PSYCH 1111 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
You tried to play peek-a-boo with your six month old nephew, but whenever you hid your face,
he would cry. You try it again three months later, and now he laughs and enjoys the game, trying
to uncover your face with his hands. Your nephew has begun to develop what? - ANS Object
permanence
Perception - ANS the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us
to recognize meaningful objects and events
What is the most dangerous aspect of adolescent egocentrism? - ANS The sense of
invincibility
pupil - ANS the part of the eye that opens and closes like a camera depending on the amount
of light required to enter the eye
Organisms learn about the consequences of behavior through - ANS operant conditioning
Which process is most activated when a person is watching a silent movie? -
ANS vision/photoreception
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, Loud music hurts your ears at first, but later in the night it doesn't bother you, even though it is
still at the same volume. This change describes the process of what? - ANS sensory
adaptation
In what week of prenatal development does the neural tube, which eventually becomes the
spinal cord, start to take shape? - ANS third
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the first stage of cognitive development
that lasts from birth to about two years of age is the _____________ stage. - ANS Sensory
motor
Developmental psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a person's genes or biological
inheritance. - ANS Nature
According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to young children's what? - ANS inability to see
other's point of view
Iris - ANS muscle that controls the size of the pupil
The factor that differentiates top-down processing from bottom-up processing is that top down
processing is ___? - ANS initiated by cognitive processes
teratogen - ANS agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus
during prenatal development and cause harm (i.e. drugs/alcohol)
Sarah feels sick every time she travels by air. She associates flying with physical illness and, as a
result, hates air travel. She also finds it difficult to watch movies with airplanes or read books
about airplanes because they make her uncomfortable. This scenario illustrates the learning
process of - ANS classical conditioning
Sarah feels sick every time she travels by air. She associates flying with physical illness and, as a
result, hates air travel. She also finds it difficult to watch movies with airplanes or read books
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
You tried to play peek-a-boo with your six month old nephew, but whenever you hid your face,
he would cry. You try it again three months later, and now he laughs and enjoys the game, trying
to uncover your face with his hands. Your nephew has begun to develop what? - ANS Object
permanence
Perception - ANS the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us
to recognize meaningful objects and events
What is the most dangerous aspect of adolescent egocentrism? - ANS The sense of
invincibility
pupil - ANS the part of the eye that opens and closes like a camera depending on the amount
of light required to enter the eye
Organisms learn about the consequences of behavior through - ANS operant conditioning
Which process is most activated when a person is watching a silent movie? -
ANS vision/photoreception
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1
, Loud music hurts your ears at first, but later in the night it doesn't bother you, even though it is
still at the same volume. This change describes the process of what? - ANS sensory
adaptation
In what week of prenatal development does the neural tube, which eventually becomes the
spinal cord, start to take shape? - ANS third
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the first stage of cognitive development
that lasts from birth to about two years of age is the _____________ stage. - ANS Sensory
motor
Developmental psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a person's genes or biological
inheritance. - ANS Nature
According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to young children's what? - ANS inability to see
other's point of view
Iris - ANS muscle that controls the size of the pupil
The factor that differentiates top-down processing from bottom-up processing is that top down
processing is ___? - ANS initiated by cognitive processes
teratogen - ANS agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus
during prenatal development and cause harm (i.e. drugs/alcohol)
Sarah feels sick every time she travels by air. She associates flying with physical illness and, as a
result, hates air travel. She also finds it difficult to watch movies with airplanes or read books
about airplanes because they make her uncomfortable. This scenario illustrates the learning
process of - ANS classical conditioning
Sarah feels sick every time she travels by air. She associates flying with physical illness and, as a
result, hates air travel. She also finds it difficult to watch movies with airplanes or read books
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