Psychology Final Quiz Bank QUESTIONS AND
ACTUAL ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
From, the, 1920s, into, the, 1960s,, American, psychologists, emphasized, the, study, of, , ANS, -, ,
observable, behavior.
Which, major, force, in, psychology, emphasized, unconscious, thought, processes?, , ANS, -, , Freudian,
psychology
Discovering, and, promoting, human, strengths, and, virtues, that, help, individuals, and, communities, to,
thrive, is, the, major, focus, of, , ANS, -, , positive, psychology.
Which, perspective, studies, the, relative, contributions, of, our, genes, and, our, environment, on, our,
individual, differences?, , ANS, -, , behavior, genetics
Which, of, the, following, correlations, between, self-esteem, and, body, weight, would, enable, you, to,
most, accurately, predict, body, weight, from, knowledge, of, level, of, self-esteem?, , ANS, -, , +0.60
Which, research, method, provides, the, best, way, of, assessing, whether, cigarette, smoking, boosts,
mental, alertness?, , ANS, -, , the, experiment
Displaying, data, in, a, scatterplot, can, help, us, see, the, extent, to, which, two, variables, are, , ANS, -, ,
correlated.
As, the, size, of, a, representative, sample, increases,, the, ________, of, that, sample, is, most, likely, to,
decrease., , ANS, -, , standard, deviation
In, a, study, of, the, effects, of, drinking, alcohol,, some, participants, drank, a, nonalcoholic, beverage, that,
actually, smelled, and, tasted, like, alcohol., This, nonalcoholic, drink, was, a, , ANS, -, , placebo.
Which, of, the, following, correlation, coefficients, expresses, the, weakest, degree, of, relationship,
between, two, variables?, , ANS, -, , -0.99
, Researchers, use, experiments, rather, than, other, research, methods, in, order, to, isolate, , ANS, -, ,
causes, from, effects.
To, accurately, isolate, cause, and, effect,, experimenters, should, use, , ANS, -, , random, assignment.
Botulin, poisoning, from, improperly, canned, food, causes, paralysis, by, blocking, the, release, of, , ANS, -, ,
acetylcholine.
The, master, gland, of, the, endocrine, system, is, the, , ANS, -, , pituitary, gland.
Central, nervous, system, neurons, that, process, information, between, sensory, inputs, and, motor,
outputs, are, called, , ANS, -, , interneurons.
A, psychologist, working, from, the, biological, perspective, would, be, most, interested, in, conducting,
research, on, the, relationship, between, , ANS, -, , neurotransmitters, and, depression.
José, has, just, played, a, long,, bruising, football, game, but, feels, little, fatigue, or, discomfort., His, lack, of,
pain, is, most, likely, caused, by, the, release, of, , ANS, -, , endorphins
After, he, suffered, a, stroke,, Mr., Santore's, physical, coordination, skills, and, responsiveness, to, sensory,
stimulation, quickly, returned, to, normal., Unfortunately,, however,, he, could, no, longer, figure, out,
how, to, find, his, way, around, his, neighborhood., It, is, most, likely, that, Mr., Santore, suffered, damage,
to, his, , ANS, -, , association, areas.
Neural, stimulation, that, exceeds, a, threshold, triggers, , ANS, -, , an, action, potential.
A, neural, system, at, the, border, of, the, brainstem, and, the, cerebral, hemispheres, is, known, as, the, ,
ANS, -, , limbic, system.
Drivers, are, slower, to, detect, traffic, signals, if, they, are, talking, on, a, cell, phone., This, best, illustrates,
the, impact, of, , ANS, -, , selective, attention.