Psychology Quiz
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The first psychology laboratory was established by
A. Wilhelm Wundt.
B. William James.
C. Sigmund Freud.
D. John B. Watson.
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the
A. brain and spinal cord
B. central and somatic nervous system
C. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
D. central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
Which of the following is considered the fundamental building block of the nervous system?
A. nucleus
B. neuron
C. synapse
D. dendrite
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of
A. thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
B. behavior and mental processes.
C. conscious and unconscious mental activity.
D. observable responses to the environment.
This is the gap or space between two neurons
A. Dendrites
B. Cell Body
C. Synapse
D. Axon
The brain’s “sensory switchboard”: directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain
A. thalamus
B. hypothalamus
C. hippocampus
D. reticular formation
What is a hypothesis?
A. an educated guess
B. an absolute solution
C. a random guess
D. an experiment
The left hemisphere of the brain specializes in which of the following?
A. visual-spatial perception
B. language
C. face recognition
D. music
An information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help with making decisions. It is called?
A. Facts
B. Data
C. Input
D. Information simulation
Which of the following processes has begun as soon as special receptor cells for the senses are activated?
A. perception
B. adaptation
C. habituation
D. sensation
The special treatment given to the subjects in the experimental group is called the:
A. hypothesis
B. IV
C. DV
D. control variable
A. Nucleus
B. Cell Body
C. Axon
D. Node of Ranvier
Characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
A. Night Terrors
B. Insomnia
C. Narcolepsy
D. Sleep Apnea
The ability to control one’s impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of:
A. emotional intelligence
B. heritability
C. mental age
D. divergent thinking
Neurotransmitters are_____that travel across the _____to another cell.
A. electrical signals; receptors
B. electrical signals; synapse
C. chemicals; receptors
D. chemicals; synapse
Which theory of dreams believes that we dream as a result of threatening wishes and desires being changed into harmless symbols?
A. the activation-synthesis theory
B. Freud’s theory of dreams
C. the extension of waking life theory
D. spiritual world theory
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
A. Neurotransmitters
B. Synapse
C. Threshold
D. Impulse
When a person’s test performance can be compared with that of a representative and pretested sample of people, the test is said to be
A. reliable
B. standardized
C. valid
D. normally distributed
Aphasia or the loss/impairment of expressing language could result from damage to the ________.
A. Broca’s area
B. hippocampus
C. reticular formation
D. occipital lobe
Which approach to psychology focuses on how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?
A. biological
B. cognitive
C. evolutionary
D. psychodynamic
A client whose improvement during therapy is the result of his or her expectation of improvement rather than the result of the therapy itself is showing
A. a placebo effect
B. catharsis
C. negative transference
D. tardive dyskinesia
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
A. Neurogenesis
B. Brain Plasticity
C. Somatic Regeneration
D. Stem Cell Lesions
Loss of sleep.
A. Sleep Deprivation
B. Microsleep
C. Narcolepsy
D. Non-REM Sleep
Although Nicole scored well above average on the SAT, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of:
A. convergent thinking
B. validity
C. mental age
D. emotional intelligence
Known as the “Little Brain” and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
A. Thalamus
B. Reticular Formation
C. Hypothalamus
D. Cerebellum
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