PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A longitudinal study discussed in your textbook used MRI scans to study the development of the
cerebral cortex as children aged. Which of the following is one of the findings from this study? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The cortex in very bright children develops more rapidly and for a
longer time than it does in other children.
Critical thinkers should approach psychology textbooks as: - CORRECT ANSWER - an
opportunity to generate alternative explanations.
Which of the following is true regarding the use of non-human animals in psychological
research? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal regulations governing their housing and care
have been strengthened.
The _______________ receives, processes, interprets, and stores incoming information from the
senses and also sends out messages destined for muscles, glands, and internal organs. -
CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
Which of the following best describes the relationship between genes and traits? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both physical and psychological traits are usually determined by multiple
genes.
Which structure in the brain has often been called the "gateway to memory"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - hippocampus
Psychologists are scientists because: - CORRECT ANSWER - they base their work on
scientific attitudes and procedures.
In the past, psychologists who emphasized the role of inborn characteristics on human behavior
were called: - CORRECT ANSWER - nativists-
, The coefficient of correlation conveys: - CORRECT ANSWER - the size and direction of
the relationship between two variables.
Which of the following drugs is a stimulant?
a) mescaline
b) alcohol
c) amphetamines
d) psilocybin - CORRECT ANSWER - amphetamines
A major disadvantage of using laboratory observation in a research study is that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - the presence of researchers may cause participants to act differently than they
would in their natural surroundings.
Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in voluntary movement,
learning, memory, pleasure and reward, and possibly responses to novelty? - CORRECT
ANSWER - dopamine
Which of the following is a reason critics challenge the evolutionary views of sex differences in
dating and mating?
a) The behavior of humans often fails to conform to the stereotyped images of sexually
promiscuous males and coy females.
b) Evolutionary psychologists have tended to rely on data from case studies, which can be a poor
guide to participants' actual sexual behaviors.
c) Modern humans are not affected by evolutionary pressures.
d) In most societies, it is no longer evolutionarily beneficial for males to have as many offspring
as they can. - CORRECT ANSWER - ------------?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A longitudinal study discussed in your textbook used MRI scans to study the development of the
cerebral cortex as children aged. Which of the following is one of the findings from this study? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The cortex in very bright children develops more rapidly and for a
longer time than it does in other children.
Critical thinkers should approach psychology textbooks as: - CORRECT ANSWER - an
opportunity to generate alternative explanations.
Which of the following is true regarding the use of non-human animals in psychological
research? - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal regulations governing their housing and care
have been strengthened.
The _______________ receives, processes, interprets, and stores incoming information from the
senses and also sends out messages destined for muscles, glands, and internal organs. -
CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
Which of the following best describes the relationship between genes and traits? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both physical and psychological traits are usually determined by multiple
genes.
Which structure in the brain has often been called the "gateway to memory"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - hippocampus
Psychologists are scientists because: - CORRECT ANSWER - they base their work on
scientific attitudes and procedures.
In the past, psychologists who emphasized the role of inborn characteristics on human behavior
were called: - CORRECT ANSWER - nativists-
, The coefficient of correlation conveys: - CORRECT ANSWER - the size and direction of
the relationship between two variables.
Which of the following drugs is a stimulant?
a) mescaline
b) alcohol
c) amphetamines
d) psilocybin - CORRECT ANSWER - amphetamines
A major disadvantage of using laboratory observation in a research study is that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - the presence of researchers may cause participants to act differently than they
would in their natural surroundings.
Which of the following neurotransmitters affects neurons involved in voluntary movement,
learning, memory, pleasure and reward, and possibly responses to novelty? - CORRECT
ANSWER - dopamine
Which of the following is a reason critics challenge the evolutionary views of sex differences in
dating and mating?
a) The behavior of humans often fails to conform to the stereotyped images of sexually
promiscuous males and coy females.
b) Evolutionary psychologists have tended to rely on data from case studies, which can be a poor
guide to participants' actual sexual behaviors.
c) Modern humans are not affected by evolutionary pressures.
d) In most societies, it is no longer evolutionarily beneficial for males to have as many offspring
as they can. - CORRECT ANSWER - ------------?
