PSY 2012 REVIEW WITH ANSWERS
Ch. 1
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been
an essential part of the discipline that allows for .
Selected
Answer: c.
making essential comparisons with
humans
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Ancient Greek philosophers .
Selected
Answer: a.
provided natural explanations for their observations
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of .
Selected
Answer: d.
The Descent of Man, by Charles Darwin
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Contrary to popular belief during his time, Hermann von Helmholtz’s work on nerve
conduction showed that .
Selected
Answer: a.
behavior is not instantaneous
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Between the17th and 19th centuries, supernatural explanations for psychological disorders began
to give way to two scientific approaches: .
Selected
Answer: c.
a medical model and a psychological model
• Question 8
5 out of 5 points
The psychological perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have
been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction is called psychology.
Selected
Answer: d.
evolutionar
y
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
, When psychologists examine psychological phenomena from different perspectives, it .
Selected
Answer: b.
indicates different points of view about behavior
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following research questions is most likely to be asked by a cognitive
psychologist?
Selected
Answer: c.
Do students learn material better when the learning takes place over time or when
they “cram” for an exam?
• Question 11
5 out of 5 points
The psychology family tree includes two major roots: .
Selected
Answer: a.
philosophy and the natural sciences
• Question 12
5 out of 5 points
It is difficult for others to confirm an individual’s subjective introspections; therefore, this
approach does not lend itself well to .
Selected
Answer: a.
the scientific
method
• Question 14
5 out of 5 points
The psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviors is
called
.
Selected
Answer: d.
clinical
psychology
• Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Which leading behaviorist proposed the law of effect?
Selected
Answer: d.
Edward Thorndike
• Question 17
5 out of 5 points
A doctor notices that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War I were
highly anxious, fearful of loud noises, and having difficulty reconnecting with their families. He
asks them to record personal observations of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal.
This process is called .
,Selected
Answer: d.
introspection
, • Question 18
5 out of 5 points
Walter is applying to graduate programs in psychology and is curious about current trends in
the field. What trend is occurring in many psychology graduate school programs?
Selected
Answer: d.
Students are trained in combined specialties.
• Question 19
5 out of 5 points
What is the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships between mind, behavior, and
their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology?
Selected
Answer: a.
biological psychology
• Question 20
5 out of 5 points
Most philosophers beginning with Aristotle commonly believed that all knowledge is .
Selected
Answer: d.
gained through sensory experience
Ch. 2
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Science is best described as a(n) enterprise.
Selected
Answer: b.
collaborative
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
A newspaper headline reads, “Are intellectual pursuits the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease?”
The researchers scanned the brains of healthy seniors with no memory loss and asked the seniors to
recall how much reading, writing, and game-playing they did in childhood. Those who reported
doing daily brain activities from a young age had very low levels of amyloid plaques, which are
associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Which of the following best describes this study’s findings?
Selected
Answer: b.
There is a negative correlation between intellectual pursuits and the presence of
amyloid plaques.
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The numerical average of a set of scores is the .
Selected
Answer: d.
mean
• Question 6 is
A method for assessing age-related changes that combines the cross-sectional and longitudinal
approaches by observing a cross-section of participants over a relatively limited period of time
Ch. 1
• Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been
an essential part of the discipline that allows for .
Selected
Answer: c.
making essential comparisons with
humans
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Ancient Greek philosophers .
Selected
Answer: a.
provided natural explanations for their observations
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of .
Selected
Answer: d.
The Descent of Man, by Charles Darwin
• Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Contrary to popular belief during his time, Hermann von Helmholtz’s work on nerve
conduction showed that .
Selected
Answer: a.
behavior is not instantaneous
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Between the17th and 19th centuries, supernatural explanations for psychological disorders began
to give way to two scientific approaches: .
Selected
Answer: c.
a medical model and a psychological model
• Question 8
5 out of 5 points
The psychological perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have
been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction is called psychology.
Selected
Answer: d.
evolutionar
y
• Question 9
5 out of 5 points
, When psychologists examine psychological phenomena from different perspectives, it .
Selected
Answer: b.
indicates different points of view about behavior
• Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following research questions is most likely to be asked by a cognitive
psychologist?
Selected
Answer: c.
Do students learn material better when the learning takes place over time or when
they “cram” for an exam?
• Question 11
5 out of 5 points
The psychology family tree includes two major roots: .
Selected
Answer: a.
philosophy and the natural sciences
• Question 12
5 out of 5 points
It is difficult for others to confirm an individual’s subjective introspections; therefore, this
approach does not lend itself well to .
Selected
Answer: a.
the scientific
method
• Question 14
5 out of 5 points
The psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviors is
called
.
Selected
Answer: d.
clinical
psychology
• Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Which leading behaviorist proposed the law of effect?
Selected
Answer: d.
Edward Thorndike
• Question 17
5 out of 5 points
A doctor notices that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War I were
highly anxious, fearful of loud noises, and having difficulty reconnecting with their families. He
asks them to record personal observations of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal.
This process is called .
,Selected
Answer: d.
introspection
, • Question 18
5 out of 5 points
Walter is applying to graduate programs in psychology and is curious about current trends in
the field. What trend is occurring in many psychology graduate school programs?
Selected
Answer: d.
Students are trained in combined specialties.
• Question 19
5 out of 5 points
What is the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships between mind, behavior, and
their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology?
Selected
Answer: a.
biological psychology
• Question 20
5 out of 5 points
Most philosophers beginning with Aristotle commonly believed that all knowledge is .
Selected
Answer: d.
gained through sensory experience
Ch. 2
• Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Science is best described as a(n) enterprise.
Selected
Answer: b.
collaborative
• Question 3
5 out of 5 points
A newspaper headline reads, “Are intellectual pursuits the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease?”
The researchers scanned the brains of healthy seniors with no memory loss and asked the seniors to
recall how much reading, writing, and game-playing they did in childhood. Those who reported
doing daily brain activities from a young age had very low levels of amyloid plaques, which are
associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Which of the following best describes this study’s findings?
Selected
Answer: b.
There is a negative correlation between intellectual pursuits and the presence of
amyloid plaques.
• Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The numerical average of a set of scores is the .
Selected
Answer: d.
mean
• Question 6 is
A method for assessing age-related changes that combines the cross-sectional and longitudinal
approaches by observing a cross-section of participants over a relatively limited period of time
