WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PSY 100 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 |
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?
a. evolutionary
b. behavioral
c. psychodynamic
d. neuroscience - Correct answer✅✅ Neuroscience
The cocktail party effect provides an example of
a. change blindness
b. dual processing
c. selective attention
d. blindsight - Correct answer✅✅ selective attention
Using scientific procedures to test whether watching violent movies increase the frequency of
emotionally upsetting dreams best illustrates - Correct answer✅✅ Freudian Psychology
By triggering the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, _____ boosts alertness and diminishes
appetite - Correct answer✅✅ nicotine
The process of imprinting involved the formation of a(n) - Correct answer✅✅ attachement
Developmental psychologists study physical, cognitive, and ______ changes the human life span. -
Correct answer✅✅ social
Under the influence of alcohol, sexually aroused men are ______ likely to sexually aggressive then
would otherwise be and restaurant patrons are _____ likely to tip generously than they otherwise would
- Correct answer✅✅ more; more
, Which of following is and opiate that elevates mood and eases pain? - Correct answer✅✅ morphine
The fact many happy and well-adjusted adults were once rebellious and unhappy as adolescents is most
relevant to the issue of - Correct answer✅✅ stability and change
A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a
picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would most
likely to - Correct answer✅✅ verbally report that she saw a dog
When considering the development of secure attachments, nature is to nurture as ___ is to - Correct
answer✅✅ Temperament; responsive parenting
Authoritative parents are likely to have children who - Correct answer✅✅ have high self esteem and
self reliant
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the central and the _____ nervous systems - Correct
answer✅✅ peripheral
The harlows infant monkeys used an artificial cloth mother as a secure base for - Correct answer✅✅
exploration
Endorphins are - Correct answer✅✅ neurotransmitters
Misinformation that is given intentionally can be called - Correct answer✅✅ false news
According to erickson, a sense that the world is predictable and reliable is referred to as - Correct
answer✅✅ basic trust
The explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable -
Correct answer✅✅ predictions
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?
a. evolutionary
b. behavioral
c. psychodynamic
d. neuroscience - Correct answer✅✅ Neuroscience
The cocktail party effect provides an example of
a. change blindness
b. dual processing
c. selective attention
d. blindsight - Correct answer✅✅ selective attention
Using scientific procedures to test whether watching violent movies increase the frequency of
emotionally upsetting dreams best illustrates - Correct answer✅✅ Freudian Psychology
By triggering the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, _____ boosts alertness and diminishes
appetite - Correct answer✅✅ nicotine
The process of imprinting involved the formation of a(n) - Correct answer✅✅ attachement
Developmental psychologists study physical, cognitive, and ______ changes the human life span. -
Correct answer✅✅ social
Under the influence of alcohol, sexually aroused men are ______ likely to sexually aggressive then
would otherwise be and restaurant patrons are _____ likely to tip generously than they otherwise would
- Correct answer✅✅ more; more
, Which of following is and opiate that elevates mood and eases pain? - Correct answer✅✅ morphine
The fact many happy and well-adjusted adults were once rebellious and unhappy as adolescents is most
relevant to the issue of - Correct answer✅✅ stability and change
A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a
picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would most
likely to - Correct answer✅✅ verbally report that she saw a dog
When considering the development of secure attachments, nature is to nurture as ___ is to - Correct
answer✅✅ Temperament; responsive parenting
Authoritative parents are likely to have children who - Correct answer✅✅ have high self esteem and
self reliant
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the central and the _____ nervous systems - Correct
answer✅✅ peripheral
The harlows infant monkeys used an artificial cloth mother as a secure base for - Correct answer✅✅
exploration
Endorphins are - Correct answer✅✅ neurotransmitters
Misinformation that is given intentionally can be called - Correct answer✅✅ false news
According to erickson, a sense that the world is predictable and reliable is referred to as - Correct
answer✅✅ basic trust
The explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable -
Correct answer✅✅ predictions
