Review Test Submission: Final Exam Practice Test - 1

- INTRO TO PSYCH H Assignments Review Test Submission: Final Exam Practice Test Review Test Submission: Final Exam Practice Test User Thy Ton Course PSYC 1 - INTRO TO PSYCH Test Final Exam Practice Test Started 5/11/17 8:46 AM Submitted 5/11/17 10:49 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 0 out of 60 points Time Elapsed 2 hours, 2 minutes out of 2 hours OVER TIME Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Correct Answers Question 1 Half the female participants were told that males typically did better than females on the math test they were about to take, and the other half were told that the test did not produce gender differences. The first group scored lower on the test than did the second group. These results are explained by a phenomenon called: Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: stereotype threat. Question 2 On the first trial, the rat had to press the bar three times to get a pellet of food. On the second trial, seven bar presses were needed. Although it continued to vary from trial to trial, on the average the rat was reinforced for every five bar presses. The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement. Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: variable-ratio Question 3 Pacinian corpuscles are sensory receptors that respond to: Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: pressure. My Institution Courses Community 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points Thy Ton 2 Question 4 Which of the following does NOT illustrate classical conditioning? Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: Leslie always pays her electric bill on time in order to avoid a late charge. Question 5 Williams James's book titled Principles of Psychology provided the basis for the development of a new school of psychology called behaviorism. Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: False Question 6 Researchers at the United Family Therapy Center are conducting a study to determine how quickly symptoms of anxiety are reduced by different forms of psychotherapy. What is the dependent variable in this study? Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: the change in the symptoms of anxiety Question 7 Emily created a new sentence that neither she nor anybody else had ever heard before: "The chinless human-factors-interface-technician roamed the halls of academia looking for a lobotomized bureaucrat to interface with." This example most clearly illustrates the _____ of language. Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: generative property Question 8 Howard experienced brain damage, which left him without the capacity to feel emotions but with the ability to reason. According to the discussion in your textbook, people like Howard are likely to: Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: make disastrous decisions. 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points 0 out of 1 points Question 9 An aptitude test is designed to measure a person's capacity to benefit from education or training. Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: True Question 10 Kamila is a graduate student who is preparing for a career in which she will examine the relationship between people and work, with the goal of improving employee morale and the efficiency of the companies that she will work for. Kamila is training to become a(n) _____ psychologist. Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: industrial/organizational Question 11 An operant could be defined as: