Psychology 101:05 Spring 2022 Exam 2 Practice questions – COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Psychology 101:05 Spring 2022 Exam 2 Practice questions – COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Activation Synthesis Theory - ✔✔The theory suggesting that we turn random neural signals into dreams is _____ theory. a. Freudian b. the i ...

Psychology 101:05 Spring 2022 Exam 2 Practice questions – COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Activation Synthesis Theory - ✔✔The theory suggesting that we turn random neural signals into dreams is _____ theory. a. Freudian b. the information processing c. the preserving neural pathways d. the activation synthesis information processing - ✔✔Hahn tells his friends that he needs to go to sleep after their study session rather than studying all night because sleeping will help to consolidate his memory of what he learned. Hahn is a proponent of the _____ theory of sleep. a. evolutionary/adaptive b. restorative c. information d. processing activation synthesis our unconscious desires - ✔✔According to Freud, dreams reflect: a. events that we experienced that day. b. our unconscious desires. c. random firing of visual and motor neurons. d. the need to keep our brains active during sleep. rooting - ✔✔When you touch your baby niece's cheek, she turns her head toward your hand and opens her mouth. She is exhibiting the _____ reflex. a. Moro b. Babinskyc. sucking d. rooting accommodation - ✔✔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: a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. conservation. d. transitivity. transitivity - ✔✔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: a. transitivity. b. conservation. c. object permanence. d. egocentric thinking. object permanence - ✔✔Little Osha really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and is chasing it with determination. Luckily, the skunk runs under a bush where Osha can't see it. She immediately forgets about the skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead. Osha doesn't yet understand: a. object permanence. b. conservation. c. transitivity. d. assimilation. formal operational stage - ✔✔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. a. preoperationalb. final operational c. concrete operational d. formal operational animistic thinking - ✔✔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: a. egocentric thinking. b. transitive reasoning. c. abstract thinking. d. animistic thinking. conversation - ✔✔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: a. object permanence. b. conservation. c. transitivity. d. egocentrism. concrete operational - ✔✔Khal (from the previous question) is probably in Piaget's _____ stage. a. preoperational b. sensorimotor c. concrete operational d. formal operational permisssive - ✔✔Tyrion lets his daughter do whatever she wants and is very demonstrative in his affection for her. Tyrion is exhibiting the _____ parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritativeauthoritative - ✔✔Ollie is a pretty happy 11-year-old - he does well in school and is pretty friendly and responsible. It is likely that his parents have a(n) _____ parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative authoritarian - ✔✔Ming-Ming's parents are very involved in her life - they require that she completes her homework right after school and her time with friends is closely monitored. However, they rarely show her affection. Ming-Ming's parents are exhibiting the _____ parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative uninvolved - ✔✔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. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative authoritative - ✔✔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. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolvedd. authoritative attractive babies received more attention than unattractive babies. - ✔✔The results of Langlois et al.'s (1995) study of mothers' behavior toward their babies showed that: a. attractive babies received more attention than unattractive babies. b. calm babies received more attention than fussy babies. c. babies fed breast milk received more attention than babies fed formula. d. securely attached babies received more attention than insecurely attached babies. permissive - ✔✔Gendry is easily frustrated and gets bad grades. According to research based on Baumrind's parenting styles, his parents probably used the ______ parenting style. a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative insecure-anxious/ambivalent - ✔✔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. a. insecure-anxious/ambivalent b. insecure-avoidant c. insecure-disorganized d. secure conventional - ✔✔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. a. preoperational b. preconventional c. conventional d. postconventionalpreconventional - ✔✔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. a. preconventional b. conventional c. postconventional d. concrete operational despair - ✔✔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: a. despair. b. isolation. c. stagnation. d. integrity. genrativity vs stagnation - ✔✔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. a. identity vs. confusion b. intimacy vs. isolation c. generativity vs. stagnation d. integrity vs. despair conventional - ✔✔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. a. preconventional b. conventional c. postconventional d. concrete operational our social networks get smaller - ✔✔Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that as we get older,a. we spend more time socializing. b. we spend less time socializing. c. our social networks get larger. d. our social networks get smaller. below her absolute threshold for smell - ✔✔Dr. Torres's friend wears scented lotion, but Dr. Torres usually can't smell it because it is: a. below her absolute threshold for smell. b. above her absolute threshold for smell. c. below her difference threshold for smell. d. above her difference threshold for smell. sensory adaptation - ✔✔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: a. Weber's fraction. b. sensory adaptation. c. signal detection. d. his absolute threshold. her difference threshold - ✔✔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: a. her absolute threshold. b. her difference threshold. c. her response bias. d. sensory adaptation. 5 - ✔✔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? a. 1b. 2 c. 5 d. 20 misses - ✔✔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: a. hits b. misses c. false alarms d. correct rejections - ✔✔In this picture, seeing a soccer ball despite there being parts missing from the drawing reflects the _____ principle. a. similarity b. closure c. proximity d. continuity proximity - ✔✔In this picture, seeing a car rather than a series of pictures of types of food reflects the _____ principle. a. similarity b. closure c. proximity d. continuity continuity - ✔✔What Gestalt principle explains why we see the "C" in "Cola" as going through the loop in the "l?"a. similarity b. closure c. proximity d. continuity