Easy

1. Which neurotransmitter is primarily involved in mood regulation and is often linked to

depression?
A) Dopamine
B) Serotonin
C) GABA
D) Acetylcholine

Answer: B) Serotonin

2. Which part of the brain is most associated with decision-making and impulse control?
A) Amygdala
B) Hippocampus
C) Prefrontal Cortex
D) Occipital Lobe

Answer: C) Prefrontal Cortex

3. Which memory system is responsible for holding a small amount of information for a brief
period, typically around 20-30 seconds?
A) Sensory Memory
B) Short-Term Memory
C) Long-Term Memory
D) Procedural Memory

Answer: B) Short-Term Memory

4. In Freud’s psychosexual stages, fixation at which stage is thought to result in obsessive

cleanliness or messiness in adulthood?
A) Oral Stage
B) Anal Stage
C) Phallic Stage
D) Latency Stage

Answer: B) Anal Stage

5. Who proposed the theory of observational learning, which emphasizes that behavior can be
learned by watching others?
A) B.F. Skinner
B)Albert Bandura
C) John Watson
D) Edward Thorndike

Answer: B) Albert Bandura

Average

1. In social psychology, what term describes the tendency for individuals to adjust their attitudes,
beliefs, or behaviors to match those of a group?
A) Groupthink
B) Conformity
C) Deindividuation
D) Social Loafing

Answer: B) Conformity

2. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic survival functions like breathing and
heart rate?
A) Cerebellum
B) Medulla
C) Hippocampus
D) Occipital Lobe

Answer: B) Medulla

3. Which psychological perspective focuses on observable behaviors rather than mental

processes?
A) Humanistic Psychology
B) Cognitive Psychology
C) Behaviorism
D) Psychoanalytic Theory

Answer: C) Behaviorism

4. What type of conditioning is associated with Ivan Pavlov’s experiments with dogs?
A) Operant Conditioning
B.) Classical Conditioning
C) Observational Learning
D) Cognitive Learning
Answer: B) Classical Conditioning

5. What is the term for the ability to store and retrieve information over time?
A) Intelligence
B.) Perception
C) Memory
D) Sensation

Answer: C) Memory

Difficult

1. The concept of “cognitive economy” in cognitive psychology suggests that:

A) Humans store as much information as possible to maximize cognitive efficiency
B.) The brain organizes knowledge in a way that minimizes cognitive effort
C) Working memory has unlimited capacity for processing information
D) Emotional experiences do not interfere with cognitive processing

Answer: B) The brain organizes knowledge in a way that minimizes cognitive effort

2. According to the Big Five personality traits, someone who is highly conscientious is likely to
be:
A) Outgoing and energetic
B.) Organized and responsible
C) Anxious and moody
D) Creative and curious

Answer: B) Organized and responsible

3. What is the key distinction between episodic and semantic memory?

A) Episodic memory involves factual knowledge, while semantic memory involves personal
experiences
B.) Episodic memory involves personal experiences, while semantic memory involves factual
knowledge
C) Episodic memory declines with age, while semantic memory remains stable
D) Semantic memory is only used for short-term recall, while episodic memory is for long-term
recall
Answer: B) Episodic memory involves personal experiences, while semantic memory involves
factual knowledge

4. What is the main idea behind Gestalt psychology?

A) Behavior is shaped by reinforcement
B.)The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
C) Human behavior is driven by unconscious desires
D) Cognitive processes follow a predictable pattern

Answer: B) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

5. Which theory suggests that people are motivated by an innate desire to grow and reach their
full potential?
A) Drive-Reduction Theory
B.) Humanistic Theory
C) Social Learning Theory
D) Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Answer: B) Humanistic Theory

One of the main areas of focus for psychologists from the psychodynamic perspective is the
importance of:
a.) free will
b.) early childhood conflicts and trauma
c.) the proper balance of neurotransmitters in the brain
d.) appropriate role models during childhood

Answer: B

Psychologists are referred to as scientists because:

a.) they work with complicated computers
b.) they rely upon sophisticated brain-imaging machines
c.) they base their work on scientific attitudes and procedures
d.) psychology is related to human biology which is an important part of science

Answer: C

True or false: Humans use only 10 percent of their brains

a.) false, because humans use 50% of their brains at any given time
b.) false - humans use all of their brains
c.) True
d.) No one yet knows the answer to this question

Answer: B

The careful examination of what people or animals do in their normal environments is called
a.) intrusive observation
b.) naturalistic observation
c.) double-blind study
d.) a case history

Answer: B

Investigators are most likely to use the case history method when they study
a.) the effects of a drug on behavior
b.) the frequency of certain attitudes in a large population
c.) a rare behavior or an unusual person
d.) two or more independent variable

Answer: C
What is the advantage of the experimental method as opposed to the correlational studies?
a.) an experiment is better suited to studies of unusual individuals
b.) an experiment can consist of as little as one observation of a single individual
c.) an experiment can demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships
d.) an experiment is easier to do and poses fewer ethical problems

Answer: C

"If an athlete imagines having a good performance, then that athlete is more likely to be
successful in an event." This statement is a description of
a.) Determinism
b.) a hypothesis
c.) a theory
d.) a correlation

Answer: A

What is a quantitative, statistical measure of how different test scores are from each other in a
group of students?
a.) correlation coefficient
b.) frequency distribution
c.) mean
d.) standard deviation

Answer: D

The term "significant at the .05 level" means that

a.) the student will get an A on her senior thesis
b.) the results are likely to occur by chance less than 5% of the time
c.) the means of the two groups differed by at least 5 percentage points
d.) the results are important

Answer: B

Raymond has Parkinson's Disease, which means that:

a.) he suffers from frequent conclusive episodes
b.) his brain's production of endorphins
c.) he suffers from severe depression
d.) his brain is unable to produce normal amounts of dopamine
Answer: D

Which of the following is primarily a function of the right hemisphere?

a.) linguistic skills
b.) analytical skills
c.) recognizing faces
d.) understanding technical material

Answer: C

Life-span development begins with _______ and ends with _______.

a.) birth; death
b.) Conception; old age
c.) infancy; old age
d.) conception; death

Answer: D

Which philosophical view assumes that the child's mind at birth is a "blank slate"?
a.) original sin
b.) tabula rasa
c.) determinism
d.) innate goodness

Answer: B
The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the ________ variable.

a. independent
b. dependent
c. intervening
d. control
ANSWER: a

A psychological dysfunction refers to

a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning.
b. a breakdown in emotional functioning.
c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning.
d. any of these.
ANSWER: d

The scientific study of psychological disorders is called

a. psychopathology.
b. psychoanalysis.
c. pseudoscience.
d. parapsychology.
ANSWER: a

What is the term for a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience?
a) Reflex
b) Instinct
c) Learning
d) Motivation
Answer: c) Learning

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is considered a basic

physiological need?
a) Love and belonging
b) Esteem
c) Self-actualization
d) Food and water
Answer: d) Food and water

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage is most likely to struggle with which of the
following cognitive tasks?
a) Understanding object permanence
b) Grasping the concept of conservation
c) Thinking abstractly about hypothetical situations
d) Forming secure attachments with caregivers
Answer: b) Grasping the concept of conservation

Which of the following best describes the primary focus of job analysis in I/O
psychology?
a) Evaluating an employee's performance against set standards.
b) Identifying the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required for a specific job.
c) Designing training programs to improve employee skills.
d) Understanding employee motivation and job satisfaction.
Answer: b) Identifying the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required for a specific
job.

A person who eats and sleeps too much is experiencing

a depressive episode with features.
a. atypical
b. melancholic
c. chronic
d. catatonic
Answer: A

A psychological test that consistently yields similar scores for an individual taking it
multiple times under similar conditions is said to have high:
a) Validity
b) Reliability
c) Standardization
d) Normative data
Answer: b) Reliability

According to Carl Rogers' person-centered theory, the gap between an individual's

self-concept and their ideal self can lead to:
a) Increased self-esteem and confidence.
b) Feelings of incongruence and psychological distress.
c) A stronger sense of personal identity and purpose.
d) Greater conformity to societal expectations.
Answer: b) Feelings of incongruence and psychological distress.
According to Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development,
during which stage do children develop the capacity for
conservation?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Pre-operational
c. Concrete Operational
d. Formal Operational
Answer: C

When 20-year-old Larry was first diagnosed with

schizophrenia, his family wanted to know if and how the
disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the
future. In medical terms, the family wanted to know Larry’s
a. Diagnosis.
b. Prognosis.
c. Pathophysiology.
d. disease etiology.
Answer: B

Which of the following theoretical frameworks most directly addresses employees desire
jobs that are meaningful, provide them opportunity to be personally responsible for the
outcome of their work, and provide them with feedback of the results of their efforts
a) Equity Theory
b) Expectancy Theory
c) Job Characteristics Theory
d) Goal-Setting Theory
Answer: C

The concept of "construct validity" in psychological assessment is best evaluated by

examining:
a) The consistency of test scores over time and across different administrations.
b) The degree to which the test accurately predicts a criterion measure.
c) The extent to which the test measures the theoretical construct it is intended to
measure.
d) The representativeness of the test items in relation to the domain being assessed.
Answer: (c) The extent to which the test measures the theoretical construct it is intended
to measure.
According to Carl Jung's analytical psychology, the "shadow" archetype primarily
represents:
a) The idealized image of oneself that one consciously strives to achieve.
b) The repressed and often negative aspects of the individual's personality.
c) The inherited, universal ideas and images that reside in the collective unconscious.
d) The feminine aspects of a male's psyche and the masculine aspects of a female's
psyche.
Answer: (b) The repressed and often negative aspects of the individual's personality.