PSYCHOLOGY 1101 UPDATED END OF COURSE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The psychological perspective that emerged in the 1950s that stressed free will,
self-actualization, and human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking was the
__________ perspective.
A. behavioral
B. cognitive
C. humanistic
D. psychodynamic - ✔✔humanistic
✔✔Simple rules used in problem-solving that do not guarantee a solution, but offer a
likely short-cut to it are called _____.
A. algorithms
B. inductions
C. heuristics
D. perceptual sets - ✔✔heuristics
✔✔Although Henrietta extinguished her fear of spiders several months ago, she
suddenly gasped in horror and felt her heart pounding when she saw an itsy-bitsy spider
on her desk. This is an example of _____.
A. an extreme case of arachnophobia
B. sudden reconditioning
C. total recall
D. spontaneous recovery - ✔✔spontaneous recovery
✔✔Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from _____ studies.
A. experimental
B. descriptive
C. correlational
D. all of these options - ✔✔experimental
✔✔This is a step-by-step procedure that, if followed, will eventually solve a problem.
Selected Answer:
A. Algorithm
B. Heuristic
C. Problem-solving set
D. Brainstorming - ✔✔Algorithm
✔✔The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _____.
A. anterior and posterior
B. central and peripheral
C. chemical and mechanical
D. autonomic and anomic - ✔✔central and peripheral
,✔✔The sense of smell is called _____.
A. gustation
B. olfaction
C. pheromonation
D. kinesthesis - ✔✔olfaction
✔✔_____ is a group of techniques designed to focus attention, block out distractions
and produce an altered state of consciousness.
A. Hypnosis
B. Scientology
C. Parapsychology
D. Meditation - ✔✔Meditation
✔✔The _____ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight, whereas the _____
nervous system is responsible for maintaining calm.
A. central; peripheral
B. parasympathetic; sympathetic
C. sympathetic; parasympathetic
D. autonomic; somatic - ✔✔sympathetic; parasympathetic
✔✔Gustation is _____.
A. the sense of smell
B. dependent on pheromones
C. the sense of taste
D. the most important of our senses - ✔✔the sense of taste
✔✔Hallucinogens _____.
A. are drugs that produce sensory or perceptual distortions
B. are called psychedelics
C. include mescaline, psilocybin, LSD, and marijuana
D. all of these options - ✔✔all of these options
✔✔The encoding specificity principle says that information retrieval is improved when
_____.
A. both maintenance and elaborative rehearsal are used
B. reverberating circuits consolidate information
C. conditions of recovery are similar to encoding conditions
D. long-term potentiation is accessed - ✔✔conditions of recovery are similar to
encoding conditions
✔✔According to your text, most people do NOT have cancer because _____.
A. the immune system keeps cancer cells in check
B. they engage in essentially healthy habits
, C. the fight or flight syndrome functions today as well as it did in prehistoric times
D. the general adaptation syndrome prevents the growth of cancer cells - ✔✔the
immune system keeps cancer cells in check
✔✔The psychological perspective that emphasizes objective, observable environmental
influences of overt behavior is called the __________________________.
A. psychodynamic perspective
B. functionalist perspective.
C. overt perspective.
D. behavioral perspective. - ✔✔behavioral perspective.
✔✔A calm, patient, relaxed attitude toward life is associated with _____.
A. an under-achiever
B. a Type B personality
C. a Type A personality
D. all of these options - ✔✔a Type B personality
✔✔In your text, psychology is defined as the _____.
A. science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior
B. empirical study of the mind
C. scientific study of the mind
D. scientific study of behavior and mental processes - ✔✔scientific study of behavior
and mental processes
✔✔A mental state other than an ordinary waking state, in which there are distinct
changes in perception, emotion, memory, thinking, etc. is called alternate _____.
A. states of mental awareness
B. alertness
C. states of consciousness
D. sentience - ✔✔states of consciousness
✔✔Intense ambition, competition, exaggerated time urgency, and a cynical, hostile
outlook on life are associated with _____.
A. Type B personalities
B. Type A personalities
C. most heart disease patients
D. all of these options - ✔✔Type A personalities
✔✔The peripheral nervous system is made up of the______ nervous systems.
A. sympathetic and parasympathetic
B. central and somatic
C. somatic and autonomic
D. autonomic and parasympathetic - ✔✔somatic and autonomic
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The psychological perspective that emerged in the 1950s that stressed free will,
self-actualization, and human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking was the
__________ perspective.
A. behavioral
B. cognitive
C. humanistic
D. psychodynamic - ✔✔humanistic
✔✔Simple rules used in problem-solving that do not guarantee a solution, but offer a
likely short-cut to it are called _____.
A. algorithms
B. inductions
C. heuristics
D. perceptual sets - ✔✔heuristics
✔✔Although Henrietta extinguished her fear of spiders several months ago, she
suddenly gasped in horror and felt her heart pounding when she saw an itsy-bitsy spider
on her desk. This is an example of _____.
A. an extreme case of arachnophobia
B. sudden reconditioning
C. total recall
D. spontaneous recovery - ✔✔spontaneous recovery
✔✔Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from _____ studies.
A. experimental
B. descriptive
C. correlational
D. all of these options - ✔✔experimental
✔✔This is a step-by-step procedure that, if followed, will eventually solve a problem.
Selected Answer:
A. Algorithm
B. Heuristic
C. Problem-solving set
D. Brainstorming - ✔✔Algorithm
✔✔The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _____.
A. anterior and posterior
B. central and peripheral
C. chemical and mechanical
D. autonomic and anomic - ✔✔central and peripheral
,✔✔The sense of smell is called _____.
A. gustation
B. olfaction
C. pheromonation
D. kinesthesis - ✔✔olfaction
✔✔_____ is a group of techniques designed to focus attention, block out distractions
and produce an altered state of consciousness.
A. Hypnosis
B. Scientology
C. Parapsychology
D. Meditation - ✔✔Meditation
✔✔The _____ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight, whereas the _____
nervous system is responsible for maintaining calm.
A. central; peripheral
B. parasympathetic; sympathetic
C. sympathetic; parasympathetic
D. autonomic; somatic - ✔✔sympathetic; parasympathetic
✔✔Gustation is _____.
A. the sense of smell
B. dependent on pheromones
C. the sense of taste
D. the most important of our senses - ✔✔the sense of taste
✔✔Hallucinogens _____.
A. are drugs that produce sensory or perceptual distortions
B. are called psychedelics
C. include mescaline, psilocybin, LSD, and marijuana
D. all of these options - ✔✔all of these options
✔✔The encoding specificity principle says that information retrieval is improved when
_____.
A. both maintenance and elaborative rehearsal are used
B. reverberating circuits consolidate information
C. conditions of recovery are similar to encoding conditions
D. long-term potentiation is accessed - ✔✔conditions of recovery are similar to
encoding conditions
✔✔According to your text, most people do NOT have cancer because _____.
A. the immune system keeps cancer cells in check
B. they engage in essentially healthy habits
, C. the fight or flight syndrome functions today as well as it did in prehistoric times
D. the general adaptation syndrome prevents the growth of cancer cells - ✔✔the
immune system keeps cancer cells in check
✔✔The psychological perspective that emphasizes objective, observable environmental
influences of overt behavior is called the __________________________.
A. psychodynamic perspective
B. functionalist perspective.
C. overt perspective.
D. behavioral perspective. - ✔✔behavioral perspective.
✔✔A calm, patient, relaxed attitude toward life is associated with _____.
A. an under-achiever
B. a Type B personality
C. a Type A personality
D. all of these options - ✔✔a Type B personality
✔✔In your text, psychology is defined as the _____.
A. science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior
B. empirical study of the mind
C. scientific study of the mind
D. scientific study of behavior and mental processes - ✔✔scientific study of behavior
and mental processes
✔✔A mental state other than an ordinary waking state, in which there are distinct
changes in perception, emotion, memory, thinking, etc. is called alternate _____.
A. states of mental awareness
B. alertness
C. states of consciousness
D. sentience - ✔✔states of consciousness
✔✔Intense ambition, competition, exaggerated time urgency, and a cynical, hostile
outlook on life are associated with _____.
A. Type B personalities
B. Type A personalities
C. most heart disease patients
D. all of these options - ✔✔Type A personalities
✔✔The peripheral nervous system is made up of the______ nervous systems.
A. sympathetic and parasympathetic
B. central and somatic
C. somatic and autonomic
D. autonomic and parasympathetic - ✔✔somatic and autonomic
