Psychology Exam test quizzes and
answers graded A+
Which of the following research questions is most directly related to the nature-nurture issue?
a) Are some areas of the brain more active than others during a given behavior?
b) Are certain behaviors completely random or unpredictable?
c) Are the behavioral differences between boys and girls due to differences in their genes?
d) Is personality consistent from one situation to another? - ANS✅✅c
In terms of the field of psychology, what happened after WWII?
a) The need for therapy grew rapidly
b) Behavior modification was deemed unethical
c) Cognitive psychology lost steam and was eventually replaced
d) IQ tests were first devised - ANS✅✅a
Comparative psychologists usually compare
a) cross-cultural differences in I.Q. scores
b) tests that measure different forms of mental illness
c) the behaviors of children of different ages
d) the behaviors of different species of animals - ANS✅✅d
The first laboratory for psychological research was founded in 1879 by:
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Wilhelm Wundt
c) John B. Watson
d) Uncle Istvan - ANS✅✅b
Health psychologists would be most interested in the question of:
a) how people are able to repress traumatic episodes
b) male and female differences in academic achievement
, c) why nurses make far less money than doctors
d) whether or not stress is related to sickness - ANS✅✅d
Damage to which of the following is likely to be fatal?
a) Cerebellum
b) Spinal Cord
c) Medulla
d) Corpus Callosum - ANS✅✅c
One difference between the occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes that we are sure of is that they
are responsible for:
a) different types of motivation
b) different aspects of personality
c) control of muscles in different parts of the body
d) different sensory systems - ANS✅✅d
A person who has epilepsy has a split-brian operation. Which of the following is true?
a) The person's corpus callous has been cut
b) the number of seizures will increase
c) Seizures will occur more often than before the operation, but they will be less severe
d) The fibers from each retina will only go to one hemisphere - ANS✅✅a
The nervous system is make up of two types of cells called and .
a) cell bodies; axons
b) dendrites; glia
c) neurons; cell bodies
d) glia; neurons - ANS✅✅d
A single nerve cell, which sends and receives information, is called a:
a) neuron
b) glia
answers graded A+
Which of the following research questions is most directly related to the nature-nurture issue?
a) Are some areas of the brain more active than others during a given behavior?
b) Are certain behaviors completely random or unpredictable?
c) Are the behavioral differences between boys and girls due to differences in their genes?
d) Is personality consistent from one situation to another? - ANS✅✅c
In terms of the field of psychology, what happened after WWII?
a) The need for therapy grew rapidly
b) Behavior modification was deemed unethical
c) Cognitive psychology lost steam and was eventually replaced
d) IQ tests were first devised - ANS✅✅a
Comparative psychologists usually compare
a) cross-cultural differences in I.Q. scores
b) tests that measure different forms of mental illness
c) the behaviors of children of different ages
d) the behaviors of different species of animals - ANS✅✅d
The first laboratory for psychological research was founded in 1879 by:
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Wilhelm Wundt
c) John B. Watson
d) Uncle Istvan - ANS✅✅b
Health psychologists would be most interested in the question of:
a) how people are able to repress traumatic episodes
b) male and female differences in academic achievement
, c) why nurses make far less money than doctors
d) whether or not stress is related to sickness - ANS✅✅d
Damage to which of the following is likely to be fatal?
a) Cerebellum
b) Spinal Cord
c) Medulla
d) Corpus Callosum - ANS✅✅c
One difference between the occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes that we are sure of is that they
are responsible for:
a) different types of motivation
b) different aspects of personality
c) control of muscles in different parts of the body
d) different sensory systems - ANS✅✅d
A person who has epilepsy has a split-brian operation. Which of the following is true?
a) The person's corpus callous has been cut
b) the number of seizures will increase
c) Seizures will occur more often than before the operation, but they will be less severe
d) The fibers from each retina will only go to one hemisphere - ANS✅✅a
The nervous system is make up of two types of cells called and .
a) cell bodies; axons
b) dendrites; glia
c) neurons; cell bodies
d) glia; neurons - ANS✅✅d
A single nerve cell, which sends and receives information, is called a:
a) neuron
b) glia
