PSYCH EXAM 2 NEWEST VERSION 2025 69
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Tywin understands that since his mom will arrive home after his
dad, and his Uncle Stannis will arrive after his mom, that his dad
will be the first of the three to arrive. Tywin understands the
concept of:
a. transitivity
b. conservation
c. object permanence
d. egocentric thinking
-Correct Answer- a. transitivity
Little Anri really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and
is chasing it with determination. Luckily, the skunk runs under a
bush where Anri can't see it. She immediately forgets about the
skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead. Anri doesn't yet
understand:
a. object permanence
b. conservation
c. transitivity
d. assimilation
-Correct Answer- a. object permanence
Aisling often thinks about what kind of career she wants to have
when she grows up and what it might be like to have that career.
According to Piaget, Aisling is probably in the _____ stage of
cognitive development.
a. preoperational
b. final operational
,c. concrete operational
d. formal operational
-Correct Answer- d. formal operational
Raúl cries when he accidentally drops his stuffed koala bear
because he thinks that it must really hurt the bear's head when it
hits the floor. Raúl is engaging in:
a. egocentric thinking
b. transitive reasoning
c. abstract thinking
d. animistic thinking
-Correct Answer- d. animistic thinking
Khal is starting to understand that when his dad cuts his birthday
cake into pieces, the total amount of cake is the same. Khal is
learning the concept of:
a. object permanence
b. conservation
c. transitivity
d. egocentrism
-Correct Answer- b. conservation
Which part of the body is represented by the largest area on the
motor cortex?
a. legs
b. back
c. toes
d. lips
-Correct Answer- d. lips
Zuko is not allowed to touch the TV remote, but he uses it to
change the volume from 15 to 17. His uncle doesn't notice. The
, next day, Zuko turns the volume from 15 to 30. His uncle says,
"stop touching the remote!" Why didn't he notice previously?
a. sensory adaptation
b. signal detection
c. absolute threshold
d. difference threshold
-Correct Answer- d. difference threshold
Dr. Ruiz returns home from the hospital and sits down to read.
Lisa returns home an hour later and wonders why Dr. Ruiz is still
wearing her mask and scrub cap. Dr. Ruiz replies that she didn't
even feel them. This is explained by:
a. sensory adaptation
b. signal detection
c. bottom-up processing
d. transduction
-Correct Answer- a. sensory adaptation
When Arya asked her dad why she has to go to bed instead of
staying up late, her dad tells her that sleep is critical for
remembering what she learns at school, which is consistent with
the _____ theory of sleep.
a. evolutionary
b. restorative
c. information processing
d. preserving neural pathways
-Correct Answer- c. information processing
Joey asks Chandler why he shouldn't stay up all night. Chandler
explains to Joey that sleep is important for his health; his immune
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Tywin understands that since his mom will arrive home after his
dad, and his Uncle Stannis will arrive after his mom, that his dad
will be the first of the three to arrive. Tywin understands the
concept of:
a. transitivity
b. conservation
c. object permanence
d. egocentric thinking
-Correct Answer- a. transitivity
Little Anri really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and
is chasing it with determination. Luckily, the skunk runs under a
bush where Anri can't see it. She immediately forgets about the
skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead. Anri doesn't yet
understand:
a. object permanence
b. conservation
c. transitivity
d. assimilation
-Correct Answer- a. object permanence
Aisling often thinks about what kind of career she wants to have
when she grows up and what it might be like to have that career.
According to Piaget, Aisling is probably in the _____ stage of
cognitive development.
a. preoperational
b. final operational
,c. concrete operational
d. formal operational
-Correct Answer- d. formal operational
Raúl cries when he accidentally drops his stuffed koala bear
because he thinks that it must really hurt the bear's head when it
hits the floor. Raúl is engaging in:
a. egocentric thinking
b. transitive reasoning
c. abstract thinking
d. animistic thinking
-Correct Answer- d. animistic thinking
Khal is starting to understand that when his dad cuts his birthday
cake into pieces, the total amount of cake is the same. Khal is
learning the concept of:
a. object permanence
b. conservation
c. transitivity
d. egocentrism
-Correct Answer- b. conservation
Which part of the body is represented by the largest area on the
motor cortex?
a. legs
b. back
c. toes
d. lips
-Correct Answer- d. lips
Zuko is not allowed to touch the TV remote, but he uses it to
change the volume from 15 to 17. His uncle doesn't notice. The
, next day, Zuko turns the volume from 15 to 30. His uncle says,
"stop touching the remote!" Why didn't he notice previously?
a. sensory adaptation
b. signal detection
c. absolute threshold
d. difference threshold
-Correct Answer- d. difference threshold
Dr. Ruiz returns home from the hospital and sits down to read.
Lisa returns home an hour later and wonders why Dr. Ruiz is still
wearing her mask and scrub cap. Dr. Ruiz replies that she didn't
even feel them. This is explained by:
a. sensory adaptation
b. signal detection
c. bottom-up processing
d. transduction
-Correct Answer- a. sensory adaptation
When Arya asked her dad why she has to go to bed instead of
staying up late, her dad tells her that sleep is critical for
remembering what she learns at school, which is consistent with
the _____ theory of sleep.
a. evolutionary
b. restorative
c. information processing
d. preserving neural pathways
-Correct Answer- c. information processing
Joey asks Chandler why he shouldn't stay up all night. Chandler
explains to Joey that sleep is important for his health; his immune
