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PSYCHOLOGY EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is considered the "father of psychology" by his establishment of the first
psychology lab? - Answer-Wilhelm Wundt

Ford and his sister, Mallory, are sitting down to eat a meatball. Their father puts one
meatball on each of their plates and then proceeds to cut them up. When he sets the
plates in front of Ford and Mallory, Mallory complains that Ford is getting more as he
has eight pieces of meatball, and she has only six. No matter how hard Mallory's father
tries to explain that each started with one meatball, Mallory believes she is getting less.
Mallory has NOT gained the ability of: - Answer-conservation.

RJ's parents have a very loving warm parental style. They rarely discipline RJ and are
always asking about his thoughts and feelings. Their expectations of RJ maturity level
are low compared to other parents. RJ's parents would be labelled: - Answer-
permissive.

A hospice is: - Answer-an alternative to dying at a hospital

The basic building block of the nervous system is: - Answer-neurons

At what point is the neuron recharging for the next charge? - Answer-refractory period

Which nervous system prepares the body for the "fight or flight response"? - Answer-
sympathetic nervous system

Which part of the brain is helping you now to coordinate your muscles to operate your
pen to take this final? - Answer-cerebellum

Jean is in charge of planning and coordinating a local charity drive. Which part of Jean's
brain will help her the most in planning the drive? - Answer-Frontal Lobes

Walking down the hall at school, someone accidentally bumps into to you. The part of
your brain which registers that sensation of touch is the: - Answer-somatosensory
cortex

Nathaniel, wearing headphones, is a subject for a sensation experiment. A variety of
sounds are placed into each ear and Nathaniel says when the sounds are the same.
The experiment is probably designed to measure Nathaniel's: - Answer-difference
threshold

Samuel works at the local mall picking up the trash from the restaurants. Many people
comment

, that Samuel must hate the smell of the trash that he is forced to work with. Samuel
explains that
the smell isn't that bad. Psychologists would most likely explain that Samuel's reason is
due to: - Answer-sensory adaptation

You are in a room at a large party. Even though everyone around you is talking to you
can hear and understand the person you are having a conversation with. It is as if you
can block out all the other conversations. Psychologists would call this ability: - Answer-
selective attention

If you wear glasses or contacts to correct near-sightedness or farsightedness, the
problem is
probably due to a difficulty in which part of your eye? - Answer-lens

The blind spot is due to: - Answer-the inability of light to reach the back corner of the
eye.

In addition to the sense of taste, what other sense creates the sensation of flavor? -
Answer-smell

Right after the graduation ceremony the local high school sponsors a reception for the
graduates,
their families, and friends. As you walk around the reception you conclude anyone
wearing a cap
and gown must be a member of the graduating class. The group principle being used is
known
as: - Answer-similarity

A visual cliff is used to determine an infant's ability at: - Answer-depth perception

You and your younger sister are watching TV. An advertisement comes on. You believe
the
person narrating the commercial is a character on your favorite comedy show. Your
younger
sister says the narrator is from her favorite cartoon. Which of the following could be
used to
explain the differences in perceptions between you and your sister? - Answer-
perceptual set

The idea that a physiological need, such as hunger, creates a state of tension
motivating an
organism to satisfy that need is the definition of: - Answer-Drive-Reduction theory

Mallory and Stephanie were both preparing to take a psychology test the next day.
Mallory said

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