50Q PSYCHOLOGY - FINAL EXAM 2025 - Lisa West | Library

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Match the psychologist with their key contribution to developmental psychology.

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Which theory addresses the following concepts or stages?

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Associate the term with the appropriate developmental stage according to Erikson's theory.

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Refers to the process by which a child learns to interact with others around him

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Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas

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The emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes is known as

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Because Pedro see everthing that happens around him from his own point of view, his thinking is

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A time in development when specific skills or abilities are most easily learned is called what?

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Which part of the eye is responsible for peripheral vision?

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Classify these experiences as either a sensation or a perception.

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Which perception theory can explain these examples?

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Classify these phenomena as either physiological or psychological.

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Which sense is primarily responsible for detecting sound waves?

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The reason that you probably stopped feeling the pressure of your clothes on your skin within a few minutes of dressing this morning was due to:

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Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

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Perceptions can be affected by our beliefs, values, prejudices, expectations, and life experiences

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Leah is a good player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her gets larger. The best explanation for this phenomenon is

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An individual bystander is most likely to help an injured person under which of the following circumstances?

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Pedro walks into art class and is overwhelmed by the smell of paint. However, the longer he stays in the room, the less noticeable the smell becomes. Which of the following appears to be operating in this instance?

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Olivia, a high school student strongly opposed to video game use, is researching the topic for a speech she will deliver to her English class. Rather than searching for “the effects of video games,” Olivia searches for “the dangers of video games” and finds hundreds of Web sites with information she can use to argue her position. Her behavior is an example of

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Melany is in a hotel room with a cake that needs slicing, but she does not have a knife. She goes to the bathroom and comes back with a long strand of dental floss, which she uses to cut the cake. Melany has overcome which barrier to problem solving?

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Which of the following types of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions?

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Which of the following examples best represents altruism?

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Approaches.

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Nerve impulses travel through the neuron in this order.

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The purpose of the marshmallow experiment was to show the relationship between ___________________ and success later in life.

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In which of the 10 unbelievable experiments were electric shocks given to show that people would follow orders that hurt others just as Nazi soldiers did?

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The four main goals of psychology are to

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The modern definition of psychology is the science of ___________ and mental processes.

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A general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized is known as the

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A person with a fixed mindset would

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A growth mindset person would most likely

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What is the junction between two nerve cells is the

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This part of the body secretes hormones that trigger “fight or flight” responses

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The placebo effect is when a fake pill is given to an unknowing participant in a study to see the difference in effect between that participant and a participant receiving the real medicine.

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The part of the brain responsible for vision processing, analyzing shapes, colors and movement is the

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Substances that carry information between neurons and target cells are known as

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In order to determine cause and effect relations between two variables, a researcher would

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Which of the psychologists below gets credit for this "Hierarchy of Needs" diagram which is part of the Humanistic Approach?

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Latent learning is when we learn without reinforcement and punishment and we're unaware that learning has taken place.

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How are classical conditioning and operant conditioning different?

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Classify these figures from their contribution to the study of conditioning:

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Match the following types of memory to their definitions.

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Match these memory-bias terms with their definitions.

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Match the stages of memory to their descriptions.

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Match the sleep stage with its characteristic description.

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Match the following sleep disorders with their symptoms.

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How does the cocktail party effect give us evidence about selective attention?

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What is consciousness in psychology?

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50Q PSYCHOLOGY - FINAL EXAM 2025

Match the psychologist with their key contribution to developmental psychology.

Which theory addresses the following concepts or stages?

Associate the term with the appropriate developmental stage according to Erikson's theory.

Refers to the process by which a child learns to interact with others around him

Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas

The emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes is known as

Because Pedro see everthing that happens around him from his own point of view, his thinking is

A time in development when specific skills or abilities are most easily learned is called what?

Which part of the eye is responsible for peripheral vision?

Classify these experiences as either a sensation or a perception.

Which perception theory can explain these examples?

Classify these phenomena as either physiological or psychological.

Which sense is primarily responsible for detecting sound waves?

The reason that you probably stopped feeling the pressure of your clothes on your skin within a few minutes of dressing this morning was due to:

Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation

Perceptions can be affected by our beliefs, values, prejudices, expectations, and life experiences

Leah is a good player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her gets larger. The best explanation for this phenomenon is

An individual bystander is most likely to help an injured person under which of the following circumstances?

Pedro walks into art class and is overwhelmed by the smell of paint. However, the longer he stays in the room, the less noticeable the smell becomes. Which of the following appears to be operating in this instance?

Melany is in a hotel room with a cake that needs slicing, but she does not have a knife. She goes to the bathroom and comes back with a long strand of dental floss, which she uses to cut the cake. Melany has overcome which barrier to problem solving?

Which of the following types of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions?

Which of the following examples best represents altruism?

Approaches.

Nerve impulses travel through the neuron in this order.

The purpose of the marshmallow experiment was to show the relationship between ___________________ and success later in life.

In which of the 10 unbelievable experiments were electric shocks given to show that people would follow orders that hurt others just as Nazi soldiers did?

The four main goals of psychology are to

The modern definition of psychology is the science of ___________ and mental processes.

A general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized is known as the

A person with a fixed mindset would

A growth mindset person would most likely

What is the junction between two nerve cells is the

This part of the body secretes hormones that trigger “fight or flight” responses

The placebo effect is when a fake pill is given to an unknowing participant in a study to see the difference in effect between that participant and a participant receiving the real medicine.

The part of the brain responsible for vision processing, analyzing shapes, colors and movement is the

Substances that carry information between neurons and target cells are known as

In order to determine cause and effect relations between two variables, a researcher would

Which of the psychologists below gets credit for this "Hierarchy of Needs" diagram which is part of the Humanistic Approach?

Latent learning is when we learn without reinforcement and punishment and we're unaware that learning has taken place.

How are classical conditioning and operant conditioning different?

Classify these figures from their contribution to the study of conditioning:

Match the following types of memory to their definitions.

Match these memory-bias terms with their definitions.

Match the stages of memory to their descriptions.

Match the sleep stage with its characteristic description.

Match the following sleep disorders with their symptoms.

How does the cocktail party effect give us evidence about selective attention?

What is consciousness in psychology?

What does the term 'subconscious' refer to?