Review for First Exam
General Psychology
Dr. Thomas
1. A recurrent issue in psychology has been whether differences between individuals are
attributable to
a. experience or learning.
b. biology or physiology.
c. nutrition or learning.
d. hereditary or environment.
2. Wilhelm Wundt is considered to be the “Father of Psychology” because
a. first emphasized the unconscious causes of behavior.
b. emphasized the importance of observable behavior.
c. first questioned how the mind worked.
d. established the first scientific psychology laboratory.
3. The major advantage of experimentation over other research methods is that
a. other methods require more funding than experiments.
b. experiments allow for examination of cause-and-effect relations among
variables.
c. experiments are more easily generalizable to real-life situations.
d. experiments require less time from subjects than do the other research
methods.
4. If researchers were to find a strong negative correlation between the amount of
alcohol consumed and the frequency of nightmares, then they could conclude
a. a low level of alcohol consumption is associated with low frequency of
nightmares.
b. consuming alcohol causes nightmares.
c. a high level of alcohol consumption is associated with a low frequency of
nightmares.
d. a high level of alcohol consumption is associated with a high frequency of
nightmares.
5. A psychologist wants to study fears in preschoolers. Thus, she uses the survey method,
and interviews 100 four year-old children. The children interviewed are to all
preschoolers as
a. A sample is to a population.
b. A control group is to an experimental group.
c. an experimental group is to a control group.
d. a population is to a sample.
6. Christine’s car breaks down on the highway. She looks into her engine and accidentally
touches something hot. Her hand immediately pulls away even before she realizes she
has burned herself. This pulling away behavior is controlled by the
a. spinal cord.
b. peripheral nervous system.
c. brain.
d. autonomic nervous system.
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7. Visual interpretation occurs mainly in the
a. frontal lobe.
b. parietal lobe.
c. occipital lobe.
d. temporal lobe.
8. The organization and interpretation of incoming sensory data is called
a.
sensation.
b.
attention.
c.
perception
d.
psychophysics.
9. The “paradox” of REM sleep is that
a. REM periods get longer while Non-REM periods get shorter.
b. an almost paralyzed body co-exists with a very active brain.
c. dreams take place in real time rather than in an instant.
d. even people who insist they don’t dream, do so during REM periods.
10. If psychological test is designed to measure anxiety but is found to measure creativity
instead, the test is considered to be
a. unreliable.
b. invalid.
c. not objective.
d. not standardized.
11. Research suggests that facial expressions such as those of happiness, sadness, anger,
and fear are
a. recognized by people of all cultures.
b. learned and differ from society and society.
c. differentially expressed in the East and West.
d. expressions of secondary emotions.
For 12 through 13 match the following psychological perspectives using the following:
a) Structuralism
b) Behaviorism
c) Functionalism
d) Psychoanalysis
e) Gestalt psychology
ychoanalysis
e) Gestalt psychology
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Emphasized the practical nature of the mind and survival adaptation
Attempted to reduce conscious experience to its’ basic elements
Emphasized learning from our environment through consequences
Believed the relationship between the parts is more important than individual parts
Emphasized the unconscious mind and sexual urges in influencing human behavior
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Without the use of a calculator, use the following test scores [ 5, 20, 5, 5, 10, 10, 10, 15, 5,
15 ] to determine the answers for 17 through 20.
17.
18.
19.
20.
____
Mean: a)
Mode: a)
Median: a)
Range: a)
_______
5 b) 10
5 b) 10
5 b) 10
5 b) 10
______
c) 15
c) 15
c) 15
c) 15
____
d) 20
d) 20
d) 20
d) 20
____
e) 25
e) 25
e) 25
e) 25
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For 21 through 24, match the Lobe of the Cerebrum with the most common function:
a) Frontal Lobe
b) Occipital Lobe
c) Parietal Lobe
d) Temporal Lobe
21.
22.
23.
24.
____
Motor movement, planning and inhibition
Sensory input from body
Vision
Audition
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25.
Drinking alcohol while taking other central nervous system depressants like Xanax bars
is extremely dangerous because both drugs increase the effectiveness of the other in
shutting down the _____ which is responsible for coordinating heart rate, blood
pressure, respiration, and several reflexes like coughing and sneezing.
a. Pons
b. Cerebellum
c. Medulla
d. spinal cord
35.
For 26 through 30, match the following with the correct perception:
a) wavelength
b) amplitude (wave height) c) consistency of wave length
26. Hue (Color)
27. Volume
28. Pitch
29. Brightness or Dullness of color
30. Saturation
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31.
The process of interpreting and organizing the nervous system’s response to a stimulus
is known as
a.
adaptation
b.
sensation
c.
perception
d.
psychophysics
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32. The process by which sensory organs transform mechanical, chemical, or light energy
into electrochemical energy or neural transmission is called
a. transduction
b. adaptation
c. psychophysics
d. perception