PSYCH FINAL 2025 CURRENT VERSION EXAM WITH
168 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence
was highlighted by what developmental theory? -Answer-
Erikson's social-emotional development theory
Jessie is exceedingly clumsy and uncoordinated. She has
difficulty using a pencil or threading a needle. It is most likely that
Jessie's ____________ has been damaged. -Answer-Cerebellum
Reggie suffered brain damage in a car accident. As a result, he
can no longer breathe on his own and needs the help of a
respirator. Which structure was most likely damaged? -Answer-
Medulla
It is 110 degrees outside and Jeff is feeling hot. Hot, man, HOT!
Jeff's ____________ is regulating his body temperature by
perspiring. -Answer-hypothalamus
The pituitary gland is often called the "master gland" because -
Answer-the hormones it secretes affect many other endocrine
glands
Which brain area is primarily involved in response and memory of
emotions, especially fear? -Answer-amygdala
Carmella had a stroke that caused damage to her brain. As a
result, she can no longer form new memories about people she
meets or information she learns. Which part of Carmella's brain is
most likely damaged? -Answer-Hippocampus
,The cerebrum is divided into two separate halves that are
connected by a large band of fibers that allows communication
between the hemispheres and is called the -Answer-corpus
callous
Damage to the occipital lobe may result in difficulty with
____________. -Answer-sight
A _________________ is a strategy that denies or distorts reality,
but protects us from conflict and anxiety. -Answer-defense
mechanism
Which defense mechanism involves transforming an anxiety-
producing emotion into its opposite? -Answer-reaction formation
What are the stages of psychosexual development in order
beginning from birth? -Answer-oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Which defense mechanism involves reversion to an earlier phase
of psychological development? -Answer-regression
Which of the following is not one of the Big Five personality traits?
-Answer-psychoticism
Which of the following regions are involved in hearing, memory,
perception, emotion, and language comprehension. -Answer-
temporal lobes
The outer layer of the brain is called the -Answer-cerebral cortex
The largest part of the brain is called -Answer-cerebrum
The main link between the endocrine system and nervous system
is the -Answer-hypothalamus
, under the control of the hypothalamus -Answer-pituitary
makes hormones that control the rate at which cells burn fuel from
food to make energy -Answer-thyroid
A second-grader develops the idea that all teachers are female
because she only encounters female teachers. This idea is an
example of what psychological concept? -Answer-schema
From the perspective of Erik Erikson, why are life stages
important? -Answer-Each involves a crisis or dilemma.
With regards to the nature vs. nurture debate, a child's
development may be affected by nurturing if -Answer-he is
neglected by his parents
Which of the following statements regarding developmental
psychology is correct? -Answer-Developmental psychologists
seek to identify things that produce and maintain significant
social, moral, and cognitive developmental changes between
childhood to adulthood.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development is divided into: -Answer-
8 stages
In Harlow's famous "attachment experiments", which substitute
mother did baby monkeys stay close to? -Answer-The terry-cloth
"mother"
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children
will say things such as "Don't hurt the grass. It will be sad"? This
is called -Answer-animistic thinking
168 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence
was highlighted by what developmental theory? -Answer-
Erikson's social-emotional development theory
Jessie is exceedingly clumsy and uncoordinated. She has
difficulty using a pencil or threading a needle. It is most likely that
Jessie's ____________ has been damaged. -Answer-Cerebellum
Reggie suffered brain damage in a car accident. As a result, he
can no longer breathe on his own and needs the help of a
respirator. Which structure was most likely damaged? -Answer-
Medulla
It is 110 degrees outside and Jeff is feeling hot. Hot, man, HOT!
Jeff's ____________ is regulating his body temperature by
perspiring. -Answer-hypothalamus
The pituitary gland is often called the "master gland" because -
Answer-the hormones it secretes affect many other endocrine
glands
Which brain area is primarily involved in response and memory of
emotions, especially fear? -Answer-amygdala
Carmella had a stroke that caused damage to her brain. As a
result, she can no longer form new memories about people she
meets or information she learns. Which part of Carmella's brain is
most likely damaged? -Answer-Hippocampus
,The cerebrum is divided into two separate halves that are
connected by a large band of fibers that allows communication
between the hemispheres and is called the -Answer-corpus
callous
Damage to the occipital lobe may result in difficulty with
____________. -Answer-sight
A _________________ is a strategy that denies or distorts reality,
but protects us from conflict and anxiety. -Answer-defense
mechanism
Which defense mechanism involves transforming an anxiety-
producing emotion into its opposite? -Answer-reaction formation
What are the stages of psychosexual development in order
beginning from birth? -Answer-oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Which defense mechanism involves reversion to an earlier phase
of psychological development? -Answer-regression
Which of the following is not one of the Big Five personality traits?
-Answer-psychoticism
Which of the following regions are involved in hearing, memory,
perception, emotion, and language comprehension. -Answer-
temporal lobes
The outer layer of the brain is called the -Answer-cerebral cortex
The largest part of the brain is called -Answer-cerebrum
The main link between the endocrine system and nervous system
is the -Answer-hypothalamus
, under the control of the hypothalamus -Answer-pituitary
makes hormones that control the rate at which cells burn fuel from
food to make energy -Answer-thyroid
A second-grader develops the idea that all teachers are female
because she only encounters female teachers. This idea is an
example of what psychological concept? -Answer-schema
From the perspective of Erik Erikson, why are life stages
important? -Answer-Each involves a crisis or dilemma.
With regards to the nature vs. nurture debate, a child's
development may be affected by nurturing if -Answer-he is
neglected by his parents
Which of the following statements regarding developmental
psychology is correct? -Answer-Developmental psychologists
seek to identify things that produce and maintain significant
social, moral, and cognitive developmental changes between
childhood to adulthood.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development is divided into: -Answer-
8 stages
In Harlow's famous "attachment experiments", which substitute
mother did baby monkeys stay close to? -Answer-The terry-cloth
"mother"
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children
will say things such as "Don't hurt the grass. It will be sad"? This
is called -Answer-animistic thinking
