PSYC 111 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Nearly _____ of American adults report having no retirement savings. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-40% |
_____ is a sleep disorder associated with an interruption in breathing
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for short periods of time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sleep apnea
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Priming is a type of implicit memory process. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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True
The capacity to recognize one's own mirror image is evident in humans:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-by age 18 months.
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After serving in combat, the sight of planes flying overhead makes a
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veteran feel uneasy, which illustrates the behavioural process of: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sensitization. |
The ability to generate solutions that other people tend not to generate
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is called _____ intelligence. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-creative
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,Which statement about nicotine is TRUE? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It is
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used primarily to avoid withdrawal symptoms.
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Memory misattribution involves assigning a recollection or an idea to
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the wrong source. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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The phrase "the brain is surprisingly plastic in adolescence" means that:
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|- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-people's intelligence can increase or decrease
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in the teenage years.
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How long does it take for iconic memories to decay? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1 second |
Memories are made by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-combining existing
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information in the brain with new information from our senses.
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With regard to determinants of language learning, behaviorists do NOT
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focus on: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biological preparedness.
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The SMALLEST unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than
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as random noise is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-phonemes.
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,Research has demonstrated that when children are asked to report their
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race before taking a math test, poorer performance is more likely from
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_____ children. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-only African American
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The _____ memory store holds information for a maximum of 15 to 20
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seconds in the absence of rehearsal. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-short-
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term
The availability bias happens when items that are more easily recalled
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from memory are judged as being more likely to occur. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
Which statement about nightmares is TRUE? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Children have more nightmares than do adults.
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Which of the following statements about intelligence is FALSE? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Intelligence buffers people against low SES.
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Generally, as alcohol levels in the bloodstream increase, a person's
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behaviour becomes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-slower and less
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coordinated.
, When something desirable is presented upon the occurrence of a
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behaviour, and as a result that behaviour is strengthened, _____ has
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happened. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-positive reinforcement
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Supplementing the diets of pregnant women with fatty acids found in
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breast milk has been found to enhance IQ by about _____ points. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 |
After a near-fatal collision with an 18-wheeler, Pooja was unable to
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think about anything else for many months. She suffered the memory
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phenomenon known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-persistence. | | | | |
The notion that people believe that compared with other individuals,
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they are more likely to experience positive events and less likely to
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experience negative events in the future is referred to as: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-optimism bias. |
A general process in which the repeated presentation of a stimulus
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leads to a gradual decrease in responding is termed: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-habituation.
The exaggeration of change between the past and present to make us
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look good in retrospect is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-egocentric bias.
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QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Nearly _____ of American adults report having no retirement savings. -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-40% |
_____ is a sleep disorder associated with an interruption in breathing
| | | | | | | | | | |
for short periods of time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sleep apnea
| | | | | | | |
Priming is a type of implicit memory process. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
True
The capacity to recognize one's own mirror image is evident in humans:
| | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-by age 18 months.
| | | | | |
After serving in combat, the sight of planes flying overhead makes a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
veteran feel uneasy, which illustrates the behavioural process of: -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sensitization. |
The ability to generate solutions that other people tend not to generate
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is called _____ intelligence. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-creative
| | | | | |
,Which statement about nicotine is TRUE? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It is
| | | | | | | | | |
used primarily to avoid withdrawal symptoms.
| | | | |
Memory misattribution involves assigning a recollection or an idea to
| | | | | | | | | |
the wrong source. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | | |
The phrase "the brain is surprisingly plastic in adolescence" means that:
| | | | | | | | | |
|- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-people's intelligence can increase or decrease
| | | | | | | |
in the teenage years.
| | |
How long does it take for iconic memories to decay? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-1 second |
Memories are made by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-combining existing
| | | | | | | |
information in the brain with new information from our senses.
| | | | | | | | |
With regard to determinants of language learning, behaviorists do NOT
| | | | | | | | | |
focus on: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biological preparedness.
| | | | |
The SMALLEST unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than
| | | | | | | | | | | |
as random noise is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-phonemes.
| | | | | |
,Research has demonstrated that when children are asked to report their
| | | | | | | | | |
race before taking a math test, poorer performance is more likely from
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
_____ children. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-only African American
| | | | | |
The _____ memory store holds information for a maximum of 15 to 20
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
seconds in the absence of rehearsal. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-short-
| | | | | | | |
term
The availability bias happens when items that are more easily recalled
| | | | | | | | | | |
from memory are judged as being more likely to occur. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-True
Which statement about nightmares is TRUE? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Children have more nightmares than do adults.
| | | | | |
Which of the following statements about intelligence is FALSE? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Intelligence buffers people against low SES.
| | | | | |
Generally, as alcohol levels in the bloodstream increase, a person's
| | | | | | | | | |
behaviour becomes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-slower and less
| | | | | | |
coordinated.
, When something desirable is presented upon the occurrence of a
| | | | | | | | | |
behaviour, and as a result that behaviour is strengthened, _____ has
| | | | | | | | | | |
happened. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-positive reinforcement
| | | |
Supplementing the diets of pregnant women with fatty acids found in
| | | | | | | | | | |
breast milk has been found to enhance IQ by about _____ points. -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4 |
After a near-fatal collision with an 18-wheeler, Pooja was unable to
| | | | | | | | | | |
think about anything else for many months. She suffered the memory
| | | | | | | | | | |
phenomenon known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-persistence. | | | | |
The notion that people believe that compared with other individuals,
| | | | | | | | | |
they are more likely to experience positive events and less likely to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
experience negative events in the future is referred to as: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-optimism bias. |
A general process in which the repeated presentation of a stimulus
| | | | | | | | | | |
leads to a gradual decrease in responding is termed: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-habituation.
The exaggeration of change between the past and present to make us
| | | | | | | | | | | |
look good in retrospect is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-egocentric bias.
| | | | | | | |
