PSY 1001 UMN EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
According to our lecturer, a key thing to remember from lectures on Sensation &
Perception is that perception is - Answer Inferential
How might a doctor use DCS (D-cycloserine) in the treatment of PTSD? - Answer To
speed up the extinction of anxiety during exposure therapy.
A famous psychologist, Gordon Allport, corresponded with one Jenny Gove Masteron.
He used her 301 letters as the basis of an intensive study of her personality. The best
name for the approach that Allport used in this case (which emphasizes the unique
aspects of an individual's personality) is - Answer idiographic
Maria has been preparing the tune, "Somewhere over the rainbow," for her ukelele
master class. She has practiced and practiced until she can play through at tempo
without making mistakes. Tomorrow she will play this tune in front of a dozen other
students. How will it go for her? - Answer Social facilitation suggests that she will make
fewer mistakes in the presence of others.
Recently, 94-year old Dr. Goodenough and his team at the University of Texas at Austin
filed a patent for a new kind of battery that might revolutionize electric cars. (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.A newspaper report described the battery as
"blazingly creative" because ____? - Answer the new battery is both novel and
appropriate.
All of the following conclusions were reached based on the Milgram study EXCEPT...
people with high levels of authoritarianism are more likely to comply with the
experimenter's demands.
Americans were more likely to obey the experimenter's commands than
non-Americans.
morally advanced subjects are more willing to defy the experimenter.
there were no differences between males and females. - Answer Americans were more
likely to obey the experimenter's commands than nonAmericans.
When driving down the highway, Caesar could not help but notice the young-looking
teenager who seemed to be driving in a reckless manner. He immediately assumed that
he was one of those defiant, careless, and irresponsible teens who really did not
deserve a license. Caesar just made a/an - Answer dispositional attribution.
When researchers are interested in studying the relationship between variables that
cannot be manipulated they are likely to use which of the following methods? - Answer
, Correlational study
According to research done by our lecturer, adults who form avoidant relationships with
their partners are likely to have which of the following working models:
others are a threat to me and may hurt me.
I cannot depend on others.
I might be able to depend on others.
I can depend on others. - Answer I cannot depend on others
What percentage of people diagnosed with major depressive disorder will die from
suicide?
19%
23%
6%
50% - Answer not 6%
While each panic attack is different, the symptoms of a panic attack often peak in less
than ____ minutes. - Answer 10
The Actor-Observer bias predicts that when Lou does well on his Psy 1001 Final he will -
Answer give himself credit for being so smart.
In the news report of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, a black man walking
through chest-deep water was described as "looting" a grocery store whereas a white
couple was described as "finding" food. This use of language to perpetuate negative
stereotypes is an example of the subtle form of prejudice known as
compliance
aversive racism
deindividuation
implicit racism - Answer Aversive racism
Which Type A personality characteristic is the key trait that is linked to heart disease?
Hostility
Competitiveness
Compulsiveness
Chronic irritability - Answer hostility
COMPLETE SOLUTION
According to our lecturer, a key thing to remember from lectures on Sensation &
Perception is that perception is - Answer Inferential
How might a doctor use DCS (D-cycloserine) in the treatment of PTSD? - Answer To
speed up the extinction of anxiety during exposure therapy.
A famous psychologist, Gordon Allport, corresponded with one Jenny Gove Masteron.
He used her 301 letters as the basis of an intensive study of her personality. The best
name for the approach that Allport used in this case (which emphasizes the unique
aspects of an individual's personality) is - Answer idiographic
Maria has been preparing the tune, "Somewhere over the rainbow," for her ukelele
master class. She has practiced and practiced until she can play through at tempo
without making mistakes. Tomorrow she will play this tune in front of a dozen other
students. How will it go for her? - Answer Social facilitation suggests that she will make
fewer mistakes in the presence of others.
Recently, 94-year old Dr. Goodenough and his team at the University of Texas at Austin
filed a patent for a new kind of battery that might revolutionize electric cars. (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.A newspaper report described the battery as
"blazingly creative" because ____? - Answer the new battery is both novel and
appropriate.
All of the following conclusions were reached based on the Milgram study EXCEPT...
people with high levels of authoritarianism are more likely to comply with the
experimenter's demands.
Americans were more likely to obey the experimenter's commands than
non-Americans.
morally advanced subjects are more willing to defy the experimenter.
there were no differences between males and females. - Answer Americans were more
likely to obey the experimenter's commands than nonAmericans.
When driving down the highway, Caesar could not help but notice the young-looking
teenager who seemed to be driving in a reckless manner. He immediately assumed that
he was one of those defiant, careless, and irresponsible teens who really did not
deserve a license. Caesar just made a/an - Answer dispositional attribution.
When researchers are interested in studying the relationship between variables that
cannot be manipulated they are likely to use which of the following methods? - Answer
, Correlational study
According to research done by our lecturer, adults who form avoidant relationships with
their partners are likely to have which of the following working models:
others are a threat to me and may hurt me.
I cannot depend on others.
I might be able to depend on others.
I can depend on others. - Answer I cannot depend on others
What percentage of people diagnosed with major depressive disorder will die from
suicide?
19%
23%
6%
50% - Answer not 6%
While each panic attack is different, the symptoms of a panic attack often peak in less
than ____ minutes. - Answer 10
The Actor-Observer bias predicts that when Lou does well on his Psy 1001 Final he will -
Answer give himself credit for being so smart.
In the news report of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, a black man walking
through chest-deep water was described as "looting" a grocery store whereas a white
couple was described as "finding" food. This use of language to perpetuate negative
stereotypes is an example of the subtle form of prejudice known as
compliance
aversive racism
deindividuation
implicit racism - Answer Aversive racism
Which Type A personality characteristic is the key trait that is linked to heart disease?
Hostility
Competitiveness
Compulsiveness
Chronic irritability - Answer hostility
