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Psychology Semester 1 review

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A short pop-quiz to review what we learned last semester and prepare us for our 2nd semester
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Question 1

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An independent variable is...
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  • a variable that doesn't need anyone
  • a variable that can't be changed by anyone
  • a variable that can only be changed by the experimenter
  • what happens when your friends ditch you

Question 2

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A dependent variable is...
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  • when you need something
  • a variable that can't stand alone
  • a variable that can be changed by anyone at anytime
  • a variable that is changed by the independent variable

Question 3

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A correlation is ...
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  • when two variables are related
  • always important
  • tells us when something causes another thing to happen
  • can only be found using an experiment

Question 4

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Causation is when two variables ...
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  • are correlated in any way
  • have a causal relationship
  • are just talking
  • create a placebo effect

Question 5

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What are the main lobes of the brain?
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  • Broca's lobe
  • Neuron lobe
  • Frontal lobe
  • Occipital lobe
  • Synaptic lobe
  • Temporal lobe
  • Parietal lobe
  • Hypothalamus lobe

Question 6

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What is a neuron?
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  • A cell that transmits information using chemical or electrical signals
  • A lobe of the brain
  • The part of your brain that thinks
  • Your brain chemistry

Question 7

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What is a synapse?
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  • The sound made when neurons fire.
  • The space between neurons where the signal is transmitted either chemically or electronically.
  • A part of the brain focused on hearing.
  • What psychologists give out as rewards.

Question 8

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What are the parts of a neuron?
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  • Dendrite
  • Fingers
  • Iris
  • Axon
  • Cell body
  • Synapse

Question 9

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The amygdala serves which function?
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  • Higher reasoning
  • The amygdala allows us to converse with people, both by hearing them and speaking to them
  • The amygdala allows us to store memories and learn using positive and negative reinforcers
  • The amygdala is how we are able to move

Question 10

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What type of intelligence focuses mostly on movement?
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  • Auditory
  • Verbal
  • Kinesthetic
  • Mobile

Question 11

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Which intelligence would be most likely to excel at drawings and paintings?
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  • Kinesthetic
  • Auditory
  • Verbal
  • Visual

Question 12

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Sigmund Freud developed which important psychological technique to learn more about the mind?
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  • Operant conditioning
  • Pavlovian response
  • Freudian slips
  • Psychoanalysis

Question 13

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Pavlov experimented with conditioning how?
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  • Using a pigeon in a box
  • Using a baby in a crib
  • Giving students candy whenever they got right answers
  • Using a dog with a bell and some food

Question 14

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Which answers below are examples of intrinsic motivation?
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  • Giving yourself a piece of chocolate every time you run
  • Playing soccer because you love it
  • Reading for fun
  • Painting something to sell it
  • Writing an essay for a good grade
  • Hanging out with friends
  • Hanging out with a friend so you can go to their awesome birthday party

Question 15

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Which of the answers below are examples of extrinsic motivation?
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  • Going to work for a paycheck
  • Going to work because you love your job
  • Going to school to get a good grade
  • Going to school because you love learning
  • Playing a sport to get a scholarship
  • Playing a sport for fun

Question 16

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Which of the answers below describe learning disabilities?
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  • Everybody learns differently and learning disabilities are just an example of this
  • If you learn differently than someone else you have a learning disability
  • People who have learning disabilities are not as intelligent as others
  • Learning disabilities effect how people learn, not how intelligent someone is

Question 17

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Piaget developed what?
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  • Stages of development
  • Classical conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
  • Psychoanalysis

Question 18

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What are ethics?
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  • Something we have dilemma's about
  • How we tell the difference between right and wrong
  • The difference between psychology and history
  • It's similar to race

Question 19

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What are ethics?
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  • How we determine what's right and what's wrong
  • Similar to race
  • Something we have dilemma's about
  • The difference between psychology and history

Question 20

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What is a lurking variable?
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  • A variable hiding in the mud
  • A variable that effects a correlation or causation but is not accounted for
  • Creepy variable
  • A variable that has no impact on a correlation

Question 21

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Placebo's are
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  • A fake medicine that has no medical properties but has a psychological impact
  • The best medicine
  • The coolest looking fairy tale creatures
  • Medical enhancement of the mind

Question 22

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Cohort selection can impact experiments and surveys by
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  • Changing answers to fit the questions
  • Picking only certain people to participate which will skew the results
  • Getting the smartest group possible
  • Changing the length of the experiment or survey

Question 23

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Which of the people/groups have bias?
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  • Democratic party
  • Republican party
  • Mr. Silva
  • Ms. Gipe
  • Ms. Krenz
  • Ms. Kluger
  • President Obama
  • Albert Einstein

Question 24

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In psychology, "framing" is
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  • the skeleton of a room
  • helping someone to learn something
  • asking a question in a way to get the answer you want
  • creating scaffolds to assist student learning

Question 25

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Bias is
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  • A positive thing
  • A negative thing
  • Neither positive nor negative
  • What Mr. Silva named his dog

Question 26

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Psychology ethics allow lying to people participating in a study
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs begins with which level
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  • Physiological needs
  • Psychological needs
  • Safety needs
  • Love needs

Question 28

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Label level 2 for Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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  • Self-Actualization
  • Safety
  • Esteem
  • Physiological
  • Love/Belonging

Question 29

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If you're properly meditating you
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  • Take a nap
  • Think about all of your problems
  • Focus on noticing everything around you including yourself and being present
  • Think about nothing

Question 30

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Which of the statements below is true?
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  • Workers who are more productive are happier
  • Workers who are less productive are happier
  • Workers who are happy are more productive
  • Workers who are happy are less productive

Question 31

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Religion can fit into which of the below hierarchies as according to Maslow?
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  • Love/Belonging
  • Physiological
  • Self-Actualization
  • Esteem
  • Safety
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