Psych 120 Mock exam questions with correct
answers
Cocktail |party |phenomenon |explains:
a) |When |people |ignore |you |at |a |party
b) |Being |unable |to |head |conversations |around |you |because |of |interference
c) |Tuning |into |one |message |while |filtering |out |others |nearby
d) |Processing |one |message |slower |than |the |rest |because |of |interference |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
The |absolute |refractory |period |means:
a) |A |second |firing |cannot |happen
b) |A |second |firing |can |happen, |but |it |requires |more |stimulation
c) |The |neuron |will |fire |to |the |fullest |extent
d) |The |neuron |will |return |to |resting |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
What |are |the |4 |lobes |of |the |brain |called?
a) |Parietal, |frontal, |cerebrum, |brain |stem
b) |Occipital, |parietal, |temporal, |frontal
c) |Occipital, |neural, |behavioural, |parietal
d) |Frontal, |temporal, |parietal, |cerebellum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
What |working |memory |technique |would |be |least |effective |when |studying |for |an |exam?
a) |Rehearsal
b) |Maintenance |rehearsal
, c) |Elaborative
d) |Chunking |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
When |a |negative |stimulus |is |added |to |decrease |behavior |as |punishment, |it |is |a:
a) |None |of |these
b) |Negative |reinforcer
c) |Primary |reinforcer
d) |Secondary |reinforcer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
By |the |1920's |a |new |definition |of |psychology |had |gained |favor, |reflecting |the |work |of |psychologists |
such |as |John |Watson. |Psychology |was |said |to |be |the |science |of:
a) |Mind
b) |Cognition
c) |Behavior
d) |Sociocultural |influence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
The |manipulated |variable |in |an |experiment |is |termed |the:
a) |independent |variable
b) |dependent |variable
c) |control |variable
d) |placebo |variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
In |which |situation |is |it |most |likely |that |an |individual |would |attempt |to |reduce |their |cognitive |
dissonance?
a) |When |they |need |to |justify |a |choice |they |made |by |themselves
answers
Cocktail |party |phenomenon |explains:
a) |When |people |ignore |you |at |a |party
b) |Being |unable |to |head |conversations |around |you |because |of |interference
c) |Tuning |into |one |message |while |filtering |out |others |nearby
d) |Processing |one |message |slower |than |the |rest |because |of |interference |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
The |absolute |refractory |period |means:
a) |A |second |firing |cannot |happen
b) |A |second |firing |can |happen, |but |it |requires |more |stimulation
c) |The |neuron |will |fire |to |the |fullest |extent
d) |The |neuron |will |return |to |resting |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
What |are |the |4 |lobes |of |the |brain |called?
a) |Parietal, |frontal, |cerebrum, |brain |stem
b) |Occipital, |parietal, |temporal, |frontal
c) |Occipital, |neural, |behavioural, |parietal
d) |Frontal, |temporal, |parietal, |cerebellum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
What |working |memory |technique |would |be |least |effective |when |studying |for |an |exam?
a) |Rehearsal
b) |Maintenance |rehearsal
, c) |Elaborative
d) |Chunking |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-b
When |a |negative |stimulus |is |added |to |decrease |behavior |as |punishment, |it |is |a:
a) |None |of |these
b) |Negative |reinforcer
c) |Primary |reinforcer
d) |Secondary |reinforcer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
By |the |1920's |a |new |definition |of |psychology |had |gained |favor, |reflecting |the |work |of |psychologists |
such |as |John |Watson. |Psychology |was |said |to |be |the |science |of:
a) |Mind
b) |Cognition
c) |Behavior
d) |Sociocultural |influence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c
The |manipulated |variable |in |an |experiment |is |termed |the:
a) |independent |variable
b) |dependent |variable
c) |control |variable
d) |placebo |variable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a
In |which |situation |is |it |most |likely |that |an |individual |would |attempt |to |reduce |their |cognitive |
dissonance?
a) |When |they |need |to |justify |a |choice |they |made |by |themselves
