PSYCH 101 CLEP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
2026 – 2027 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS,.
The focus of psychological science is the attempt to relate overt responses to observable
environmental stimuli." This statement is most closely associated with which approach? -
Correct Answer -Behavioral
Which research design is most appropriate for establishing a cause-and-effect relationship
between two variables? - Correct Answer -Experimental
The science of psychology is typically dated from the establishment of the late-nineteenth-
century Leipzig laboratory of - Correct Answer -Wilhelm Wundt
The requirement that prospective participants know the general nature of a study so that they can
decide whether to participate is a major part of - Correct Answer -informed consent
The statement "Response latency is the number of seconds that elapses between the stimulus and
the response" is an example of - Correct Answer -an operational definition
As blind children learn to read braille, the amount of sensory cortex devoted to their finger tips
increases. Which process is responsible for this allotment of brain activity? - Correct Answer -
Plasticity
A neuron is said to be polarized when - Correct Answer -it is in a resting state
Down syndrome is caused by - Correct Answer -an extra chromosome
, One common technique used in studying infant perception and cognition involves measuring a
decreased response to a stimulus that an infant has been exposed to previously. This research
technique is called - Correct Answer -habituation
Damage to an individual's parietal lobes is most likely to result in - Correct Answer -reduced
sensitivity to touch
Hadidjah is a manager conducting an interview with a job applicant. During their conversation
her attention is diverted when she hears her name mentioned by two employees talking in the
hall outside her office door. Hadidjah's attention being drawn to the employees in the hall can
best be explained by - Correct Answer -the cocktail party phenomenon
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, dreams serve which of the
following purposes? - Correct Answer -To make sense of random neural activity during sleep
The opponent-process theory in vision best explains which of the following? - Correct Answer -
Color afterimages
The receptors for hearing are the - Correct Answer -hair cells on the basilar membrane
A picture of a road receding in the distance represents the depth perception cue known as -
Correct Answer -linear perspective
Brain waves during REM sleep generally appear as - Correct Answer -rapid low-amplitude
waves
Which type of sleep pattern becomes less prevalent as one moves from infancy to adulthood? -
Correct Answer -REM
According to current psychological research, hypnosis is most useful for what? - Correct Answer
-pain control
2026 – 2027 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS,.
The focus of psychological science is the attempt to relate overt responses to observable
environmental stimuli." This statement is most closely associated with which approach? -
Correct Answer -Behavioral
Which research design is most appropriate for establishing a cause-and-effect relationship
between two variables? - Correct Answer -Experimental
The science of psychology is typically dated from the establishment of the late-nineteenth-
century Leipzig laboratory of - Correct Answer -Wilhelm Wundt
The requirement that prospective participants know the general nature of a study so that they can
decide whether to participate is a major part of - Correct Answer -informed consent
The statement "Response latency is the number of seconds that elapses between the stimulus and
the response" is an example of - Correct Answer -an operational definition
As blind children learn to read braille, the amount of sensory cortex devoted to their finger tips
increases. Which process is responsible for this allotment of brain activity? - Correct Answer -
Plasticity
A neuron is said to be polarized when - Correct Answer -it is in a resting state
Down syndrome is caused by - Correct Answer -an extra chromosome
, One common technique used in studying infant perception and cognition involves measuring a
decreased response to a stimulus that an infant has been exposed to previously. This research
technique is called - Correct Answer -habituation
Damage to an individual's parietal lobes is most likely to result in - Correct Answer -reduced
sensitivity to touch
Hadidjah is a manager conducting an interview with a job applicant. During their conversation
her attention is diverted when she hears her name mentioned by two employees talking in the
hall outside her office door. Hadidjah's attention being drawn to the employees in the hall can
best be explained by - Correct Answer -the cocktail party phenomenon
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, dreams serve which of the
following purposes? - Correct Answer -To make sense of random neural activity during sleep
The opponent-process theory in vision best explains which of the following? - Correct Answer -
Color afterimages
The receptors for hearing are the - Correct Answer -hair cells on the basilar membrane
A picture of a road receding in the distance represents the depth perception cue known as -
Correct Answer -linear perspective
Brain waves during REM sleep generally appear as - Correct Answer -rapid low-amplitude
waves
Which type of sleep pattern becomes less prevalent as one moves from infancy to adulthood? -
Correct Answer -REM
According to current psychological research, hypnosis is most useful for what? - Correct Answer
-pain control
