PSY 110 General Psychology FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the
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environment, to engage in various forms of reasoning, and to overcome
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obstacles by taking thought is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Intelligence
According to the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin,
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the components of memory are ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, and finally Long-Term Memory
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The field of psychology that attempts to explain how the actual,
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imagined, or implied presence of others influences the thoughts,
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feelings, and behavior of individuals is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social
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psychology
Alfred Adler's theory is called _____ because of its emphasis on the
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uniqueness of the person. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-individual
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psychology
Emotions have all of the following except a ______ component. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sensory (the four components of emotion are
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,physiological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive processes, and
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behavioral reactions.) |
_____ is diagnosed when an individual has difficulty falling asleep or
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staying asleep, has poor quality sleep, and/or wakes too early. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Insomnia |
Which of the following would NOT be considered psychotherapy? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the use of electroconvulsive therapy
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Billy has a mental age of 8 and a chronological age of 10. Billy's IQ is -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-80 |
Matt's parents are devastated to have just found out that their son has
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been experiencing hallucinations. They immediately decide to take him
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to the hospital where he can be evaluated by a psychiatrist. During that
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time, Matt reveals that he thinks his parents are trying to poison him.
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The psychiatrist also notes additional disturbed thinking and social
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withdrawal, but no depressed mood. Which of the following
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psychological disorders does Matt likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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schizophrenia
Justin is walking down the street and a car backfires. He drops to the
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ground, sure it is a drive-by shooting. Justin's _____ nervous system just
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kicked into high gear. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sympathetic
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, Dylan is a psychiatrist who feels strongly that psychological disorders are
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caused by chemical imbalances in the brain or other brain
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abnormalities. Dylan works from a _____ perspective of treatment. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biomedical |
Susan wanted to know if aerobic exercise caused more weight loss than
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just walking. Susan had her experimental group do aerobic exercise for
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20 minutes, 4 days a week. She weighed each subject before the
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experiment started and again 3 months into the experiment. The
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independent variable in her experimental research was _____ -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the exercise | |
Which of the following represents the strongest correlation?
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A. 0.0
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B. .34
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C. -.45
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D. -.28 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. -.45
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The physiological and psychological response to a condition that
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threatens or challenges a person and requires some form of adaptation
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or adjustment defines _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stress
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
environment, to engage in various forms of reasoning, and to overcome
| | | | | | | | | | |
obstacles by taking thought is called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Intelligence
According to the model of memory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin,
| | | | | | | | | | |
the components of memory are ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, and finally Long-Term Memory
| | | | | | |
The field of psychology that attempts to explain how the actual,
| | | | | | | | | | |
imagined, or implied presence of others influences the thoughts,
| | | | | | | | |
feelings, and behavior of individuals is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-social
| | | | | | | | |
psychology
Alfred Adler's theory is called _____ because of its emphasis on the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
uniqueness of the person. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-individual
| | | | | | |
psychology
Emotions have all of the following except a ______ component. -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sensory (the four components of emotion are
| | | | | | | |
,physiological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive processes, and
| | | | | | |
behavioral reactions.) |
_____ is diagnosed when an individual has difficulty falling asleep or
| | | | | | | | | | |
staying asleep, has poor quality sleep, and/or wakes too early. -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Insomnia |
Which of the following would NOT be considered psychotherapy? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the use of electroconvulsive therapy
| | | | |
Billy has a mental age of 8 and a chronological age of 10. Billy's IQ is -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-80 |
Matt's parents are devastated to have just found out that their son has
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
been experiencing hallucinations. They immediately decide to take him
| | | | | | | | |
to the hospital where he can be evaluated by a psychiatrist. During that
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
time, Matt reveals that he thinks his parents are trying to poison him.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
The psychiatrist also notes additional disturbed thinking and social
| | | | | | | | |
withdrawal, but no depressed mood. Which of the following
| | | | | | | | |
psychological disorders does Matt likely have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
schizophrenia
Justin is walking down the street and a car backfires. He drops to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ground, sure it is a drive-by shooting. Justin's _____ nervous system just
| | | | | | | | | | | |
kicked into high gear. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sympathetic
| | | | | |
, Dylan is a psychiatrist who feels strongly that psychological disorders are
| | | | | | | | | |
caused by chemical imbalances in the brain or other brain
| | | | | | | | | | |
abnormalities. Dylan works from a _____ perspective of treatment. -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biomedical |
Susan wanted to know if aerobic exercise caused more weight loss than
| | | | | | | | | | | |
just walking. Susan had her experimental group do aerobic exercise for
| | | | | | | | | | |
20 minutes, 4 days a week. She weighed each subject before the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
experiment started and again 3 months into the experiment. The
| | | | | | | | | |
independent variable in her experimental research was _____ -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the exercise | |
Which of the following represents the strongest correlation?
| | | | | | |
A. 0.0
|
B. .34
|
C. -.45
|
D. -.28 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. -.45
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The physiological and psychological response to a condition that
| | | | | | | | |
threatens or challenges a person and requires some form of adaptation
| | | | | | | | | | |
or adjustment defines _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stress
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