PSYCH 120 MIDTERM 1 MCQ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
I. The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and _______behavior. -
Answers - change
Which of the following is NOT one of the major contemporary perspectives in
psychology? a. humanistic b. ethological c. behavioral d. social-cultural - Answers - b.
ethological
Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from_____studies. - Answers -
experimental
In an experiment, ______are manipulated while ______ are measured. - Answers - IVs;
DVs
5. Maria is thinking of running for student body president, but she wonders whether her
health services. Which scientific method of research would you recommend she use to
campaign should emphasize campus security, improved parking facilities, or increased
determine the focus of her campaign? - Answers - a survey
Which of the following is an example of a zero correlation? a. the relationship between
your personality and the position of various stars and planets on the day of your birth c.
the relationship between what you had for breakfast and what the student b. the
relationship between your height and your intelligence closest to you is wearing d. all of
the above - Answers - d. all of the above
7. The branches of the neuron that receive neural impulses from other neurons are
called ________ and the tube-like structure that conveys impulses toward other
neurons is called the ________ - Answers - dendrites; axon
8. In the lock-and-key analogy for neurotransmitters, the lock refers to
the_______whereas the key refers to the______ - Answers - dendrite receptors; shape
of the neurotransmitter
9. Picking up your phone and asking out that cute person who gave you their number
last night involves your _________nervous system. The anxiety you feel while on your
first date with that person involves your _________nervous system - Answers - somatic;
autonomic peripheral
The _________ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight whereas the _________
nervous system is reponsible for maintaining calm. - Answers - sympathetic;
parasympathetic autonomic
ANSWERS
I. The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and _______behavior. -
Answers - change
Which of the following is NOT one of the major contemporary perspectives in
psychology? a. humanistic b. ethological c. behavioral d. social-cultural - Answers - b.
ethological
Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from_____studies. - Answers -
experimental
In an experiment, ______are manipulated while ______ are measured. - Answers - IVs;
DVs
5. Maria is thinking of running for student body president, but she wonders whether her
health services. Which scientific method of research would you recommend she use to
campaign should emphasize campus security, improved parking facilities, or increased
determine the focus of her campaign? - Answers - a survey
Which of the following is an example of a zero correlation? a. the relationship between
your personality and the position of various stars and planets on the day of your birth c.
the relationship between what you had for breakfast and what the student b. the
relationship between your height and your intelligence closest to you is wearing d. all of
the above - Answers - d. all of the above
7. The branches of the neuron that receive neural impulses from other neurons are
called ________ and the tube-like structure that conveys impulses toward other
neurons is called the ________ - Answers - dendrites; axon
8. In the lock-and-key analogy for neurotransmitters, the lock refers to
the_______whereas the key refers to the______ - Answers - dendrite receptors; shape
of the neurotransmitter
9. Picking up your phone and asking out that cute person who gave you their number
last night involves your _________nervous system. The anxiety you feel while on your
first date with that person involves your _________nervous system - Answers - somatic;
autonomic peripheral
The _________ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight whereas the _________
nervous system is reponsible for maintaining calm. - Answers - sympathetic;
parasympathetic autonomic
