Psychology Midterm EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A promotional video for a mindfulness retreat shows people walking across hot coals while barefoot.
The founder of the retreat says that by learning neurolinguistic programming you too can walk across
hot coals and handle any stress. You should be skeptical about the effectiveness of neurolinguistic
programming in this instance because
A. it is likely that this finding was tainted by observer bias.
B. there was no control group with which to make a comparison.
C. correlation does not equal causation.
D. it is impossible to calmly walk over hot coals. - ANSWER-B. there was no control group with
which to make a comparison.
Which theory assumes that dream content reflects one's unconscious internal conflicts, motives, and
desires?
A. the memory consolidation theory
B. the activation-synthesis hypothesis
C. the neurocognitive dream theory
D. the psychodynamic dream theory - ANSWER-D. the psychodynamic dream theory
Barbiturate drugs are used to
A. calm patients and to induce sleep.
B. encourage weight loss.
C. improve the attention span of children with attention-deficit disorder.
D. counteract alcohol intoxication. - ANSWER-A. calm patients and to induce sleep.
Which two narcotics are refined from opium and widely used as pain killers?
A. morphine and codeine
B. mescaline and psilocybin
C. GHB and benzodiazepine
D. cocaine and MDMA - ANSWER-A. morphine and codeine
,In sleep labs, changes in tiny electrical signals generated by the brain are usually amplified and
recorded with
A. positron emission tomography.
B. computed tomographic scanning.
C. magnetic resonance imaging.
D. electroencephalography. - ANSWER-D. electroencephalography.
A person with brain damage who mispronounces the word "cross" by saying "croth" and "tsar" for
"car" would most likely have damage to
A. the corpus callosum.
B. Wernicke's area.
C. the amygdala.
D. Broca's area. - ANSWER-D. Broca's area.
Regarding sleepwalkers, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. The sleepwalker's eyes are usually closed.
B. Sleepwalkers have been known to play a musical instrument, drive a car, or cook while asleep.
C. The sleepwalker usually has a blank face and shuffles his or her feet.
D. Awakening a sleepwalker does no harm, but it is not necessary. - ANSWER-A. The sleepwalker's
eyes are usually closed.
Dr. Berka is studying how biology, child rearing, education, and societal stereotypes influence the
differing behaviors exhibited by females and males in the workplace. Dr. Berka is most likely a(n)
__________ psychologist.
A. developmental
B. comparative
C. evolutionary
D. gender - ANSWER-D. gender
A mantra would most commonly be used in
A. concentrative meditation.
, B. sensory deprivation research.
C. Perls' method of dream interpretation.
D. inducing hypnosis. - ANSWER-
The father of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was
A. Wilhelm Wundt.
B. John B. Watson.
C. Sigmund Freud.
D. B.F. Skinner. - ANSWER-A. Wilhelm Wundt.
Which of the following drugs affects certain types of brain cells that cause relaxation and relieve
anxiety?
A. ecstasy
B. cocaine
C. alcohol
D. LSD - ANSWER-C. alcohol
Meditation techniques that involve focusing your attention on an image, a phrase, or your own
breathing are referred to as __________ meditation.
A. concentrative
B. mindfulness
C. dissociative
D. inhibition - ANSWER-A. concentrative
The fourth R in the SQ4R method stands for
A. review.
B. read.
C. recite.
D. reflect. - ANSWER-A. review.
The anthropomorphic error would pose the greatest problem for which of the following?
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION ALL YOU NEED TO PASS
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM//ALREADY GRADED A+
A promotional video for a mindfulness retreat shows people walking across hot coals while barefoot.
The founder of the retreat says that by learning neurolinguistic programming you too can walk across
hot coals and handle any stress. You should be skeptical about the effectiveness of neurolinguistic
programming in this instance because
A. it is likely that this finding was tainted by observer bias.
B. there was no control group with which to make a comparison.
C. correlation does not equal causation.
D. it is impossible to calmly walk over hot coals. - ANSWER-B. there was no control group with
which to make a comparison.
Which theory assumes that dream content reflects one's unconscious internal conflicts, motives, and
desires?
A. the memory consolidation theory
B. the activation-synthesis hypothesis
C. the neurocognitive dream theory
D. the psychodynamic dream theory - ANSWER-D. the psychodynamic dream theory
Barbiturate drugs are used to
A. calm patients and to induce sleep.
B. encourage weight loss.
C. improve the attention span of children with attention-deficit disorder.
D. counteract alcohol intoxication. - ANSWER-A. calm patients and to induce sleep.
Which two narcotics are refined from opium and widely used as pain killers?
A. morphine and codeine
B. mescaline and psilocybin
C. GHB and benzodiazepine
D. cocaine and MDMA - ANSWER-A. morphine and codeine
,In sleep labs, changes in tiny electrical signals generated by the brain are usually amplified and
recorded with
A. positron emission tomography.
B. computed tomographic scanning.
C. magnetic resonance imaging.
D. electroencephalography. - ANSWER-D. electroencephalography.
A person with brain damage who mispronounces the word "cross" by saying "croth" and "tsar" for
"car" would most likely have damage to
A. the corpus callosum.
B. Wernicke's area.
C. the amygdala.
D. Broca's area. - ANSWER-D. Broca's area.
Regarding sleepwalkers, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. The sleepwalker's eyes are usually closed.
B. Sleepwalkers have been known to play a musical instrument, drive a car, or cook while asleep.
C. The sleepwalker usually has a blank face and shuffles his or her feet.
D. Awakening a sleepwalker does no harm, but it is not necessary. - ANSWER-A. The sleepwalker's
eyes are usually closed.
Dr. Berka is studying how biology, child rearing, education, and societal stereotypes influence the
differing behaviors exhibited by females and males in the workplace. Dr. Berka is most likely a(n)
__________ psychologist.
A. developmental
B. comparative
C. evolutionary
D. gender - ANSWER-D. gender
A mantra would most commonly be used in
A. concentrative meditation.
, B. sensory deprivation research.
C. Perls' method of dream interpretation.
D. inducing hypnosis. - ANSWER-
The father of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was
A. Wilhelm Wundt.
B. John B. Watson.
C. Sigmund Freud.
D. B.F. Skinner. - ANSWER-A. Wilhelm Wundt.
Which of the following drugs affects certain types of brain cells that cause relaxation and relieve
anxiety?
A. ecstasy
B. cocaine
C. alcohol
D. LSD - ANSWER-C. alcohol
Meditation techniques that involve focusing your attention on an image, a phrase, or your own
breathing are referred to as __________ meditation.
A. concentrative
B. mindfulness
C. dissociative
D. inhibition - ANSWER-A. concentrative
The fourth R in the SQ4R method stands for
A. review.
B. read.
C. recite.
D. reflect. - ANSWER-A. review.
The anthropomorphic error would pose the greatest problem for which of the following?
