Mock Exam 1
1. A psychologist who observes the things people do and how they do it would most likely be what kind of psychologist?
a. Evolutionary Psychologist
b. Cognitive Psychologist
c. Behavioral Psychologist
d. Behavioral Genetics Psychologist
2. Which psychological perspective emphasizes how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?
a. Cognitive
b. Behavioral
c. Behavioral Genetics
d. Evolutionary
3. If you noticed your friend start to have depression-like symptoms, and wanted to him to seek treatment via medication, who would he go to?
a. Counselor
b. Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
c. Clinical Psychologist
d. Psychiatrist
4. What is the main purpose of psychology, according to the text?
a. To better understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do
b. To better understand how people do things
c. To better understand how the mind and brain work together
d. To better understand how the nature/nurture theory works
5. The phenomenon otherwise known as the “I knew it all along” phenomenon is called what?
a. Overconfidence
b. Trusting intuition
c. Gut feeling
d. Hindsight Bias
6. “Low self-esteem feeds depression” would be an example of what?
a. Hypothesis
b. Experimental Data
c. Theory
d. All of the above
7. A study was done to see if college students take part in binge drinking. The researcher did this study at UAB. In this example, college students would be ______while UAB students would be the ______.
a. Hypothesis; theory
b. Random sample; population
c. Population; representative sample
d. Representative sample; population
8. Which correlation shows the strongest relationship?
a. 0.83
b. -0.21
c. 0.10
d. -.98
9. Correlational research is most useful for purposes of
a. Explanation.
b. Prediction.
c. Control.
d. Replication.
10. You are doing an experiment where you want to see the effects of the amount of sleep someone gets on stress levels. In this study, what is the independent and dependent variables?
a. Independent: amount of sleep; dependent: stress levels
b. Independent: people; dependent: stress levels
c. Independent: stress levels; dependent: amount of sleep
d. Independent: stress levels; dependent: people
11. True or False: Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic gap and bind to the axon on the receiving neuron.
12. Jerry has Alzheimer’s disease, and has trouble remembering his family’s name. A cause of this could be deterioration in what neurotransmitter neuron?
a. Dopamine
b. Acetylcholine
c. Endorphin
d. Testosterone
13. Patricia’s reflexes are off, and her knee isn’t jerking when the doctor hits it. She could be having problems where?
a. Peripheral Nervous System
b. Sympathetic Nervous System
c. Somatic Nervous System
d. Central Nervous System
14. What is the master gland in the human body?
a. Adrenal Gland
b. Thyroid Gland
c. Pituitary Gland
d. Testes
15. After a car accident, Robert has suffered a lesion in his brain, which is causing problems with his heartbeat and breathing. He must have injured what part of his brain?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebral Cortex
c. Pons
d. Frontal Lobe
16. After Miguel's recent automobile accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Broca's area. It is likely that Miguel will have difficulty
a. Remembering past events.
b. Speaking fluently.
c. Reading.
d. Understanding other people when they speak.
17. Ballet dancers and gymnasts must have excellent ______, since they must have perfect balance.
a. Medulla
b. Frontal Lobe
c. Cerebellum
d. Reticular Formation
18. Dr. Patton wants to see how angry and emotional his patient gets when subjected to various images. He would most likely place an electrode where in the brain?
a. Amygdala
b. Brainstem
c. Thalamus
d. Reticular Formation
19. Emilio suffers from epilepsy. The doctors want to remove part of his brain to stop the seizures. At what age would this have been most successful?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
20. The ______is needed in order for the 2 hemispheres of the brain to be able to communicate with one another.
a. Cerebral cortex
b. Cerebellum
c. Corpus Callosum
d. Neurogenesis
21. After pulling an all-nighter, we may get a second wind after our normal wake-up time. This is because of what?
a. Circadian Rhythm
b. Neurogenesis
c. Dual Processing
d. None of the above
22. Alpha waves are seen during what stage of the sleep cycle?
a. Stage 3
b. Stage 2.
c. Awake
d. Stage 4
23. After pulling several all nighters during test week, Courtney will experience what, in order to make up for the lack of sleep.
a. Shorter REM
b. Longer Stage 4
c. Longer REM
d. Longer Awake
24. Research studies of the effectiveness of hypnosis as a form of therapy have demonstrated that
a. For problems of addiction, such as smoking, hypnosis has not been especially effective.
b. Posthypnotic suggestions have helped alleviate headaches, asthma, and stress-related skin disorders.
c. As a form of therapy, hypnosis is no more effective than positive suggestions given without hypnosis.
d. All of these statements are true.
25. Andy falls asleep randomly, and is plagued by these uncontrollable sleep attacks. Andy is suffering from what?
a. Insomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. Sleep Apnea
d. Epilepsy
26. ______is a compulsive craving for a substance despite adverse consequences and often with physical symptoms such as aches, nausea, and distress.
a. Withdrawals
b. Tolerance
c. Psychoactive Drugs
d. Addiction
27. Julie has developed a ______if she feels she needs coffee to keep away the headaches from not drinking a cup every day.
a. Physical dependence
b. Psychological dependence
c. Withdrawal dependence
d. Tolerance
28. Which of the following statements concerning marijuana is true?
a. The by-products of marijuana are cleared from the body more slowly than are the by-products of alcohol.
b. Regular users may need a larger dose of the drug to achieve a high than occasional users would need to get the same effect.
c. Marijuana is as addictive as nicotine or cocaine.
d. Even small doses of marijuana hasten the loss of brain cells.
29. True or False: Alcohol is a stimulant.
30. True or False: The effects of THC can linger in the body longer than those of alcohol.