PSY 101 Exam 2 – Practice Questions (with answers) – Complete Guide

1. The theory suggesting that we turn random neural signals into dreams is theory. a. Freudian b. the information processing c. the preserving neural pathways d. the activation synthesis 2. Hahn tells his friends that he needs to go to sleep after their study session rather than studying all night because sleeping will help to consolidate his memory of what he learned. Hahn is a proponent of the theory of sleep. a. evolutionary/adaptive b. restorative c. information processing d. activation synthesis 3. According to Freud, dreams reflect: a. events that we experienced that day. b. our unconscious desires. c. random firing of visual and motor neurons. d. the need to keep our brains active during sleep. 4. When you touch your baby niece’s cheek, she turns her head toward your hand and opens her mouth. She is exhibiting the reflex. a. Moro b. Babinsky c. sucking d. rooting 5. Olenna had thought that a firefighter was a “man who fights fires” until she saw a female firefighter and then realized that a firefighter is a “person who fights fires.” Olenna went through the process of: a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. conservation. d. transitivity. 6. Tywin understands that since his mom will arrive home after his dad, and his Uncle Stannis will arrive after his mom, that his dad will be the first of the three to arrive. Tywin understands the concept of: a. transitivity. b. conservation. c. object permanence. d. egocentric thinking. 7. Little Osha really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and is chasing it with determination. Luckily, the skunk runs under a bush where Osha can’t see it. She immediately forgets about the skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead. Osha doesn’t yet understand: a. object permanence. b. conservation. c. transitivity. d. assimilation. 8. Aisling often thinks about what kind of career she wants to have when she grows up and what it might be like to have that career. According to Piaget, Aisling is probably in the stage of cognitive development. a. preoperational b. final operational c. concrete operational d. formal operational 9. Raúl cries when he accidentally drops his stuffed koala bear because he thinks that it must really hurt the bear’s head when it hits the floor. Raúl is doing: a. egocentric thinking. b. transitive reasoning. c. abstract thinking. d. animistic thinking. 10. Khal is starting to understand that when his dad cuts his birthday cake into pieces, the total amount of cake is the same. Khal is learning the concept of: a. object permanence. b. conservation. c. transitivity. d. egocentrism. 11. Khal (from the previous question) is probably in Piaget’s stage. a. preoperational b. sensorimotor c. concrete operational d. formal operational 12. Tyrion lets his daughter do whatever she wants and is very demonstrative in his affection for her. Tyrion is exhibiting the parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 13. Ollie is a pretty happy 11-year-old – he does well in school and is pretty friendly and responsible. It is likely that his parents have a(n) parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 14. Ming-Ming’s parents are very involved in her life – they require that she completes her homework right after school and her time with friends is closely monitored. However, they rarely show her affection. Ming-Ming’s parents are exhibiting the parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 15. Linny’s parents let her do whatever she wants to do – in fact, they are hardly ever around and don’t pay much attention to her when they are. Linny’s parents exhibit the parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 16. Tuck’s mom sends him to his room for 5 minutes after he kicks his sister, and explains to him that he is getting a time-out because kicking can hurt people. She also cuddles with him and reads his favorite books to him for 20 minutes each night before he goes to sleep. Tuck’s mom is exhibiting the parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 17. The results of Langlois et al.’s (1995) study of mothers’ behavior toward their babies showed that: a. attractive babies received more attention than unattractive babies. b. calm babies received more attention than fussy babies. c. breast-fed babies received more attention than bottle-fed babies. d. securely attached babies received more attention than insecurely attached babies. 18. Gendry is easily frustrated and gets bad grades. According to research based on Baumrind’s parenting styles, his parents probably used the parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative 19. Katara’s son, Tenzin, cries when she leaves the room, but when she returns, he runs to her and then runs away. Tenzin probably has a(n) attachment style. a. insecure-anxious/ambivalent b. insecure-avoidant c. insecure-disorganized d. secure 20. Ravi shares his toys with his classmates because his teacher requires all of the students to share with each other. Ravi is in the stage of moral development. a. preoperational b. preconventional c. conventional d. postconventional