PSYCHOLOGY 1100 | EXAM 1
PSYCHOLOGY 1100
EXAM 1
Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers & Rationales
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________________ Score: __________ / 192
Answer and rationale text is shown in teal.
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Question 1
Which term best matches the following definition? A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes.
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviorism
Correct answer: Behaviorism
Rationale: The supplied definition describes behaviorism. A perspective in psychology
that emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes.
Question 2
Which term best matches the following definition? an activity designed to increase
focused attention with the ultimate purpose of improving your mental state
A. Retrieval
B. Relaxation
C. Meditation
D. Yoga
Correct answer: Meditation
Rationale: The supplied definition describes meditation. an activity designed to increase
focused attention with the ultimate purpose of improving your mental state.
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Question 3
Which term best matches the following definition? awareness of your momen to
moment experiences fully, deliberately, and without distraction
A. Concentration
B. Withdrawal
C. Tolerance
D. Mindfulness
Correct answer: Concentration
Rationale: The supplied definition describes concentration. awareness of your momen to
moment experiences fully, deliberately, and without distraction.
Question 4
Which term best matches the following definition? your awareness of yourself and
your surroundings
A. Personality
B. Sensation
C. Attitude
D. Consciousness
Correct answer: Consciousness
Rationale: The supplied definition describes consciousness. your awareness of yourself
and your surroundings.
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Question 5
Which term best matches the following definition? type of explicit memory consisting
of facts, figures, word meanings, and other general information
A. Implicit memory
B. Procedural memory
C. Semantic memory
D. Episodic memory
Correct answer: Semantic memory
Rationale: The supplied definition describes semantic memory. type of explicit memory
consisting of facts, figures, word meanings, and other general information.
Question 6
Which term best matches the following definition? a disorder of "sleep attacks"
characterized by immediate and unexpected shifts from wakefulness to REM sleep
A. Narcolepsy
B. Parasomnias
C. Night Terror
D. Parasomnia
Correct answer: Narcolepsy
Rationale: The supplied definition describes narcolepsy. a disorder of "sleep attacks"
characterized by immediate and unexpected shifts from wakefulness to REM sleep.
Psychology 1100 Exam 1 • Page 4
PSYCHOLOGY 1100
EXAM 1
Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers & Rationales
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ____________________ Score: __________ / 192
Answer and rationale text is shown in teal.
Psychology 1100 Exam 1 • Page 1
, PSYCHOLOGY 1100 | EXAM 1
Question 1
Which term best matches the following definition? A perspective in psychology that
emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes.
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviorism
Correct answer: Behaviorism
Rationale: The supplied definition describes behaviorism. A perspective in psychology
that emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes.
Question 2
Which term best matches the following definition? an activity designed to increase
focused attention with the ultimate purpose of improving your mental state
A. Retrieval
B. Relaxation
C. Meditation
D. Yoga
Correct answer: Meditation
Rationale: The supplied definition describes meditation. an activity designed to increase
focused attention with the ultimate purpose of improving your mental state.
Psychology 1100 Exam 1 • Page 2
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Question 3
Which term best matches the following definition? awareness of your momen to
moment experiences fully, deliberately, and without distraction
A. Concentration
B. Withdrawal
C. Tolerance
D. Mindfulness
Correct answer: Concentration
Rationale: The supplied definition describes concentration. awareness of your momen to
moment experiences fully, deliberately, and without distraction.
Question 4
Which term best matches the following definition? your awareness of yourself and
your surroundings
A. Personality
B. Sensation
C. Attitude
D. Consciousness
Correct answer: Consciousness
Rationale: The supplied definition describes consciousness. your awareness of yourself
and your surroundings.
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Question 5
Which term best matches the following definition? type of explicit memory consisting
of facts, figures, word meanings, and other general information
A. Implicit memory
B. Procedural memory
C. Semantic memory
D. Episodic memory
Correct answer: Semantic memory
Rationale: The supplied definition describes semantic memory. type of explicit memory
consisting of facts, figures, word meanings, and other general information.
Question 6
Which term best matches the following definition? a disorder of "sleep attacks"
characterized by immediate and unexpected shifts from wakefulness to REM sleep
A. Narcolepsy
B. Parasomnias
C. Night Terror
D. Parasomnia
Correct answer: Narcolepsy
Rationale: The supplied definition describes narcolepsy. a disorder of "sleep attacks"
characterized by immediate and unexpected shifts from wakefulness to REM sleep.
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