PSY 1012 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● The American eugenics program in the early 20th century was
operated primarily from a ___ approach.
Answer: Positive eugenics
●● The field of psychology has:
Answer: all of the above
-the discovery of a growing number of factors that affect behavior
-An unrestricted set of behavioral patterns that are based on
neuroscience and environment
-Constraints due to ethical concerns
-A constantly changing experimental subject
●● Which of the following brain scan techniques would be MOST
useful in locating bullet fragments before surgery?
Answer: CT Scan
●● Section 4 of the brain.
Answer: Cerebellum
, ●● What was the prognosis for the man who thought he was god? He
was going to:
Answer: Increase his delusions
●● Section 3 of the brain
Answer: Occipital lobe
●● Section 1 of the brain
Answer: Frontal lobe
●● With respect to the overwhelming similarity in behavior between
males and females, how many PAIRS of chromosomes are unisex (seen
in both males and females)?
Answer: 22
●● Action potentials move _____ throughout the nervous system.
Answer: In only one direction through a neuroanatomical circuit
●● Who is the father of psychology?
Answer: Wundt
●● Which famous physicist developed a theory of nerve conduction
based on vibrations?
GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● The American eugenics program in the early 20th century was
operated primarily from a ___ approach.
Answer: Positive eugenics
●● The field of psychology has:
Answer: all of the above
-the discovery of a growing number of factors that affect behavior
-An unrestricted set of behavioral patterns that are based on
neuroscience and environment
-Constraints due to ethical concerns
-A constantly changing experimental subject
●● Which of the following brain scan techniques would be MOST
useful in locating bullet fragments before surgery?
Answer: CT Scan
●● Section 4 of the brain.
Answer: Cerebellum
, ●● What was the prognosis for the man who thought he was god? He
was going to:
Answer: Increase his delusions
●● Section 3 of the brain
Answer: Occipital lobe
●● Section 1 of the brain
Answer: Frontal lobe
●● With respect to the overwhelming similarity in behavior between
males and females, how many PAIRS of chromosomes are unisex (seen
in both males and females)?
Answer: 22
●● Action potentials move _____ throughout the nervous system.
Answer: In only one direction through a neuroanatomical circuit
●● Who is the father of psychology?
Answer: Wundt
●● Which famous physicist developed a theory of nerve conduction
based on vibrations?
