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IB Psych Final (11)

Question 1 of 52

1

Which of the following is NOT a concern regarding animal research?

Select one of the following:

  • Approval from a review board

  • Protection from unnecessary harm

  • Demonstration of substantial benefit to humans

  • Following ethical practices

  • Informed consent

Explanation

Question 2 of 52

1

An emphasis on early childhood experiences and our unconscious are major characteristics of which school of psychology?

Select one of the following:

  • Gestalt

  • phychodynamic

  • behaviorism

  • empiricism

  • structuralism

Explanation

Question 3 of 52

1

Which of the following relationships would most likely have the weakest correlation?

Select one of the following:

  • A school child's age and vocabulary

  • Air temperature and number of air conditioners in use

  • A building's height and weight

  • Amount of snowfall and number of skiers

  • number of fingers on a person's hand and intelligence

Explanation

Question 4 of 52

1

A psychologist keeps a very detailed record of a series of interviews with an individual who is suffering from a rare brain disorder. This is an example of which research method?

Select one of the following:

  • Case study

  • correlational

  • random

  • survey

  • experiment

Explanation

Question 5 of 52

1

In a drug study, one group of participants receives an inactive pill and another group receives a pill that is believed to be effective in treating depression. The first group is referred to as the

Select one of the following:

  • Experimental group

  • Control group

  • Dependent group

  • Random group

  • Independent group

Explanation

Question 6 of 52

1

Which "wave" of psychology might study how humans process information?

Select one of the following:

  • behaviorist

  • humanist

  • physiological

  • Neo-freudian

  • cognitive

Explanation

Question 7 of 52

1

In drug studies, the inactive pill that some participants receive is referred to as a

Select one of the following:

  • placebo

  • pretender

  • prevention

  • panacea

  • control

Explanation

Question 8 of 52

1

All of the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Gathering evidence

  • Ignoring contradictory evidence

  • Drawing conclusions

  • Developing a hypothesis

  • Generating a research question

Explanation

Question 9 of 52

1

An experiment investigates the effects of the medication on symptoms of schizophrenia. In this case, the symptoms of schizophrenia represent the

Select one of the following:

  • Manipulated variable

  • Control variable

  • Independent variable

  • Dependent variable

  • Random variable

Explanation

Question 10 of 52

1

Which of the following is the most complete definition of psychology?

Select one of the following:

  • The science of observable behavior

  • The science of behavior and mental processes

  • Writing about relationships and mental processes

  • The science of mental processes

  • The science of behavior

Explanation

Question 11 of 52

1

You see a journal article entitled "Injection of Happystuff causes a reduction in symptoms of depression in adult males." This tells you that the independent variable is

Select one of the following:

  • Adult males

  • Symptoms of depression

  • happystuff

  • Depression

  • unknown

Explanation

Question 12 of 52

1

A correlational coefficient of +.95 means

Select one of the following:

  • The variables are independent

  • There is no relationship between the variables

  • As one variable increases, the other variable increases

  • As one variable decreases, the other variable decreases

  • As one variable increases, the other variable decreases

Explanation

Question 13 of 52

1

Which of the following is critical for survey research?

Select one of the following:

  • Haphazard sample

  • Non- random sample

  • A random sample

  • non-generalized sample

  • A sample that consists of at least 10% of the population

Explanation

Question 14 of 52

1

You have been assigned to write a report on Wilhelm Wendt's contributions to psychology. A useful term to use to search the internet would be

Select one of the following:

  • introspection

  • Psychodynamic

  • association

  • behaviorism

  • humanism

Explanation

Question 15 of 52

1

WHen neither the researcher nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. It is referred to as

Select one of the following:

  • A single-blind study

  • A double-blind study

  • Control factor

  • Placebo effect

  • Random sampling

Explanation

Question 16 of 52

1

Women account for what proportion of undergraduate degrees and doctorates in psychology?

Select one of the following:

  • one-half

  • Two-thirds

  • Three-quarters

  • one-third

  • one-quarter

Explanation

Question 17 of 52

1

A statistical measure of association between two variables is a(n)

Select one of the following:

  • Random assignment

  • Independent variable

  • Correlation coefficient

  • Dependent variable

  • Control variable

Explanation

Question 18 of 52

1

Cognitive psychologists would be interested in all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Language processes

  • Concept formation

  • instincts

  • Decision making

  • problem solving

Explanation

Question 19 of 52

1

Who was the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?

Select one of the following:

  • Mamie Phipps-Clark

  • Mary Whitson Calkins

  • Margaret Floy Washburn

  • Gilbert Haven Jones

  • Francis Sumner

Explanation

Question 20 of 52

1

Humanistic psychologists stress all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Creative potentials of individuals

  • Self-awareness

  • individual uniqueness

  • Being true to oneself

  • Unconscious forces

Explanation

Question 21 of 52

1

In doing research on John Watson what term would you expect to come across?

Select one of the following:

  • behaviorism

  • structuralism

  • humanism

  • psychodynamic

  • Functionalism

Explanation

Question 22 of 52

1

Who is credited with founding the functionalism school of psychology?

Select one of the following:

  • James

  • Hall

  • Titchener

  • Wertheimer

  • Wundt

Explanation

Question 23 of 52

1

Empirical research

Select one of the following:

  • Is no longer used by psychologists

  • Was replaced by scientific method

  • Uses introspection

  • Set the standards that psychologists must follow

  • Is based on intuition

Explanation

Question 24 of 52

1

Which of the following is not a benefit of correlational research?

Select one of the following:

  • It can help increase understandings of relationships

  • It can offer causes to underlying causes

  • It can establish definite cause-and-effect relationships

  • It can identify high-risk individuals

  • It can allow prediction

Explanation

Question 25 of 52

1

This type of imaging technology uses magnetic fields to manipulate the protons inside of the water in our bodies, which allows us to see images without surgery

Select one of the following:

  • PET

  • MRI

  • CT

  • EEG

Explanation

Question 26 of 52

1

Axons are responsible for

Select one of the following:

  • Producing neurotransmitters

  • Carrying signals to other neurons

  • Receiving signals from other neurons

  • Controlling metabolic functions

Explanation

Question 27 of 52

1

Phineas Gage showed severe personality changes following an accident that damaged the

Select one of the following:

  • Prefrontal cortex

  • Temporal cortex

  • hippocampus

  • Hypothalamus

Explanation

Question 28 of 52

1

For most people, Wernicke's area is located in the

Select one of the following:

  • Left temporal lobe

  • Right frontal lobe

  • Left frontal lobe

  • Right temporal lobe

Explanation

Question 29 of 52

1

This type of imaging technology involves attaching electrodes to a patients head in order to measure their brain waves

Select one of the following:

  • PET

  • MRI

  • CT

  • EEG

Explanation

Question 30 of 52

1

This type of imaging technology combines xray technology with computer technology. It is used to investigate the brain from multiple angles and at any depth

Select one of the following:

  • EEG

  • PET

  • MRI

  • CT

Explanation

Question 31 of 52

1

Which component of a neuron contains genetic material

Select one of the following:

  • Synapse

  • Soma

  • neurotransmitter

  • dendrite

Explanation

Question 32 of 52

1

This imaging technology involves injecting the patient with a radioactive substance, which will release gamma rays and allow researchers to see how active certain areas of the brain are

Select one of the following:

  • PET

  • MRI

  • EEG

  • CT

Explanation

Question 33 of 52

1

Which component of a neuron receives signals from other neurons?

Select one of the following:

  • Synapse

  • axon

  • soma

  • dendrite

Explanation

Question 34 of 52

1

All of the following are considered main research methods in the biological approach of analysis EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Correlational studies

  • Case studies

  • surveys

  • Laboratory experiments

Explanation

Question 35 of 52

1

For most people Boca's area is located in the

Select one of the following:

  • Left frontal lobe

  • left temporal lobe

  • Right frontal lobe

  • right temporal lobe

Explanation

Question 36 of 52

1

The tiny gap between neurons is called the

Select one of the following:

  • dendrite

  • synapse

  • soma

  • axon

Explanation

Question 37 of 52

1

All of the following are principles of the biological levels of analysis EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Introspection is key to understanding behavior

  • patters of behavior can be inherited

  • Animal research may inform our understanding of behavior

  • Emotions and behavior are products of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous and endocrine systems

Explanation

Question 38 of 52

1

The inherited (innate) instructions of an organism are called its

Select one of the following:

  • Phenotype

  • Genotype

  • DNA

  • Glial cell

  • monozygotic

Explanation

Question 39 of 52

1

An organism's observable traits are called its

Select one of the following:

  • Phenotype

  • Genotype

  • genomes

  • Disposition

  • Chromosomes

Explanation

Question 40 of 52

1

The brain is divided into ________ parts

Select one of the following:

  • Two

  • three

  • five

  • six

  • nine

Explanation

Question 41 of 52

1

Which of the following is part of the hind brain?

Select one of the following:

  • cerebrum

  • thalamus

  • Corpus callosum

  • amygdala

  • Medulla

Explanation

Question 42 of 52

1

States of wakefulness and sleep are modulated by

Select one of the following:

  • Pons

  • Cerebellum

  • Hippocampus

  • Medulla

  • Cerebrum

Explanation

Question 43 of 52

1

The fact that alcohol often causes problems with balance and coordination suggests that it may have an effect on

Select one of the following:

  • Cerebrum

  • Corpus callosum

  • Cerebellum

  • Thalamus

  • Reticular formation

Explanation

Question 44 of 52

1

The forebrain contains all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Thalamus

  • Basal ganglia

  • Hypothalamus

  • Cerebellum

  • Cerebral cortex

Explanation

Question 45 of 52

1

All of the following senses are routed through the thalamus EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Touch

  • smell

  • taste

  • Vision

  • Hearing

Explanation

Question 46 of 52

1

Vision is processed by which lobe?

Select one of the following:

  • Occipital

  • Temporal

  • Frontal

  • Parietal

  • somatosensory

Explanation

Question 47 of 52

1

Damage to which portion of the cerebral cortex would most likely interfere with hearing?

Select one of the following:

  • Somatosensory

  • Occipital

  • Temporal

  • Parietal

  • Frontal

Explanation

Question 48 of 52

1

Following brain damage, Takumi cannot feel sensations in her arms. She probably suffered damage to which portion of her brain?

Select one of the following:

  • Frontal lobe

  • Cerebellum

  • Parietal lobe

  • Temporal lobe

  • Occipital lobe

Explanation

Question 49 of 52

1

Which part of the nervous system controls internal bodily processes as heartbeat, respiration, digestion, and dilation of the pupils?

Select one of the following:

  • Autonomic nervous system

  • Somatic nervous system

  • Spinal cord

  • Peripheral nervous system

  • Central nervous system

Explanation

Question 50 of 52

1

The tiny gap between neurons is called the

Select one of the following:

  • axon

  • dendrite

  • synapse

  • interneuron

  • soma

Explanation

Question 51 of 52

1

Glial cells do all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • Nourish neurons

  • Help neurons communicate

  • Produce neurotransmitters

  • Produce myelin

  • Remove waste products

Explanation

Question 52 of 52

1

Which of the following is not controlled by the medulla

Select one of the following:

  • Heart rate

  • Breathing

  • swallowing

  • Vision

  • coughing

Explanation

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