PSYC-100 Midterm 1 Practice Questions

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Quiz Questions and Midterm Questions: Quiz 1: 1. Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ________. Philosophy 2. If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then they would probably need a ________ degree in psychology. Ph.D. 3. Match the Greek philosopher with the overall view they endorsed: Plato: nature; Aristotle: nurture 4. Which kind of psychologist is most likely to spend time in a courtroom? Forensic Psychologist 5. A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist. Biological 6. A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist. Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Quiz 1B: 1. Researchers might use ________ when providing participants with the full details of the experiment could skew their responses. Deception 2. Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables? -0.90 3. Which statement best illustrates a negative correlation between the number of hours spent watching TV the week before an exam and the grade on that exam Students who watch more television perform more poorly on their exams 4. ________ ensures that everyone in the population has the same likelihood of being asked to participate in the study. Random Sampling 5. ________ is to animal research as ________ is to human research. IACUC; IRB 6. Sometimes, researchers will administer a(n) ________ to participants in the control group to control for the effects that participant expectation might have on the experiment. Placebo

7. Sigmund Freud developed his theory of human personality by conducting in-depth interviews over an extended period of time, and sharing his findings about each individual client. This type of research approach is known as a(n) ________. Case Study 8. The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is ________. The honesty of the data that is collected in a realistic setting 9. The ________ is controlled by the experimenter, while the ________ represents the information collected and statistically analyzed by the experimenter. Independent variable; dependent variable 10. Researchers must ________ important concepts in their studies so others would have a clear understanding of exactly how those concepts were defined. Operationalize 11. The major limitation of case studies is ________. The inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population Quiz #2: 1. In which of the following kinds of personality assessments does a person respond to ambiguous stimuli in order to hopefully reveal their unconscious feelings, impulses, and desires? Projective Test 2. An individual’s consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) Personality 3. The defense mechanism for which a person who is confronted with anxiety returns to a more immature behavioral stage is called Regression 4. ___ is the most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs. Abraham Maslow 5. Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ___ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems. Unconditional Positive regard 6. The term self-schema (also referred to as a self-concept) refers to___. All of the thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves 7. Personality is thought to be _____. Long term and stable 8. People who score high on the Big Five trait of neuroticism tend to be ___. Anxious 9. The id operates on the ___ principle Pleasure 10. The oedipus complex occurs in the ___ stage of psychosexual development. Phallic

Quiz #3: 1. What level of electrical charge corresponds to a neuron’s excitation threshold (threshold potential)? -55 mV 2. A(n) ________ is an invasive brain imaging technique that allows researchers to detect which neural regions are active during certain tasks by tracing the path of radioactive glucose throughout the brain. PET Scan 3. The central nervous system is comprised of ___. Your brain and spinal cord 4. If your ___ is activated, you will feel relatively calm and at ease. Parasympathetic nervous system 5. Communication within a neuron is driven by _____________ messages; communication between two neurons is driven by ____________ messages. Electrical; chemical 6. Multiple Sclerosis involves breakdown of the ___. Myelin sheath 7. Our ability to make our legs move as we walk across the room is controlled by the ___ nervous system Somatic 8. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is associated with ____. Pupil Dilation and Increased Heart rate 9. Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter Testosterone 10. Which of the following neural structures is NOT considered part of the limbic system Medulla 11. An action potential involves ___ moving in and out of the ____ Na+/K+ ions; axon membrane 12. The ___ is a sensory relay station where all sensory information, except for smell, goes before being sent to other areas of the brain for further processing. Thalamus 13. The ___ receive(s) incoming signals from other neurons Dendrites 14. Damage to which of the following lobes of the cerebral cortex would most likely lead to deficits in processing and understanding language? Temporal lobe Quiz #4

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1. Which field of study seeks to understand how the principles of natural selection might inform human behavior? Evolutionary Psychology 2. The United States is considered a(n) __ culture. Individualistic 3. Absent from any kind of genetic mutation, humans have ___ pairs of chromosomes 23 4. What is the key difference between monozygotic and dizygotic twins Monozygotic twins share 100% of genes; dizygotic share 50% of genes 5. According to one study discussed in lecture, someone who lives in which of the following countries is most likely to prefer a mate who adheres to rigid gender stereotypes A country with low levels of gender equality 6. In the proper order, match the following terms to the answer choices below that describe them: Gender identity, gender expression, gender roles. An internal personal feeling; personal behaviors; societal expectations 7. ____ refers to a person’s genetic makeup, while ___ refers to a person’s traits or physical characteristics Genotype; phenotype 8. In evolutionary psychology, preparedness refers to: A kind of learning that can occur without extensive prior knowledge/experience 9. _____ is the field of study that focuses on how environmental factors (like our life experiences) can change the expression of genes Epigenetics Quiz #5: 1. Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages? Lawrence Kohlberg 2. The ability to recognize an object still exists when you can’t see it is called ___ Object permanence 3. The results of Harry harlow’s monkey studies ultimately supported Bowlby’s contact comfort theory 4. Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development? Zygote, embryo, fetus 5. A child with which kind of attachment style is most likely to use their parent as a safe home base from which they can freely explore their world? Secure 6. A(n) ___ parent is most likely to use the phrase “because I said so” to end a conversation Authoritarian 7. During which stage of Piagetian development do children gain the ability to think about abstract concepts like "little scientists?"

Formal Operational 8. According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, what is the main challenge faced during adolescence? Forming an identity 9. Which of the following is NOT a focus of one of Kohlberg’s stages? Autonomy Midterm questions: 1. There are tons (!) of jobs you can get with a bachelor's degree in psychology, but some jobs require you to stay in school a lot longer. Name any one of the psychology-based careers listed on your slides that you need an advanced (i.e., graduate-level) degree to pursue. Mental Health Clinician 2. This five-letter acronym is used to describe the kinds of people on which the vast majority of psychological research is conducted (thus limiting our ability to draw sweeping, widely generalizable conclusions from that research). Note: You don't have to list all five words; you just need the five-letter acronym that those words, when placed in a certain order, spell out. WEIRD 3. Leslie is interested in whether anxiety vests or anxiety medications will be more helpful for her dogs on the 4th of July. She believes that medications will be more effective than the vests, and that the vests will be more effective than doing nothing. This scientific prediction is known as a(n) ______________. Hypothesis 4. In 1851, Dr. John Harlow wrote up a detailed summary of his experience treating Phineas Gage, who sustained major damage to his frontal lobe after he was impaled by a railroad spike. Because only one person (Gage) provided data, this kind of research is best described as a(n) _________. Case study 5. Matt is doing his Ph.D. in anthropology and interested in studying fandom subculture, so he visits the Anime Expo in downtown LA as part of his research. For this work, he goes to the convention center and takes detailed notes on attendees' behavior without talking to them directly or making his presence known. This kind of research is best described as ___. Naturalistic observation

6. Kelsey is interested whether people with certain kinds of personality traits or life experiences are more likely to enjoy listening to gossip or to share gossip themselves. Because this kind of study would only look at pre-existing relationships (between individual characteristics and love for gossip) without manipulating any variables, this research would best be described as having a(n) ____________ design. Quasi-experimental 7. Ms. Frizzle is interested in whether her field trips inside the human body, to outer space, etc., actually cause her students to learn more about science than they otherwise would without those kinds of field trips. In order to draw this kind of conclusion about cause and effect, she would need to conduct a study with a(n) ____________ design. Experimental 8. Data show a very strong positive correlation between the number of films Nicolas Cage has appeared in during a given year and the number of people who have drowned in a swimming pool that year. (This is true!) According to this pattern, this means we would expect relatively _______ people to have accidentally drowned during a year when Nic Cage took a break from acting. Less 9. Nick works in a lab that studies the development of psychopathic traits. To do this, the lab collects data from children starting at the age of 10 and then the same children come back every two years for follow-up visits until they turn 20. Once an entire decade of data is collected, Nick and his labmates can use it to identify the unique characteristics of children who would later turn out to show psychopathic tendencies as adults. By virtue of collecting data from the same participants at several different points in time, this lab's study uses a(n) ____________ design. Longitudinal 10. In a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug, some participants will receive the actual drug, while others will receive a placebo. Those who receive the placebo are said to be in the study's _________ group. Control 11. Joanna is a researcher at Spotify who is interested in the relationship between music and mood. For her latest study, some Spotify users will see the "Happy Hits" playlist featured in a pop-up after opening the app, others will see a pop-up advertising the "Life Sucks" playlist, and others will be taken straight to the Spotify homepage with no pop-up. Then, for the next week, these users will be prompted to answer quick questions about how they're currently feeling. In Joanna's study, the independent variable is _________________.

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Presence of pop-up 12. In a clinical trial for a new vaccine, participants in the study do not know whether they've truly been inoculated or whether they've just been injected with saline water. Likewise, the researchers who directly interact with study participants do not know who has received the real vaccine and who hasn't. Only one staff member (who is not directly involved with this particular clinical trial) has access to this information. In keeping this information secret, researchers have used a(n) ____ to ensure that their results are as reliable as possible Double-blind procedure 13. One study has found that people in need of knee surgery show surprising levels of improvement if they are put under anesthesia and have their knee opened and sewn back up, without actually being treated in any way. (This is true!) Because they got better after simply thinking they got surgery, we could say these participants fell prey to the ___________. Placebo effect 14. While taking a break from studying, Andrea decides to take some BuzzFeed quizzes. During this break, she takes two different quizzes to figure out which "Selling Sunset" star she is. (It was a long break!) Even though the two quizzes had slightly different questions, she gets the same answer (Christine; YIKES) both times. Because they yielded a consistent result, we can say that these quizzes are ________. Reliable

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