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Exam 1 with Solutions - Introductory Psychology I | PSY, Exams of Psychology

Material Type: Exam; Class: INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY 1; Subject: Psychology; University: Indiana University - Bloomington; Term: Fall 2010;

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Exam I (50 points) I* - Plol gsr"HlY
1. Psychology is defined as:
a. the scientific investigation of thought processes
b. the understanding of abnormal behavior
c. the scientific study of behavior and mind
d. the study of mental illness and inner feelings
2. Psychologists use the term "behavior" to refer:
a. only to obvious actions, such as moving about ortalking
b. only to physiological processes, such as the activity of the brain cells
c. to anything that can be observed and measured in a systematic way
d. to anything people or animals do or experience
3. Rueben is a clinical psychologist. While he is at work Rueben probably spends time:
a. using scientific principles to solve practical, everyday problems
b. delivering human services such as psychotherapy or counseling
c. conducting experiments or collecting and analyzin g data
d. working with students in primary and secondary schools
4. A psychologist who extends the principles of psycholory to practical, everyday problems in the real world would be:
a clinical psychologist
a research psychologist
a psychiatrist
an applied psychologist
5. Anne is a psychologist who is currently collecting data in an attempt to understand how people influence and relate to
each other. Anne would most likelv be classified as:
a clinical psychologist
a research psychologist
an applied psychologist
a psychiatrist
6. A researcher who observes a behavior, detects regularities in the behavior, generates a hypothesis about the behavior,
and checks the accuracy ofhis or her predictions through additional observation is utilizing:
a. the scientific method
b. naturalistic observation
c. statisticalreasoning
d. good experimental control
7. Dr. Cakmak predicts that if the level of lighting on an assembly line is reduced, then worker productivity will
increase. Dr. Cakmak's prediction is an example of:
a. an independentvariable
b. a hypothesis
c. an operational definition
d. a dependent variable
8. Defining intelligence in terms of performance on a psychological test would:
a. represent an operational delinition of intelligence
b. be a testable hypothesis about intelligence
c. provide empirical verification of intelligence
d. violate general research ethics
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Exam I^ (50^ points)^ I* -^ Plol gsr"HlY

  1. Psychology is defined as:

a. b. thethe understanding scientific investigation of thought processes

c. the scientific studyof ofabnormal behavior^ behavior and mind

d. the study of mental illness and inner feelings

2. Psychologists a. only to use the term "behavior" to refer:

b. only to physiologicalobvious actions, processes, such^ such^ as^ moving as^ theabout activity^ ortalking of the brain cells

c. to anything that can be observed and measured in a systematic way

d. to anything people or animals do or experience

3. Rueben is a clinical psychologist. While he is at work Rueben probably spends time:

a. using scientific principles to solve practical, everyday problems

b. c. delivering humanconducting experiments or services collecting such as psychotherapy and analyzin g^ dataor counseling

d. working with students in primary and secondary schools

4. A psychologist who extends the principles of psycholory to practical, everyday problems in the real world would be:

a clinical psychologist

a a researchpsychiatrist psychologist

an applied psychologist

5. Anne is a psychologist who is currently collecting data in an attempt to understand how people influence and relate to

eacha other. clinical Anne would most psychologist likelv be classified as:

a research psychologist an applied psychologist a psychiatrist

6. A researcher who observes a behavior, detects regularities in the behavior, generates a hypothesis about the behavior,

and checks the accuracy ofhis or her predictions through additional observation is utilizing:

a. b. thenaturalistic scientific observation method

c. statisticalreasoning

d. good experimental control

  1. Dr. Cakmak predicts that if the (^) level of lighting on an assembly line is reduced, then worker productivity (^) will

increase. a. an independentvariable Dr. Cakmak's prediction is an example of:

b. a hypothesis

c. d. ana dependent operational variable definition

8. Defining intelligence in terms of performance on a psychological test would:

a. b. represent anbe a testable hypothesis about operational delinition intelligence of intelligence

c. d. provide empiricalviolate general research verification of ethics intelligence

a. b.c. d.

a. b. c. d.

A good operational definition of aggression might be:

a. behavior intended to harm someone or (^) something b. c. athe violent number response most often accompanying frushation or anger directed toward someone d. a personality of timescharacteristic^ someone in which^ hits, kicks, or the yells at^ a^ person^ or^ an object^ within^ a^ l-hour^ period

individual tends to solve problems with violence

  1. Descriptive a. methods research refers to: b. methods usedinvolving^ to^ assess active^ whether manipulation of^ two^ variables some aspect^ vary^ together in^ a^ systematic^ way c. any research^ that uses invasive methods for observing theof^ thetarget^ environment behavior d. the methods (^) that underlie the observation and description of behavior I l. (^) Wilma can normally (^) type very quickly, (^) but *re finds that when her boss watches her type (^) she types much more

slowly. Wilma's change in typing speed illustrates the concept of:

experimental negative correlation control

reactivity svstematic observation

12. A researcher who waits by a store exit, recording the general age of each customer, and whether the customer uses the

automatic or manual door, is engaged in: a. b. naturalisticpsychologicaltesting observation c. d. experimentationcase study research

  1. The (^) case study is a research method in which:

the a representative sample research effort focuses on a single individual

selected individuals are^ of individualscarefully observed in^ is^ asked their^ for their opinions natural environments a researcher fries to determine the extent to which two variables influence each other

  1. A a. researcher representativesample who conducts a survey by asking volunteers to phone in with their opinions is likely to have a:

c.^ b. randombiased^ sample sample d. random population

  1. On a (^) recent quiz Lena (^) and Robert both scored 7 points, Russell scored 2 points, and Carol scored 4 points. For these four students, the mean (^) score on the quiz was: a. 7.0 points c.^ b. 5.05.5^ pointspoints d. 4.3 points
  2. In a. an the experimental experimental study, the group group of participants who are not exposed to the experimental treatment is: b. c. the random groupthe dependentvariable group d. the control group
  3. The a. thedependentvariablemain advantage of a double-blind research study is that it minimizes the effect ofi b. the independent variable c. d. expectations byany confounding bothvariables the experimenter and the participants

a. b. c. d.

b.a. c. d.

The small gap tllrit exists between adjacent neurons is called the:

a. b. synapsesoma c. axon hillock d. sodium/potassiumpump

  1. An individual who is in a coma and requires respiratory and cardiovascular life-support will most likely show damage to the: a. b. hindbrainmidbrain c. d. forebrainspinal cord
  2. Positron emission tomography (PET) can be used to: ^. b. studymonitor^ brain activity the resting electrical^ associated activity within^ with^ different the brainbehaviors c. obtain detailed, two-dimensional images of the brain's anatomical structures d. obtain detailed, three-dimensional images^ of^ the brain's^ anatomical structures

30. Aunt in public. Her Bess no longerdoctor canprobably plan^ activities or suspects Aunt make decisions sensibly. Bess has damage to: She^ has^ also become^ very uninhibited,^ undressing

a. b. the ponsthe substantia nigra c. the frontal lobe d. the occipital lobe

3 I. Theregion distribution are dedicated to the: of neurons^ within^ the somatosensory cortex^ of^ humans^ is^ uneven.^ Proportionately,^ larger^ areas^ of this

a. back, trunk, and thighs c.^ b. face,eyes, ears,^ lips,^ andmouth,^ fingers and nose d. neck, shoulders, and chest

32. Imagine a metal spoon is placedthat a^ plastic^ cup is placed in the individual's^ in^ the^ leftright hand.^ hand^ of^ anBased^ individual on Roger^ with Sperry's work^ a^ severed^ corpus with^ callosum. At split-brain patents,^ the^ same you^ time

could predict a. a metal cup that with this a individual long handle will say that he or she^ is^ holding: b. c. a metal spoona plastic cup d. a plastic^ spoon with^ no handle

33. Barney was minutes, Barney^ frightened is still^ whena little^ a shakybat^ unexpectedly and agitated.^ flew This long-term,^ into^ the house. widespread^ Although responsethe^ bat has been to the arousing^ gone^ for nearly situation^15 is

mainly a. peripheral a result nervous systemof activity^ in Barney's: b. c. endocrinecentral neryous system system d. substantia nigra 34, Allpromote survival babies vocalize because with^ cries they^ and ensure^ coos infants^ in^ the maintainfirst^ few^ months.contact withSome caregivers.^ psychologis8 Based on^ believe that this, evolutionary^ these^ vocalizations

psychologists would likely classiff infant cries and coos as:

a. universal and adaptive b. c. economicaluniversal and and economical^ adaptive d. economical and random

. Refening to (^) the figure to the right, the * area (^) is

involved in which of the followins functions

  1. Referring involved in which of to the figure on the right, (^) the I area is

the following functions

37. Referringwould travel to the from figure on the right, an action potential

Ato^ CtoA CtoBC B toA

  1. Refening to a. Dendrite the figure to the right, A (^) is a: b. c. SynapseSoma or cell bodv d. Axon