STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSY 101 GRADED EXAM I - MARCH 2022

Page path • PSY101_MH_V4 • Topic 4: Sensation and Perception Started on Monday, March 7, 2022, 6:33 PM State Finished Completed on Monday, March 7, 2022, 7:06 PM Time taken 32 mins 56 secs Grade 120.00 out of 125.00 (96%) Feedback You’re off to a good start. A course grade of 70% is required to request a transcript. You’ve met that for the first exam already, but if you want to reattempt for a higher grade you can retake this assessment. Study hard for each exam, and consider using tutoring anytime you get stuck. Remember that 10 hours of tutoring are provided to you through your StraighterLine membership. Question 1 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Abe and Carl are psychologists who believe that people have free will and can make choices based on higher human values. Abe and Carl's views reflect the ________ approach to psychology. Select one: a. sociocultural b. behavioral c. humanistic d. psychodynamic Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Psychology began as a science in the discipline of Select one: a. philosophy. b. physics. c. chemistry. d. sociology. Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text After careful observation, Dylan has stated a hypothesis that spending money on other people leads to greater happiness than spending money on oneself. In accordance with the scientific method, which of the following steps is Dylan most likely to take next? Select one: a. He will evaluate the results of his experiment. b. He will test the prediction by conducting empirical research. c. He will conclude whether spending money on others can be a strong predictor of happiness. d. He will publish the experimental results in a reputable journal. Question 4 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method? Select one: a. testing through empirical research b. observing some phenomenon in the world c. drawing conclusions d. formulating hypotheses and predictions Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Dr. Grant conducts research on stress management. Group A receives progressive relaxation training prior to taking the test, while Group B receives no training. Group A is the ________, while Group B is the ________. rev: 08_29_2019_QC_CS- Select one: a. treatment group; placebo group b. experimental group; control group c. control group; treatment group d. placebo group; control group Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Professor Izadi is interested in determining the association between sleep and cognitive performance. He surveyed his students about the number of hours they slept the night before an exam and then correlated these scores with their test grades. He found a +.81 correlation between these two variables. What does this result mean? Select one: a. There is a high negative correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. b. There is a low negative correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. c. There is a high positive correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. d. There is a low positive correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In the context of psychological research methods, which of the following refers to a carefully regulated procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables that are believed to influence some other variable? Select one: a. experiments b. correlational studies c. case studies d. surveys Question 8 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Aaron wants to study the association between sleep deprivation and the number of hours spent on a computer every day. He is not keen to establish causation, but would like to determine whether and how the increase or decrease in one variable is related to the increase or decrease in the other variable. Which of the following research methods is likely to be most effective for Aaron's study? Select one: a. survey b. correlational research c. experimental research d. case study Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In experimental research, demand characteristics tend to Select one: a. increase the reliability of experimental results. b. eliminate confounds in a study. c. threaten the validity of experimental results. d. affect the duration of a study. Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text ________ refers to researchers' assignment of participants to groups by chance, to reduce the likelihood that an experiment's results will be due to preexisting differences between groups. Select one: a. Selection bias b. Experimenter bias c. Random assignment d. Random selection Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is one of the issues addressed by the ethics guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association? Select one: a. debriefing b. sampling c. introspection d. validity Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In the context of ethical guidelines in psychological research, when data are confidential, it is possible Select one: a. to link a participant's identity to his or her data. b. to clearly tell participants how they should act during the research. c. to explain the results of the study to the participants. d. to share a participant's details with the other participants. Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following statements about critical thinking is FALSE? Select one: a. Critical thinking is the process of thinking deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence. b. Critical thinking comes into play when scientists consider the conclusions they draw from research. c. Critical thinking increases the likelihood that conclusions will be based on unreliable personal beliefs, opinions, and motions. d. Critical thinkers question and test what some people say are facts. Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The ________ system is the body's electrochemical communication circuitry. Select one: a. pulmonary b. nervous c. endocrine d. respiratory Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Just before you went on a job interview your heart was pounding like crazy. You experienced a shortness of breath and felt sick to your stomach. These symptoms were most likely produced by your ________ nervous system. Select one: a. central b. somatic c. parasympathetic d. sympathetic Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is the brain's largest division? Select one: a. forebrain b. midbrain c. hindbrain d. medulla Question 17 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following statements is true of the central nervous system (CNS)? Select one: a. More than 99 percent of all nerve cells are located in the CNS. b. The neocortex makes up 40 percent of the cortex in the CNS of human beings. c. The function of the CNS is to bring information to and from the brain and spinal cord. d. The CNS has two major divisions: the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The function of the ________ is to take messages to and from the body's internal organs, monitoring such processes as breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Select one: a. central nervous system b. autonomic nervous system c. somatic nervous system d. voluntary nervous system Question 19 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Mark Johnson, a doctor in Dallas, prescribed an antidepressant drug Prozac to his patient, Ted. Prozac works by increasing brain levels of serotonin. This means that Prozac is considered Select one: a. an agonist. b. an antagonist. c. an endorphin. d. an oxytocin. Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Ellie has recently experienced irregular mood swings. Her energy level has decreased, and she seems to have greater difficulty coping with stress. Based on her symptoms, it seems as though Ellie may have problems with her ________ glands. Select one: a. pituitary b. pineal c. adrenal d. thymus Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Molly's natural hair color is brown, but she has had it dyed blonde. Molly changed her Select one: a. phenotype. b. genotype. c. chromosomes. d. genetic heritage. Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text ________ involves the manipulation of genes using technology to determine their effect on behavior. Select one: a. Molecular genetics b. Selective breeding c. Genome-wide association method d. Behavior genetics Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Endorphins are Select one: a. neurotransmitters that function as natural opiates in producing pleasure and pain. b. believed to be released mainly in the synapses of the fast pathway. c. hormones that are exclusively involved in the kinesthetic sense. d. hormones that are solely involved in the vestibular sense. Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text When one hears any sound, one's eardrum vibrates. These vibrations are then transferred to the inner ear by the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. These three bones are all located in the Select one: a. outer ear. b. middle ear. c. inner ear. d. marginal ear. Question 25 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the followings statements is true of the rods in the eye's retina? Select one: a. Rods are very useful for color vision. b. Rods are not hard at work at night. c. Rods are found everywhere except in the fovea. d. Rods do not function well under low illumination.