EXAM & REVIEW BUNDLE | PORTAGE LEARNING |
2026/2027 UPDATED VERSION
ModuleR1R–RIntroductionRtoRPsychology
RQuestionR1
WhichRperspectiveRinRpsychologyRfocusesRprimarilyRonRhowRthoug
htsRinfluenceRemotionsRandRbehavior?
A.RBehavioral
B.RCognitive
C.RPsychodynamic
D.RHumanistic
RCorrectRAnswer:RB.RCognitive
RRationale:
,TheRcognitiveRperspectiveRexaminesRhowRmentalRprocesses—
suchRasRthinking,Rmemory,Rperception,RandRproblem-solving—
influenceRbehaviorRandRemotions.
RWhyRtheRotherRoptionsRareRincorrect:
A.RBehavioral:REmphasizesRobservableRbehaviorRandRlearning.
C.RPsychodynamic:RFocusesRonRunconsciousRmotivesRandRearlyRexp
eriences.
D.RHumanistic:REmphasizesRpersonalRgrowthRandRself-actualization.
RQuestionR2
WhichRpartRofRtheRneuronRreceivesRincomingRsignalsRfromRotherR
neurons?
A.RAxon
B.RMyelinRsheath
C.RDendrites
D.RAxonRterminal
RCorrectRAnswer:RC.RDendrites
, RRationale:
DendritesRreceiveRincomingRmessagesRfromRneighboringRneuronsRa
ndRtransmitRthemRtowardRtheRcellRbody.
RQuestionR3
ARresearcherRchangesRtheRamountRofRsleepRparticipantsRreceiveRto
RexamineRitsReffectRonRmemoryRperformance.RWhatRisRtheRindepe
ndentRvariable?
A.RMemoryRperformance
B.RNumberRofRparticipants
C.RAmountRofRsleep
D.RResearchRsetting
RCorrectRAnswer:RC.RAmountRofRsleep
RRationale:
TheRindependentRvariableRisRtheRfactorRtheRresearcherRmanipulate
s.RMemoryRperformanceRisRtheRdependentRvariableRbecauseRitRisR
theRmeasuredRoutcome.
QuestionR11
, WhichRneurotransmitterRisRmostRstronglyRassociatedRwithRreward,R
motivation,RandRmovement?
A.RSerotonin
B.RDopamine
C.RGABA
D.RAcetylcholine
RCorrectRAnswer:RB.RDopamine
RRationale:
DopamineRplaysRaRkeyRroleRinRtheRbrain'sRrewardRsystem,Rmotivati
on,Rpleasure,RandRcontrolRofRmovement.RAbnormalRdopamineRacti
vityRhasRbeenRlinkedRtoRdisordersRsuchRasRParkinson'sRdiseaseRand
Rschizophrenia.
RWhyRtheRotherRoptionsRareRincorrect:
A.RSerotoninRprimarilyRinfluencesRmood,Rsleep,RandRappetite.
C.RGABARisRtheRbrain'sRprimaryRinhibitoryRneurotransmitter.