Exam 2 Practice Questions

Psychology 101:01 / Spring 2023

When you touch your baby niece’s cheek, she turns her head toward your hand and opens her mouth.  She is exhibiting the _____ reflex.

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1. Moro
2. Babinsky
3. sucking
4. rooting

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**rooting**

Olenna had thought that a firefighter was a “man who fights fires” until she saw a female firefighter and then realized that a firefighter is a “person who fights fires.”  Olenna went through the process of:

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1. assimilation.
2. accommodation**.**
3. conservation.
4. transitivity.

**accommodation**

Tywin understands that since his mom will arrive home after his dad, and his Uncle Stannis will arrive after his mom, that his dad will be the first of the three to arrive.  Tywin understands the concept of:

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1. transitivity**.**
2. conservation.
3. object permanence.
4. egocentric thinking.

**transitivity**

Little Anri really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and is chasing it with determination.  Luckily, the skunk runs under a bush where Anri can’t see it.  She immediately forgets about the skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead.  Anri doesn’t yet understand:

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1. object permanence.
2. conservation.
3. transitivity.
4. assimilation.

**object permanence**

Aisling often thinks about what kind of career she wants to have when she grows up and what it might be like to have that career.  According to Piaget, Aisling is probably in the _____ stage of cognitive development.

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1. preoperational
2. final operational
3. concrete operational
4. formal operational

**formal operational**

Raúl cries when he accidentally drops his stuffed koala bear because he thinks that it must really hurt the bear’s head when it hits the floor.  Raúl is engaging in:

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1. egocentric thinking.
2. transitive reasoning.
3. abstract thinking.
4. animistic thinking.

**animistic thinking**

Khal is starting to understand that when his dad cuts his birthday cake into pieces, the total amount of cake is the same.  Khal is learning the concept of:

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1. object permanence.
2. conservation**.**
3. transitivity.
4. egocentrism.

**conservation**

Khal (from the previous question) is probably in Piaget’s _____ stage.

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1. preoperational
2. sensorimotor
3. concrete operational
4. formal operational

**concrete operational**

Tyrion lets his daughter do whatever she wants and is very demonstrative in his affection for her.  Tyrion is exhibiting the _____ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**permissive**

Ming-ming is a pretty happy 11-year-old – she does well in school and is pretty friendly and responsible.  It is likely that her parents have a(n) _____ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**authoritative**

Ollie’s parents are very involved in his life – they require that he completes his homework right after school and his time with friends is closely monitored.  However, they rarely show his affection.  Ollie’s parents are exhibiting the _____ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**authoritarian**

Linny’s parents let her do whatever she wants to do – in fact, they are hardly ever around and don’t pay much attention to her when they are.  Linny’s parents exhibit the _____ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**uninvolved**

Tuck’s mom sends him to his room for 5 minutes after he kicks his sister, and explains to him that he is getting a time-out because kicking can hurt people.  She also cuddles with him and reads his favorite books to him for 20 minutes each night before he goes to sleep.  Tuck’s mom is exhibiting the _____ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**authoritative**

The results of Langlois et al.’s (1995) study of mothers’ behavior toward their babies showed that:

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1. attractive babies received more attention than unattractive babies**.**
2. calm babies received more attention than fussy babies.
3. babies fed breast milk received more attention than babies fed formula.
4. securely attached babies received more attention than insecurely attached babies.

**attractive babies received more attention than unattractive babies**

Gendry is easily frustrated and gets bad grades.  According to research based on Baumrind’s parenting styles, his parents probably used the ______ parenting style.

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1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. uninvolved
4. authoritative

**permissive**

Katara’s son, Tenzin, cries when she leaves the room, but when she returns, he runs to her and then runs away.  Tenzin probably has a(n) _____ attachment style.

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1. insecure-anxious/ambivalent
2. insecure-avoidant
3. insecure-disorganized
4. secure

**insecure-anxious/ambivalent**

Ravi shares his toys with his classmates because his teacher requires all of the students to share with each other.  Ravi is in the _____ stage of moral development.

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1. preoperational
2. preconventional
3. conventional
4. postconventional

**conventional**

According to Kohlberg’s theory, Nemo, who shares his toys with his little sister so that his dad doesn’t take them away from him, is probably in the _____ stage of moral development.

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1. preconventional
2. conventional
3. postconventional
4. concrete operational

**preconventional**

Tuko, who is 89 years old, looks back at his life and focuses on his mistakes and regrets.  According to Erikson’s theory, Tuko is exhibiting:

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1. despair**.**
2. isolation.
3. stagnation.
4. integrity.

**despair**

Rachel and Ross have recently retired and have begun doing volunteer work at their local elementary school.  Rachel and Ross seem to be in Erikson’s _____ stage.

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1. identity vs. confusion
2. intimacy vs. isolation
3. generativity vs. stagnation
4. integrity vs. despair

**generativity vs. stagnation**

According to Kohlberg’s theory, Mercedes, who doesn’t run in the hallways because it’s against the rules, is probably in the _____ stage of moral development.

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1. preconventional
2. conventional
3. postconventional
4. concrete operational

**conventional**

Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that as we get older,

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1. we spend more time socializing.
2. we spend less time socializing.
3. our social networks get larger.
4. our social networks get smaller**.**

our social networks get smaller

Dr. Torres’s friend wears scented lotion, but Dr. Torres usually can’t smell it because it is:

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1. below her absolute threshold for smell**.**
2. above her absolute threshold for smell.
3. below her difference threshold for smell.
4. above her difference threshold for smell.

**below her absolute threshold for smell**

Arizona is watching a movie, and her sister turns up the brightness on the screen just enough for Arizona to notice the change.  The difference in volume is:

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1. her absolute threshold.
2. her difference threshold**.**
3. her response bias.
4. sensory adaptation.

**her difference threshold**

According to Weber’s law, if we notice a difference in brightness by adding 1 candle to 20 candles, how many additional candles will it take to notice a change in brightness from 100 candles?


1. 1
2. 2
3. 5
4. 20

5

Dr. Burke gets into a hot tub and his skin feels uncomfortably hot.  After a few minutes, however, he feels very comfortable, although the temperature of the water has not changed.  This is due to:

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1. Weber’s fraction.
2. sensory adaptation**.**
3. signal detection.
4. his absolute threshold.

**sensory adaptation**

Princess Fiona, a literary editor, is responsible for selecting manuscripts that will sell lots of copies.  In the past, she has selected many manuscripts that did not sell well; that is, she believed that they would sell well, but they did not.  In the future, therefore, Princess Fiona is likely to develop a response bias, resulting in more:

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1. hits
2. misses
3. false alarms
4. correct rejections

**misses**

In this picture, seeing a soccer ball despite there being parts missing from the drawing reflects the _____ principle.

 


1. similarity 
2. closure
3. proximity 
4. continuity

**closure**

In this picture, seeing a car rather than a series of pictures of types of food reflects the _____ principle.

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1. similarity
2. closure
3. proximity
4. continuity

**proximity**

What Gestalt principle explains why we see the “C” in “Cola” as going through the loop in the “l?”

 


1. similarity 
2. closure
3. proximity 
4. continuity

**continuity**

In the picture below, perceiving a Christmas tree among the various shapes uses the Gestalt principle of:

 


1. similarity 
2. closure
3. proximity 
4. continuity

**similarity**

In Pavlov’s experiments, the food is the:

 


1. conditioned response
2. conditioned stimulus
3. unconditioned response
4. unconditioned stimulus

**unconditioned stimulus**

In Pavlov’s experiments, the dogs’ salivation following the tone is the:

 


1. conditioned response
2. conditioned stimulus
3. unconditioned response
4. unconditioned stimulus

**conditioned response**

Suppose your alarm makes a slight clicking sound just before the alarm goes off.  Even though you didn’t wake up to the clicking sound initially, now you do, due to classical conditioning.  In this example, the conditioned stimulus is:

 


1. waking up to your alarm
2. the alarm
3. the clicking
4. waking up to the clicking

**the clicking**

As Haku hears a song on the radio, she feels anxious. The song was very popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce. During this time, they yelled a lot at each other, causing Haku intense anxiety. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

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1. anxiety in response to the song
2. anxiety in response to parents fighting
3. the song
4. parents fighting

**parents fighting**

As Haku hears a song on the radio, she feels anxious. The song was very popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce. During this time, they yelled a lot at each other, causing Haku intense anxiety. What is the conditioned stimulus?

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1. anxiety in response to the song
2. anxiety in response to parents fighting
3. the song
4. parents fighting

**the song**

As Haku hears a song on the radio, she feels anxious. The song was very popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce. During this time, they yelled a lot at each other, causing Haku intense anxiety. What is the unconditioned response?

 


1. anxiety in response to the song
2. anxiety in response to parents fighting
3. the song
4. parents fighting

**anxiety in response to parents fighting**

As Haku hears a song on the radio, she feels anxious. The song was very popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce. During this time, they yelled a lot at each other, causing Haku intense anxiety. What is the conditioned response?

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1. anxiety in response to the song
2. anxiety in response to parents fighting
3. the song
4. parents fighting

**anxiety in response to the song**