History of Psych
Research Methods
Bio-psychology
States of Consciousness
Sensation and Perception
Learning
100
Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed?

a. critical thinking

b. use of the scientific method

c. critical evaluation of sources of information

d. all of the above


d. All of the above

100

A person's participation in a research project must be ___________.

a. random

b. voluntary

c. rewarded

d. public

b. voluntary

100

A(n) ___________is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA.

a. allele

b. chromosome

c. epigenetic

d. mutation


d. mutation

100

___________ is most effective in individuals that are very open to the power of suggestion.

a. hypnosis

b. meditation

c. mindful awareness

d. cognitive therapy

a. hypnosis

100

____________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

a. sensation

b. perception

c. transduction

d. sensory adaptation

b. perception

100

_________ is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that _________.

a. is innate

b. occurs as a result of experience

c. is found only in humans

d. occurs by observing others

b. occurs as a result of experience

200

Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in _________.

a. biology

b. chemistry

c. philosophy

d. physics

c. Philosophy

200

Scientific hypotheses are___________ and falsifiable.

a. observable

b. original

c. provable

d. testable

d. testable

200

If your ______________ is activated, you will feel relatively at ease.

a. somatic nervous system

b. sympathetic nervous system

c. parasympathetic nervous system

d. spinal cord

c. parasympathetic nervous system

200

____________ cycles occur roughly once every 24 hours.

a. biological

b. circadian

c. rotating

d. conscious

b. circadian

200

___________ depth cues require the use of both eyes.

a. monocular

b. binocular

c. linear perspective

d. accommodating


b. binocular

200

In Bandura's Bobo dolly study, when the children who watched the aggressive model were placed in a room with the doll and other toys, they _____________.

a. ignored the doll

b. played nicely with the doll

c. played with tinker toys

d. kicked and threw the doll

d. kicked and threw the doll

300

____________is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs.

a. Noam Chomsky

b. Carl Rogers

c. Abraham Maslow

d. Sigmund Freud

C. Abraham Maslow

300

Height and weight are positively correlated. This means that:

a. There is no relationship between height and weight.

b. Usually, the taller someone is, the thinner they are.

c. Usually, the shorter some is, the heavier they are.

d. As height increases, typically weight increases.

d. As height increases, typically weight increases.

300

The central nervous system is comprised of _________.

a. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

b. organs and glands

c. somatic and autonomic nervous systems

d. brain and spinal cord

d. brain and spinal cord

300

Growth hormone is secreted by the __________ while we sleep.

a. pineal gland

b. thyroid

c. pituitary gland

d. pancreas

c. pituitary gland

300

If you were to stare at a green dot for a relatively long period of time and then shift your gaze to a blank white screen, you would see a __________ negative afterimage. 

a. blue

b. yellow

c. black

d. red


d. red

300

In ___________ the stimulus or experience occurs before the behavior and then gets paired with the behavior.

a. associative learning

b. observational learning

c. operant conditioning

d. classical conditioning

d. classical conditioning

400

If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4 year college, they would probably need a _________ degree in psychology.

a. bachelor of science

b. bachelor of art

c. master's

d. PhD

D. PhD

400

The correlation coefficient indicates the weakest relationship when______________.

a. It is closest to -1

b. It is closest to 0

c. It is positive

d. It is negative

b. It is closest to 0

400

Sympathetic activation is associated with_______.

a. pupil dilation

b. storage of glucose in the liver

c. increased heart rate

d. both A and C

d. both A and C

400

The __________ content of a dream refers to the true or hidden meaning of the dream.

a. latent

b. manifest

c. collective unconscious

d. important

a. latent

400
Which taste is associated with monosodium glutamate?

a. sweet

b. bitter

c. umami

d. sour


c. umami

400

In Watson and Rayner's experiments, Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat, and then he began to be afraid of other furry white objects. This demonstrates___________.

a. higher order conditioning

b. acquisition

c. stimulus discrimination

d. stimulus generalization

d. stimulus generalization

500

One would need at least a(n)___________ degree to serve as a school psychologist.

a. associate's

b. bachelor's

c. master's

d. doctoral

C. Master's

500

___________ research involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time. 

a. archival research

b. longitudinal research

c. naturalistic observation

d. cross-sectional research

b. longitudinal research

500

The __________gland secretes epinephrine.

a. adrenal

b. thyroid

c. pituitary

d. master

a. adrenal

500

____________ is another word for sleepwalking.

a. insomnia

b. somnambulism

c. cataplexy

d. narcolepsy

b. somnambulism

500

The main point of focus in a visual display is known as the ___________.

a. closure

b. perceptual set

c. ground

d. figure

d. figure

500

In Pavlov's work with dogs, the psychic secretions (when the bell rang) were ____________.

a. unconditioned responses

b. conditioned responses

c. unconditioned stimuli

d. conditioned stimuli

b. conditioned responses

M
e
n
u