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Psychology 105 - Practice Final With Complete Solutions
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Psychology 105 - Practice Final WithComplete Solutions
What traits are significant predictors of academic achievement, above and beyond IQ scores?
a) Curiosity and grit
b) Wisdom and race
c) Stereotype threat and gender
d) Race and openness to experience Answer: a) Curiosity and grit
Jon has an upcoming exam that is stressing him out. He chooses to engage in proactive coping and uses
the study guide so that he knows what to expect with the exam questions. What type of control is Jon
using to manage his stress?
a) Decisional control
b) Emotional control
c) Behavioural control
d) Informational control Answer: d) Informational control
As part of a large group of protesters, some people start breaking the windows of the banks on a famous
street in Vancouver. This is an example of
a) Conformity
b) Obedience
c) Mass hysteria
d) Deindividuation Answer: d) Deindividuation
Which term refers to the way that language allows an infinite number of unique sentences to be
created, by combining components of language in novel ways?
, a) Semantics
b) Generativity
c) Syntax
d) Extralinguistic information Answer: b) Generativity
Tommy is a rule-oriented and moral individual who is always ethical. When he takes on a responsibility,
he is very conscientious and hard-working. According to Freud, Tommy's psychological processes are
dominated by his
a) Id
b) Ego
c) Super Ego
d) Defense mechanisms Answer: c) Super Ego
Nigel is a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!. In order to accurately answer the numerous trivia
questions on the show, Nigel will be utilizing his __________ intelligence.
a) Specific
b) Crystallized
c) Practical
d) Fluid Answer: b) Crystallized
Results of several studies comparing twins that were raised apart or together have concluded that
a) Shared environments play a critical role in accounting for the variance in personalities of twins
b) Environmental influences are stronger determinants of personality than genetics
c) Nonshared environmental influences alter personality as much as shared environmental influences
d) Shared environment plays little or no role in adult personality Answer: d) Shared environment
plays little or no role in adult personality
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