PSYCH 100 UPDATED PAST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements about the properties of neurons is true? - ✔✔The
size and shape of neurons varies a great deal, reflecting their specialized functions.
✔✔In analyzing the data from her study, Dr. Woods wants to determine how likely it is
that the differences between the control group and the experimental group are greater
than what would be expected by chance. To make this determination, she should use: -
✔✔inferential statistics
✔✔There are roughly __________ neurons in the human brain. - ✔✔100 billion
✔✔The type of statistics used to organize, summarize, and interpret data is called: -
✔✔descriptive
✔✔Psychology is formally defined as the scientific: - ✔✔study of behavior and mental
processes
✔✔The purpose of using a double-blind research design is to: - ✔✔guard against the
possibility that the researcher will treat participants differently or communicate the
behavior that is expected of the participants
✔✔In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: - ✔✔deliberately
manipulated by the researcher
✔✔If one were to examine a graph of the correlation between shoe size and college
GPA, what would be the most likely finding? - ✔✔Zero correlation
✔✔The action potential is best defined as: - ✔✔A brief electrical impulse that transmits
information along the axon of a neuron
✔✔One potential problem with surveys and questionnaires is that: - ✔✔people may
misrepresent their personal characteristics or lie in their responses
✔✔In general, critical thinking refers to the practice of: - ✔✔actively questioning
statements rather than blindly accepting them
✔✔Synaptic vesicles contain: - ✔✔neurotransmitters.
✔✔Although __________ has been shown to be a pseudoscience, it helped introduce
the idea that functions were __________ in the brain. - ✔✔phrenology; localized
, ✔✔An operational definition is: - ✔✔a precise description of how each variable in a
particular study will be manipulated or measured
✔✔In collectivistic cultures, achievement motivation tends to reflect: - ✔✔increasing the
success or status of one's family or group.
✔✔In problem solving, an algorithm is defined as: - ✔✔a problem solving strategy that
involves following a specific rule, procedure, or method which inevitably produces the
correct solution.
✔✔How we use our cognitive abilities and accumulated knowledge to think, solve
problems, and use language are all key definitions of: - ✔✔intelligence
✔✔According to __________ theories of motivation, behavior is motivated by the desire
to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs. - ✔✔drive
✔✔__________ is the term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring,
retaining, and using knowledge. - ✔✔Cognition
✔✔Kip is a professional auto mechanic whose hobby is restoring old cars. He picked up
a classic Thunderbird convertible at an auction, but after spending several weekends
tinkering with the engine, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. As he was
waking up one morning, he suddenly realized what the problem was. Kip's sudden
realization of the problem's solution is an example of: - ✔✔insight.
✔✔If a test is __________, it is given to a large representative sample of people under
uniform conditions for the purpose of establishing norms. - ✔✔standardized
✔✔Nate wonders how his friend Jim can wake up at 5:00 every morning to swim laps
before school. When he asks about it, Jim replies that he simply wants to realize his
highest personal potential in swimming. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, Jim
is satisfying: - ✔✔the need for self actualization.
✔✔Several problems have been assigned as part of your physics homework. One
problem asks you to determine the relative velocity of a variety of moving objects. To
answer the question, you solve a complex mathematical equation. Which problem
solving strategy are you using? - ✔✔An algorithm
✔✔Motivation is defined as: - ✔✔the biological, emotional, cognitive or social forces that
act on or within an organism to activate and direct behavior.
✔✔The term heritability refers to the: - ✔✔percentage of variation within a particular
population that is due to heredity.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements about the properties of neurons is true? - ✔✔The
size and shape of neurons varies a great deal, reflecting their specialized functions.
✔✔In analyzing the data from her study, Dr. Woods wants to determine how likely it is
that the differences between the control group and the experimental group are greater
than what would be expected by chance. To make this determination, she should use: -
✔✔inferential statistics
✔✔There are roughly __________ neurons in the human brain. - ✔✔100 billion
✔✔The type of statistics used to organize, summarize, and interpret data is called: -
✔✔descriptive
✔✔Psychology is formally defined as the scientific: - ✔✔study of behavior and mental
processes
✔✔The purpose of using a double-blind research design is to: - ✔✔guard against the
possibility that the researcher will treat participants differently or communicate the
behavior that is expected of the participants
✔✔In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: - ✔✔deliberately
manipulated by the researcher
✔✔If one were to examine a graph of the correlation between shoe size and college
GPA, what would be the most likely finding? - ✔✔Zero correlation
✔✔The action potential is best defined as: - ✔✔A brief electrical impulse that transmits
information along the axon of a neuron
✔✔One potential problem with surveys and questionnaires is that: - ✔✔people may
misrepresent their personal characteristics or lie in their responses
✔✔In general, critical thinking refers to the practice of: - ✔✔actively questioning
statements rather than blindly accepting them
✔✔Synaptic vesicles contain: - ✔✔neurotransmitters.
✔✔Although __________ has been shown to be a pseudoscience, it helped introduce
the idea that functions were __________ in the brain. - ✔✔phrenology; localized
, ✔✔An operational definition is: - ✔✔a precise description of how each variable in a
particular study will be manipulated or measured
✔✔In collectivistic cultures, achievement motivation tends to reflect: - ✔✔increasing the
success or status of one's family or group.
✔✔In problem solving, an algorithm is defined as: - ✔✔a problem solving strategy that
involves following a specific rule, procedure, or method which inevitably produces the
correct solution.
✔✔How we use our cognitive abilities and accumulated knowledge to think, solve
problems, and use language are all key definitions of: - ✔✔intelligence
✔✔According to __________ theories of motivation, behavior is motivated by the desire
to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs. - ✔✔drive
✔✔__________ is the term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring,
retaining, and using knowledge. - ✔✔Cognition
✔✔Kip is a professional auto mechanic whose hobby is restoring old cars. He picked up
a classic Thunderbird convertible at an auction, but after spending several weekends
tinkering with the engine, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. As he was
waking up one morning, he suddenly realized what the problem was. Kip's sudden
realization of the problem's solution is an example of: - ✔✔insight.
✔✔If a test is __________, it is given to a large representative sample of people under
uniform conditions for the purpose of establishing norms. - ✔✔standardized
✔✔Nate wonders how his friend Jim can wake up at 5:00 every morning to swim laps
before school. When he asks about it, Jim replies that he simply wants to realize his
highest personal potential in swimming. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, Jim
is satisfying: - ✔✔the need for self actualization.
✔✔Several problems have been assigned as part of your physics homework. One
problem asks you to determine the relative velocity of a variety of moving objects. To
answer the question, you solve a complex mathematical equation. Which problem
solving strategy are you using? - ✔✔An algorithm
✔✔Motivation is defined as: - ✔✔the biological, emotional, cognitive or social forces that
act on or within an organism to activate and direct behavior.
✔✔The term heritability refers to the: - ✔✔percentage of variation within a particular
population that is due to heredity.
