DREXEL PSY101 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Which part of the brain acts as a relay station that connects various parts of the brain with one
another? - ANS Thalamus
A researcher studies the relationship between weather and people's moods. On several rainy
days, she distributes a questionnaire about mood to her subjects, but does not tell them about
her research interest because she fears that calling attention to the rain will bias subjects'
opinions about their mood. Keeping subjects uninformed about the hypothesis of the study is
also known as keeping them: - ANS Blind
Jocelyn Bachevalier trained infant male and female monkeys on both the concurrent
discrimination task and the object reversal task. She found that the female monkeys were: -
ANS better on the concurrent task and the males were better on the object reversal task.
A helping profession devoted to assisting people with problems often related to school, work, or
marriage is known as - ANS counseling psychology.
The major advantage of a laboratory study over a field study is that the laboratory: -
ANS provides a controlled environment.
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, Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with
being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective. -
ANS social-cultural
Imagine that you just had a "close call" while driving, but now you feel your body returning to
normal. Which part of your nervous system is controlling this return to normalcy? -
ANS parasympathetic nervous system
The association cortex makes up about: - ANS two-thirds of the total cortex.
Which of these lobes is NOT a cortical lobe? - ANS anterial
The best way to detect enlarged fluid-filled brain regions in some patients who have
schizophrenia is to use a(n) - ANS MRI
Left-handedness is ________ common than usual among mathematicians and ________
common than usual among artists. - ANS more; more
A psychologist conducting an interview study on attitudes toward violence believes that males
will have a more positive attitude than females. The psychologist tends to nod slightly at male
interviewees when they express approval of specific violent behaviors, but not at female
interviewees who do the same. The results of the study may well reflect a(n): - ANS observer-
expectancy effect.
Which part of a motor neuron is specialized to receive signals from other neurons? -
ANS dendrites
Which of the following is not an interneuron? - ANS Schwann cell
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Which part of the brain acts as a relay station that connects various parts of the brain with one
another? - ANS Thalamus
A researcher studies the relationship between weather and people's moods. On several rainy
days, she distributes a questionnaire about mood to her subjects, but does not tell them about
her research interest because she fears that calling attention to the rain will bias subjects'
opinions about their mood. Keeping subjects uninformed about the hypothesis of the study is
also known as keeping them: - ANS Blind
Jocelyn Bachevalier trained infant male and female monkeys on both the concurrent
discrimination task and the object reversal task. She found that the female monkeys were: -
ANS better on the concurrent task and the males were better on the object reversal task.
A helping profession devoted to assisting people with problems often related to school, work, or
marriage is known as - ANS counseling psychology.
The major advantage of a laboratory study over a field study is that the laboratory: -
ANS provides a controlled environment.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with
being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective. -
ANS social-cultural
Imagine that you just had a "close call" while driving, but now you feel your body returning to
normal. Which part of your nervous system is controlling this return to normalcy? -
ANS parasympathetic nervous system
The association cortex makes up about: - ANS two-thirds of the total cortex.
Which of these lobes is NOT a cortical lobe? - ANS anterial
The best way to detect enlarged fluid-filled brain regions in some patients who have
schizophrenia is to use a(n) - ANS MRI
Left-handedness is ________ common than usual among mathematicians and ________
common than usual among artists. - ANS more; more
A psychologist conducting an interview study on attitudes toward violence believes that males
will have a more positive attitude than females. The psychologist tends to nod slightly at male
interviewees when they express approval of specific violent behaviors, but not at female
interviewees who do the same. The results of the study may well reflect a(n): - ANS observer-
expectancy effect.
Which part of a motor neuron is specialized to receive signals from other neurons? -
ANS dendrites
Which of the following is not an interneuron? - ANS Schwann cell
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