PYSCH/PSYCHOSOCIAL EXAM/2024 NEWEST VERSION with WELL elaborated questions and correct answers
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PYSCH/PSYCHOSOCIAL
EXAM/2024 NEWEST VERSION
with WELL elaborated questions
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What is not true about the sleep cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERDeep sleep occurs in the
first two stages of sleep.
What are the risks of sleep deprivation? - CORRECT ANSWERheadaches, dizziness,
or d...
PYSCH/PSYCHOSOCIAL
EXAM/2024 NEWEST VERSION
with WELL elaborated questions
and correct answers
What is not true about the sleep cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERDeep sleep occurs in the
first two stages of sleep.
What are the risks of sleep deprivation? - CORRECT ANSWERheadaches, dizziness,
or depression
Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death while neighbors saw what was happening.
Nobody stepped forward to help her. What new term did psychologists create because
of this event? - CORRECT ANSWERthe bystander effect
What contributes to people being obedient to rules? - CORRECT ANSWERThe laws
must benefit all for people to desire to follow.
Obedience requires you to follow all laws and rules. - CORRECT ANSWERFalse
The latest rock band's CD is released on Tuesday, and Kamish waits in line for thirty
minutes to purchase the music. She just had to have it the day the music came out. All
of her friends were buying the CD on the same day too. Which term describes Kamish's
desire to have the same music as her friends. - CORRECT ANSWERconformity
Dirk plays his best when his parents come to watch him play in the school basketball
games. When his parents or coach aren't around, he's goofing off. This is an example of
social facilitation, which means that when Dirk knows he's being watched, _____. -
CORRECT ANSWERhe's more likely to work harder
Zimbardo's prison experiment shows us that _____. - CORRECT ANSWERit's possible
for people to act horribly in evil situations
When is a teenager most likely to be a social loafer? - CORRECT ANSWERwhen no
single person in a group is being watched in a group assignment
, Which situation does not demonstrate an ulterior motive? - CORRECT ANSWERAll are
examples of ulterior motives.
What do the five axes of the DSM-IV represent? - CORRECT ANSWERall major
categories that a mental heath professional will use to assess a person
Which are the two most common disorders in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWERdepression and anxiety
Humanists felt strongly that people should be compared to animals to further our
understanding of psychology. - CORRECT ANSWERFalse
What is the major difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist? - CORRECT
ANSWEROnly psychiatrists can give medicine to clients.
The purpose of a hypothesis is to predict the potential outcome of your research
experiment. - CORRECT ANSWERTrue
Dr. Spalding prefers to study African elephants in their natural environment. He says it's
the best way to observe family interactions of male and female elephants and their
young. What type of qualitative research method is best to use? - CORRECT
ANSWERobservational
Why do our minds fill in the gaps for information we don't know? (Hint: remember what
you learned about Gestalt psychology.) - CORRECT ANSWERThe human mind
naturally seeks order and patterns to find answers.
The field of psychology has passed through many stages of theories. Identify the stages
in order of earliest to latest theory. - CORRECT ANSWERpsychophysics, behaviorism,
humanistic, cognition
The Scientific Method _____. - CORRECT ANSWERallows people to make new
discoveries through orderly research
allows people to separate fact from fiction
What is the mean of 3, 7, 8, 21, 11? - CORRECT ANSWER10
Which statement about informed consent is false? - CORRECT ANSWERIt's actually
not a necessary step for all experiments.
How does your brain communicate with the rest of your body? - CORRECT ANSWERby
sending signals through cells called neurons
A normally functioning endocrine system will _____. - CORRECT ANSWERA normally
functioning endocrine system will _____.
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