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PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAMINATIONQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Closer objects block distant objects - Answer-Interposition
Distant objects appear hazy - Answer-Atmospheric perspective
Which result below is consistent with top-down processing? - Answer-We can recognize
words better than individual letters.
True or False: Attention is necessary for perception - Answer-True
Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called - Answer-Sensation
During which of Jean Piaget's stages do children master the concept of conservation? -
Answer-Concrete Operational
According to Freud, individuals are most conscious of which component of personality?
- Answer-Ego
Your little sister picks up objects, feels every part of them, and then puts them in her
mouth. What stage of Jean Piaget's model of cognitive development does this behavior
suggest? - Answer-Sensorimotor
The psychoanalytic perspective theorizes that personality is influenced by __________?
- Answer-Unconscious
Jane smokes, drinks, and frequently overeats. According to Freud, Jane is fixated in
which stage of development? - Answer-Oral
Which theory of sleep states that we need sleep in order for muscles to recover? -
Answer-Restorative Theory
___________ studies observe one group at several points across time. - Answer-
Longitudinal
What percent of the population has an intelligence quotient above 100? - Answer-50
Validity - Answer-A psychological test's ability to measure what it is intended to measure
Reliability - Answer-A measure of a psychological test's consistency
, Following the death of their parents ten years ago, identical twins Glenda and Brenda
were placed in an understaffed orphanage. Brenda remained in the orphanage, while
Glenda was adopted by a loving middle-class couple. Which of the following would be
LEAST likely to occur? - Answer-Brenda will have an IQ near the upper limit of her
reaction range.
Mary displays a high level of distress when her mother leaves the room and continues
to be upset at reunion. In general, Mary behaves as if she cannot get enough love. -
Answer-Resistant
George is not distressed when his mother leaves the room. - Answer-Avoidant
Annie displays distress when her mother leaves the room, but is delighted when her
mother returns. - Answer-Secure
Jenny's parents restrict screen time and impose a schedule for studying and sleep.
They spend a lot of quality time with Jenny, helping her with homework and asking
about her day at the dinner table. - Answer-Authoritative
Will's parents are often gone for work or vacation. He doesn't see his parents very much
and they let him do whatever he wants. - Answer-Neglectful
Sam's parents give him a lot of love and support and have very few rules and
restrictions. For instance, Sam can eat ice cream for dinner and stay out late on school
nights. - Answer-Indulgent
Gwen's parents impose excessive house rules and rarely show any affection to her. -
Answer-Authoritarian
The sociocultural dimension of being male or female is called what? - Answer-Gender
____________ is a perspective advocating that men and women should be equal -
Answer-Feminism
In the following advertisement, what is the conditioned stimulus? - Answer-Milk
In the following advertisement, what is the conditioned response? - Answer-Strength
In this type of amnesia, a person is unable to form new memories - Answer-Anterograde
Maintaining information in mind and manipulating it (ex. doing mental math) is an
example of which type of memory? - Answer-Working
What is the belief that the mind and brain are one and that consciousness is the result
of neurological activity? - Answer-Monism
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