UCLA BDP MIDTERM FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ DTI (diffusion tensor imaging).
Answer: Used to track white matter pathways; useful for studying
neurological and psychological disorders, DISPLAYS BRAIN
CONNECTIVITY
◍ radiograph.
Answer: crucial for diagnosis and treatment planning and more- 2D
representation of a 3D object
◍ Terrorism Strategies.
Answer: Coercion- Spoiling: "Sabotage a prospective peace between the
target and moderate leadership from the terrorist's home society"-
Provaction: "A strategy of terrorist attacks intended to provoke the target
government into making a disproportionate response that alienates
moderates in the terrorists' home society or in other sympathetic audiences"-
Outbidding: "Demonstrate superior capability and commitment relative to
other groups devoted to the same cause"Ex. of Outbidding: Hamas vs Fatah
◍ T or
F. Dental caries are multifactorial, transmissible, infectious oral disease.
Answer: T
◍ retroactive interference.
Answer: the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old
information
◍ Quantitative Research.
Answer: numerical data, statistical methods to test hypothesis
,◍ studying human mind: functionalism.
Answer: away from parts, how parts interrelation//function, psycho analytic,
gestalt, cognitive, neuroscience, behaviorism
◍ Behaviorism: obserables.
Answer: stimulus and response
◍ Karl Marx (1818-1883).
Answer: Analysis of history led to his belief that communism would replace
capitalism as it replaced feudalism. Believed in a classless society
◍ heroin/opioid addiction in the
U. S..
Answer: drugs kill more people than cars and guns: leading cause of
accidental death in the country- heroin-related deaths increased 439% from
1999 to 2014 (tripled in 5 years and quintupled in 10 years)
◍ 4 Measurement Scales.
Answer: Nominal ScaleOrdinal ScaleInterval ScaleRatio Scale
◍ Extinction Phase of Classical Conditioning.
Answer: If the Conditioned Stimulus (bell) is repeatedly presented
WITHOUT the Unconditioned Stimulus (food)
◍ irreversible pulpitis.
Answer: severe inflammation of the pulp- symptomatic: spontaneous pain
and/or lingering thermal pain- asymptomatic: no pain- treatment: root canal
therapy (RCT)
◍ Military as an Interest Group.
Answer: "Military-industrial-complex"- Mixed evidence about impact-
Preferences of military as a bureaucracy Hawk tactics More risk averse-
Leader-specific military service- Leaders who served in the military are less
likely to engage in military action
◍ Social Theory.
Answer: systemic idea about relationships between individuals and societies
, ◍ projected global deaths.
Answer: increase:- cancer- ischaemic heart disease- cerebrovascular disease-
traffic accidentsdecrease:- acute respiratory infections- perinatal conditions-
HIV/AIDS- TB- malaria
◍ two holy trinities of epidemiology.
Answer: 1. disease characteristics: agent, host, environment2. disease
descriptors: time, place, person - epidemiologists describe diseases and
states in terms of time, place and person
◍ Variance^2.
Answer: (x - mean)^2 f(x)x^2 f(x) - mean^2
◍ Construct validity.
Answer: how well you operationalize your variablesHow well do IV's and
DV's represent the construct that you want to study?Emotional, unclear, or
multifaceted are difficult to measure, such as love
◍ Partial Democracy & Terrorism.
Answer: Civil liberties allow terrorist groups to function- Hard to function
as terrorist in autocracy because theres so much control- Weak institutions
create commitment problems
◍ Major HRAs & SIGINING dates.
Answer: Genocide Convention (1951)ICERD: racial discrimination
(1951)ICCPR: civil and political (1969)ICESCR: economic, social, cultural
(1976)CEDAW: women (1981)CAT: torture (1987)CRC: children (1990)
◍ Coordination.
Answer: All actors benefit from all making the same choices-NO incentive
to not comply with this coordinated outcome- NO incentive to defect.
-Communication mattersEx. The establishment of English as the primary
language of civil aviation because not complying would harm safety through
crashes
◍ health districts with the lowest and highest childhood obesity prevalence.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ DTI (diffusion tensor imaging).
Answer: Used to track white matter pathways; useful for studying
neurological and psychological disorders, DISPLAYS BRAIN
CONNECTIVITY
◍ radiograph.
Answer: crucial for diagnosis and treatment planning and more- 2D
representation of a 3D object
◍ Terrorism Strategies.
Answer: Coercion- Spoiling: "Sabotage a prospective peace between the
target and moderate leadership from the terrorist's home society"-
Provaction: "A strategy of terrorist attacks intended to provoke the target
government into making a disproportionate response that alienates
moderates in the terrorists' home society or in other sympathetic audiences"-
Outbidding: "Demonstrate superior capability and commitment relative to
other groups devoted to the same cause"Ex. of Outbidding: Hamas vs Fatah
◍ T or
F. Dental caries are multifactorial, transmissible, infectious oral disease.
Answer: T
◍ retroactive interference.
Answer: the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old
information
◍ Quantitative Research.
Answer: numerical data, statistical methods to test hypothesis
,◍ studying human mind: functionalism.
Answer: away from parts, how parts interrelation//function, psycho analytic,
gestalt, cognitive, neuroscience, behaviorism
◍ Behaviorism: obserables.
Answer: stimulus and response
◍ Karl Marx (1818-1883).
Answer: Analysis of history led to his belief that communism would replace
capitalism as it replaced feudalism. Believed in a classless society
◍ heroin/opioid addiction in the
U. S..
Answer: drugs kill more people than cars and guns: leading cause of
accidental death in the country- heroin-related deaths increased 439% from
1999 to 2014 (tripled in 5 years and quintupled in 10 years)
◍ 4 Measurement Scales.
Answer: Nominal ScaleOrdinal ScaleInterval ScaleRatio Scale
◍ Extinction Phase of Classical Conditioning.
Answer: If the Conditioned Stimulus (bell) is repeatedly presented
WITHOUT the Unconditioned Stimulus (food)
◍ irreversible pulpitis.
Answer: severe inflammation of the pulp- symptomatic: spontaneous pain
and/or lingering thermal pain- asymptomatic: no pain- treatment: root canal
therapy (RCT)
◍ Military as an Interest Group.
Answer: "Military-industrial-complex"- Mixed evidence about impact-
Preferences of military as a bureaucracy Hawk tactics More risk averse-
Leader-specific military service- Leaders who served in the military are less
likely to engage in military action
◍ Social Theory.
Answer: systemic idea about relationships between individuals and societies
, ◍ projected global deaths.
Answer: increase:- cancer- ischaemic heart disease- cerebrovascular disease-
traffic accidentsdecrease:- acute respiratory infections- perinatal conditions-
HIV/AIDS- TB- malaria
◍ two holy trinities of epidemiology.
Answer: 1. disease characteristics: agent, host, environment2. disease
descriptors: time, place, person - epidemiologists describe diseases and
states in terms of time, place and person
◍ Variance^2.
Answer: (x - mean)^2 f(x)x^2 f(x) - mean^2
◍ Construct validity.
Answer: how well you operationalize your variablesHow well do IV's and
DV's represent the construct that you want to study?Emotional, unclear, or
multifaceted are difficult to measure, such as love
◍ Partial Democracy & Terrorism.
Answer: Civil liberties allow terrorist groups to function- Hard to function
as terrorist in autocracy because theres so much control- Weak institutions
create commitment problems
◍ Major HRAs & SIGINING dates.
Answer: Genocide Convention (1951)ICERD: racial discrimination
(1951)ICCPR: civil and political (1969)ICESCR: economic, social, cultural
(1976)CEDAW: women (1981)CAT: torture (1987)CRC: children (1990)
◍ Coordination.
Answer: All actors benefit from all making the same choices-NO incentive
to not comply with this coordinated outcome- NO incentive to defect.
-Communication mattersEx. The establishment of English as the primary
language of civil aviation because not complying would harm safety through
crashes
◍ health districts with the lowest and highest childhood obesity prevalence.
