PSY 1012 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When an experiment cannot be conducted ethically—
such as making people smoke cigarettes for two years
—you can still do a similar experiment with one of the
following techniques.
Use the correlational method
Which of the following answers show the LEAST TO
MOST similarity?
Siblings raised apart, fraternal twins raised together,
identical twins raised apart
Which of the following psychological disorders could
be understood through the biopsychosocial model?
All of the above (Social phobias, Anxiety disorders,
Schizophrenia, and Alcoholism)
What did the researchers conclude in the YouTube
video on an infant's innate sense of fairness?
Both A & B (Infants are born with an innate sense of
morality and Infants are born with an innate sense of
bigotry)
Which section of the brain primarily analyzes auditory
input?
Temporal lobe
Which section of the brain primarily analyzes visual
input?
Occipital lobe
Which of the following processes is NOT involved in
the formal operational stage?
,All of the above are involved in the formal operational
stage (The use of complex mathematical functions,
Heightened use of abstract reasoning, Developing wide
range of solutions to moral issues, and The application of
abstract thinking to intangible concepts (e.g., love, justice))
Which section of the nervous system contains cells
that do not regenerate themselves very well?
Central nervous system
The two general systems of ___ control the behavior
of living creatures.
Ontogenetic and phylogenetic processes
What was the prognosis for the man who thought he
was god? He was going to:
Increase his delusions
Some aspects of human behavior are similar across
the globe regardless of culture. Because those
characteristics are so widespread, current theories
stress the role of ___ processes in their explanation.
Evolutionary
Which of the following behaviors is UNAFFECTED by
hormonal activity?
All behaviors are affected by hormones (Wakefulness,
Sexual responsiveness, Emotions, and Feeding)
Which of the following shows the STRONGEST
correlation?
-0.92
Which famous physicist developed a theory of nerve
conduction based on vibrations?
Newton
Which of the following reflexes might be checked by a
physician on you today?
, Pupillary reflex
Which of the following brain scan techniques would
be MOST useful in a psychological research
laboratory studying brain activity during rapidly
changing environmental conditions?
MEG scan (Magnetoencephalography Scan)
Which of the following processes is NOT involved in
the concrete operational stage?
All of the above are present in the concrete operational
stage (The child can systematically organize objects into
specific categories, The child can reverse simple
mathematical operations, The child can successfully
distinguish volume from length (conservation) and The
child can perform simple mathematical functions such as
addition and subtraction)
What is the top portion of the brain called? Image
Avalible
Parietal lobe (Labelled area 2)
Which of the following is true?
Correlation does not mean causation
Psychology is a science based on the measurement
of:
Behavior
In the split-brain YouTube video, what was the medical
diagnosis of the man who had his corpus callosum
severed?
Epilepsy
According to the YouTube video on evolutionary
psychology, there is evidence that:
People LIKE the smell of sexual partners who have
different genes than they do
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When an experiment cannot be conducted ethically—
such as making people smoke cigarettes for two years
—you can still do a similar experiment with one of the
following techniques.
Use the correlational method
Which of the following answers show the LEAST TO
MOST similarity?
Siblings raised apart, fraternal twins raised together,
identical twins raised apart
Which of the following psychological disorders could
be understood through the biopsychosocial model?
All of the above (Social phobias, Anxiety disorders,
Schizophrenia, and Alcoholism)
What did the researchers conclude in the YouTube
video on an infant's innate sense of fairness?
Both A & B (Infants are born with an innate sense of
morality and Infants are born with an innate sense of
bigotry)
Which section of the brain primarily analyzes auditory
input?
Temporal lobe
Which section of the brain primarily analyzes visual
input?
Occipital lobe
Which of the following processes is NOT involved in
the formal operational stage?
,All of the above are involved in the formal operational
stage (The use of complex mathematical functions,
Heightened use of abstract reasoning, Developing wide
range of solutions to moral issues, and The application of
abstract thinking to intangible concepts (e.g., love, justice))
Which section of the nervous system contains cells
that do not regenerate themselves very well?
Central nervous system
The two general systems of ___ control the behavior
of living creatures.
Ontogenetic and phylogenetic processes
What was the prognosis for the man who thought he
was god? He was going to:
Increase his delusions
Some aspects of human behavior are similar across
the globe regardless of culture. Because those
characteristics are so widespread, current theories
stress the role of ___ processes in their explanation.
Evolutionary
Which of the following behaviors is UNAFFECTED by
hormonal activity?
All behaviors are affected by hormones (Wakefulness,
Sexual responsiveness, Emotions, and Feeding)
Which of the following shows the STRONGEST
correlation?
-0.92
Which famous physicist developed a theory of nerve
conduction based on vibrations?
Newton
Which of the following reflexes might be checked by a
physician on you today?
, Pupillary reflex
Which of the following brain scan techniques would
be MOST useful in a psychological research
laboratory studying brain activity during rapidly
changing environmental conditions?
MEG scan (Magnetoencephalography Scan)
Which of the following processes is NOT involved in
the concrete operational stage?
All of the above are present in the concrete operational
stage (The child can systematically organize objects into
specific categories, The child can reverse simple
mathematical operations, The child can successfully
distinguish volume from length (conservation) and The
child can perform simple mathematical functions such as
addition and subtraction)
What is the top portion of the brain called? Image
Avalible
Parietal lobe (Labelled area 2)
Which of the following is true?
Correlation does not mean causation
Psychology is a science based on the measurement
of:
Behavior
In the split-brain YouTube video, what was the medical
diagnosis of the man who had his corpus callosum
severed?
Epilepsy
According to the YouTube video on evolutionary
psychology, there is evidence that:
People LIKE the smell of sexual partners who have
different genes than they do
