Sample Exam Questions 1. The ways in which social groups and institutions affect an individual's behavior is related to A cross cultural psychology B sociology C anthropology D social psychology

Sample Exam Questions 2. The science that studies groups and institutions in a society. A biology B sociology C anthropology D psychology

Sample Exam Questions 3. Similarities and differences of individual behaviors in different societies are studied by A cross cultural psychology B sociology C anthropology D social psychology

Sample Exam Questions 4. The analysis of immediate experience into basic elements is a method of study of behavior called A introspection B structuralism C functionalism D empirical

Sample Exam Questions 5. The psychological perspective that stresses that importance of unconscious activities in our behavior A behaviorism B cognitive C humanistic D psychodynamic

Sample Exam Questions 6. The branch of psychology that tries to help us overcome our everyday life difficulties. A health B clinical C counseling D educational

Sample Exam Questions 7. The branch of psychology that studies how our thinking, language and emotions change over time A psychometric B developmental C organizational D experimental

Sample Exam Questions 8. The branch of psychology that studies behavior in the work place. A psychometric B developmental C organizational D experimental

Sample Exam Questions 9. The branch of psychology that designs and evaluates test to measure things like attitudes. A psychometric B developmental C organizational D experimental

Sample Exam Questions 10. When psychology offers you techniques in things such as solving your problems, it helps you A insights in issues B on the job C meaning of life D control your life

Sample Exam Questions A insights in issues B on the job 11. When psychology helps in work (e.g. those involving interaction with others such as teachers, doctors etc… A insights in issues B on the job C meaning of life D control your life

Sample Exam Questions 12. When psychology offers you informed judgments about matters like prejudice and crime it gives A insights in issues B on the job C meaning of life D control your life

Sample Exam Questions 13. The research method which uses tools to ask individuals directly about their experiences A observational B correlational C case study D survey

Sample Exam Questions A observational B correlational C case study 14. The research method that examines the relationships between factors. A observational B correlational C case study D survey

Sample Exam Questions 15. The research method which gathers information by an in depth approach to an individual subject. This is done by a detailed description of that individual. A observational B correlational C case study D survey

Sample Exam Questions 16. The research method in which behavior is systematically recorded without intervention.. A observational B correlational C case study D survey

Sample Exam Questions 17. The factor, when manipulated, makes the other change. A control B dependent C experimental D independent

Sample Exam Questions 18. The factor that is affected by the manipulation of another, hence changes as this other does. A control B dependent C experimental D independent

Sample Exam Questions 19 The group in an experiment that receives the treatment A control B dependent C experimental D dependent

Sample Exam Questions 20 The group in an experiment whose subjects are compared to those of the experimental condition. A control B dependent C experimental D dependent

Sample Exam Questions 21 Objective or projective research tools in which people are asked questions whose answers reveal something about the person. A observations B experiment C tests D placebos

Sample Exam Questions 22 The researcher manipulates one variable to discover its effect on another in the ……. A observations B experiment C tests D placebos

Sample Exam Questions 23. A false treatment used as a control in an experiment or given by a medical practitioner to patient. A observations B experiment C tests D placebos

Sample Exam Questions 24. A method of studying brain based on the amounts of neurotransmitters injected into or removed from the brain is Physical Chemical Electrical Scanning

Sample Exam Questions 25. The brain integrates information refers to its parts peripherals function chemistry

Sample Exam Questions 26. …… is responsible for the most sophisticated information processing in the brain. Motor area The sensory area Association Areas Cerebral cortex

Sample Exam Questions 27…………… carries messages between the brain and the body and also controls our reflexes Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System Somatic Division Autonomic Division

Sample Exam Questions 28. chemical messages are communicated at the level of Dendrites Axon Terminal buttons Synapse

Sample Exam Questions 29. The two sides of the brain are similar in structure but have separate talents, or areas of specialization, refers to Split brain Dominance Cooperation Lateralization

Sample Exam Questions 30. The law that says: we are innately driven to experience things in as good a gestalt as possible. A pragnanz B figure C ground D gestalt

Sample Exam Questions 33. The law of………… makes us see two crossing lines, not as a combination of two angles...: A closure B proximity C continuity D symmetry

Sample Exam Questions 32. The first information that we get in the beginning that is seen to influence our perception A primacy effects B motivation C emotion D values