Straighterline Psychology 101 Exam #3 Questions and Correct
Answers (Complete Solution) Graded A+
Freud claimed that the purpose of the unconscious mind is to ✔✔ hide
threatening
thoughts
What is a person required to do during the Thematic Apperception Test? ✔✔ make up
complete stories about
pictures
From childhood through adulthood, the ______ increases in size and becomes larger in
women than men ✔✔
hippocampus
Children develop a superego through the process of ✔✔ identification
The nature or nurture issue involves a debate about the relative contributions to
development by ✔✔ genes and
environment
If you say that Karl will make a good college class president because he is outgoing and
sensitive, you are subscribing to ✔✔ trait
theory
When a group of people share patterns of behavior, beliefs, and values, then a/n
______ exists ✔✔
culture
If a person is satiated, it means that they are ✔✔ full and do not need to eat anymore
When a child has no sense of morality, as adults understand the term, Kohlberg would
say that the child is at the _______ level of moral reasoning ✔✔
premoral
A zygote has ________ chromosomes. ✔✔ 23 pairs of
Of the following, which has contributed most to the progressive lowering of the onset of
menarche in American women? ✔✔ Improved health and nutrition lead to
earlier
maturity
, Generally speaking, vocabulary increases until about age ______ and then tends to
hold steady ✔✔
65
What three emotions are neonates capable of expressing? ✔✔ surprise, pleasure,
and
distress
If a child feels loved and secure, Horney believed the child will ✔✔ experience little
or
no conflict
If a child recognizes that changes in the shape of a clay ball do not change the amount
of clay in the ball, the child has demonstrated ✔✔
conservation
Which of the following is a primary feature of adolescent egocentrism? ✔✔ hypocrisy
Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation? ✔✔ playing sports
because
you love to
The brain area responsible for controlling blood sugar levels is the ✔✔
paraventricular
nucleus
According to the predictions of the James-Lange theory of emotions, which of the
following is true? ✔✔ Perceptions follow emotional
arousal.
Differences in polymorphic genes can help explain differences in ✔✔ behavior
and
mental processes
The term ______ describes the use of oversimplified logic by adolescents
✔✔
pseudostupidity
Jennifer had a craving for milk and dairy products, which she normally avoids. Later, she
learned she had a calcium deficiency. Her craving could have been the result of ✔✔ a
specific hunger
Answers (Complete Solution) Graded A+
Freud claimed that the purpose of the unconscious mind is to ✔✔ hide
threatening
thoughts
What is a person required to do during the Thematic Apperception Test? ✔✔ make up
complete stories about
pictures
From childhood through adulthood, the ______ increases in size and becomes larger in
women than men ✔✔
hippocampus
Children develop a superego through the process of ✔✔ identification
The nature or nurture issue involves a debate about the relative contributions to
development by ✔✔ genes and
environment
If you say that Karl will make a good college class president because he is outgoing and
sensitive, you are subscribing to ✔✔ trait
theory
When a group of people share patterns of behavior, beliefs, and values, then a/n
______ exists ✔✔
culture
If a person is satiated, it means that they are ✔✔ full and do not need to eat anymore
When a child has no sense of morality, as adults understand the term, Kohlberg would
say that the child is at the _______ level of moral reasoning ✔✔
premoral
A zygote has ________ chromosomes. ✔✔ 23 pairs of
Of the following, which has contributed most to the progressive lowering of the onset of
menarche in American women? ✔✔ Improved health and nutrition lead to
earlier
maturity
, Generally speaking, vocabulary increases until about age ______ and then tends to
hold steady ✔✔
65
What three emotions are neonates capable of expressing? ✔✔ surprise, pleasure,
and
distress
If a child feels loved and secure, Horney believed the child will ✔✔ experience little
or
no conflict
If a child recognizes that changes in the shape of a clay ball do not change the amount
of clay in the ball, the child has demonstrated ✔✔
conservation
Which of the following is a primary feature of adolescent egocentrism? ✔✔ hypocrisy
Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation? ✔✔ playing sports
because
you love to
The brain area responsible for controlling blood sugar levels is the ✔✔
paraventricular
nucleus
According to the predictions of the James-Lange theory of emotions, which of the
following is true? ✔✔ Perceptions follow emotional
arousal.
Differences in polymorphic genes can help explain differences in ✔✔ behavior
and
mental processes
The term ______ describes the use of oversimplified logic by adolescents
✔✔
pseudostupidity
Jennifer had a craving for milk and dairy products, which she normally avoids. Later, she
learned she had a calcium deficiency. Her craving could have been the result of ✔✔ a
specific hunger
