Psychology 2301 practice final exam
questions with correct answers
The |scientific |method |starts |with |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observations.
Based |on |research, |which |type |of |attachment |pattern |seems |to |be |the |least |securely |
attached? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disorganized |attachment
According |to |Bandura, |the |idea |that |the |environment, |behaviors, |and |cognitive |factors |all |play |
a |mutual |role |in |the |development |of |personality |is |referred |to |as |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-eciprocal |determinism.
A(n) |___ |is |a |measure |of |how |strongly |two |variables |are |related |to |one |another. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-correlation
Observational |learning |theory's |foremost |proponent |is |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Bandura.
The |process |by |which |existing |schemes |are |modified |and |new |schemes |are |created |to |
incorporate |new |objects, |events, |experiences, |or |information |is |defined |by |Piaget |as |_____ |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accommodation.
Which |theorist |suggested |that |children |move |through |a |series |of |stages, |namely |gender |
identity, |gender |stability, |and |gender |constancy, |prior |to |developing |a |gender |role? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lawrence |Kohlberg
,Shannon |is |a |researcher |who |studies |sleep |patterns |in |humans. |Shannon |most |likely |uses |
_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-laboratory |observation.
Twin |studies |and |studies |of |adopted |children |allow |behavioral |geneticists |to |research |the |
_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relative |contributions |of |genes |and |environment.
All |of |the |nerves |outside |your |spinal |cord |and |brain |make |up |the |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-peripheral |nervous |system.
Which |of |the |following |brain |structures |is |involved |in |regulating |hunger, |thirst, |temperature, |
and |sexual |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypothalamus
According |to |Piaget, |when |a |child |fits |new |information |into |schemes |that |already |exist, |_____ |
occurs. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assimilation
_____ |is |marked |by |feelings |of |great |sadness, |despair, |and |hopelessness, |as |well |as |the |loss |of
|the |ability |to |experience |pleasure. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Major |depressive |disorder
What |was |learned |from |John |Watson's |"Little |Albert" |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |can
|be |learned |via |classical |conditioning, |and |that |fear |can |be |generalized.
According |to |Piaget, |_____ |is |the |realization |that |objects |continue |to |exist |even |when |they |can
|no |longer |be |perceived. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-object |permanence
The |right |and |left |halves |of |the |cerebrum |are |called |the |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
cerebral |hemispheres.
The |period |of |the |embryo |begins |at |_____ |and |ends |with |_____, |which |takes |about |_____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-week |3; |formation |of |bone |cells; |six |weeks
, When |a |subject's |response |to |a |treatment |is |due |to |their |expectations |rather |than |the |actual |
treatment, |they |are |showing |the |_____ |effect. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-placebo
The |physiological |and |psychological |response |to |a |condition |that |threatens |or |challenges |a |
person |and |requires |some |form |of |adaptation |or |adjustment |defines |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-stress.
The |endocrine |system |consists |of |various |_____ |that |create |and |release |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-glands; |hormones.
A |chemical |found |in |the |sacs |within |an |axon |terminal |which, |when |released, |has |an |effect |on |
a |nearby |neuron |is |called |a |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neurotransmitter.
Which |of |the |following |can |be |concluded |from |Harry |Harlow's |research |with |rhesus |monkeys?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |monkeys |clearly |preferred |the |cloth |"mother" |as |evidenced |by |
clinging |behavior |to |the |cloth |"mother" |in |new |situations.
Dependability |and |reliability |describe |two |aspects |of |the |_____ |factor |of |the |five-factor |model.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conscientiousness
The |_____ |maps |patterns |of |blood |flow, |oxygen |use, |and |glucose |consumption |in |the |brain. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PET |scan, |positron-emission |tomography
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |true |about |naturalistic |observation? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |involves |observing |behavior |in |its |natural |context.
Feelings |of |depression |have |convinced |Nyla |to |seek |out |a |therapist. |When |she |met |with |the |
therapist, |she |answered |the |following |questions |regarding |her |behavior: |Has |your |sleeping |
changed? |Has |your |appetite |changed? |Have |you |been |crying? |Have |you |been |unable |to |go |to |
questions with correct answers
The |scientific |method |starts |with |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observations.
Based |on |research, |which |type |of |attachment |pattern |seems |to |be |the |least |securely |
attached? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disorganized |attachment
According |to |Bandura, |the |idea |that |the |environment, |behaviors, |and |cognitive |factors |all |play |
a |mutual |role |in |the |development |of |personality |is |referred |to |as |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-eciprocal |determinism.
A(n) |___ |is |a |measure |of |how |strongly |two |variables |are |related |to |one |another. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-correlation
Observational |learning |theory's |foremost |proponent |is |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Bandura.
The |process |by |which |existing |schemes |are |modified |and |new |schemes |are |created |to |
incorporate |new |objects, |events, |experiences, |or |information |is |defined |by |Piaget |as |_____ |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accommodation.
Which |theorist |suggested |that |children |move |through |a |series |of |stages, |namely |gender |
identity, |gender |stability, |and |gender |constancy, |prior |to |developing |a |gender |role? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lawrence |Kohlberg
,Shannon |is |a |researcher |who |studies |sleep |patterns |in |humans. |Shannon |most |likely |uses |
_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-laboratory |observation.
Twin |studies |and |studies |of |adopted |children |allow |behavioral |geneticists |to |research |the |
_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-relative |contributions |of |genes |and |environment.
All |of |the |nerves |outside |your |spinal |cord |and |brain |make |up |the |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-peripheral |nervous |system.
Which |of |the |following |brain |structures |is |involved |in |regulating |hunger, |thirst, |temperature, |
and |sexual |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypothalamus
According |to |Piaget, |when |a |child |fits |new |information |into |schemes |that |already |exist, |_____ |
occurs. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assimilation
_____ |is |marked |by |feelings |of |great |sadness, |despair, |and |hopelessness, |as |well |as |the |loss |of
|the |ability |to |experience |pleasure. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Major |depressive |disorder
What |was |learned |from |John |Watson's |"Little |Albert" |study? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |can
|be |learned |via |classical |conditioning, |and |that |fear |can |be |generalized.
According |to |Piaget, |_____ |is |the |realization |that |objects |continue |to |exist |even |when |they |can
|no |longer |be |perceived. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-object |permanence
The |right |and |left |halves |of |the |cerebrum |are |called |the |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
cerebral |hemispheres.
The |period |of |the |embryo |begins |at |_____ |and |ends |with |_____, |which |takes |about |_____. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-week |3; |formation |of |bone |cells; |six |weeks
, When |a |subject's |response |to |a |treatment |is |due |to |their |expectations |rather |than |the |actual |
treatment, |they |are |showing |the |_____ |effect. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-placebo
The |physiological |and |psychological |response |to |a |condition |that |threatens |or |challenges |a |
person |and |requires |some |form |of |adaptation |or |adjustment |defines |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-stress.
The |endocrine |system |consists |of |various |_____ |that |create |and |release |_____ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-glands; |hormones.
A |chemical |found |in |the |sacs |within |an |axon |terminal |which, |when |released, |has |an |effect |on |
a |nearby |neuron |is |called |a |_____ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neurotransmitter.
Which |of |the |following |can |be |concluded |from |Harry |Harlow's |research |with |rhesus |monkeys?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |monkeys |clearly |preferred |the |cloth |"mother" |as |evidenced |by |
clinging |behavior |to |the |cloth |"mother" |in |new |situations.
Dependability |and |reliability |describe |two |aspects |of |the |_____ |factor |of |the |five-factor |model.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conscientiousness
The |_____ |maps |patterns |of |blood |flow, |oxygen |use, |and |glucose |consumption |in |the |brain. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PET |scan, |positron-emission |tomography
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |true |about |naturalistic |observation? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |involves |observing |behavior |in |its |natural |context.
Feelings |of |depression |have |convinced |Nyla |to |seek |out |a |therapist. |When |she |met |with |the |
therapist, |she |answered |the |following |questions |regarding |her |behavior: |Has |your |sleeping |
changed? |Has |your |appetite |changed? |Have |you |been |crying? |Have |you |been |unable |to |go |to |
