Psych Review Practice Final Exam Test
Correctly Answered.
Dr. Mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which
specialty area does his research best represent? - CORRECT ANSWER social psychology
Hindsight bias leads people to perceive psychological research outcomes a - CORRECT ANSWER
unsurprising
Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which intelligence
test scores can be used to predict grades in school? - CORRECT ANSWER correlation coefficient
The nervous system is the - CORRECT ANSWER electrochemical communication network that includes all
the body's neurons
Responsible for heartbeat and breathing - CORRECT ANSWER medulla
Brad has noticed that the girls he has gone out with still expect him to pick up the check even though
they may have asked him out in the first place. These expectations are called - CORRECT ANSWER
gender roles
Children may greet strangers by crying and reaching for their familiar caregivers beginning at - CORRECT
ANSWER 8 months
Research has found that an animal's sexual orientation can be altered by - CORRECT ANSWER
manipulations of prenatal hormone conditions
As adults grow older, they are most likely to show a decline in their ability to remember - CORRECT
ANSWER nonsense syllables
, You open your eyes in the morning to see flowers by your bedside. At that point, your eyes are receiving
light energy, which they change into neural messages for the brain to process. This conversion of one
form of energy into another is called - CORRECT ANSWER transduction
Retina has three types of color receptors. Each of these types is sensitive to one of three colors: red,
green, or blue according to the - CORRECT ANSWER Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory
The fovea refers to - CORRECT ANSWER the central focal point in the retina
The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs make up the - CORRECT ANSWER inner ear
After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of
hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the - CORRECT ANSWER
place theory
According to the Gestalt psychologists, humans tend to group together figures that are near each other.
This is called the principle of - CORRECT ANSWER proximity
Your 8-year-old cat ran away, got into a neighbor's cellar, and was stuck there for two months. Luckily,
there was enough food and water in the basement for Minnie to survive. However, it was pitch-black.
When your neighbor returned from her two-month vacation, she found Minnie and returned her to you.
How will this sensory deprivation affect Minnie's vision? - CORRECT ANSWER her vision will be
unaffected by this sensory deprivation
The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state are called - CORRECT ANSWER alpha waves
In one experiment, many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses
between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved
among the players. This best illustrated - CORRECT ANSWER inattentional blindness
Researchers have found that classical conditioning can be used to produce an immune response in
patients. Of the following pairings, which would be the most likely to produce this response? - CORRECT
ANSWER repeated pairing of lemonade with the immune enhancing drug
Correctly Answered.
Dr. Mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which
specialty area does his research best represent? - CORRECT ANSWER social psychology
Hindsight bias leads people to perceive psychological research outcomes a - CORRECT ANSWER
unsurprising
Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which intelligence
test scores can be used to predict grades in school? - CORRECT ANSWER correlation coefficient
The nervous system is the - CORRECT ANSWER electrochemical communication network that includes all
the body's neurons
Responsible for heartbeat and breathing - CORRECT ANSWER medulla
Brad has noticed that the girls he has gone out with still expect him to pick up the check even though
they may have asked him out in the first place. These expectations are called - CORRECT ANSWER
gender roles
Children may greet strangers by crying and reaching for their familiar caregivers beginning at - CORRECT
ANSWER 8 months
Research has found that an animal's sexual orientation can be altered by - CORRECT ANSWER
manipulations of prenatal hormone conditions
As adults grow older, they are most likely to show a decline in their ability to remember - CORRECT
ANSWER nonsense syllables
, You open your eyes in the morning to see flowers by your bedside. At that point, your eyes are receiving
light energy, which they change into neural messages for the brain to process. This conversion of one
form of energy into another is called - CORRECT ANSWER transduction
Retina has three types of color receptors. Each of these types is sensitive to one of three colors: red,
green, or blue according to the - CORRECT ANSWER Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory
The fovea refers to - CORRECT ANSWER the central focal point in the retina
The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs make up the - CORRECT ANSWER inner ear
After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of
hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the - CORRECT ANSWER
place theory
According to the Gestalt psychologists, humans tend to group together figures that are near each other.
This is called the principle of - CORRECT ANSWER proximity
Your 8-year-old cat ran away, got into a neighbor's cellar, and was stuck there for two months. Luckily,
there was enough food and water in the basement for Minnie to survive. However, it was pitch-black.
When your neighbor returned from her two-month vacation, she found Minnie and returned her to you.
How will this sensory deprivation affect Minnie's vision? - CORRECT ANSWER her vision will be
unaffected by this sensory deprivation
The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state are called - CORRECT ANSWER alpha waves
In one experiment, many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses
between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved
among the players. This best illustrated - CORRECT ANSWER inattentional blindness
Researchers have found that classical conditioning can be used to produce an immune response in
patients. Of the following pairings, which would be the most likely to produce this response? - CORRECT
ANSWER repeated pairing of lemonade with the immune enhancing drug
