UTHS: Psychology Final Exam
Questions with All Actual Answers
2026-2027.
Dr. Sutton wants to research what the most popular ways of communication among teens, ages
13-18. Which of the following research methods would be most appropriate? - Answer
survey
Dr. Tanner wants to research how children interact socially, which research method would be
most appropriate? - Answer naturalistic observation
Dr. Mitchell is interested in finding how a new drug affects patient's energy levels. Which
research method would be most appropriate? - Answer experiment
A teacher wants to find out how student's test grades compare to each other. Which of the
following methods would be most helpful? - Answer central measures of tendency
Which of the following best describes a weakness of a case study? - Answer The participant's
behavior may not apply to a larger population
Which of the following research methods show cause and effect? - Answer experiment
Every time Joe wears his lucky red socks to his basketball game; his team wins a game. While
Joe might think that wearing the socks contributes to the team winning, this is actually an
example of — - Answer an illusory correlation
Which of the following best describes why researchers use the double-blind method? - Answer
to avoid researcher/participant bias
Approximately what percentage of scores in a normal distribution fall within one standard
deviation from the mean? - Answer 68%
In a scatterplot graph, if the correlation coefficient is zero, then - - Answer the scores have no
relation
Which of the following is the tail-like portion of a neuron upon which electrical signals are
carried? - Answer axon
, What autoimmune disorder causes the deterioration of the myelin sheath? - Answer multiple
sclerosis
Marcus is a football player. Even though Marcus was exhausted from practice and a lack of
sleep, he still managed to play well at the Friday night game. He even broke a finger during the
game, but did not even feel the pain and was still in a good mood. What neurotransmitter was
released to alleviate Marcus' pain? - Answer endorphins
What mental disorder is correlated with over activity of dopamine in the brain? - Answer
schzophrenia
What is a common side effect of split brain surgery? - Answer inability to identify objects in
the left field of vision
Which of the following are characteristics of the sympathetic nervous system? - Answer
reduced bladder control and inhibition of salivation and digestion
John was in a car accident and had trauma to his brain. Currently John is having trouble
speaking. He cannot seem to form the words correctly. Which areas of the brain could have
been affected by his accident? - Answer Broca's and Wernicke's areas
What is the oldest part of the brain? - Answer hindbrain
Franz Gall was a scientist in the 19th century who studied the bumps on the skull which came to
be known as- - Answer phrenology
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the - - Answer action
potential
The blind spot in our eye is caused by the - - Answer lack of receptors at the spot where the
optic nerve connects to the retina.
Which feature of the eye allows in light? - Answer pupil
Ron and Arnold are watching television and playing with loud toys while their father reads a
book in the same room. How is their father able to concentrate on the book while also taking in
all the other senses? - Answer selective attention
Sarah damaged a part of her basilar membrane and can't seem to hear high pitched sounds as
much as she used to. Which theory best explain's Sarah's hearing loss? - Answer place theory
Questions with All Actual Answers
2026-2027.
Dr. Sutton wants to research what the most popular ways of communication among teens, ages
13-18. Which of the following research methods would be most appropriate? - Answer
survey
Dr. Tanner wants to research how children interact socially, which research method would be
most appropriate? - Answer naturalistic observation
Dr. Mitchell is interested in finding how a new drug affects patient's energy levels. Which
research method would be most appropriate? - Answer experiment
A teacher wants to find out how student's test grades compare to each other. Which of the
following methods would be most helpful? - Answer central measures of tendency
Which of the following best describes a weakness of a case study? - Answer The participant's
behavior may not apply to a larger population
Which of the following research methods show cause and effect? - Answer experiment
Every time Joe wears his lucky red socks to his basketball game; his team wins a game. While
Joe might think that wearing the socks contributes to the team winning, this is actually an
example of — - Answer an illusory correlation
Which of the following best describes why researchers use the double-blind method? - Answer
to avoid researcher/participant bias
Approximately what percentage of scores in a normal distribution fall within one standard
deviation from the mean? - Answer 68%
In a scatterplot graph, if the correlation coefficient is zero, then - - Answer the scores have no
relation
Which of the following is the tail-like portion of a neuron upon which electrical signals are
carried? - Answer axon
, What autoimmune disorder causes the deterioration of the myelin sheath? - Answer multiple
sclerosis
Marcus is a football player. Even though Marcus was exhausted from practice and a lack of
sleep, he still managed to play well at the Friday night game. He even broke a finger during the
game, but did not even feel the pain and was still in a good mood. What neurotransmitter was
released to alleviate Marcus' pain? - Answer endorphins
What mental disorder is correlated with over activity of dopamine in the brain? - Answer
schzophrenia
What is a common side effect of split brain surgery? - Answer inability to identify objects in
the left field of vision
Which of the following are characteristics of the sympathetic nervous system? - Answer
reduced bladder control and inhibition of salivation and digestion
John was in a car accident and had trauma to his brain. Currently John is having trouble
speaking. He cannot seem to form the words correctly. Which areas of the brain could have
been affected by his accident? - Answer Broca's and Wernicke's areas
What is the oldest part of the brain? - Answer hindbrain
Franz Gall was a scientist in the 19th century who studied the bumps on the skull which came to
be known as- - Answer phrenology
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the - - Answer action
potential
The blind spot in our eye is caused by the - - Answer lack of receptors at the spot where the
optic nerve connects to the retina.
Which feature of the eye allows in light? - Answer pupil
Ron and Arnold are watching television and playing with loud toys while their father reads a
book in the same room. How is their father able to concentrate on the book while also taking in
all the other senses? - Answer selective attention
Sarah damaged a part of her basilar membrane and can't seem to hear high pitched sounds as
much as she used to. Which theory best explain's Sarah's hearing loss? - Answer place theory
