Psychology 101: Winter Mid Term Exam
Mid-term Exam | Psychology 101 | Winter 2014
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
125 possible points
All questions are worth 2 points unless otherwise indicated
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1. Cognitive psychologists are specifically interested in studying
a. animal learning and motivation.
b. human thinking and memory.
c. genetic and hormonal effects on behavior.
d. introspection and behavioral disorders.
2. Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of psychology? a. Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior.
b. Learning is the basis of behavior.
c. Humans are potentially good.
d. We are only a compilation of trained, mechanistic behaviors
3. Which of the following would not be possible without the functioning of the nervous system?
a. ideals, thoughts, and plans
c. behaviors, emotions, and cognitions
b. imagery and cognitions
d. all of these 4. Luigi Galvani demonstrated that messages’ traveling along neurons is accomplished
a. by electrical transmission.
c. by electrochemical transmission.
b. by chemical transmission.
d. by reflexes, as seen in frogs.
5. Deficiencies in __________ have been linked to anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, and insomnia. a. noradrenaline
c. serotonin
b. acetylcholine
d. dopamine 6. Jack just finished a 26mile marathon. In spite of the physical strain he feels euphoric and elated due to the release of
a. serotonin.
c. endorphins.
b. dopamine.
d. acetylcholine.
7. The left hemisphere of the brain is more involved in cognitive functions requiring
a. logical analysis and problem solving. c. emotional responses.
b. visualspatial functions.
d. creative mathematical reasoning. 1
Mid-term Exam | Psychology 101 | Winter 2014
8. The process by which sensations are organized to form inner representations of the world is called
_______________________________
9. If you become
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
125 possible points
All questions are worth 2 points unless otherwise indicated
.
1. Cognitive psychologists are specifically interested in studying
a. animal learning and motivation.
b. human thinking and memory.
c. genetic and hormonal effects on behavior.
d. introspection and behavioral disorders.
2. Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of psychology? a. Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior.
b. Learning is the basis of behavior.
c. Humans are potentially good.
d. We are only a compilation of trained, mechanistic behaviors
3. Which of the following would not be possible without the functioning of the nervous system?
a. ideals, thoughts, and plans
c. behaviors, emotions, and cognitions
b. imagery and cognitions
d. all of these 4. Luigi Galvani demonstrated that messages’ traveling along neurons is accomplished
a. by electrical transmission.
c. by electrochemical transmission.
b. by chemical transmission.
d. by reflexes, as seen in frogs.
5. Deficiencies in __________ have been linked to anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, and insomnia. a. noradrenaline
c. serotonin
b. acetylcholine
d. dopamine 6. Jack just finished a 26mile marathon. In spite of the physical strain he feels euphoric and elated due to the release of
a. serotonin.
c. endorphins.
b. dopamine.
d. acetylcholine.
7. The left hemisphere of the brain is more involved in cognitive functions requiring
a. logical analysis and problem solving. c. emotional responses.
b. visualspatial functions.
d. creative mathematical reasoning. 1
Mid-term Exam | Psychology 101 | Winter 2014
8. The process by which sensations are organized to form inner representations of the world is called
_______________________________
9. If you become