General Psychology - Final Exam
(Miller-Mizzou) Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Which is the correct order for the structures that are activated by light waves entering the eye &
sending information to the brain? - Answer -rods & cones
-ganglion cells
-optic nerve
-thalamus
-primary visual cortex
Which would we most likely observe in the EEG activity of someone in stage 2 sleep? - Answer
k-complexes and sleep spindles
Topics such as perception, thinking and learning are studied by _____ psychologists - Answer
cognitive
The diathesis-stress model of mental disorders takes the view that ....... - Answer certain
biological or environmental factors make us vulnerable to mental illness, but do not directly
cause it
People differ greatly in their tendency to be active or inactive, outgoing or reserved. These
tendencies are known as ...... - Answer personality
According to one study, the more hours students spend watching television, the lower their
grades in school. This relationship is an example of a ________ correlation. - Answer we can
say nothing about causation from this information
What is a monomaine? - Answer a neurotransmitter (ex: serotonin or dopamine)
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by ____, the buildup of tau protein inside neurons. -
Answer tangles
Temperamental differences in humans are primarily a function of .... - Answer underlying
differences in biological processes
Dr. Diskell is a personality psychologist who uses a ____ approach to personality. He has
developed a test to classify individuals into distinct groups. - Answer type
, Sheila makes arrangements for her vacation next month. Which brain region is most responsible
for this behavior? - Answer cerebral cortex
According to Sheldon's constitutional psychology, someone who is intelligent, but fearful
_______ - Answer is an ectomorph and is likely tall and thin
Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which signal general travels through a
neuron? - Answer -dendrite
-cell body
-axon
-terminal buttons
Two of the "big five" personality factors are _____ - Answer neuroticism and openness to
new experiences
If the correlation between household income and intelligence is +1.0, then we can say _______
- Answer we can say nothing about causation from this information
Which is the best example of a neuron's membrane becoming depolarized? - Answer it
moves from -70V to -68V
According to Freud's psychodymanic theory _____ - Answer libido focuses on different parts
of the body during develpment
According to the research of Michael Gazzaniga, where is the "interpreter" (the part of the brain
most important for the ability of reason, invent, and to interpret the world around it) located? -
Answer left cerebral hemisphere
Which should increase feeding behavior? - Answer decreasing the amount of leptin in the
body
Which best supports a homeostasis view of motivation? - Answer Jessica wears a thick
sweater when it's cold and a delicate tank-top when it's hot
According to ______, dreams reflect sleeping mind "making sense" of random brain activity. -
Answer activation-synthesis hypothesis
(Miller-Mizzou) Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Which is the correct order for the structures that are activated by light waves entering the eye &
sending information to the brain? - Answer -rods & cones
-ganglion cells
-optic nerve
-thalamus
-primary visual cortex
Which would we most likely observe in the EEG activity of someone in stage 2 sleep? - Answer
k-complexes and sleep spindles
Topics such as perception, thinking and learning are studied by _____ psychologists - Answer
cognitive
The diathesis-stress model of mental disorders takes the view that ....... - Answer certain
biological or environmental factors make us vulnerable to mental illness, but do not directly
cause it
People differ greatly in their tendency to be active or inactive, outgoing or reserved. These
tendencies are known as ...... - Answer personality
According to one study, the more hours students spend watching television, the lower their
grades in school. This relationship is an example of a ________ correlation. - Answer we can
say nothing about causation from this information
What is a monomaine? - Answer a neurotransmitter (ex: serotonin or dopamine)
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by ____, the buildup of tau protein inside neurons. -
Answer tangles
Temperamental differences in humans are primarily a function of .... - Answer underlying
differences in biological processes
Dr. Diskell is a personality psychologist who uses a ____ approach to personality. He has
developed a test to classify individuals into distinct groups. - Answer type
, Sheila makes arrangements for her vacation next month. Which brain region is most responsible
for this behavior? - Answer cerebral cortex
According to Sheldon's constitutional psychology, someone who is intelligent, but fearful
_______ - Answer is an ectomorph and is likely tall and thin
Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which signal general travels through a
neuron? - Answer -dendrite
-cell body
-axon
-terminal buttons
Two of the "big five" personality factors are _____ - Answer neuroticism and openness to
new experiences
If the correlation between household income and intelligence is +1.0, then we can say _______
- Answer we can say nothing about causation from this information
Which is the best example of a neuron's membrane becoming depolarized? - Answer it
moves from -70V to -68V
According to Freud's psychodymanic theory _____ - Answer libido focuses on different parts
of the body during develpment
According to the research of Michael Gazzaniga, where is the "interpreter" (the part of the brain
most important for the ability of reason, invent, and to interpret the world around it) located? -
Answer left cerebral hemisphere
Which should increase feeding behavior? - Answer decreasing the amount of leptin in the
body
Which best supports a homeostasis view of motivation? - Answer Jessica wears a thick
sweater when it's cold and a delicate tank-top when it's hot
According to ______, dreams reflect sleeping mind "making sense" of random brain activity. -
Answer activation-synthesis hypothesis
