PSY1001

Revision Mock Exam

1. Larry comes home to find his house on fire. Which of the following statements best represents the
James-Lange theory?
A) “I am shaking because I am afraid.”
B) “My shaking must be due to fear because my house is on fire.”
C) “I am afraid because I am shaking.”
D) “My fear is an automatic reaction to a dangerous situation.”

2. Larry comes home to find his house on fire. Which of the following statements best represents the
Cannon-Bard theory?
A) “I am shaking and feeling afraid simultaneously.”
B) “My shaking must be due to fear because my house is on fire.”
C) “I am afraid because I am shaking.”
D) “My fear is an automatic reaction to a dangerous situation.”

3. Larry comes home to find his house on fire. Which of the following statements best represents the
Schachter-Singer theory?
A) “I am shaking because I am afraid.”
B) “My shaking must be due to fear because my house is on fire.”
C) “I am afraid because I am shaking.”
D) “I felt afraid because it was dangerous situation.”

4. The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that

A) emotions are produced by both autonomic arousal and cognition.
B) emotions are from our interpretations of bodily reactions to stimuli.
C) emotions are based upon our gut feelings.
D) emotions and bodily reactions are simultaneously produced by stimuli.

5. Our unconscious spillover of emotions into nonverbal behavior is called _____.

A) nonverbal communication
B) a manipulator
C) an illustrator
D) nonverbal leakage

6. Daniel works hard this semester because he needs to pass all the courses to graduate in time. This
is one example of _____.
A) intrinsic motivation
B) extrinsic motivation
C) approach
D) avoidance

7. Before entering first grade, little Mina used to love to read books. Once school started, her teacher
began a program to motivate her students to read. She began to give stars to those children who
finished a new book. As a result, Mina no longer reads while she is at home. What has likely
occurred?
A) Mina’s intrinsic motivation decreased.
B) Mina’s extrinsic motivation decreased.
C) Mina’s intrinsic motivation was unchanged.
D) Mina’s intrinsic motivation increased.

8. Some research has found that attaching an external reward to a task can cause children to lose
their intrinsic motivation to complete that task. Other research, however, has not consistently come up
with the same findings. This is a problem for which principle of critical thinking?
A) Falsifiability
B) Replicability
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses
D) Correlation vs. causation
9. According to Abraham Maslow, developing one’s potential to its fullest extent results in
A) safety.
B) self-esteem.
C) belonging.
D) self-actualization.

10. According to Maslow, the motive of self-actualization makes one want to

A) fulfill one’s full psychological potential.
B) have frequent contact with others.
C) possess as many material goods as possible.
D) convince others of one’s true worth.

11. Which of these is the correct sequence of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from the lowest
to the highest?
A) Physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization
B) Esteem, safety, self-actualization, belonging, physiological
C) Safety, self-actualization, belonging, esteem, physiological
D) Safety, physiological, esteem, belonging, self-actualization

12. Many people are willing to endure very bad circumstances—going hungry, living in dangerous
neighborhoods—because they are passionate about their professions. This is particularly important
for artists, actors, singers, and other such adults. These priorities are inconsistent with Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs, thus reminding us about the importance of the critical concept of
A) extraordinary claims.
B) Occam’s Razor.
C) replicability.
D) falsifiability.

13. Of the following behaviors, in which is a person with bulimia least likely to engage?
A) Eat excessive amounts of food
B) Binge and purge in a cycle
C) Overeat
D) Lose weight

14. Media portrayals of women (movies, televisions shows, and magazines) typically show women
who are 15 percent below the average woman’s weight. Women who view these images tend to have
higher levels of body dissatisfaction. It would be easy to conclude that the portrayals are responsible
for this lower body satisfaction, but this would be making which error related to the principles of critical
thinking?
A) Replicability
B) Ruling out rival hypotheses
C) Falsifiability
D) Correlation vs. causation

15. Which of the following is true according to Yerkes-Dodson

A) arousal and performance are unrelated
B) performance initially increases with arousal
C) performance always increases with arousal
D) performance initially decreases with arousal

16. Which of the following brain structures is responsible for maintaining internal balance
A) amygdala
B) pituitary gland
C) hypothalamus
D) hippocampus

17. Which of the following brain structures are involved in emotion processing
A) amygdala and hippocampus
B) pituitary gland and hypothalamus
C) pons and medulla
D) Wernicke’s and Broca’s areas

18. Baby Shari is now 3 weeks old, at what age would you expect her to start displaying “social
smiling”?
A) approximately 4 weeks
B) approximately 6 weeks
C) approximately 8 weeks
D) approximately 11 weeks

19. Who is engaged in abstract thinking?

A) Susie, who says that most apples are colored red
B) Benito, who says the sun might explode one day
C) Gene, who argues that the Red Sox are better than the Yankees this year
D) Marlita, who says her favorite television show is Hannah Montana

20. Who would have initially supported the notion that intelligence resulted from a single ability?
A) Gardner
B) Spearman
C) Sternberg
D) Binet

21. Brandon can name all 50 states and their capitols. Which type of intelligence is he relying most
on?
A) Semantic
B) Fluid
C) Crystallized
D) Static

22. A theory of intelligence with eight components (and one tentative addition) was postulated by
_____.
A) Gardner
B) Spearman
C) Sternberg
D) Terman

23. Sara was able to use her knowledge of economics to develop a profitable business. Which type of
intelligence is she relying most on?
A) concrete
B) multiple
C) fluid
D) verbal

24. What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence?
A) Global, intuitive, and special
B) General, global, and specific
C) Mathematical, reasoning, and verbal
D) Analytical, creative, and practical

25. Isabel is in grade 4 but can perform mathematical operations at the grade 6 level. This
observation suggests that her:
A) mental age and chronological age are equal
B) mental age is higher than her chronological age
C) chronological age is higher than her mental age
D) IQ is in the “gifted” range

26. After realizing that Zakari was struggling with communication, self-care skills and socialization, his
IQ was found to be 58, he probably has which disorder:
A) learning disability
B) intellectual disability
C) autism
D) social anxiety

27. Loss if sleep has been NOT been shown to affect

A) Memory
B) Fatigue
C) asthma
D) Attention

28. Which of the following sleep-wake disorders is related to sleep walking

A) insomnia
B) somnambulism
C) night terrors
D) bed wetting

29. After being in prison for 5 years Robert stands alert whenever he hears a buzzer. This is an
example of
A) Experimental Learning
B) Operant Conditioning
C) Observational Learning
D) Classical conditioning

30. The buzzer in the previous questions is now considered a

A) neutral stimulus
B) unconditioned response
C) conditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned response

31. According to Atkinsonand Shiffrin, when someone remembers your name for 15 seconds
after meeting you then forgets, the memory of your name was stored in
A) working memory
B) long-term memory
C) short-term memory
D) sensory memory

32. Your ability to remember the meaning of a word is

A) episodic memory
B) procedural memory
C) semantic memory
D) declarative memory

33. Which of the following terms refer to when your thoughts about bad experiences prevent
you from remembering the material from a lecture on emotions?
A) interference
B) trace decay
C) lack of consolidation
D) distraction
34. The General Adaptation Syndrome has to do with
A) Stress and Coping
B) Bodily responses to stress
C) Anxiety provoking situations
D) Coping responses in stressful situations

35. Which of the following terms refers to the burst of energy in response to a stressor?
A) resistance
B) exhaustion
C) adaptation
D) alarm

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. D
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. D