GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC 290) QUIZ
3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
, Multiple-Choice Questions
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Question text
Donald and Marnie have three children under the age of five. Ralph and Carolyn have
three children between the ages of eight and 13. What should you predict about the
couples’ marital satisfaction, based on research into marital satisfaction across the
family life cycle?
Select one:
a. Both couples will report decreases in their overall level of marital satisfaction for the past
few years.
b. Ralph and Carolyn will report decreases in their marital satisfaction for the past few
years, while Donald and Marnie will report increases in their level of satisfaction.
c. Both couples will report increases in their overall level marital satisfaction for the past
few years.
d. Ralph and Carolyn will report increases in their marital satisfaction for the past few
years, while Donald and Marnie will report decreases in their level of satisfaction.
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REF: p. 527
The correct answer is: Both couples will report decreases in their overall level of marital
satisfaction for the past few years.
Question 2
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
, Question text
Which of the following would you expect to see if you were viewing the brain of an
individual who had died from Alzheimer’s disease?
Select one:
a. a significant reduction in the levels of serotonin within the brain
b. neural abnormalities, including neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
c. enlarged brain ventricles and deep cortical creases
d. a significant decrease in the number of neurons in the hypothalamus
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REF: p. 529
The correct answer is: neural abnormalities, including neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary
tangles
Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Question text
When Mrs. Tabak looks out her kitchen window, she is upset to see her six-year-old
son Ryan picking the tomatoes from her garden, setting them on his T-ball stand, and
3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
, Multiple-Choice Questions
Question 1
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Question text
Donald and Marnie have three children under the age of five. Ralph and Carolyn have
three children between the ages of eight and 13. What should you predict about the
couples’ marital satisfaction, based on research into marital satisfaction across the
family life cycle?
Select one:
a. Both couples will report decreases in their overall level of marital satisfaction for the past
few years.
b. Ralph and Carolyn will report decreases in their marital satisfaction for the past few
years, while Donald and Marnie will report increases in their level of satisfaction.
c. Both couples will report increases in their overall level marital satisfaction for the past
few years.
d. Ralph and Carolyn will report increases in their marital satisfaction for the past few
years, while Donald and Marnie will report decreases in their level of satisfaction.
Feedback
REF: p. 527
The correct answer is: Both couples will report decreases in their overall level of marital
satisfaction for the past few years.
Question 2
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
, Question text
Which of the following would you expect to see if you were viewing the brain of an
individual who had died from Alzheimer’s disease?
Select one:
a. a significant reduction in the levels of serotonin within the brain
b. neural abnormalities, including neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
c. enlarged brain ventricles and deep cortical creases
d. a significant decrease in the number of neurons in the hypothalamus
Feedback
REF: p. 529
The correct answer is: neural abnormalities, including neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary
tangles
Question 3
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Question text
When Mrs. Tabak looks out her kitchen window, she is upset to see her six-year-old
son Ryan picking the tomatoes from her garden, setting them on his T-ball stand, and
