PSYCH 5203 Final Exam Review Questions
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Exam1 Chapters 1-4
1. Empirical evidence is based on .
A) theories and speculation
B) observation, experience, or experiment
C) inferences based on personal biases
D) opinions generated by several groups of people
2. The sociocultural approach to understanding development often focuses on differences
among people. Sociocultural scientists focus on differences in all of the following areas
EXCEPT .
A) culture
B) ethics
C) sexuality
D) genes
3. Johnny is 12 years old and has been aggressive toward his siblings and peers, hitting,
kicking, and calling them names. Johnny's parents are worried about these new
aggressive behaviors and consult with a psychologist, who suggests that this behavior
could be a result of watching too many violent movies and playing too many violent
videogames. The psychologist's explanation for the aggression is consistent with .
A) psychoanalytic theory
C) behaviorism
D) information-processing theory
,4. Maslow's hierarchy includes levels of needs.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
5. The so-called “new” theories, unlike the grand theories, are multicultural and
multidisciplinary. theory, for example, draws on theology, political science, and
history.
A) Evolutionary
B) Humanistic
C) Cognitive
D) Behaviorism
6. Theorists who promote classical conditioning believe that learned behavior is the result
of , whereas theorists who promote operant conditioning believe that learned
behavior is the result of .
A) the association between one stimulus and another; past reinforcement
B) past reinforcement; the association between one stimulus and another
C) observing another person's actions; past reinforcement
7. The so-called “new” theories, unlike the grand theories, are multicultural and
multidisciplinary. Evolutionary theory, for example, draws on all of the following
EXCEPT .
A) theology
B) archeology
C) biology
D) ethology
8. is when genes for traits that aid survival and reproduction are selected over time
to allow the species to thrive.
A) Reinforcement
B) Conditioning
, C) Selective adaptation
D) Cognitive equilibrium
9. A perspective that compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer
analysis of data is .
A) the social learning theory
B) the information-processing theory
C) behaviorism
D) the psychoanalytic theory
10. Behaviorism has also been referred to as .
A) conditioning theory
B) learning theory
C) modeling theory
D) operant theory
11. Psychoanalytic theory originated with .
A) Piaget
B) Freud
C) Watson
D) Erikson
12. When a person or animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a meaningful
stimulus, gradually responding to the neutral stimulus in the same way as to the
meaningful one, they are exhibiting .
A) classical conditioning
B) observational learning
C) operant conditioning
D) modeling
, 13. Social learning theory indicates that learning occurs from .
A) the association between one stimulus and another
B) past reinforcement
C) observing and imitating others
D) responding to a particular stimulus
14. Operant conditioning is also referred to as .
A) classical conditioning
B) instrumental conditioning
C) observational conditioning
D) reinforcement conditioning
15. Sally has a dog at home so she knows about dogs. She is walking down the street and
sees an animal walking toward her. The animal has four legs, fur, a tail, and is barking.
Sally knows that these are characteristics of a dog given her knowledge of dogs. She
quickly concludes that this animal is a dog. This example illustrated the Piagetian
concept of .
A) operations
B) assimilation
C) equilibrium
D) accommodation
16. Within the information-processing perspective, what is the correct sequential order for
producing cognition?
input is picke dup by the five senses; the brain reactss, connects; and stores memories;
the brain produces an output
17. A theory that stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief that all people
have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender, or background, is .
A) humanism
B) evolutionary theory
C) behaviorism
D) sociocultural theory
with 100% Correct Answers Latest Versions
2025 Top Rated A+
Exam1 Chapters 1-4
1. Empirical evidence is based on .
A) theories and speculation
B) observation, experience, or experiment
C) inferences based on personal biases
D) opinions generated by several groups of people
2. The sociocultural approach to understanding development often focuses on differences
among people. Sociocultural scientists focus on differences in all of the following areas
EXCEPT .
A) culture
B) ethics
C) sexuality
D) genes
3. Johnny is 12 years old and has been aggressive toward his siblings and peers, hitting,
kicking, and calling them names. Johnny's parents are worried about these new
aggressive behaviors and consult with a psychologist, who suggests that this behavior
could be a result of watching too many violent movies and playing too many violent
videogames. The psychologist's explanation for the aggression is consistent with .
A) psychoanalytic theory
C) behaviorism
D) information-processing theory
,4. Maslow's hierarchy includes levels of needs.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
5. The so-called “new” theories, unlike the grand theories, are multicultural and
multidisciplinary. theory, for example, draws on theology, political science, and
history.
A) Evolutionary
B) Humanistic
C) Cognitive
D) Behaviorism
6. Theorists who promote classical conditioning believe that learned behavior is the result
of , whereas theorists who promote operant conditioning believe that learned
behavior is the result of .
A) the association between one stimulus and another; past reinforcement
B) past reinforcement; the association between one stimulus and another
C) observing another person's actions; past reinforcement
7. The so-called “new” theories, unlike the grand theories, are multicultural and
multidisciplinary. Evolutionary theory, for example, draws on all of the following
EXCEPT .
A) theology
B) archeology
C) biology
D) ethology
8. is when genes for traits that aid survival and reproduction are selected over time
to allow the species to thrive.
A) Reinforcement
B) Conditioning
, C) Selective adaptation
D) Cognitive equilibrium
9. A perspective that compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer
analysis of data is .
A) the social learning theory
B) the information-processing theory
C) behaviorism
D) the psychoanalytic theory
10. Behaviorism has also been referred to as .
A) conditioning theory
B) learning theory
C) modeling theory
D) operant theory
11. Psychoanalytic theory originated with .
A) Piaget
B) Freud
C) Watson
D) Erikson
12. When a person or animal learns to associate a neutral stimulus with a meaningful
stimulus, gradually responding to the neutral stimulus in the same way as to the
meaningful one, they are exhibiting .
A) classical conditioning
B) observational learning
C) operant conditioning
D) modeling
, 13. Social learning theory indicates that learning occurs from .
A) the association between one stimulus and another
B) past reinforcement
C) observing and imitating others
D) responding to a particular stimulus
14. Operant conditioning is also referred to as .
A) classical conditioning
B) instrumental conditioning
C) observational conditioning
D) reinforcement conditioning
15. Sally has a dog at home so she knows about dogs. She is walking down the street and
sees an animal walking toward her. The animal has four legs, fur, a tail, and is barking.
Sally knows that these are characteristics of a dog given her knowledge of dogs. She
quickly concludes that this animal is a dog. This example illustrated the Piagetian
concept of .
A) operations
B) assimilation
C) equilibrium
D) accommodation
16. Within the information-processing perspective, what is the correct sequential order for
producing cognition?
input is picke dup by the five senses; the brain reactss, connects; and stores memories;
the brain produces an output
17. A theory that stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief that all people
have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender, or background, is .
A) humanism
B) evolutionary theory
C) behaviorism
D) sociocultural theory
