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C04V Introduction to Psychology
LESSON 1 EXAM
Question 1As Cecilia is getting ready for the orchestra
performance in which she is about to participate, she takes time to
tune her violin. She listens carefully to the pitch of each string,
which is indicated by the __________ of the sound wave it produces,
to determine if she needs to make an adjustment in the instrument.
Question options:
wavelength
frequency
timbre
amplitude
Question 2What is the main reason why many people do not
believe that psychology is a science?
Question options:
Because much of what psychologists study may be personally
experienced.
Because much of what psychologists study are abstract
concepts that have no bearing on the real world.
Because psychology does not use the rigorous research
methodologies of the “hard sciences” like physics and chemistry.
Because the uniqueness and individuality of every human being
makes it truly impossible to generate any scientifically based
theories that apply to larger groups of people.
Question 3__________ refers to the way we select, organize,
and interpret sensory information.
Question options:
Sensation
Gustation
Olfaction
Perception
Question 4What did John Locke mean when he stated that the
human mind is a tabula rasa?
Question options:
Human beings are naturally evil.
Human beings are like sponges that can only hold a specific
amount of information.
Human beings are born with no innate knowledge.
Human beings are nothing more than the sum of our
chromosomes, and we can never exceed the restrictions of genetics.
Question 5It is a commonly known fact that dogs have a much
keener sense of smell than do human beings. What is not commonly
known, however, is why. Because you have studied psychophysics, you
know the answer to this question. What is it?
Question options:
Dogs have a better sense of smell because their sense of
smell compensates for the fact that their sense of taste is so
poorly developed.
Dogs have a better sense of smell because their noses are
proportionally larger than the noses of human beings.
Dogs have a better sense of smell because they have far more
scent receptors than do human beings.
Dogs have a better sense of smell because their olfactory
processing centers are larger than the same part of the brain in
human beings.
Question 6Once you have established a problem that can be
studied empirically, the next step is to identify the variables
that will be investigated. How many variables that can change
throughout an experiment should a researcher investigate?
Question options:
Only one variable can change throughout an experiment.
Exactly three variables can change throughout an experiment.
The number of variables that can change throughout an
experiment may differ based on the particular research question.
It is impossible to limit the number of variables that can
change throughout an experiment.
Question 7An area of reduced sound around the ear farther
away from where a sound originates is referred to as a sound
__________.
Question options:
umbra
muting
depression
shadow
Question 8Lizette is having a conversation with her sister
Drew, who happens to be a psychology researcher. “You know, I
really don’t understand how you can claim that psychology is a
science,” Lizette says. “You just ask questions and guess as to
what the right answer is!” Drew smiles at Lizette and says, “Well,
I don’t think that you understand much about psychology, sis! We
believe in empiricism, which means that __________.”
Question options:
the use of logic is an adequate means with which to draw
conclusions to problems
new knowledge comes from our experiences
there really is no right or wrong, but rather just individual
perspectives
as long as you cannot disprove a researcher’s findings, that
research is valid
Question 9Ben and Marcie are having a very deep conversation
while Ben is cooking dinner for them to enjoy. He gets so
distracted by their chat that he fails to realize he is about to
place his hand on a scalding hot pan. Just as he is about to get
burned, he yanks his hand away with a shout. “Whew,” Ben says.
“It’s a good thing my __________ were working, or I might not have
realized that pan was so hot until it was too late!”
Question options:
heat-sensitive neurons
burn-aware neurons
efferent neurons
sensory neurons
Question 10What happens to an action potential when it comes
to one of the nodes of Ranvier?
Question options:
The action potential jumps from node to node, which is how it
moves down the axon with great speed.
The action potential gets rebounded back to the soma, where
it has to be reestablished.
The action potential dissipates and fails to make it to the
next neuron, which is why illnesses that cause the nodes of Ranvier
are so devastating.
The action potential causes neurotransmitters to be released
from the node.
Question 11When you drive down the street listening to your
car’s radio, you may not think about the fact that the music is
received by the radio’s antenna. Which part of the human neuron
serves the same purpose as an antenna – that is, receiving
information?
Question options:
somas
dendrites
synaptic knobs
axon termini
Question 12The __________ is responsible for
survival-oriented functions such as breathing, cardiac function,
and basic arousal.
Question options:
brainstem
limbic system
somatic nervous system
heart
Question 13Which of the following is found in the definition
of the term psychology?
Question options
scientific study
cognition
relationships
experimental methods
Question 14Dr. Esterson is studying the effect of caffeine on
laboratory rats. He has decided that he will give the rats 100 mg
of caffeine three times a day and then run them through mazes at
various points to see if there is any change in the time it takes
to complete the maze. Based on his review of existing research
addressing this topic, Dr. Esterson believes that the rats will
complete the maze the fastest immediately after they ingest the
caffeine. Dr. Esterson’s belief about the results he will find is
called a __________.
Question options
covariate
construct
theory
hypothesis
Question 15Forming a hypothesis is the third step in a
scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal of
psychology?
Question options:
describing
explaining
predicting
controlling
Question 16Because you are bored one afternoon, you decide to
try a little experiment. You open your eye very wide, extend your
thumb, and then poke yourself in the eye. Aside from being very
foolish and in a lot of pain, you may learn something about your
eye when you engage in this masochistic behavior. The very first
thing your thumb would touch as it made contact with your eye would
be the __________.
Question options:
cornea
retina
lens
iris
Question 17A good friend of yours tells you that he has a new
job at a bakery. “Oh man, you are so lucky,” you tell him. “You get
to smell that fresh bread and the donuts all day long. I’d LOVE to
work there.” Your buddy shakes his head and says, “You know, that’s
what I thought, but after I’m there for a few minutes I don’t even
smell the baked goods that much anymore.” Because you’ve studied
psychology, you know that his loss of responsiveness to the great
scents is explained by sensory __________.
Question options:
adaptation
minimization
transformation
declination
Question 18 You come to an intersection where the traffic
lights are all malfunctioning. In order to make sure that everyone
gets where they are going, a police officer is directing traffic so
that as cars come into the intersection they are sent to their
correct destination safely. This is very similar to what the
__________ does, as it directs sensory information to the correct
part of the cerebral cortex.
Question options:
thalamus
hippocampus
amygdala
reticular formation
Question 19 People who have relationship difficulties clearly
have unresolved unconscious issues that remain from difficult
experiences during childhood,” a researcher hypothesizes. What is
the basic error of this hypothetical statement?
Question options:
It is too subjective and may be based on the researcher’s own
personal issues.
It is not based on any specific, clearly stated problem.
It cannot be proven or disproven and thus is not open to
scientific inquiry.
It has been presented before any empirical data was collected
to verify it.
Question 20 Luther is a graduate student in clinical
psychology, and his thesis research centers on uncovering the
precursors of generalized anxiety disorder in college
undergraduates. The main question he is asking is, “Why do college
undergraduate students seem more susceptible to the symptoms of
generalized anxiety disorder than non-students of the same age?”
Which goal of psychology is Luther’s research exploring?
Question options:
description
explanation
prediction
control
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