Psych 101 Final

1.

1 point

The cell body of a nerve cell surrounds what structure?

A. The nucleus

B. Synaptic vesicles

C. The dendrites

D. The axon

E. The Axon branches

2.

1 point

The four lobes of the brain include all but which of the following

A. Temporal Lobe

B. Cerebral Lobe

C. Occipital Lobe

D. Parietal Lobe

E. Frontal Lobe

3.

1 point

The major stages of lifespan include

A. prenatal development

B. Toddlerhoos

C. Adolescence

D. Both A and C

E. All of the mentioned

4.

1 point

The adult who consistently applies for job promotion is displaying which earlier stage of social-emotional development?

A.Trust vs. Mistrust

B. Autonomy vs. Doubt

C. Initiative vs. Guilt

D. Industry vs. Inferiority

5.

1 point

The individual's demonstration of a learned behavior is referred to as

A. Learning

B. Performance

C. Conditioning

D. Both A and C

E. All of the mentioned

6.

1 point

The space between two nerve cells is referred to as the

A. Synaptic vesicles

B. Axon terminals

C. Dendritic zone

D. Afferent Neuron zone

E. Synapse

7.

1 point

The finger-like extensions of a nerve cell are called

A. The nucleus

B. Synaptic vesicles

C. The dendrites

D. The axon

E. The Axon branches

8.

1 point

The Social behaviors of long-term relationships and good self-identity are characteristic of which stage of Erickson's theory?

A. Autonomy vs. Doubt

B. Initiative vs. Guilt

C. Industry vs. Inferiority

D. Identity Role vs. Confusion

E. None of the mentioned

9.

1 point

The nerve cell structure responsible for carrying the neural impulse away from the cell body is/are called the

A. Myelin Sheath

B. Axon

C. Dendrites

D.Cell membrane

E. Synaptic vesicles

10.

1 point

Which of the following psychologists are associated with the field of experimental psychology?

A. John B. Watson

B. Ivan Pavlov

C. B.F. Skinner

D. both B & C

E. All of the mentioned

11.

1 point

According to Erickson

a. The resolution of the psycho-social crisis occurs at every stage

b. Society is comprised of parents, siblings, peers, co-workers and community

c. The individual's resolution of psycho-social crisis is based on the sexual drive, language and development.

d. Both a and b

e. All of the above

12.

1 point

Perception

A. Involves our perceptual sense organs

B. Involves transduction of environmental energies

C. Involves the interpretation of what we sense

D. Involves both A and B

E. Involves all of the mentioned

13.

1 point

According to Erikson, the individual who had trust but now has distrust, demonstrates the principle of:

a. The resolution of the psycho-social crisis at one stage may change at later stages

b. The psycho-social crisis must be resolved at the stage before the individual moves onto the next stage.

c. The individual's resolution of a psycho-social crisis as based on their mental state

d. Psycho sexual crisis

e. is none of the above

14.

1 point

According to Erikson, the individual who needs guidance from adults to develop social behavior expectations like an adult, is in which stage?

A. Autonomy vs. Doubt

B. Initiative vs. Guilt

C. Industry vs. Inferiority

D. Identity Role vs. Confusion

E. None of the mentioned

15.

1 point

The developmental process that involves changes in the individual's thought and language is

A. Biological

B. Socioemotional

C. Cognitive

D. Linguistic

E. All of the mentioned

16.

1 point

The area of the brain that most directly helps you suddenly awaken from sleep when someone in a nearby room mentions your name is called the?

A. Hypothalmus

B. Righting reflex

C. Vital Center

D. Medulla Oblongata

E. Reticular Activating System

17.

1 point

Changes in development are a result of

A. Biological processes

B. Socio-emotional processes

C. Cognitive processes

D. Both A and B

E. All of the mentioned

18.

1 point

The ability to perceive the closest objects first is called

A. Proximity

B. Closure

C. Similarity

D. Simplicity

E. none of the mentioned

19.

1 point

The ability to perceive the object as a closed shape is called

A. Proximity

B. Closure

C. Similarity

D. Simplicity

E. none of the mentioned

20.

1 point

When the individual learns something through practice it is a result of

A. Operant Level

B. Spontaneous Recovery

C. Conditioning

D. Both A and C

E. None of the mentioned

21.

1 point

The individual's desire to produce and complete projects, is characteristic of Erikson's _________ stage

A. Autonomy vs. Doubt

B. Initiative vs. Guilt

C. Industry vs. Inferiority

D. Integrity vs. Despair

E. None of the mentioned

22.

1 point

Bottom-up perceptual processing involves

A. Changes in the orientation of the objects

B. Properties of the stimulus to build our perception of the stimulus

C. Prior knowledge or expectations to interpret a stimulus

D. Both A and C

E. Both B and C

23.

1 point

When the nerve cell completes a neural impluse

A. It returns to its original state

B. It is in the refractory period

C. Its cell membrane closes up

D. Both A and B

E. All of the mentioned

24.

1 point

The perception of an object as being relatively the same size no matter the distance to a certain point is called

A. The Muller Lyer Illusion

B. Size Constancy

C. Shape Constancy

D. Depth perception

E. none of the mentioned

25.

1 point

According to Erickson the adult who doesn't engage in an intimate relationship maybe showing the impact of which one of the childhood stages of social emotional behavior?

a. Trust vs. mistrust

b. Autonomy vs. doubt

c. Initiative vs. guilt

d. Industry vs. inferiority

e. Intimacy vs. isolation

26.

1 point

The structure of the nerve cell most sensitive to stimulation is/are the:

A. mycelin sheath

B. Axon

C. Dendrites

D. Both A and B

E. Both B and C

27.

1 point

The structure in the hindbrain responsible for our balance and equilibrium is called

A. medulla

B. pons

C. Hypothalmus

D. Cerebrum

E. None of the mentioned

28.

1 point

The adolescent who does not clean his/her room because s/he says it won't make a difference is demonstrating the outcome of which stage of social-emotional development?

a. Trust vs. mistrust

b. Autonomy vs. doubt

c. Initiative vs. guilt

d. Industry vs. inferiority

e. All of the mentioned

29.

1 point

Which of the following is/are associated with Erikson?

a.Adult crisis of sexual orientation

b. Freudian concept of the Oedipus and Electra

c. Identity Crisis

d.Eight Ages of Man

e. Both c and d

30.

1 point

Acetoylcholine is

A.a neurotransmitter

B. Synaptic vesicle

C. a chemical stimulant of the nerve cell

D. both A and B

E. Both A and C

31.

1 point

Bernice Neugarten's concept of the nature of adulthood and aging, believes

A. Social and contextual factors play a role in adult development

B. That most adult themes appear and re-appear throughout the life-span

C. That age is becoming a weaker predictor of adult behavior and life events

D. Both A and B

E. All of the mentioned

32.

1 point

The individual's changes in social roles and expectations refer to

A. Social age

B. Cognitive age

C. Psychological age

D. Biological age

E. Emotional age

33.

1 point

Erikson is a "neo-freudian". Other "neo-freudians" include:

a. Alfred Adler

b. Anna Freud

c. Karen Horney

d. Both b and c

e. All of the above

34.

1 point

The adult who has changed careers from a business owner to helping the poor living in 3rd world countries exemplifies which of Erikson's stages?

A. Autonomy vs. Doubt

B. Initiative vs. Guilt

C. Industry vs. Inferiority

D. Generativity vs. Self absorbtion

E. Integrity vs. Despair

35.

1 point

When the nerve cell goes into a neural impluse it

A. is in the refractory period

B. Undergoes exchange of material in/outside cell

C. Exits through the axon

D. Both A and B

E. Both B and C

36.

1 point

When sensory stimuli are presented at intensities too weak to reach absolute threshold they are referred to as

A. Signal detection thresholds

B. Subliminal perception

C. Just Noticeable difference (jnd)

D. Perceptual ambiguity

E. Proximal Distance

37.

1 point

The location and function of the midbrain is

A. Neural relay station, corpus callosum

B. Righting reflex, brainstem

C. Appetite control, brainstem

D. Hearing, forebain

E. None of the mentioned

38.

1 point

Maturation

a. is a change in behavior that is measurable

b. involves change in behavior based on personality factors

c. is a term used to describe cohort differences

d. is both a and c

e. is none of the above

39.

1 point

According to Freud, personality's "moral ideal" is the

a. Id

b. Ego

c. Superego

d. Id before adolescence and the Ego after adolesence

e. Both a and c

40.

1 point

All but which of the following is studied under the field of Experimental Psychology?

A. Animal behavioe

B. Learning Behavior

C. Cultural Biology

D. Sensation and Perception

E. Species-Specific behavior

41.

1 point

Sensation

A. Involves out sense organs

B. Involves transduction of environmental energies

C. Involves the interpretation of what we sense

D. Involves both A and B

E. Involves all of the mentioned

42.

1 point

Developmental psychology includes which of the following?

A. behavior across the lifespan

B. Social interaction on an empirical level

C. A change in behavior

D. Both A and C

E. None of the above

43.

1 point

Erikson's "Theory of Social- Emotional Development"offers an explanation of the development of which Freudian personality component?

a. Id

b. Ego

c. Superego

d. Id before adolescence and the Ego after adolesence

e. Both a and c

44.

1 point

Top down perceptual processing involves

A. Changes in the orientation of the objects

B. Properties of the stimulus to build our perception of the stimulus

C. Prior knowledge or expectations to interpret a stimulus

D. Both A and C

E. Both B and C

45.

1 point

One's 'genotype' consists or is associated with all but which of the following

A. Actual characteristics you display

B. DNA

C. 23 pairs of chromosomes

D. Human genome

E. Genes and alleles