Sample

Midterm Examination
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Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 100 Section 001
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Examiner:

Dr. Jens Pruessner

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This sample examination consists of 20 multiple choice questions on a total of 4 pages,

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1.#Although#he#has#been#suffering#from#insomnia#for#several#months,#Brad#prefers#to#avoid#prescription#
drugs#because#he#fears#side#effects.#What#hormone#available#in#synthetic#form#might#he#consider#taking#
to#alleviate#his#sleep#problem?#
###########a)#insulin# #
###########b)#melatonin#################
###########c)#epinephrine################
###########d)#vasopressin##
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2.#REM#sleep#refers#to##
# # a)#dreamless#sleep.#
# # b)#sleep#induced#by#sleeping#pills.#
# # c)#sleep#periods#in#which#sleepwalking#is#likely.##
# # d)#sleep#periods#in#which#a#persons#eyes#move#rapidly.##
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3.#Which#device#would#a#sleep#researcher#use#to#monitor#a#sleeping#persons#heart#rate?##
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a)#electromyograph#(EMG)#
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b)#electrocardiograph#(EKG)#
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c)#electroIoculograph#(EOG)#
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d)#electroencelphalograph#(EEG)#
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4.#Your#brain#waves#are#being#monitored#in#a#sleep#laboratory.#Although#you#are#drowsy,#you#are#not#yet#
asleep.#What#brain#waves#will#be#detected#at#this#point?#
a)#beta#####################
b)#delta####################
c)#sigma##################
d)#alpha##
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5.#Sid#is#taking#part#in#research#on#the#effects#of#sleep#deprivation;#he#has#been#without#sleep#for#75#
hours.#Right#now#researchers#have#asked#him#to#sit#in#front#of#a#computer#screen#and#hit#a#button#each#
time#he#sees#the#letter#S#on#the#screen.#A#few#days#ago,#Sid#was#a#whiz#at#this#task;#however,#he#is#
doing#very#poorly#today.#How#would#sleep#researchers#explain#Sids#poor#performance?#
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a)#Due#to#the#sleep#deprivation,#Sid#does#not#understand#the#task.##
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b)#Microsleeps#are#occurring#due#to#the#sleep#deprivation#and#he#is#asleep#for#brief#periods#of#
time.#
c)#He#is#determined#to#ruin#the#research#because#of#the#suffering#he#is#enduring#at#the#hands#of#
the#researchers.#
d)#He#is#probably#dreaming#that#he#is#somewhere#else#and#has#no#interest#in#responding#to#the#
here#and#now.#
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6.#How#does#Hobson#and#McCarleys#activationIsynthesis#hypothesis#explain#dreaming?###
# # a)#the#surfacing#of#repressed#sexual#urges##
# # b)#attempts#to#make#recent#memories#more#permanent#
# # c)#the#brain#making#sense#of#a#high#level#of#brain#activity##
# # d)#the#use#of#elaborate#symbolism#to#disguise#unthinkable#topics#
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7.#The#effects#of#most#psychoactive#drugs#can#be#explained#by#their#actions#on#
a)#glands.############
b)#muscles.#############
c)#the#spinal#cord.############
d)#neurotransmitters.##
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8.#Which#of#these#illustrates#an#unconditioned#stimulus#(UCS)?#
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a)#your#favorite#song#
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b)#a#puff#of#air#to#your#eye#
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c)#blinking#when#air#is#blown#into#your#eye#
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d)#blinking#when#you#hear#your#favorite#song#
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9.#Which#of#these#illustrates#a#conditioned#response#(CR)?#
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a)#a#thick,#juicy#steak#
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b)#your#favorite#restaurant#
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c)#salivation#when#you#taste#a#thick,#juicy#steak#
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d)#salivation#when#you#see#your#favorite#restaurant##
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10.#A#dog#is#conditioned#to#salivate#to#the#sound#of#a#bell.#Then#the#bell#is#presented#alone#until#the#dog#
no#longer#salivates#to#it.#A#few#days#later,#the#dog#again#salivates#to#the#bell.#The#underlined#sentence#
represents#
a)#extinction.##############
b)#acquisition.#############
c)#generalization.###########
d)#spontaneous#recovery.##
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11.#Chris#has#always#been#afraid#of#riding#in#elevators#or#being#in#small#places.#Which#phobia#does#Chris#
seem#to#exhibit?#
a)#cynophobia###############
b)#ailurophobia##############
c)#zoophobia##############
d)#claustrophobia##
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12.#In#the#famous#experiment#with#chemotherapy#patients#and#taste#aversion,#children#formed#an#
aversion#to#Mapletoff#ice#cream#that#then#prevented#them#from#forming#a#taste#aversion#to#their#normal#
diet.#This#is#an#example#of#
a)#cueItoIconsequence#learning.#############
b)#blocking.#############
c)#natural#conditioning.###########
d)#contrapreparedness.#
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13.#What#is#the#proper#sequence#for#a#teacher#using#the#technique#of#shaping?#
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a)#Remain#consistently#generous#with#reinforcement#throughout#training.#
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b)#Remain#consistently#demanding#with#reinforcement#throughout#training.#
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c)#Begin#by#being#generous#with#reinforcement#and#gradually#demand#more#precise#behavior.#
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d)#Begin#by#being#demanding#with#reinforcement#and#gradually#allow#more#behaviors#for#reward.##
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14.#What#is#a#major#difference#between#FR#and#VR#schedules#of#reinforcement?#
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a)#VR#schedules#are#easier#to#extinguish.#
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b)#Pauses#tend#to#occur#on#FR#not#on#VR#schedules.#
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c)#Behavior#on#a#VR#schedule#tends#to#generalize#faster#than#behavior#on#FR#schedules.#
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d)#Behavior#on#a#FR#schedule#tends#to#generalize#faster#than#behavior#on#VR#schedules.#
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15.#Rob#is#a#computer#programmer#whose#job#is#to#program#the#mechanism#that#operates#slot#machines.#
Which#schedule#of#reinforcement#will#he#program#into#the#slot#machine?#
a)#fixedIratio################
b)#fixedIinterval#################
c)#variableIratio##############
d)#variableIinterval#
#
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16.#You#are#designing#a#new#course#on#How#to#be#a#good#psychological#detective.#In#order#to#
understand#any#event,#you#tell#your#students#that#they#first#must#be#able#to#answer#which#of#these#
questions?##
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a)#What#occurred?#
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b)#How#is#the#law#of#parsimony#operating?##
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c)#What#psychological#principle#is#operating?#
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d)#How#does#the#event#differ#from#folk#wisdom?##
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17.#Time#for#another#round#of#Jeopardy.#One#of#the#categories#is#Famous#Authors.#With#great#
confidence#you#say,#Ill#take#Famous#Authors#for#$200.#The#revealed#answer#is#Believed#in#mediums#
and#fairies.#Just#before#the#buzzer#sounds,#what#will#you#say?##
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a)#Who#is#Mark#Twain?#
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b)#Who#is#Sigmund#Freud?#
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c)#Who#is#Ernest#Hemingway?#
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d)#Who#is#Arthur#Conan#Doyle?#
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18.#A#study#of#communication#patterns#in#dolphins#yields#results#that#probably#did#not#occur#by#chance.#
The#researchers#are#likely#to#describe#their#results#as##
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a)#notable.###########
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b)#relevant.##########
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c)#experimentally#important.##########
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d)#statistically#significant.##
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19.#The#College#Boards#Validity#Study#Service#reported#a#correlation#of#+.42#between#college#gradeI
point#average#and#SAT#scores.#Which#statement#is#most#consistent#with#this#report?#
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a)#SAT#scores#cause#gradeIpoint#averages#to#rise.#
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b)#The#relation#means#SAT#scores#can#be#used#to#predict#gradeIpoint#average.#
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c)#There#is#little#relation#between#SAT#scores#and#gradeIpoint#average#for#most#college#students.#
d)#The#relation#is#not#based#on#sound#scientific#principles#of#investigation#and#should#not#
influence#admissions#decisions.#
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20.#Police#officers#across#the#country#have#noticed#an#interesting#trend:#the#lower#the#temperature,#the#
fewer#crimes#are#reported;#the#higher#the#temperature,#the#more#crimes#are#reported.#Which#
correlation#coefficient#most#likely#describes#the#relation#between#temperature#and#crime?#
a)#.00###############
b)#I.35##################
c)#+.10##############
d)#+.76#
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Answer key:

1. ANS:!b!
2. ANS:!d!
3. ANS:!b!!
4. ANS:!d!!
5. ANS:!b!!
6. ANS:!c!!
7. ANS:!d!!
8. ANS:!b!!
9. ANS:!d!!
10. ANS:!d!!
11. ANS:!d!!
12. ANS:!b!!
13. !ANS:!c!!
14. ANS:!b!!
15. ANS:!c!!
16. ANS:!a!!
17. ANS:!d!!
18. ANS:!d!!
19. ANS:!b!!
20. ANS:!d!

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