Midterm Exam For Psychology

Midterm Exam For Psychology
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ⅠChoose the correct Single answer for the questions.
1.Body organs first begin to form and function during the period of the_embryo______ ; within 6 months, during the period of the____fetus_________ , the organs are sufficiently functional to allow a chance of survival.
a. zygote; embryo
b. zygote; fetus
c. embryo; fetus
d. placenta; fetus
1 In Erikson’s stages, the primary task during adolescence is forging an identity
a. attaining formal operations.
b. forging an identity.
c. developing a sense of intimacy with another person.
d. living independent of parents
3. Although development is lifelong, there is stability of personality over time. For example, temperament tends to remain stable throughout life.
a. most personality traits emerge in infancy and persist throughout life.
b. temperament tends to remain stable throughout life.
c. few people change significantly after adolescence.
d. people tend to undergo greater personality changes as they age.
4. Primary sex characteristics relate to reproductive organs; secondary sex characteristics refer to nonreproductive traits.
a. ejaculation; menarche
b. breasts and facial hair; ovaries and testes
c. emotional maturity; hormone surges
d. reproductive organs; nonreproductive traits
5. Factors contributing to unplanned teen pregnancies include alcohol use.
a. low levels of testosterone during adolescence.
b. higher intelligence level.
c. too much communication.
d. alcohol use.
6. Sensory adaptation helps us focus on important changes in the environment.
a. visual stimuli.
b. auditory stimuli.
c. constant features of the environment.
d. important changes in the environment.
7.In listening to a concert, you attend to the solo instrument and perceive the orchestra as accompaniment. This illustrates the organizing principle of figure-ground.
a. figure-ground.
b. shape constancy.
c. grouping.
d. depth perception.
8. Which of the following ESP phenomena is supported by solid, replicable scientific evidence?
a. Telepathy
b. Clairvoyance
c. Precognition
d. None of these answers
9. A restaurant is running a special deal. After you buy four meals at full price, your fifth meal will be free. This is an example of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
a. fixed-ratio
b. variable-ratio
c. fixed-interval
d. variable-interval
10. Most experts agree that repeated viewing of TV violence dulls viewers’ sens...