PSY 550 FINAL EXAM ANSWERS PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
APPROVED
◉ If your psychology professor brags that she has a good memory
because she can remember everything she saw one-fourth of a
second ago, your professor is referring to her
A) instantaneous memory
B) sensory memory
C) working memory
D) short-term memory. Answer: B) sensory memory
◉ Erikson divided the life span into ____ stages associated with ____.
A) four; cognitive development
B) six; moral development
C) eight; psychosocial crisis
D) eight; physical development. Answer: C) eight; psychosocial crisis
◉ What two procedures allow researchers to visualize changes in
brain activity over time?
,A) PET scan and fMRI
B) PET scan and CT
C) MRI and fMRI
D) CT scan and MRI. Answer: A) PET scan and fMRI
◉ The research method in which a researcher uses questionnaires
or interviews to gather information about a specific aspect of a
participant's behavior is the
A) correlation method
B) case study method
C) survey method
D) naturalistic observation method. Answer: C) survey method
◉ The insulation that covers some axons and increases the speed of
transmission of the neural impulses in the
A) neurotransmitter sheath
B) myelin sheath
C) glia wrap
D) terminal cover. Answer: B) myelin sheath
, ◉ Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
A) grounding a teenager from mission curfew
B) making a child sit in the corner until they say "I'm sorry"
C) giving a student extra credit for class participation
D) allowing a student to take a make-up exam. Answer: B) making a
child sit in the corner until they say "I'm sorry"
◉ The neurotransmitter believed to be associated with
schizophrenia is
A) dopamine
B) acetylcholine
C) endorphin
D) serotonin. Answer: A) dopamine
◉ According to Piaget's theory, children first show or develop object
permanence during the
A) sensorimotor stage
B) concrete operational stage
SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
APPROVED
◉ If your psychology professor brags that she has a good memory
because she can remember everything she saw one-fourth of a
second ago, your professor is referring to her
A) instantaneous memory
B) sensory memory
C) working memory
D) short-term memory. Answer: B) sensory memory
◉ Erikson divided the life span into ____ stages associated with ____.
A) four; cognitive development
B) six; moral development
C) eight; psychosocial crisis
D) eight; physical development. Answer: C) eight; psychosocial crisis
◉ What two procedures allow researchers to visualize changes in
brain activity over time?
,A) PET scan and fMRI
B) PET scan and CT
C) MRI and fMRI
D) CT scan and MRI. Answer: A) PET scan and fMRI
◉ The research method in which a researcher uses questionnaires
or interviews to gather information about a specific aspect of a
participant's behavior is the
A) correlation method
B) case study method
C) survey method
D) naturalistic observation method. Answer: C) survey method
◉ The insulation that covers some axons and increases the speed of
transmission of the neural impulses in the
A) neurotransmitter sheath
B) myelin sheath
C) glia wrap
D) terminal cover. Answer: B) myelin sheath
, ◉ Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
A) grounding a teenager from mission curfew
B) making a child sit in the corner until they say "I'm sorry"
C) giving a student extra credit for class participation
D) allowing a student to take a make-up exam. Answer: B) making a
child sit in the corner until they say "I'm sorry"
◉ The neurotransmitter believed to be associated with
schizophrenia is
A) dopamine
B) acetylcholine
C) endorphin
D) serotonin. Answer: A) dopamine
◉ According to Piaget's theory, children first show or develop object
permanence during the
A) sensorimotor stage
B) concrete operational stage
