking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
The online tests are not valid.
| | | | |
After the neurotransmitter molecules is released into the synapse, - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the neurotransmitter molecules bind to the receptor molecules | | | | | | |
, You have been told that people from Texas are more politically conservative than
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
other Americans. So when you meet Raoul, who was born and raised in Texas,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
you assume that he must be very conservative and treat him accordingly. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
lesson from statistics have you failed to remember? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be
| | | | | | | | | | |
careful making inferences about individuals based on their group membership.
| | | | | | | | |
An experimenter tests the hypothesis that physical exercise helps people's mood.
| | | | | | | | | | |
Subjects in the experimental group participate on Monday and Tuesday and those
| | | | | | | | | | |
in the control group on Wednesday and Thursday. In this study, what is the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the mood | | | | |
The one sense that doesn't undergo sensory integration in the thalamus before
| | | | | | | | | | | |
being transmitted to primary sensory cortex is _______________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-smell
According to our lecturer, perception is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
| | | | | | | | | |
series of interpretations
| |
Attention to WHERE one is in space is processed in which area of the brain? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-parietal lobe | |
Dolly is driving her car when she is almost hit by someone running a stop sign,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
but she doesn't feel any fear from this frightening event. Which part of her brain
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
is most likely malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Amygdala
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