PSYC 140 Exam 4 2026 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following best explains the fact that Marcus doesn't need additional
sensory information when listening to a friend speak to him while they are in a
quiet library? - Correct answer-Principle of inverse effectiveness
In the TED video, How Do Pain Relievers Work? - George Zaidan how do aspirin
and ibuprofen know where the pain is in the body? - Correct answer-they don't
Patrick has been in a relationship with Antonia for 4 months, but finds it hard to
relax. Patrick tends to try to get Antonia to be too close too quickly, and also
wonders if Antonia really wants to be dating. This pattern has emerged before and
has caused problems for Patrick. What kind of attachment pattern does this
describe? - Correct answer-anxious-resistant
Julie and Adam have recently informed their friends that they have officially
decided to get married, and that they are going to throw a party to celebrate this
decision. They are now in the process of planning an amazing ________ party. -
Correct answer-engagement
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, Imagine a person has the ability to pull a lever that will direct a speeding train onto
one of two tracks. Unfortunately, their best friend is tied to one of the tracks and
their sibling is tied to the other. Which of the following would best explain people's
widespread desire to choose to save a sibling? - Correct answer-inclusive fitness
Peer relationships are an important part of children's social development. Peer
acceptance is a source of affirmation and _____________ whereas peer rejection is
a source of bullying and victimization. - Correct answer-self-esteem
If we are dealing with complex or abstract information, we should use a display
that relies upon which sense? - Correct answer-visual (seeing)
Playing Chutes and Ladders gives children opportunity to be exposed to spatial,
kinesthetic, verbal, and time-based cues on the size of numbers. Understanding the
properties that indicate the size of numbers is also known as what? - Correct
answer-numerical magnitudes
In the TED video, Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man the square
breakfast cereal Shreddies was re-introduced to markets in a way that boosted sales
by... - Correct answer-turning them slightly and calling them Diamond Shreddies.
What is the name of the cultural system that emphasizes the duties that one has
toward others? - Correct answer-collectivism
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Answers
Which of the following best explains the fact that Marcus doesn't need additional
sensory information when listening to a friend speak to him while they are in a
quiet library? - Correct answer-Principle of inverse effectiveness
In the TED video, How Do Pain Relievers Work? - George Zaidan how do aspirin
and ibuprofen know where the pain is in the body? - Correct answer-they don't
Patrick has been in a relationship with Antonia for 4 months, but finds it hard to
relax. Patrick tends to try to get Antonia to be too close too quickly, and also
wonders if Antonia really wants to be dating. This pattern has emerged before and
has caused problems for Patrick. What kind of attachment pattern does this
describe? - Correct answer-anxious-resistant
Julie and Adam have recently informed their friends that they have officially
decided to get married, and that they are going to throw a party to celebrate this
decision. They are now in the process of planning an amazing ________ party. -
Correct answer-engagement
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, Imagine a person has the ability to pull a lever that will direct a speeding train onto
one of two tracks. Unfortunately, their best friend is tied to one of the tracks and
their sibling is tied to the other. Which of the following would best explain people's
widespread desire to choose to save a sibling? - Correct answer-inclusive fitness
Peer relationships are an important part of children's social development. Peer
acceptance is a source of affirmation and _____________ whereas peer rejection is
a source of bullying and victimization. - Correct answer-self-esteem
If we are dealing with complex or abstract information, we should use a display
that relies upon which sense? - Correct answer-visual (seeing)
Playing Chutes and Ladders gives children opportunity to be exposed to spatial,
kinesthetic, verbal, and time-based cues on the size of numbers. Understanding the
properties that indicate the size of numbers is also known as what? - Correct
answer-numerical magnitudes
In the TED video, Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man the square
breakfast cereal Shreddies was re-introduced to markets in a way that boosted sales
by... - Correct answer-turning them slightly and calling them Diamond Shreddies.
What is the name of the cultural system that emphasizes the duties that one has
toward others? - Correct answer-collectivism
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