Question 1

Which of the following best defines psychology?

Accepted Answer

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Question 2

A researcher wants to study the effect of a new drug on memory. She randomly assigns participants to receive either the drug or a placebo. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

The type of substance administered (drug or placebo).

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a positive correlation?

Accepted Answer

As one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

Question 4

A psychologist observes that people are less likely to help someone in distress when others are present. This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

The bystander effect.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

To manipulate behavior for personal gain.

Question 6

A double-blind study is designed to reduce which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Both participant and experimenter bias.

Question 7

Which brain structure is primarily involved in forming new memories?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

Question 8

A person who helps clients cope with social and emotional problems, often in community settings, is most likely a:

Accepted Answer

Social worker

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the function of Broca's area?

Accepted Answer

Production of speech

Question 10

Which of the following is a plausible real-world example of observer bias?

Accepted Answer

A researcher expects children to be aggressive and interprets their play as aggressive even when it is not.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the function of neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

They transmit signals across synapses between neurons.

Question 12

Which of the following imaging techniques measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow?

Accepted Answer

FMRI

Question 13

A person who prescribes medication for mental disorders is most likely a:

Accepted Answer

Psychiatrist

Question 14

Which of the following is an ethical requirement in psychological research?

Accepted Answer

Obtaining informed consent from participants.

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the function of the iris in the eye?

Accepted Answer

It controls the size of the pupil.

Question 16

According to the opponent processing theory of color, which pairs of colors are processed together?

Accepted Answer

Red-green, blue-yellow, black-white

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

Cochlea

Question 18

A person who needs increasingly larger amounts of a drug to achieve the same effect is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

Tolerance

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the difference between manifest and latent content in dreams?

Accepted Answer

Manifest content is the actual storyline of the dream, while latent content is the hidden meaning.

Question 20

A person is able to recall a phone number after hearing it once, but forgets it after a few minutes. Which brain structure is most involved in this process?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

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