PSY 101 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Functionalism is the school of thought concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
adaptive purposes of mind and behavior
If you were asked to list all of the thoughts & experiences you have while answering a test
question, the technique used would be - CORRECT ANSWER - introspection
Gestalt Psychology was developed based on the idea that a person's experiences are more than
just the collection of various "parts" or "element" of conciousness. This idea is in direct contrast
with the __ approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralist
Dr. Alvarez studies how the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain might contribute to the
development of multiple sclerosis. Dr. Alvarez's work best exemplifies the __ subfield of
psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological
Neurons are able to communicate with each other when - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electrical signals jump across the synapse to the adjacent neurons
The first step in neural communication is transmission, where - CORRECT ANSWER -
Signals from neurons stimulate a neuron to cause an action potential
In general siblings of different ages raised together have - CORRECT ANSWER -
Different genes & different environments
Consciousness is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - Your subjective experiences of
the external world
While visiting your sister and her one-year-old son, Ian, you notice that Ian becomes distressed
whenever your sister leaves the room, but can easily be comforted by you while she is gone, and
,ignores your sister when she comes back into the room. Ian's attachment style to his mother
would most likely be described as - CORRECT ANSWER - Ambivalent
Ming is learning English, and today she learned the word talking is made up of two units of
meaning: talk and ing. Ming is learning - CORRECT ANSWER - Syntax
Allie has just gone through puberty, and the rapid development of her frontal cortex is causing
her to - CORRECT ANSWER - Think more flexibly & critically but with some difficulty
The president of the United States is debating about whether to start a war with country X. If the
president is in postconventional stage of moral reasoning, which of the following reasons would
she be most likely to give for her reason? - CORRECT ANSWER - We should declare war
because out citizen's freedom is at at stake
Dr. Osmond is a developmental psychologist who studies adulthood. Which of the following is
he most likely to research? - CORRECT ANSWER - The mental effect of stagnation
During transduction, most sensory info is transmitted first to the __ before it is sent to the __,
where it is interpreted as sight, sound, taste, touch and smell - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thalamus; cortex
Which of the following statements best describes the path of visual info in the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Visual information from the left half of each eye travels to the
brains right side
You learned about classical conditioning in your Introductory Psychology course and are
explaining it to your roommate. You tell him that a main outcome of Pavlov's research is that a
neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus __ - CORRECT ANSWER - After
pairing it with a stimulus that triggers a reflexive response
You carpool with a friend to school every morning and he always drives. One day, your friend is
sick and you have to drive yourself. Even though you haven ever actually driven to school, you
, know the exact route to take in order to get there from your house without a map or GPS, which
is most likely the result of - CORRECT ANSWER - Latent Learning
Twins Mike and Molly are learning to ride bikes. Molly watches Mike's attempts for several
minutes and then tries to ride her own bike. During this process, Molly's mirror neurons are -
CORRECT ANSWER - Active when she watches mike and when she tries to ride her own
bike
Memory is an imperfect record of everything we see and experience primarily because our -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to direct attention is limited
To work at the store, Joe must memorize all of the menu items. To do this, Joe thinks about
which of her friends would want to order each item. Joe is likely to retain the menu items in
long-term storage very well because she used - CORRECT ANSWER - Elaborative
rehearsal
Noral & Miles are psychology students studying for an exam. Nora makes flashcards to
memorize new terms & repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the letter of
the world, & related words and ideas, but cannot remember the word itself. You are experiencing
- CORRECT ANSWER - Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
When we make our memories consistent with our current beliefs and attitudes, we are
experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory bias
Yesterday, you caused an argument by insulting another person. Today, you remember the
argument as being the other person's fault. You do not remember that you were actually to blame
the argument because of - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory Bias
Research has shown that the consolidation of memories is - CORRECT ANSWER - Aided
by sleep
Recent research suggests that negative memories may be erased by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Interfering with memory reconsolidation
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Functionalism is the school of thought concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
adaptive purposes of mind and behavior
If you were asked to list all of the thoughts & experiences you have while answering a test
question, the technique used would be - CORRECT ANSWER - introspection
Gestalt Psychology was developed based on the idea that a person's experiences are more than
just the collection of various "parts" or "element" of conciousness. This idea is in direct contrast
with the __ approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralist
Dr. Alvarez studies how the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain might contribute to the
development of multiple sclerosis. Dr. Alvarez's work best exemplifies the __ subfield of
psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological
Neurons are able to communicate with each other when - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electrical signals jump across the synapse to the adjacent neurons
The first step in neural communication is transmission, where - CORRECT ANSWER -
Signals from neurons stimulate a neuron to cause an action potential
In general siblings of different ages raised together have - CORRECT ANSWER -
Different genes & different environments
Consciousness is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - Your subjective experiences of
the external world
While visiting your sister and her one-year-old son, Ian, you notice that Ian becomes distressed
whenever your sister leaves the room, but can easily be comforted by you while she is gone, and
,ignores your sister when she comes back into the room. Ian's attachment style to his mother
would most likely be described as - CORRECT ANSWER - Ambivalent
Ming is learning English, and today she learned the word talking is made up of two units of
meaning: talk and ing. Ming is learning - CORRECT ANSWER - Syntax
Allie has just gone through puberty, and the rapid development of her frontal cortex is causing
her to - CORRECT ANSWER - Think more flexibly & critically but with some difficulty
The president of the United States is debating about whether to start a war with country X. If the
president is in postconventional stage of moral reasoning, which of the following reasons would
she be most likely to give for her reason? - CORRECT ANSWER - We should declare war
because out citizen's freedom is at at stake
Dr. Osmond is a developmental psychologist who studies adulthood. Which of the following is
he most likely to research? - CORRECT ANSWER - The mental effect of stagnation
During transduction, most sensory info is transmitted first to the __ before it is sent to the __,
where it is interpreted as sight, sound, taste, touch and smell - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thalamus; cortex
Which of the following statements best describes the path of visual info in the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Visual information from the left half of each eye travels to the
brains right side
You learned about classical conditioning in your Introductory Psychology course and are
explaining it to your roommate. You tell him that a main outcome of Pavlov's research is that a
neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus __ - CORRECT ANSWER - After
pairing it with a stimulus that triggers a reflexive response
You carpool with a friend to school every morning and he always drives. One day, your friend is
sick and you have to drive yourself. Even though you haven ever actually driven to school, you
, know the exact route to take in order to get there from your house without a map or GPS, which
is most likely the result of - CORRECT ANSWER - Latent Learning
Twins Mike and Molly are learning to ride bikes. Molly watches Mike's attempts for several
minutes and then tries to ride her own bike. During this process, Molly's mirror neurons are -
CORRECT ANSWER - Active when she watches mike and when she tries to ride her own
bike
Memory is an imperfect record of everything we see and experience primarily because our -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ability to direct attention is limited
To work at the store, Joe must memorize all of the menu items. To do this, Joe thinks about
which of her friends would want to order each item. Joe is likely to retain the menu items in
long-term storage very well because she used - CORRECT ANSWER - Elaborative
rehearsal
Noral & Miles are psychology students studying for an exam. Nora makes flashcards to
memorize new terms & repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the letter of
the world, & related words and ideas, but cannot remember the word itself. You are experiencing
- CORRECT ANSWER - Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
When we make our memories consistent with our current beliefs and attitudes, we are
experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory bias
Yesterday, you caused an argument by insulting another person. Today, you remember the
argument as being the other person's fault. You do not remember that you were actually to blame
the argument because of - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory Bias
Research has shown that the consolidation of memories is - CORRECT ANSWER - Aided
by sleep
Recent research suggests that negative memories may be erased by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Interfering with memory reconsolidation
