Grade 12
Psych Midterm Review
JEOPARDY!
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In the definition of psychology
presented in your text, the term
behavior refers to:
a. mental processes
b. observable actions or responses
c. thinking
d. behaviors performed only by
human beings
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The definition of psychology has
evolved over time:
a. without much dissent or
discussion
b. from specific to more general
c. from general to more specific
d. from a focus on humans to a
focus on animals
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Which set of words best fits with the
cognitive perspective?
a. cerebellum, brain, biology
b. reinforcement, punishment,
learning
c. process, store, think
d. unconscious, fears, guilty
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The father of modern
psychology is considered to
be:
a. Sigmund Freud
b. George Sanchez
c. William James
d. B.F. Skinner
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Dr. Howarth is studying a personality
test and has concluded that the test
is invalid. He is most likely a
specialist in:
a. psychoanalysis
b. functionalism
c. biological psychology
d. psychometrics
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One disadvantage of survey
research is that:
a. they take too much time
b. the sample may be biased due
to over- or under- representation
c. you cannot compare answers
across different ethnic groups
d. they can only reach a small
number of people
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Which subject group is most likely
receiving a placebo?
a. Group 1 - receive an antibiotic
b. Group 2 - receive a drug that will
relieve migraine headaches
c. Group 3 - receive salt water
d. Group 4 - receive Ritalin
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Correlations are not appropriate to
___________ but are useful to ________.
a. predict behavior; make cause and
effect statements
b. make cause and effect statements;
pinpoint confounding effects
c. evaluate testimonials; evaluate
surveys
d. make cause and effect statements;
make predictions about behavior
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Kristy is interested in conducting research on
the table manners of children while eating. She
concludes that a laboratory setting would be
most appropriate for the research. Kristy's
research supervisor at college disagrees and
suggests she rethink her research setting. What
piece of advice would you give to Kristy?
a.
get another research supervisor
b.
conduct the research in a naturalistic
setting
c.
use case study technique
d.
consider using the animal model focusing
on baby chimps
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The treatment which is controlled by
the researcher is called the:
a. dependent variable
b. confounding variable
c. independent variable
d. control variable
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Meditation, hypnosis, or drug use
usually produce which type of
consciousness?
a. automatic processes
b. altered states
c. sleep and dreams
d. cognitive unconscious
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Tom is working the graveyard shift at
the mill. He has just reached the
"dead zone" and is experiencing
problems with alertness. The clock
on the wall reads:
a. 1:00 AM
b. 2:00 AM
c. 5:00 AM
d. 6:00 AM
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REM brain waves have ______ frequency
and _____ amplitude.
a. high; slow
b. slow; high
c. fast; low
d. low; fast
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Elaine is talking in her sleep. In what
stage of sleep is she most likely?
a. Stage 1
b. REM sleep
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
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If you randomly pick 100 Icelanders,
about how many of them would have
SAD?
a. 1%
b. 4%
c. 7%
d. 11%
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The responsiveness of the subject
undergoing hypnotic induction
depends most on :
a. the specific method of induction
b. the hypnotist's ability to put the
subject to sleep
c. the subject's efforts and abilities
d. the hypnotist's skill
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What is the name of the chemicals
that alter our consciousness,
sensations, perceptions, mood, and
cognitive processes?
a. psychosomatic drugs
b. psychoactive drugs
c. psychomedicinal drugs
d. illicit drugs
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Which of the following is not a
mechanism by which drugs change
behavior?
a. preventing the neurotransmitter
through reabsorption
b. mimicking the action of
neurotransmitters
c. blocking reuptake
d. decreasing the production of
synaptic vesicles
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In the late 1700's, a force called
"animal magnetism" (later called
hypnosis) was introduced by:
a. Anton Mesmer
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Ernest Hilgard
d. Herman Von Hypnos
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Carrie is watching a television show the claims
people can go back relive childhood
experiences through hypnosis. Carrie has just
read Module Eight and correctly remembers
that these individuals are:
a.
actually experiencing a posthypnotic
suggestion
b.
acting in ways they expect children to act
c.
probably actually experiencing age
regression
d.
likely not to remember what happened
during hypnosis because of posthypnotic
amnesia
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If John B. Watson was alive today
and had a website, which of the
following would he select as his
website address?
a. www.gestalt.edu
b. www.biology.edu
c. www.behavior.edu
d. www.superego.edu
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If each subject in a sample population has
an equal chance of being selected, it is
called:
a. a control group
b. random selection
c. an experimental group
d. measurement error
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Night terrors occur during ________
sleep, and nightmares occur during
_____________ sleep.
a. REM; theta
b. alpha; non-REM
c. delta; REM
d. theta; delta
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Karl continues to use a drug to avoid
withdrawal symptoms from occurring.
Karl shows:
a. tolerance
b. addiction
c. dependence
d. withdrawal
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Among people 12 years and older, what is
the most widely used drug?
a. alcohol
b. nicotine
c. marijuana
d. stimulants
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