General Psychology Midterm - Test Questions with
verified answers
________ asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate,
and our environment interacts with our genes to determine where within those
boundaries we will fall.
Select one:
a. behavioral genetics
b. environmental psychology
c. evolutionary psychology
d. range of reaction Ans✓✓✓-d. range of reaction
________ is a neurotransmitter involved in mood, reward, addiction, and motor
behavior.
Select one:
a. acetylcholine
b. dopamine
c. glutamate
d. serotonin Ans✓✓✓-b. dopamine
________ is a neurotransmitter with roles in pleasure and pain modulation.
Select one:
a. acetylcholine
,b. beta-endorphin
c. GABA
d. norepinephrine Ans✓✓✓-b. beta-endorphin
________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for
good that is innate to all humans.
Select one:
a. behaviorism
b. gestalt
c. humanism
d. structuralism Ans✓✓✓-c. humanism
________ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out
of the study over time.
Select one:
a. attrition
b. experimenter bias
c. generalizability
d. single blinding Ans✓✓✓-a. attrition
________ is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions (such as body
temperature) are maintained at optimal levels.
,Select one:
a. homeostasis
b. resting potential
c. reuptake
d. synergy Ans✓✓✓-a. homeostasis
________ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the
axon to the axon terminals.
Select one:
a. action potential
b. depolarization
c. hyperpolarization
d. threshold of excitation Ans✓✓✓-NOT D...CHECK
________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even
be conducted by phone, email, or mail.
Select one:
a. archival research
b. case studies
c. surveys
d. university experiments Ans✓✓✓-c. surveys
________ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.
, Select one:
a. generalizability
b. reliability
c. statistical significance
d. validity Ans✓✓✓-b. reliability
12.The hidden meaning of a dream is called the ________ content.
Select one:
a. alpha
b. Freudian
*c. latent
d. manifest Ans✓✓✓-Question in Moodle is messed up... C. is specially marked-
guessing it is C.
A difference in ________ can explain why one person dies from a disease and
another person survives.
Select one:
a. behavior
b. evolution
c. genetics
d. nurture Ans✓✓✓-c. genetics
verified answers
________ asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate,
and our environment interacts with our genes to determine where within those
boundaries we will fall.
Select one:
a. behavioral genetics
b. environmental psychology
c. evolutionary psychology
d. range of reaction Ans✓✓✓-d. range of reaction
________ is a neurotransmitter involved in mood, reward, addiction, and motor
behavior.
Select one:
a. acetylcholine
b. dopamine
c. glutamate
d. serotonin Ans✓✓✓-b. dopamine
________ is a neurotransmitter with roles in pleasure and pain modulation.
Select one:
a. acetylcholine
,b. beta-endorphin
c. GABA
d. norepinephrine Ans✓✓✓-b. beta-endorphin
________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for
good that is innate to all humans.
Select one:
a. behaviorism
b. gestalt
c. humanism
d. structuralism Ans✓✓✓-c. humanism
________ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out
of the study over time.
Select one:
a. attrition
b. experimenter bias
c. generalizability
d. single blinding Ans✓✓✓-a. attrition
________ is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions (such as body
temperature) are maintained at optimal levels.
,Select one:
a. homeostasis
b. resting potential
c. reuptake
d. synergy Ans✓✓✓-a. homeostasis
________ is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the
axon to the axon terminals.
Select one:
a. action potential
b. depolarization
c. hyperpolarization
d. threshold of excitation Ans✓✓✓-NOT D...CHECK
________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even
be conducted by phone, email, or mail.
Select one:
a. archival research
b. case studies
c. surveys
d. university experiments Ans✓✓✓-c. surveys
________ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.
, Select one:
a. generalizability
b. reliability
c. statistical significance
d. validity Ans✓✓✓-b. reliability
12.The hidden meaning of a dream is called the ________ content.
Select one:
a. alpha
b. Freudian
*c. latent
d. manifest Ans✓✓✓-Question in Moodle is messed up... C. is specially marked-
guessing it is C.
A difference in ________ can explain why one person dies from a disease and
another person survives.
Select one:
a. behavior
b. evolution
c. genetics
d. nurture Ans✓✓✓-c. genetics
