PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 1 QUIZ
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Psychology chapter 1
Question1
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Your doctor has given you some awful-tasting pills. To minimize the aversive taste, where
should you place the pill on your tongue?
Select one:
a. front
b. side
c. middle
d. back
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The correct answer is: middle
Question2
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Which endocrine gland secretes a hormone that regulates ion levels in neurons?
Select one:
a. adrenal glands
b. parathyroid gland
c. pineal gland
d. pituitary gland
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The correct answer is: parathyroid gland
Question3
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Dizygotic twins occur when a female produces that are fertilized by .
Select one:
a. two separate eggs; one sperm cell
b. two separate eggs; two different sperm cells
c. one egg; one sperm cell
d. one egg; two different sperm cells
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The correct answer is: two separate eggs; two different sperm cells
Question4
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Workers are surveyed about their years of experience and level of job satisfaction. The goal of
psychology best illustrated by this survey is
Select one:
a. description.
b. prediction.
c. understanding.
d. influencing.
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The correct answer is: description.
Question5
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Which division of the nervous system is composed of all the nerves that branch from the brain
and spinal cord?
Select one:
a. peripheral nervous system
b. afferent nervous system
c. central nervous system
d. somatic nervous system
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The correct answer is: peripheral nervous system
Question6
Question text
Emotional arousal, sexual arousal, and metabolism are most influenced by the
Select one:
a. adrenal glands.
b. pituitary gland.
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Psychology chapter 1
Question1
Question text
Your doctor has given you some awful-tasting pills. To minimize the aversive taste, where
should you place the pill on your tongue?
Select one:
a. front
b. side
c. middle
d. back
Feedback
The correct answer is: middle
Question2
Question text
Which endocrine gland secretes a hormone that regulates ion levels in neurons?
Select one:
a. adrenal glands
b. parathyroid gland
c. pineal gland
d. pituitary gland
Feedback
The correct answer is: parathyroid gland
Question3
Question text
Dizygotic twins occur when a female produces that are fertilized by .
Select one:
a. two separate eggs; one sperm cell
b. two separate eggs; two different sperm cells
c. one egg; one sperm cell
d. one egg; two different sperm cells
, 2
Feedback
The correct answer is: two separate eggs; two different sperm cells
Question4
Question text
Workers are surveyed about their years of experience and level of job satisfaction. The goal of
psychology best illustrated by this survey is
Select one:
a. description.
b. prediction.
c. understanding.
d. influencing.
Feedback
The correct answer is: description.
Question5
Question text
Which division of the nervous system is composed of all the nerves that branch from the brain
and spinal cord?
Select one:
a. peripheral nervous system
b. afferent nervous system
c. central nervous system
d. somatic nervous system
Feedback
The correct answer is: peripheral nervous system
Question6
Question text
Emotional arousal, sexual arousal, and metabolism are most influenced by the
Select one:
a. adrenal glands.
b. pituitary gland.
