PSYC 1F90 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
When members of a group show more mutual affection and when their behaviour tends to be
more closely coordinated, what are they demonstrating? - Answers Group cohesiveness
What are remembering them and writing them down, looking for messages they contain, and
becoming acquainted with one's individual symbol system all part of? - Answers Understanding
one's dreams
What is it called if the policies of a government institution, such as a school or college, show
prejudice against males or females solely on their gender? - Answers Sexism
Jermaine has been binging on a stimulant drug for several days and is suffering from paranoid
delusions and a loss of contact with reality. When he has binged on this drug in the past, he has
become violent toward himself and others. What is Jermain most likely suffering from? -
Answers Amphetamine psychosis
Jake finds guns attractive` and desirable, while Arthur feels that guns are threatening and
destructive. Their differing feelings towards guns represent which component of their attitudes
regarding guns and gun control? - Answers Emotional
When Harry met Sally, they fell in love and were not shy about expressing their love for each
other openly around campus. They soon noticed that other students were staring at and
laughing at them. Within a couple of weeks, they had toned down their public displays of
affection. Harry and Sally discovered that most basic of all groups norms; what group is this? -
Answers To conform
Sue dreams about a child sitting in her bedroom crying, while Sue runs around trying to console
the child. According to Freud, this one child represents all the people in her life that Sue is
attempting to care for, including her elderly mother, her husband, her children and her students.
Since this one dream character represents so many aspects of Sue's life, what dream process is
being utilized? - Answers Condensation
People who were the victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent
themselves. This is a testament to which theory of aggression? - Answers Social learning
What is the reduction in the body's response to a drug that may accompany drug use called? -
Answers Drug tolerance
Whom was activation-synthesis hypothesis developed? - Answers Hobson and McCarley
Dan got a flat tire a few weeks ago and was helped by a friendly motorist. Now Dan is driving
down the street and notices someone on the side of the road with engine trouble. Because Dan
was previously helped a few weeks ago, what is Dan more likely to do? - Answers Help the
motorist
,What type of drugs are Xanax, Halcion and, Valium? - Answers Tranquilizers
Who are somnambulists? - Answers Individuals who walk in their sleep
To help one focus when using concentrative meditation, a person may use smooth, flowing
sounds that are easily repeated, such as any pleasant word or phrase from a familiar song,
poem or prayer. What are these smooth, flowing sounds called? - Answers Mantras
Which of the following is helpful in reducing prejudice? - Answers Looking for commonalities
with others
What types of theorists would Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers be considered? - Answers
Humanistic theorists
What are the dimensions of the Big Five factor model of personality? - Answers Extroversion,
agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience
How would Sigmund Freud's theory be classified? - Answers As a psychodynamic theory
Which theories seek to describe personality in terms of a small number of underlying
personality factors? - Answers Trait theories
Ramon is described as cold and manipulative by his friends and family. According to Paulhus
and Williams, which of the personality traits would characterize Ramon? - Answers
Machiavellians
What is the term for an individual's unique and enduring patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving? - Answers Personality
According to Bandura, which of the following plays a key role in shaping our lives by influencing
the activities and environments in which we choose to participate? - Answers Self-efficacy
Which of the following is used in Murray's TAT? - Answers Sketches of people and events
What is made up of all your ideas, perceptions and feeling about who you are? - Answers Your
self-concept
Which of the following theorists identified four dream processes that were believed to disguise
the hidden meanings of dream images? - Answers Sigmund Freud
Why is taking nonprescription drugs to fight insomnia probably not a good idea? - Answers
because they interfere with normal sleep cycles
Tara just spent an hour in a flotation tank where stimuli were restricted. As a result, what is she
most likely experiencing? - Answers Deep relaxation
Side effects of the newer sleep medications, such as Ambien and Lunesta, include all of the
, following EXCEPT for which? - Answers Sleep apnea and restless legs
Research suggests that meditation, including mild sensory deprivation, is a way to elicit which
of the following? - Answers the relaxation response
In general, what kind of people are we attracted to? - Answers People we are familiar with
What is the name of the type of displaced aggression in which hostilities triggered by frustration
are redirected at "safer" targets? - Answers Scapegoating
What are barbiturates? - Answers Barbiturates are a class of sedative drugs that act by
depressing the general activity in the brain.
Alcohol, marijuana, caffeine, LSD, and cocaine are examples of chemical agents that alter
perceptions and moods. What are these substances collectively known as? - Answers
Psychoactive drugs
You will tend to be less attracted and more suspicious of someone who is exhibiting which of
the following behaviours? - Answers Overdisclosure
English-speaking Canadian students who were "immersed," that is, spent most of their waking
hours with French Canadian students, became more positive toward French Canadians. What
was this an effect of? - Answers superordinate goals
You chose your major because of all the opportunities available in the health field, while your
roommate chose a degree in finance because he tends to be "greedy and money-hungry." In
attributing causes to you and your roommate's behaviors, what have you exhibited? - Answers
the actor-observer bias
Compared to NREM, what do dreams in REM tend to be? - Answers Clearer and more detailed
In order to make the world more manageable, we often see out-group members as very much
alike, even when they are varied. What is this tendency to place people in categories called? -
Answers Stereotyping
Jasmine is a college student, who tends to be self-conscious and anxious in social situations,
constantly worries about her school work and job, rarely seems happy, although she is an
excellent student and employee, and is always willing to help her fellow students and
classmates. In the five-factor model of personality, which of the following ratings would
Jasmine likely receive? - Answers high on neuroticism
In Freudian theory, what is the "executive" structure that is directed by the reality principle? -
Answers Ego
Which theorists explain personality through concepts such as learning, imitation, and
reinforcement? - Answers behaviorists
When members of a group show more mutual affection and when their behaviour tends to be
more closely coordinated, what are they demonstrating? - Answers Group cohesiveness
What are remembering them and writing them down, looking for messages they contain, and
becoming acquainted with one's individual symbol system all part of? - Answers Understanding
one's dreams
What is it called if the policies of a government institution, such as a school or college, show
prejudice against males or females solely on their gender? - Answers Sexism
Jermaine has been binging on a stimulant drug for several days and is suffering from paranoid
delusions and a loss of contact with reality. When he has binged on this drug in the past, he has
become violent toward himself and others. What is Jermain most likely suffering from? -
Answers Amphetamine psychosis
Jake finds guns attractive` and desirable, while Arthur feels that guns are threatening and
destructive. Their differing feelings towards guns represent which component of their attitudes
regarding guns and gun control? - Answers Emotional
When Harry met Sally, they fell in love and were not shy about expressing their love for each
other openly around campus. They soon noticed that other students were staring at and
laughing at them. Within a couple of weeks, they had toned down their public displays of
affection. Harry and Sally discovered that most basic of all groups norms; what group is this? -
Answers To conform
Sue dreams about a child sitting in her bedroom crying, while Sue runs around trying to console
the child. According to Freud, this one child represents all the people in her life that Sue is
attempting to care for, including her elderly mother, her husband, her children and her students.
Since this one dream character represents so many aspects of Sue's life, what dream process is
being utilized? - Answers Condensation
People who were the victims of violence during childhood are likely to become violent
themselves. This is a testament to which theory of aggression? - Answers Social learning
What is the reduction in the body's response to a drug that may accompany drug use called? -
Answers Drug tolerance
Whom was activation-synthesis hypothesis developed? - Answers Hobson and McCarley
Dan got a flat tire a few weeks ago and was helped by a friendly motorist. Now Dan is driving
down the street and notices someone on the side of the road with engine trouble. Because Dan
was previously helped a few weeks ago, what is Dan more likely to do? - Answers Help the
motorist
,What type of drugs are Xanax, Halcion and, Valium? - Answers Tranquilizers
Who are somnambulists? - Answers Individuals who walk in their sleep
To help one focus when using concentrative meditation, a person may use smooth, flowing
sounds that are easily repeated, such as any pleasant word or phrase from a familiar song,
poem or prayer. What are these smooth, flowing sounds called? - Answers Mantras
Which of the following is helpful in reducing prejudice? - Answers Looking for commonalities
with others
What types of theorists would Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers be considered? - Answers
Humanistic theorists
What are the dimensions of the Big Five factor model of personality? - Answers Extroversion,
agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience
How would Sigmund Freud's theory be classified? - Answers As a psychodynamic theory
Which theories seek to describe personality in terms of a small number of underlying
personality factors? - Answers Trait theories
Ramon is described as cold and manipulative by his friends and family. According to Paulhus
and Williams, which of the personality traits would characterize Ramon? - Answers
Machiavellians
What is the term for an individual's unique and enduring patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving? - Answers Personality
According to Bandura, which of the following plays a key role in shaping our lives by influencing
the activities and environments in which we choose to participate? - Answers Self-efficacy
Which of the following is used in Murray's TAT? - Answers Sketches of people and events
What is made up of all your ideas, perceptions and feeling about who you are? - Answers Your
self-concept
Which of the following theorists identified four dream processes that were believed to disguise
the hidden meanings of dream images? - Answers Sigmund Freud
Why is taking nonprescription drugs to fight insomnia probably not a good idea? - Answers
because they interfere with normal sleep cycles
Tara just spent an hour in a flotation tank where stimuli were restricted. As a result, what is she
most likely experiencing? - Answers Deep relaxation
Side effects of the newer sleep medications, such as Ambien and Lunesta, include all of the
, following EXCEPT for which? - Answers Sleep apnea and restless legs
Research suggests that meditation, including mild sensory deprivation, is a way to elicit which
of the following? - Answers the relaxation response
In general, what kind of people are we attracted to? - Answers People we are familiar with
What is the name of the type of displaced aggression in which hostilities triggered by frustration
are redirected at "safer" targets? - Answers Scapegoating
What are barbiturates? - Answers Barbiturates are a class of sedative drugs that act by
depressing the general activity in the brain.
Alcohol, marijuana, caffeine, LSD, and cocaine are examples of chemical agents that alter
perceptions and moods. What are these substances collectively known as? - Answers
Psychoactive drugs
You will tend to be less attracted and more suspicious of someone who is exhibiting which of
the following behaviours? - Answers Overdisclosure
English-speaking Canadian students who were "immersed," that is, spent most of their waking
hours with French Canadian students, became more positive toward French Canadians. What
was this an effect of? - Answers superordinate goals
You chose your major because of all the opportunities available in the health field, while your
roommate chose a degree in finance because he tends to be "greedy and money-hungry." In
attributing causes to you and your roommate's behaviors, what have you exhibited? - Answers
the actor-observer bias
Compared to NREM, what do dreams in REM tend to be? - Answers Clearer and more detailed
In order to make the world more manageable, we often see out-group members as very much
alike, even when they are varied. What is this tendency to place people in categories called? -
Answers Stereotyping
Jasmine is a college student, who tends to be self-conscious and anxious in social situations,
constantly worries about her school work and job, rarely seems happy, although she is an
excellent student and employee, and is always willing to help her fellow students and
classmates. In the five-factor model of personality, which of the following ratings would
Jasmine likely receive? - Answers high on neuroticism
In Freudian theory, what is the "executive" structure that is directed by the reality principle? -
Answers Ego
Which theorists explain personality through concepts such as learning, imitation, and
reinforcement? - Answers behaviorists
