PSYCHOLOGY 1101 LATEST 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Lester has high test anxiety, which tends to affect his test performance even though
he studies a lot. According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, which of the following activities
will help Lester improve his performance?
A) Study harder.
B) Use relaxation exercises before each test.
C) Study less since his performance won't be that good anyway.
D) Get a tutor. - ✔✔Use relaxation exercises before each test.
✔✔__________ is a biological phenomenon, while __________ is a socially
constructed phenomenon.
A) Sex; gender
B) Gender role; gender stereotype
C) Gender; sex
D) Sex; sex role - ✔✔Sex; gender
✔✔Which statement best describes an important finding of Stanley Milgram's classic
research study?
A) Individuals easily conform to group norms.
B) The presence of other people makes aggression more likely.
C) People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others.
D) Agreeing to a small request makes it more likely you will agree to a big request. -
✔✔People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others.
✔✔_______is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological
disorders.
A) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
B) The Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
C) The Textbook of Psychological Disorders (TPD)
D) The Textbook of Physiological Disorders (TPD) - ✔✔The Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
✔✔A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating
thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts into more rational, helpful,
positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to help her client develop strategies that can be
used to cope with future problems. She is probably a ______________ therapist.
A) cognitive-behavioral
B) person-centered
,C) psychoanalytic
D) Gestalt - ✔✔cognitive-behavioral
✔✔The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in
Psychology for $100." The revealed answer is: "Conducted the famous 'Doll Studies,'
which focused on African-American children's identity. Their findings were presented in
the U.S. Supreme Court Case known as Brown v. Board of Education, which ultimately
led to school desegregation."
A) "Who were Cynthia Mills and Charles Henry Thompson?"
B) "Who were Linus Pauling and Margaret Washburn?"
C) "Who were Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark?"
D) "Who were Inez Beverly Prosser and Harris Pugh?" - ✔✔"Who were Mamie Phipps
Clark and Kenneth Clark?"
✔✔Prejudice is a(n) ______________, whereas discrimination is a(n)
________________.
A) dislike; hatred
B) hatred; dislike
C) behavior; attitude
D) attitude; behavior - ✔✔attitude: behavior
✔✔Samantha just had her purse stolen while walking down 5th Ave. in NYC, which is a
very busy part. She screamed and several people looked but nobody stopped walking
or made an attempt yo help. What type of psychologist would be likely to study why no
one helped Samantha?
A) Social psychologist
B) Evolutionary psychologist
C) Cognitive psychologist
D) Psychoanalytic psychologist - ✔✔Social psychologist
✔✔Paul records date that indicate the number of hot chocolates are sold at the
concession stand increases are temperature outside decreases. Which of the following
statements is mot accurate depiction of this finding?
A) there is a weak positive correlation b/w the two variables
B) there is a negative correlation b/w the two variables
C) there is a correlation b/w the two variables.
D) there is a strong, positive correlation b/w the two variables. - ✔✔there is a negative
correlation b/w the two variables
✔✔When you watch dogs in the park or watch how your professors conduct their
classes, you are engaging in a form of _______________.
, A) case study research
B) psychometric study
C) survey research
D) naturalistic observation - ✔✔Naturalistic observation
✔✔What is the myelin sheath?
A) it is a fatty substance protecting the dendrites.
B) it protects the cell's vesicles
C) it helps to speed up neural messages within the cell
D) it is found in all neurons - ✔✔it helps to speed up neural messages within the cell
✔✔Your friend has experienced daytime sleepiness. He is laughing with you and
suddenly falls to the ground. Your friend is probably suffering from_________.
A) sleep apnea
B) parasomnia
C) narcolepsy
D) REM rebound - ✔✔Narcolepsy
✔✔In psychological studies, random assignment is used to ensure what?
A) that the control group does not know the purpose of the study
B) that each person has an equal chance of being assigned to each group
C) that the experimenter won't know who is in each group
D) that there will be an independent and dependent variable - ✔✔that each person has
an equal change of being assigned to each group
✔✔How does Ernest Hilgard explain hypnosis?
A) people nearly fake being hypnotized
B) hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body
C) hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in
regions of the brain
D) hypnotized individuals dissociate the conscious mind into an "immediate" part and a
"hidden observer" part - ✔✔hypnotized individuals dissociate the conscious mind into an
"immediate" part and a "hidden observer" part
✔✔A "fake treatment" is one way to define a __________?
A) control group
B) demand characteristic
C) decoy
D) placebo - ✔✔placebo
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Lester has high test anxiety, which tends to affect his test performance even though
he studies a lot. According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, which of the following activities
will help Lester improve his performance?
A) Study harder.
B) Use relaxation exercises before each test.
C) Study less since his performance won't be that good anyway.
D) Get a tutor. - ✔✔Use relaxation exercises before each test.
✔✔__________ is a biological phenomenon, while __________ is a socially
constructed phenomenon.
A) Sex; gender
B) Gender role; gender stereotype
C) Gender; sex
D) Sex; sex role - ✔✔Sex; gender
✔✔Which statement best describes an important finding of Stanley Milgram's classic
research study?
A) Individuals easily conform to group norms.
B) The presence of other people makes aggression more likely.
C) People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others.
D) Agreeing to a small request makes it more likely you will agree to a big request. -
✔✔People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others.
✔✔_______is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological
disorders.
A) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
B) The Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
C) The Textbook of Psychological Disorders (TPD)
D) The Textbook of Physiological Disorders (TPD) - ✔✔The Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
✔✔A therapist challenges what she sees as her client's irrational and self-defeating
thoughts. Her goal is to help her client change these thoughts into more rational, helpful,
positive thoughts. In addition, she wants to help her client develop strategies that can be
used to cope with future problems. She is probably a ______________ therapist.
A) cognitive-behavioral
B) person-centered
,C) psychoanalytic
D) Gestalt - ✔✔cognitive-behavioral
✔✔The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in
Psychology for $100." The revealed answer is: "Conducted the famous 'Doll Studies,'
which focused on African-American children's identity. Their findings were presented in
the U.S. Supreme Court Case known as Brown v. Board of Education, which ultimately
led to school desegregation."
A) "Who were Cynthia Mills and Charles Henry Thompson?"
B) "Who were Linus Pauling and Margaret Washburn?"
C) "Who were Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark?"
D) "Who were Inez Beverly Prosser and Harris Pugh?" - ✔✔"Who were Mamie Phipps
Clark and Kenneth Clark?"
✔✔Prejudice is a(n) ______________, whereas discrimination is a(n)
________________.
A) dislike; hatred
B) hatred; dislike
C) behavior; attitude
D) attitude; behavior - ✔✔attitude: behavior
✔✔Samantha just had her purse stolen while walking down 5th Ave. in NYC, which is a
very busy part. She screamed and several people looked but nobody stopped walking
or made an attempt yo help. What type of psychologist would be likely to study why no
one helped Samantha?
A) Social psychologist
B) Evolutionary psychologist
C) Cognitive psychologist
D) Psychoanalytic psychologist - ✔✔Social psychologist
✔✔Paul records date that indicate the number of hot chocolates are sold at the
concession stand increases are temperature outside decreases. Which of the following
statements is mot accurate depiction of this finding?
A) there is a weak positive correlation b/w the two variables
B) there is a negative correlation b/w the two variables
C) there is a correlation b/w the two variables.
D) there is a strong, positive correlation b/w the two variables. - ✔✔there is a negative
correlation b/w the two variables
✔✔When you watch dogs in the park or watch how your professors conduct their
classes, you are engaging in a form of _______________.
, A) case study research
B) psychometric study
C) survey research
D) naturalistic observation - ✔✔Naturalistic observation
✔✔What is the myelin sheath?
A) it is a fatty substance protecting the dendrites.
B) it protects the cell's vesicles
C) it helps to speed up neural messages within the cell
D) it is found in all neurons - ✔✔it helps to speed up neural messages within the cell
✔✔Your friend has experienced daytime sleepiness. He is laughing with you and
suddenly falls to the ground. Your friend is probably suffering from_________.
A) sleep apnea
B) parasomnia
C) narcolepsy
D) REM rebound - ✔✔Narcolepsy
✔✔In psychological studies, random assignment is used to ensure what?
A) that the control group does not know the purpose of the study
B) that each person has an equal chance of being assigned to each group
C) that the experimenter won't know who is in each group
D) that there will be an independent and dependent variable - ✔✔that each person has
an equal change of being assigned to each group
✔✔How does Ernest Hilgard explain hypnosis?
A) people nearly fake being hypnotized
B) hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body
C) hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in
regions of the brain
D) hypnotized individuals dissociate the conscious mind into an "immediate" part and a
"hidden observer" part - ✔✔hypnotized individuals dissociate the conscious mind into an
"immediate" part and a "hidden observer" part
✔✔A "fake treatment" is one way to define a __________?
A) control group
B) demand characteristic
C) decoy
D) placebo - ✔✔placebo
