PSY 140 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Frederick is reading about the ways in which learning can be influenced by different factors. He come to
reasonable conclusions that are supported by the information he gathers. What is Frederick doing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅critical thinking
Jacob's father thinks he was born to be a skilled ice-skater just like his mother and older sister, but
Jacob's mother thinks that his skills and interests come from growing up in a household full of skaters.
What long-standing debate is at the heart of the disagreement between Jacob's parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅the nature/nurture
Josiah has formed a theory that consumption of sugar makes it difficult for people to fall asleep within
one hour. He has designed a study where his hypothesis is that the more sugar people eat, the longer it
will take before they can go to sleep. What should Josiah do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅test his
hypothesis
Judith is conducting an experiment on mood and problem solving. She plans to have study participants
read either a funny story or a sad story before taking a math test. What is the dependent variable in
Judith's study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the number of math problems participants correctly solved
Kerrie is an undergraduate who is thinking about majoring in psychology. She also works part-time, and
she is very interested in how her company builds morale and helps motivate her coworkers. What
subfield of psychology might Kerrie want to examine more closely? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅organizational psychology
Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism, which says that the mind and body are
separate but connected parts of a person. Which philosopher's writings should Louisa pay special
attention to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Descartes
psychologists are scientists who study behavior and mental processes through observation and
measurement. What is this approach to understanding psychology called? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅empiricism
psychologists from which school of thought are concerned with functions that behaviorism cannot
explain, such as intelligence and problem solving? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cognitive psychology
,which level of analysis in psychology examines the differences that exist between people in personality
and mental processes that affect perception and understanding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅individual
level
three key questions to ask when thinking critically - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. What am I being asked to
believe or accept?
2. What evidence is provided to support this claim?
3. What are the most reasonable conclusions?
ethical research guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. research must be reviewed and approved by a
board of experts before.
2. participants' information must be protected and made available only to the few people who need it.
3. cannot ask participants to expose themselves to unnecessary risk or discomfort as part of a study.
which psychological school of thought arose from Freud's attempts to understand connections between
psychology and physical conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅psychoanalytic theory
which psychological school of thought focused on hoe to study subjective perspectives as a unified
whole? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gestalt psychology
which research scenario would be most relevant to interpersonal behavior researchers, who work at the
social level of analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tawny's boyfriend does not treat her very well, but
every time she comes close to breaking up with him, he persuades her to give him another chance.
You see a newspaper headline that claims that eating pizza is deadly. However, when you read the
original scientific article cited in the news, you notice that investigators only found a correlation
between pizza consumption and death over a 10-year period. Given what you know about correlation,
how would you explain this relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pizza consumption and death are
related somehow, but a correlation study is not able to reveal any kind of casual relationship
, After a very stressful midterm exam, Sherri needed to relax. As she lay on her bed, she felt her breathing
slow and her heart rate decrease. Which of the following divisions of Sherri's autonomic nervous system
was likely in control of her organs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅parasympathetic
After her car accident, Sheila had to be placed on a respirator because she could no longer breathe on
her own. Sheila's injuries were most likely located in the part of the brain known as the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅medulla
Angela accidently ingested an acetylcholine antagonist. Which of the following statements accurately
describes the most likely effect of the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the drug may cause deficits in
Angela's memory
Daiyo, a behavioral geneticist, is studying the interaction of heredity and environment. When he looks at
monozygotic twins, what will he probably see in their phenotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅their
genotypes will predispose them toward certain traits, but their environments influence whether those
traits are expressed in their phenotypes
Ebony is currently asleep in her bed, and her brain is getting ready to wake her up to start the day.
Which part of her hindbrain is responsible for regulating these functions, as well as coordinating
movement in the left and right sides of her body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pons
Ellie and Samantha are monozygotic twins who were raised in different families and have never met.
What traits could one expect them to have in common? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅scores on iq tests,
career achievement, and likelihood to start fights
For Inez to be able to get out of bed in the morning, which of the following must occur at the neural
level? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅her terminal buttons have to release neurotransmitters
Marco and Lilah are male and female twins born 5 minutes apart. Some people call them "fraternal"
twins, but you know that the technical name is __________ twins. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅dizygotic
Richard is researching the biological underpinnings of the advertising notion that "sex sells." To
investigate, Richard will have men and women view video advertisements that are highly erotic while an
fMRI monitors their subcortical brain activity. Which of the following predictions best reflects the likely
results of the study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅men's amygdalae will be more active than women's
Frederick is reading about the ways in which learning can be influenced by different factors. He come to
reasonable conclusions that are supported by the information he gathers. What is Frederick doing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅critical thinking
Jacob's father thinks he was born to be a skilled ice-skater just like his mother and older sister, but
Jacob's mother thinks that his skills and interests come from growing up in a household full of skaters.
What long-standing debate is at the heart of the disagreement between Jacob's parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅the nature/nurture
Josiah has formed a theory that consumption of sugar makes it difficult for people to fall asleep within
one hour. He has designed a study where his hypothesis is that the more sugar people eat, the longer it
will take before they can go to sleep. What should Josiah do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅test his
hypothesis
Judith is conducting an experiment on mood and problem solving. She plans to have study participants
read either a funny story or a sad story before taking a math test. What is the dependent variable in
Judith's study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the number of math problems participants correctly solved
Kerrie is an undergraduate who is thinking about majoring in psychology. She also works part-time, and
she is very interested in how her company builds morale and helps motivate her coworkers. What
subfield of psychology might Kerrie want to examine more closely? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅organizational psychology
Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism, which says that the mind and body are
separate but connected parts of a person. Which philosopher's writings should Louisa pay special
attention to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Descartes
psychologists are scientists who study behavior and mental processes through observation and
measurement. What is this approach to understanding psychology called? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅empiricism
psychologists from which school of thought are concerned with functions that behaviorism cannot
explain, such as intelligence and problem solving? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅cognitive psychology
,which level of analysis in psychology examines the differences that exist between people in personality
and mental processes that affect perception and understanding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅individual
level
three key questions to ask when thinking critically - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. What am I being asked to
believe or accept?
2. What evidence is provided to support this claim?
3. What are the most reasonable conclusions?
ethical research guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. research must be reviewed and approved by a
board of experts before.
2. participants' information must be protected and made available only to the few people who need it.
3. cannot ask participants to expose themselves to unnecessary risk or discomfort as part of a study.
which psychological school of thought arose from Freud's attempts to understand connections between
psychology and physical conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅psychoanalytic theory
which psychological school of thought focused on hoe to study subjective perspectives as a unified
whole? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅gestalt psychology
which research scenario would be most relevant to interpersonal behavior researchers, who work at the
social level of analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tawny's boyfriend does not treat her very well, but
every time she comes close to breaking up with him, he persuades her to give him another chance.
You see a newspaper headline that claims that eating pizza is deadly. However, when you read the
original scientific article cited in the news, you notice that investigators only found a correlation
between pizza consumption and death over a 10-year period. Given what you know about correlation,
how would you explain this relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pizza consumption and death are
related somehow, but a correlation study is not able to reveal any kind of casual relationship
, After a very stressful midterm exam, Sherri needed to relax. As she lay on her bed, she felt her breathing
slow and her heart rate decrease. Which of the following divisions of Sherri's autonomic nervous system
was likely in control of her organs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅parasympathetic
After her car accident, Sheila had to be placed on a respirator because she could no longer breathe on
her own. Sheila's injuries were most likely located in the part of the brain known as the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅medulla
Angela accidently ingested an acetylcholine antagonist. Which of the following statements accurately
describes the most likely effect of the drug? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the drug may cause deficits in
Angela's memory
Daiyo, a behavioral geneticist, is studying the interaction of heredity and environment. When he looks at
monozygotic twins, what will he probably see in their phenotypes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅their
genotypes will predispose them toward certain traits, but their environments influence whether those
traits are expressed in their phenotypes
Ebony is currently asleep in her bed, and her brain is getting ready to wake her up to start the day.
Which part of her hindbrain is responsible for regulating these functions, as well as coordinating
movement in the left and right sides of her body? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pons
Ellie and Samantha are monozygotic twins who were raised in different families and have never met.
What traits could one expect them to have in common? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅scores on iq tests,
career achievement, and likelihood to start fights
For Inez to be able to get out of bed in the morning, which of the following must occur at the neural
level? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅her terminal buttons have to release neurotransmitters
Marco and Lilah are male and female twins born 5 minutes apart. Some people call them "fraternal"
twins, but you know that the technical name is __________ twins. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅dizygotic
Richard is researching the biological underpinnings of the advertising notion that "sex sells." To
investigate, Richard will have men and women view video advertisements that are highly erotic while an
fMRI monitors their subcortical brain activity. Which of the following predictions best reflects the likely
results of the study? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅men's amygdalae will be more active than women's
