PSY 1013 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which hormone is not considered a stress hormone? - Answers - leptin
As the ratio of mob members to victims______, the level of atrocity directed at the
victims______ - Answers - Increases; increases/ Decreases; decreases
Hans Eysenck's theory of personality identified two trait dimensions, emotional stability
vs. instability and.... - Answers - extraversion vs. introversion
Research has suggested that there are ____basic emotions that are universal. -
Answers - 6
A parrot identified a new fruit that was good to eat. After watching the parrot eat the
fruit, the other parrots in the flock also began eating the fruit. The behavior of the flock
illustrates: - Answers - Observational learning
Which of the following is not a mnemonic technique? - Answers - Persistance
A(n) _______ schedule is based on the number of responses needed to achieve
reinforcement. - Answers - Ratio
Combining small pieces of information into larger clusters is known as: - Answers -
Chunking
Raven's progressive matrices test can be used to assess _____ intelligence. - Answers
- Fluid
The cases of HM and Clive Wearing showed how one cannot easily form new explicit
memories after damage to the _____ and parts of the temporal lobe - Answers -
Hippocampus
When a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that
naturally evokes a response, the result is an example of which phenomena? - Answers -
Classical conditioning
The idea that behaviors followed by a "satisfying state of affairs" tend to be repeated
and those that produce an "unpleasant state of affairs" are less likely to be repeated is
known as : - Answers - Thorndike's law of effects
ANSWERS
Which hormone is not considered a stress hormone? - Answers - leptin
As the ratio of mob members to victims______, the level of atrocity directed at the
victims______ - Answers - Increases; increases/ Decreases; decreases
Hans Eysenck's theory of personality identified two trait dimensions, emotional stability
vs. instability and.... - Answers - extraversion vs. introversion
Research has suggested that there are ____basic emotions that are universal. -
Answers - 6
A parrot identified a new fruit that was good to eat. After watching the parrot eat the
fruit, the other parrots in the flock also began eating the fruit. The behavior of the flock
illustrates: - Answers - Observational learning
Which of the following is not a mnemonic technique? - Answers - Persistance
A(n) _______ schedule is based on the number of responses needed to achieve
reinforcement. - Answers - Ratio
Combining small pieces of information into larger clusters is known as: - Answers -
Chunking
Raven's progressive matrices test can be used to assess _____ intelligence. - Answers
- Fluid
The cases of HM and Clive Wearing showed how one cannot easily form new explicit
memories after damage to the _____ and parts of the temporal lobe - Answers -
Hippocampus
When a neutral stimulus evokes a response after being paired with a stimulus that
naturally evokes a response, the result is an example of which phenomena? - Answers -
Classical conditioning
The idea that behaviors followed by a "satisfying state of affairs" tend to be repeated
and those that produce an "unpleasant state of affairs" are less likely to be repeated is
known as : - Answers - Thorndike's law of effects
