PSYCHOLOGY 101 QUIZ 1
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ inductive reasoning.
Answer: results are predicted on a general premise
◍ reticular formation.
Answer: plays a crucial role in arousal and attention
◍ Experiment.
Answer: manipulation of one variable under controlled conditions so that
resulting changes in another variable can be observed
◍ The field of psychology studies a broad range of topics that include both
normal and abnormal aspects of the mind and behavior, similarities versus
differences among groups, and nature versus nurture. True False.
Answer: true
◍ Classical Conditioning.
Answer: a phenomenon in which two stimuli are associated, thus creating a
reflex response
◍ Control group.
Answer: Does not get the condition studied
◍ An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n)
________. psychosexual stage object permanence personality perception.
Answer: personality
◍ Are researchers allowed to deceive participants in their studies?a. No,
because an institutional review board would never approve of such methods
in a proper study.b. No, deception of research participants is unethical
, according to the American Psychological Association's Code of Ethics.c.
Yes, but the participants must be paid for their time and effort in a study
where deception was used.d. Yes, but when the study is over the researcher
has to reveal the study's real goals and explain why the deception was
necessary..
Answer: d. Yes, but when the study is over the researcher has to reveal the
study's real goals and explain why the deception was necessary.
◍ Sensory adaptation.
Answer: tendency of sensory receptor cells to become less responsive to a
stimulus that is unchanging
◍ Independent variable.
Answer: the condition that is altered by the researcher who determines its
size, amount, and value. IV are the suspected causes of differences in
behavior.
◍ developmental psychology.
Answer: studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life
span
◍ PET.
Answer: radioactive sugar to measure brain activity
◍ Forea.
Answer: greatest concentration of photoreceptors
◍ Circadian Rhythm.
Answer: a biological clock that regulates body functions on a 24-hour cycle
◍ Temporal Lobes.
Answer: - a part of the brain involved in auditory processing - located in
front of the occipital lobes, and they lie at the sides of the brain beneath the
parietal lobes
◍ what does the spinal cord do.
Answer: transmits messages between the brain to the peripheral nervous
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ inductive reasoning.
Answer: results are predicted on a general premise
◍ reticular formation.
Answer: plays a crucial role in arousal and attention
◍ Experiment.
Answer: manipulation of one variable under controlled conditions so that
resulting changes in another variable can be observed
◍ The field of psychology studies a broad range of topics that include both
normal and abnormal aspects of the mind and behavior, similarities versus
differences among groups, and nature versus nurture. True False.
Answer: true
◍ Classical Conditioning.
Answer: a phenomenon in which two stimuli are associated, thus creating a
reflex response
◍ Control group.
Answer: Does not get the condition studied
◍ An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n)
________. psychosexual stage object permanence personality perception.
Answer: personality
◍ Are researchers allowed to deceive participants in their studies?a. No,
because an institutional review board would never approve of such methods
in a proper study.b. No, deception of research participants is unethical
, according to the American Psychological Association's Code of Ethics.c.
Yes, but the participants must be paid for their time and effort in a study
where deception was used.d. Yes, but when the study is over the researcher
has to reveal the study's real goals and explain why the deception was
necessary..
Answer: d. Yes, but when the study is over the researcher has to reveal the
study's real goals and explain why the deception was necessary.
◍ Sensory adaptation.
Answer: tendency of sensory receptor cells to become less responsive to a
stimulus that is unchanging
◍ Independent variable.
Answer: the condition that is altered by the researcher who determines its
size, amount, and value. IV are the suspected causes of differences in
behavior.
◍ developmental psychology.
Answer: studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life
span
◍ PET.
Answer: radioactive sugar to measure brain activity
◍ Forea.
Answer: greatest concentration of photoreceptors
◍ Circadian Rhythm.
Answer: a biological clock that regulates body functions on a 24-hour cycle
◍ Temporal Lobes.
Answer: - a part of the brain involved in auditory processing - located in
front of the occipital lobes, and they lie at the sides of the brain beneath the
parietal lobes
◍ what does the spinal cord do.
Answer: transmits messages between the brain to the peripheral nervous
