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SBVC DR. PAUL PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
The weakest stimulus that can be told apart from no stimulus at all is:
a. J.N.D
b. constant stimuli
c. absolute threshold
d. Weber's Constant ......ANSWER......c. absolute threshold
The ______ is the most sensitive area of the retina.
......ANSWER......fovea
The photo receptors in the retina responsible for color vision are:
a. bipolar cells
b. rods
c. lenses
d. cones ......ANSWER......d. cones
The ________ is the "command post" of hearing and has the "dancing
hairs". ......ANSWER......organ of corti
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This trace mineral is very important for taste:
a. calcium
b. chromium
c. zinc
d. magnesium ......ANSWER......c. zinc
When we are in pain, the chemical called analgesics facilitate messages
to the brain and circulation to the injured area.
True False ......ANSWER......False
The ________ tells us if we are upright and are positioned in relation to
gravity. ......ANSWER......vestibular sense
Our periods of wakefulness and sleep are internally regulated and
generated by our __________. ......ANSWER......circadian rhythm
Sigmund Freud labeled mental events that are unavailable to awareness
under most circumstances as:
a. preconscious
b. unconscious
c. repressed
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d. disassociated ......ANSWER......b. unconscious
This state of sleep is called paradoxical sleep and usually occurs when
we are dreaming and is called ________. ......ANSWER......REM
As we close our eyes and relax, our brain emits:
a. sleep spindles
b. delta waves
c. alpha waves
d. theta cycles ......ANSWER......c. alpha waves
Alcohol is a stimulant.
True False ......ANSWER......False
__________ in cigarette smoke can have contributions/causations for
cancer ......ANSWER......Cadmium , chromium, and hydrocarbons
Marijuana is:
a. narcotic
b. hallucinogenic
c. stimulant
d. psychotropic drug ......ANSWER......b. hallucinogenic
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SBVC DR. PAUL PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
The weakest stimulus that can be told apart from no stimulus at all is:
a. J.N.D
b. constant stimuli
c. absolute threshold
d. Weber's Constant ......ANSWER......c. absolute threshold
The ______ is the most sensitive area of the retina.
......ANSWER......fovea
The photo receptors in the retina responsible for color vision are:
a. bipolar cells
b. rods
c. lenses
d. cones ......ANSWER......d. cones
The ________ is the "command post" of hearing and has the "dancing
hairs". ......ANSWER......organ of corti
pg. 1
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This trace mineral is very important for taste:
a. calcium
b. chromium
c. zinc
d. magnesium ......ANSWER......c. zinc
When we are in pain, the chemical called analgesics facilitate messages
to the brain and circulation to the injured area.
True False ......ANSWER......False
The ________ tells us if we are upright and are positioned in relation to
gravity. ......ANSWER......vestibular sense
Our periods of wakefulness and sleep are internally regulated and
generated by our __________. ......ANSWER......circadian rhythm
Sigmund Freud labeled mental events that are unavailable to awareness
under most circumstances as:
a. preconscious
b. unconscious
c. repressed
pg. 2
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d. disassociated ......ANSWER......b. unconscious
This state of sleep is called paradoxical sleep and usually occurs when
we are dreaming and is called ________. ......ANSWER......REM
As we close our eyes and relax, our brain emits:
a. sleep spindles
b. delta waves
c. alpha waves
d. theta cycles ......ANSWER......c. alpha waves
Alcohol is a stimulant.
True False ......ANSWER......False
__________ in cigarette smoke can have contributions/causations for
cancer ......ANSWER......Cadmium , chromium, and hydrocarbons
Marijuana is:
a. narcotic
b. hallucinogenic
c. stimulant
d. psychotropic drug ......ANSWER......b. hallucinogenic
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