Gen Psych Practice Items Exam 1 F11 Sciartelli These items are designed to test your ability to apply some of the information that you have learned I recommend that you use these items after you have spent some time studying the regular study guide These items will not be on the exam but if you can do them you should be able to do the ones on the exam More simple items like identifying vocabulary words and recognizing concepts from lecture will appear on the exam but they are not part of this practice set of items they are on the regular study guide 1 A Psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities This psychologist is most interested in the goal of 2 Self actualization was part of which of the following perspectives a description c prediction a behaviorism c fuctionalism b explanation d control b cognitive perspective d humanism 3 Drinking orange juice is negatively correlated with the risk of cancer Based on this information which of the following statements is true a People that drink more orange juice have a higher risk of cancer b People that drink more orange juice have a lower risk of cancer c Orange juice prevents cancer d Orange juice intake and cancer risk are not related 4 Julie finds that the number of hours she sleeps each night is related to the scores she receives on quizzes the next day As her sleep approaches 8 hours her quiz scores improve as her sleep drops to 5 hours her quiz scores show a similar decline Julie realizes that a there is a negative correlation between the number of hours she sleeps and her quiz grades b there is a positive correlation between the number of hours she sleeps and her quiz grades c her low quiz scores are caused by sleep deprivation the night before a quiz d she should sleep about 10 hours a night to ensure 100 percent quiz grades 5 A researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight She has some people exercise 30 min a day others 60 minutes a day and they she calculates how much weight they have lost What are the independent and dependent variables in this experiment a The dependent variable is weight loss the independent variable is amount of exercise b The independent variable is calories consumed the dependent variable is diet c The independent variable is weight loss the dependent variable is calories consumed d The dependent variable is exercise amount the independent variable is calories consumed 6 In order to increase typing speed Minisoft has redesigned its keyboard The company wants to know if the innovation affects typing speed Identify the independent and dependent variables in this study a IV typing speed DV new keyboard b IV new keyboard DV typing speed c you cannot tell from the info given d both keyboard style and typing are IV 7 Which of the following statements about research with animals is incorrect a Animals can be used in research in which it would be clearly unethical to use humans b Many scientists argue that the goals of scientific research justify some animal suffering although they agree it should be minimized c Animals are used in about 7 percent of psychological research d Animal researchers do not use anesthesia in surgery causing some concern about pain 8 This type of neuron is most common in the brain and is also found in the center of the spinal cord it receives info from the sensory neurons and sends commands to muscles through the motor neurons a motor neurons c sensory neurons b interneurons d reflexes 1 9 The peripheral nervous system consists of the and the nervous systems a autonomic somatic c parasympathetic somatic b autonomic sympathetic d parasympathetic sympathetic 10 Involuntary muscles are controlled by the nervous system a somatic c sympathetic b autonomic d parasympathetic 11 The brain is divided into several different structures the bottom part of the brain is referred to as the brainstem or hindbrain Which of the parts listed below is NOT located in the brainstem a medulla c cerebellum b pons d thalamus 12 What is the main function of the reticular formation a to control thinking c to control selective attention b to regulate emotions d to coordinate involuntary rapid fine motor movements 13 Tracey has been unable to participate in her gymnastics class and is very uncoordinated since she was involved in an accident where she suffered a head injury As a result of the accident she was likely to have suffered damage to her a cerebellum c cerebral cortext b medulla d hypothalamus 14 Dr Smith would like to help individuals with social anxiety disorder feel more comfortable at in group meetings She is probably a psychologist a developmental c clinical b cognitive d health 15 Which of the following subfields of psychology is INCORRECTLY matched with its description a behavioral neuroscience examines the relationship between the nervous system and behavior b cognitive examines how people grow and change from conception to death c experimental examines the processes of sensing perceiving learning and thinking d clinical deals with the study diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders 16 If a psychologist wants to investigate the relationship between age and self esteem the goal would be and the study type they would need to use would be a Description correlation c Prediction correlation b explanation experiment d prediction experiment Can you identify the modern perspective each statement reflects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I believe that our genes determine who we become I believe that many of our behaviors are biologically based and based on their ability to help us survive I believe that we cannot understand development unless we look at the cultural context I believe that our attempts to resolve unconscious conflicts drive development I believe that our behaviors are the product of the rewards and punishments we have received or the reflexive associations we have made I am most interested in investigating people s ability to think and solve problems I believe people are born ready to strive to make the most of life that they choose their own destiny Multiple Choice Answer Key 1 B why questions are about explanation what description will it happen again or relationship prediction and can it be changed control 2 D The humanists are interested in free will and maximizing potentials self actualization Behaviorism is about impact of current and past enviroment on behavior cognitive is about problem solving and thinking skills and we did not
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