Psychology Final Exam_S25
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50 questions
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Final exam using GSE (Georgia Standards) for High School Psychology
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Psychology can be defined as the study of...
Psychology can be defined as the study of...
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What is a major limitation of self-report personality tests?
What is a major limitation of self-report personality tests?
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Sarah observes her older sister getting praise for good grades and begins studying harder herself. This best illustrates:
Sarah observes her older sister getting praise for good grades and begins studying harder herself. This best illustrates:
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Identify the psychologist associated with the following concepts.
Identify the psychologist associated with the following concepts.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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Operant conditioning | arrow_right_alt | John Watson |
Hierarchy of needs | arrow_right_alt | Abraham Maslow |
Functionalism in psychology | arrow_right_alt | William James |
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According to humanistic theory, what is the primary motivating force in human behavior?
According to humanistic theory, what is the primary motivating force in human behavior?
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Match the psychologist with their major contribution:
Match the psychologist with their major contribution:
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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B.F. Skinner | arrow_right_alt | Psychoanalysis & the unconscious mind |
Albert Bandura | arrow_right_alt | Behaviorism & Operant Conditioning |
Sigmund Freud | arrow_right_alt | Social Learning & Observation |
Carl Rogers | arrow_right_alt | Client-Centered Therapy & self-actualization |
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Which of the following is TRUE about scatterplot A comparing temperatures and ice cream?
Which of the following is TRUE about scatterplot A comparing temperatures and ice cream?
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In her experiment, Ms. Gajda wanted to know the impact of donuts on memory. In this experiment, the number of words memorized would be a(n)...
In her experiment, Ms. Gajda wanted to know the impact of donuts on memory. In this experiment, the number of words memorized would be a(n)...
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In the donut study mentioned in #10, Ms. Gajda had one group eat donuts before memorizing words and the other group NOT each a donut before memorizing words. The group that did not eat the donuts would represent...
In the donut study mentioned in #10, Ms. Gajda had one group eat donuts before memorizing words and the other group NOT each a donut before memorizing words. The group that did not eat the donuts would represent...
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What advantage does an experiment have over a correlational study?
What advantage does an experiment have over a correlational study?
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When looking at descriptive statistics, which term refers to an average of scores?
When looking at descriptive statistics, which term refers to an average of scores?
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A set of rules or guidelines that define moral behavior is called...
A set of rules or guidelines that define moral behavior is called...
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Which of these is/are ethical concerns in psychological research?
Which of these is/are ethical concerns in psychological research?
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Which of the following questions is best investigated by means of a survey?
Which of the following questions is best investigated by means of a survey?
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What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.
What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.
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Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
- Vision
- Understanding speech
- Attention
- Problem Solving
- Planning
- Decision making
- Hearing/ auditory processing
- Responsible for touch, feeling pressure and temperature.
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Temporal
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Match the function or description to the part of the brain.
Match the function or description to the part of the brain.
- Coordinates movement
- Largest part of the brain
- Responsible for balance
- Controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
- Made up of the left and right hemisphere
- Cerebrum
- Brain stem
- Cerebellum
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What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?
What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?
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What is neurotransmission?
What is neurotransmission?
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Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.
Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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B | arrow_right_alt | dendrites |
A | arrow_right_alt | Nucleus |
D | arrow_right_alt | axon |
C | arrow_right_alt | soma (cell body) |
E | arrow_right_alt | axon terminals/ terminal buttons |
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drag the term and line it up with the defintion
drag the term and line it up with the defintion
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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closure | arrow_right_alt | idea that people prefer to see smooth patterns rather than disrupted oned |
proximity | arrow_right_alt | nearness of objects or figures to each other |
law of similarity | arrow_right_alt | tendency to perceive a complete figure even if gaps exist |
law of continuity | arrow_right_alt | idea that people like to group similar items together |
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What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
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Place the following steps to the vision process in order.
Place the following steps to the vision process in order.
- axons send messages from the ganglion cells to the optic nerve
- light passes through the pupil
- optic nerve carries signals to the brain
- light is focused by the lens onto the retina
- photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) convert light into neural impulses and send them to ganglion cells
- light passes through the cornea
- visual cortex in the occipital lobe interprets signals
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Sort the concepts below into the correct categories.
Sort the concepts below into the correct categories.
- retinal disparity
- texture gradient
- convergence
- clarity
- relative height
- relative size
- monocular clues
- binocular clues
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There is a fan that is constantly running in Melinda's room. Most days, however, she forgets that it's on, even though it is noisy. Which idea explains why Melinda doesn't hear her fan?
There is a fan that is constantly running in Melinda's room. Most days, however, she forgets that it's on, even though it is noisy. Which idea explains why Melinda doesn't hear her fan?
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Sort the descriptions and examples into the appropriate category of drug.
Sort the descriptions and examples into the appropriate category of drug.
- increase brain activity and autonomic functions such as breathing and heart rate
- decrease brain activity and autonomic functions such as breathing and heart rate
- cause perception without actual sensation
- example: caffeine
- example: LSD (acid)
- example: alcohol
- Depressants
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
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Circadian rhythms primarily regulate which biological function?
Circadian rhythms primarily regulate which biological function?
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Drugs can...
Drugs can...
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Match the reinforcement/punishment to its example
Match the reinforcement/punishment to its example
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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Positive Reinforcement | arrow_right_alt | A child throws a fit in a store because they want a toy. The parent gets the child the toy to get them to behave |
Positive Punishment | arrow_right_alt | The radio in your car will not turn on until you buckle your seat belt. So, you buckle your seat belt, now you can get your tunes on |
Negative Punishment | arrow_right_alt | You cussed in practice, the rule is you have 25 push-ups now... Every time you swear its 25 push-ups |
Negative Reinforcement | arrow_right_alt | You came home late (past curfew) your parents take away your car for a week |
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Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about
Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about
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Every day as she walks to school, Susana passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?
Every day as she walks to school, Susana passes a mural painted on the side of a building. However, when asked, she says she does not remember ever seeing it. Which of the following is the best explanation for this occurrence?
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Conscious memory of factual information is called ________ memory.
Conscious memory of factual information is called ________ memory.
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Drag and drop the correct terms into their place in this diagram about memory.
Other Answer Choices:
Short-term
Long-term
Retrieval
Attention
Sensory
Encoding
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Which of the following best describes the DIFFERENCE between classical and operant conditioning?
Which of the following best describes the DIFFERENCE between classical and operant conditioning?
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Match the memory technique to the correct description.
Match the memory technique to the correct description.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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Acronym | arrow_right_alt | breaking information into smaller parts to make it easier to remember |
Elaborate Rehearsal | arrow_right_alt | intentionally making connections between new and old information while reviewing to create deeper encoding |
Chunking | arrow_right_alt | repeating the information over and over to keep it in short-term memory longer (like repeating a phone number until you dial it) |
Maintenance Rehearsal | arrow_right_alt | Using the first letter of a list of items to create one word to help keep information in short-term memory |
Visualization | arrow_right_alt | creating mental images of things in a list or steps in a procedure to help encode information into long-term |
Spacing Review | arrow_right_alt | Reviewing material in shorter but more frequent bursts (like 10 minutes each night) in order to improve long-term memory |
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During Piaget's Sensorimotor stage, what is the ability to flexibly alter existing schemas into new schemas called?
During Piaget's Sensorimotor stage, what is the ability to flexibly alter existing schemas into new schemas called?
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The intense, enduring, social-emotional relationship that develops between a child and a caregiver is termed
The intense, enduring, social-emotional relationship that develops between a child and a caregiver is termed
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Eddie’s parents often include him in decisions such as curfew and chores around the house. Once a decision is made, the rules are enforced. Eddie’s parents are using a(n)______ parenting style.
Eddie’s parents often include him in decisions such as curfew and chores around the house. Once a decision is made, the rules are enforced. Eddie’s parents are using a(n)______ parenting style.
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Both nature and nurture can influence human learning and behavior. Sort the following examples and descriptions into the appropriate category.
Both nature and nurture can influence human learning and behavior. Sort the following examples and descriptions into the appropriate category.
- Joan had a genetic scan and was found to be carrying the gene for cancer.
- Tim and Tim are twins who were raised apart. They both love music and play instruments.
- Education and schooling
- Carlos was raised by a single mother and never had a strong father figure
- Parenting Style
- Heredity
- Nature
- Nurture
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Rules for expected and accepted behavior that are shared by a group of people are called...
Rules for expected and accepted behavior that are shared by a group of people are called...
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At which stage of development is the human brain fully developed and at its peak?
At which stage of development is the human brain fully developed and at its peak?
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During this stage of development teratogens an important outside influence.
During this stage of development teratogens an important outside influence.
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To encourage Mrs. Coleman, a withdrawn schizophrenia patient, to be more socially active, institutional staff members give her small plastic cards whenever she talks to someone. She is allowed to exchange these cards for candy and cigarettes. Staff members are making use of
To encourage Mrs. Coleman, a withdrawn schizophrenia patient, to be more socially active, institutional staff members give her small plastic cards whenever she talks to someone. She is allowed to exchange these cards for candy and cigarettes. Staff members are making use of
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Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by
Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by
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The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ________ test.
The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ________ test.
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A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is
A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is
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What distinguishes general intelligence from multiple intelligences?
What distinguishes general intelligence from multiple intelligences?
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What is the purpose of the DSM-V?
What is the purpose of the DSM-V?
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For a behavior to be considered a disorder, it must meet certain criteria. Match each description with the criterion listed below.
For a behavior to be considered a disorder, it must meet certain criteria. Match each description with the criterion listed below.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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Distressful | arrow_right_alt | disrupts the patient's everyday life |
Dysfunction | arrow_right_alt | against the norm for behavior in the patient's culture |
Deviant | arrow_right_alt | causes the patient or those around them anxiety or pain |
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List three things you enjoyed learning about in psychology this semester.
List three things you enjoyed learning about in psychology this semester.