FCR 110 POST
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
A+<RECENT VERSION>
1. Behavior and mental processes - ANSWER Psychology is the study of
____________
2. -.20 - ANSWER Which correlational coefficient reflects the strongest
relation between two variables?
3. Replication - ANSWER Psychologists as well as other scientists need
to confirm their findings by repeating observations, a process known as
________.
4. Over time, genetic variations become more common if they are adaptive
in a particular environment. - ANSWER Which is the best statement
of the principle of natural selection?
,5. Sympathetic nervous system - ANSWER As Caroline is walking
across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat
breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is
due to the action of Caroline's:
6. In normal brains, the left and right hemispheres cooperate naturally in
everyday activities. - ANSWER When asked about the input from
each cerebral hemisphere, two well-known split-brain researchers,
Michael Gazzaniga and Roger Sperry, would agree that:
7. Conscious state is like the computer screen, while non-conscious
processing is the electronic activity at work behind the scenes. -
ANSWER When considering the computer metaphor with the
cognitive perspective of consciousness:
8. More REM sleep than normal - ANSWER When people are deprived
of REM sleep, they show which of the following behaviors when they
can rest without disturbance?
9. There is no reliable way to determine latent meanings. - ANSWER A
weakness of the psychoanalytic theory of dreaming is that:
10.Hypnosis involves dissociation in which one part of the mind operates
independently of others. - ANSWER Ernest Hilgard, a pioneer in
hypnosis research, argued that:
11.Physiological changes in the brain that were related to the suggestions
given. - ANSWER The best evidence in support of the idea that
hypnosis is actually an altered state of consciousness would be
,12.Children are able to use their social skills to acquire language in specific
contexts. - ANSWER Considering how nature and nurture work
together in the development of language:
13.Distinguish among different perspectives. - ANSWER Animism and
egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking in
that they indicate an inability to:
14.Close and secure relationships with their parents as well. - ANSWER
Tyler has very positive relationships with his peers. He identifies strongly
with them, is well liked, and confides closely in his best friends. Research
shows that adolescents like Tyler tend to have:
15.Eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life. -
ANSWER Erik Erikson wrote that:
16.Alzheimer disease. - ANSWER Patricia is 63 years old and is
beginning to lose some of her memory. She becomes confused and does
not speak as well as she once did. These are signs that Patricia may be
developing:
17.Turtles - ANSWER What animal was willing to "jump" in the visual
cliff exercise?
18.Similarities - ANSWER Our sensory receptors play a key role in
detecting ________ in the external world.
19.Acquisition - ANSWER ______ is the initial learning stage in
classical conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned
stimulus.
, 20.Stimulus discrimination - ANSWER A dog has been conditioned to
salivate to a bell of a certain tone. A bell with a slightly different tone is
sounded and the dog does not salivate. This is an example of:
21.Positive punishment - ANSWER John sits in the back of the
classroom and propels spitballs at other students. The teacher notices this
and harshly reprimands John. John decreases his spitball propelling
behavior. This is an example of:
22.Fixed interval - ANSWER This schedule of reinforcement initially
produces modest rates of responding which rapidly increase immediately
preceding the delivery of the reinforcer:
23.Memory - ANSWER This is an active system that receives
information, organizes and alters information as it is being stored away,
and then retrieves the information from storage when needed.
24.Encoding - ANSWER Transforming incoming information into a
usable/understandable form is called ______________.
25.Chunking - ANSWER Grouping or combining information into larger
meaningful units as a way of improving the efficiency of one's short-term
memory is called _____________.
26.Middle - ANSWER According to the serial position effect theory,
which part of a list is MOST difficult to remember and thus deserve
additional practice?
27.Flashbulb - ANSWER Lasting images or virtual snapshots that are
frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, personal happiness, or
other significant events are called _____________ memories.
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
A+<RECENT VERSION>
1. Behavior and mental processes - ANSWER Psychology is the study of
____________
2. -.20 - ANSWER Which correlational coefficient reflects the strongest
relation between two variables?
3. Replication - ANSWER Psychologists as well as other scientists need
to confirm their findings by repeating observations, a process known as
________.
4. Over time, genetic variations become more common if they are adaptive
in a particular environment. - ANSWER Which is the best statement
of the principle of natural selection?
,5. Sympathetic nervous system - ANSWER As Caroline is walking
across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat
breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is
due to the action of Caroline's:
6. In normal brains, the left and right hemispheres cooperate naturally in
everyday activities. - ANSWER When asked about the input from
each cerebral hemisphere, two well-known split-brain researchers,
Michael Gazzaniga and Roger Sperry, would agree that:
7. Conscious state is like the computer screen, while non-conscious
processing is the electronic activity at work behind the scenes. -
ANSWER When considering the computer metaphor with the
cognitive perspective of consciousness:
8. More REM sleep than normal - ANSWER When people are deprived
of REM sleep, they show which of the following behaviors when they
can rest without disturbance?
9. There is no reliable way to determine latent meanings. - ANSWER A
weakness of the psychoanalytic theory of dreaming is that:
10.Hypnosis involves dissociation in which one part of the mind operates
independently of others. - ANSWER Ernest Hilgard, a pioneer in
hypnosis research, argued that:
11.Physiological changes in the brain that were related to the suggestions
given. - ANSWER The best evidence in support of the idea that
hypnosis is actually an altered state of consciousness would be
,12.Children are able to use their social skills to acquire language in specific
contexts. - ANSWER Considering how nature and nurture work
together in the development of language:
13.Distinguish among different perspectives. - ANSWER Animism and
egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking in
that they indicate an inability to:
14.Close and secure relationships with their parents as well. - ANSWER
Tyler has very positive relationships with his peers. He identifies strongly
with them, is well liked, and confides closely in his best friends. Research
shows that adolescents like Tyler tend to have:
15.Eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life. -
ANSWER Erik Erikson wrote that:
16.Alzheimer disease. - ANSWER Patricia is 63 years old and is
beginning to lose some of her memory. She becomes confused and does
not speak as well as she once did. These are signs that Patricia may be
developing:
17.Turtles - ANSWER What animal was willing to "jump" in the visual
cliff exercise?
18.Similarities - ANSWER Our sensory receptors play a key role in
detecting ________ in the external world.
19.Acquisition - ANSWER ______ is the initial learning stage in
classical conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned
stimulus.
, 20.Stimulus discrimination - ANSWER A dog has been conditioned to
salivate to a bell of a certain tone. A bell with a slightly different tone is
sounded and the dog does not salivate. This is an example of:
21.Positive punishment - ANSWER John sits in the back of the
classroom and propels spitballs at other students. The teacher notices this
and harshly reprimands John. John decreases his spitball propelling
behavior. This is an example of:
22.Fixed interval - ANSWER This schedule of reinforcement initially
produces modest rates of responding which rapidly increase immediately
preceding the delivery of the reinforcer:
23.Memory - ANSWER This is an active system that receives
information, organizes and alters information as it is being stored away,
and then retrieves the information from storage when needed.
24.Encoding - ANSWER Transforming incoming information into a
usable/understandable form is called ______________.
25.Chunking - ANSWER Grouping or combining information into larger
meaningful units as a way of improving the efficiency of one's short-term
memory is called _____________.
26.Middle - ANSWER According to the serial position effect theory,
which part of a list is MOST difficult to remember and thus deserve
additional practice?
27.Flashbulb - ANSWER Lasting images or virtual snapshots that are
frozen in memory at times of personal tragedy, personal happiness, or
other significant events are called _____________ memories.
