PSCH Exam 2 USI

Maddie is testing the relationship between breed of puppy and cuteness rating. What
design is this?

a. Experimental
b. Descriptive
c. Correlational
d. Quasi-experimental

Jamar is testing which booth at fall fest has the best pronto pups. what study design is
this?
a. Descriptive
b. Experimental
c. Quasi-experimental
d. Correlational

When Jase see's a movie what is the process called that is converting the scene into
neural impulses
a. Sensation
b. Transduction
c. Perception

WhenAva's little sister pinches her hand the pinching itself is considered what
a. Sensation
b. Transduction
c. Perception

Maxspots a heads up penny on the ground. what is the process where max realizes that
it's a heads-up penny.
a. Sensation
b. Transduction
c. Perception

Amycan't recognize faces at all but can only guess based on clothes and sound of
voice. What's this called?
a. Inattentional blindness
b. Face blindness
c. Weber’s law

According to Weber's law would a difference in 30-35 degrees be more noticeable than
100-105?
a. Yes, 30-35 is more noticeable
b. No, they are the same

Your professor shows you pics of the ocean and then asks you to come up with a brand
of detergent. What is this an ex of?
a. Subliminal messaging
b. Priming
c. Difference threshold
d. Absolute threshold

Baristas don't notice that they smell like coffee and sugar when they go home after work.
What is this an ex of?
a. Sensory adaptation
b. Difference threshold
c. Going noseblind

. What color would be produced from a long wavelength, short amplitude color wave?
a. Bright red
b. Dull red
c. Bright blue
d. Dull blue

What aspect of grouping is this?
a. Proximity
b. Similarity
c. Continuity
d. Closure

What aspect of grouping is this?
a. Proximity
b. Similarity
c. Continuity
d. Closure

What aspect of grouping is this?
a. Proximity
b. Similarity
c. Continuity
d. Closure

What aspect of grouping is this?
a. Proximity
b. Similarity
c. Continuity
d. Closure

what is the ONLY binocular depth cue
a. Relative height
b. Relative size
c. Retinal disparity
d. Introspection

Your right eye sees the world slightly differently than your left eye. What is this called?
a. Being right/left brained
b. Retinal disparity
c. Interposition
d. The eye-patch effect

Alice knows that her cat is not black, but her cat looks black in Alice's dim living room.
What's this called?
a. Kinesthesia
b. Vestibular sense
c. Perceptual constancy
d. Monocular cue

What monocular cue is this demonstrating?
a. Relative size
b. Relative height
c. Interposition
d. Linear perspective

What monocular cue is this demonstrating?
a. Relative size
b. Relative height
c. Interposition
d. Linear perspective

What monocular cue is this demonstrating?
a. Relative size
b. Relative height
c. Interposition
d. Linear perspective

What monocular cue is this demonstrating?
a. Relative size
b. Relative height
c. Interposition
d. Linear perspective

Clara notices her skin is itchy and realizes she has dog hair on her shirt. What type of
processing is this?
a. Top-down
b. Bottom-up

Chloe's coworker tells her she has hair on the back of her shirt, so Chloe wipes it off. What
type of processing is this?
a. Top-down
b. Bottom-up

The magician asks you to focus on the quarter in his hand. What is this process called?
a. Selective attention
b. Perceptual constancy
c. Classical conditioning
d. Operant conditioning

25. Todd’s parents are worried because he’s not responding to peek-a-boo anymore and seems
bored. What has Todd gained?
a. Conservation
b. Theory of mind
c. Object permanence
d. Egocentrism

What do identical twins develop from?
a. Monozygotic eggs
b. Dizygotic eggs

What do fraternal twins develop from?
a. Monozygotic eggs
b. Dizygotic eggs

Children have to know the alphabet before they can write their name, what process is this
an example of?
a. Conservation
b. Egocentrism
c. Theory of mind
d. Maturation

What is a key feature of a secure attachment?
a. Trunk to trunk contact
b. Constant crying
c. Lingering sadness
d. Avoiding caregivers

An r value of 0.89 was found in identical twins while a r value of 0.21 was found in fraternal
twins. What does this mean?

a. Genetics play no role in this correlation
b. Genetics is more emphasized in this case
c. Genetics and epigenetics are both equal in this case

James gets mad when his sister's glass seems fuller because it's skinnier than his. What
has James not gained yet?
a. Theory of mind
b. Object permanence
c. Conservation
d. False paradigms

Lisa has a hard time understanding why her classmates are upset when she gets to be the
line leader. What is Lisa?
a. Rude
b. Lisa doesn’t have conservation yet
c. Lisa is lacking theory of mind
d. Egocentric

Monica watched a video about MLK but didn't quite understand what freedom means. Now
she does. What stage is she in NOW?
a. Concrete operational
b. Formal operational
c. Sensorimotor

Monica watched a video about MLK but didn't quite understand what freedom means. Now
she does. what stage WAS she in?
a. Concrete operational
b. Formal operational
c. Sensorimotor
d. Preoperational

Why did we originally think attachments formed?
a. Food
b. Comfort
c. Chill vibe
d. They love their mom

What did Harlow's monkey study tell us about attachments?
a. They’re formed through food
b. They’re formed bc of a chill vibe
c. They’re only attached to their mothers
d. They’re formed through comfort

Carly is upset when her mom leaves but is easily comforted. What attachment style is this?
a. Secure
b. Avoidant
c. Anxious/ambivalent

Andrew is sad when his dad leaves and won't stop crying when he comes back. What
attachment style is this?
a. Secure
b. Avoidant
c. Anxious/ambivalent

Liz is sad when her mom leaves & when her mom comes back she doesn't wanna be
around her. What attachment style is this?
a. Secure
b. Avoidant
c. Anxious/ambivalent

Tessa's parents have a "my way or the highway" attitude about everything. What parenting
style is this?
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Permissive
d. Negligent

Phil wants to be a good dad but comes across as seeking his kids approval. What parenting
style is this?
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Permissive
d. Negligent

Fiona's mom doesn't care what she does and has a "hands off" approach to parenting. What
parenting style is this?
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Permissive
d. Negligent

Tom's dad sets rules but when they are challenged explains why he set the rules to Tom.
What style of parenting is this?
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Permissive
d. Negligent

Chris doesn't play in the street because he doesn't wanna get in trouble. What stage of
morality is this?
a. Preconventional morality
b. Conventional morality
c. Post conventional morality

Leera finds herself agreeing with Robinhood because it's what she thinks is right. What
stage of morality is this?
a. Preconventional morality
b. Conventional morality
c. Post conventional morality

If you would NOT join Katniss in the Hunger Games because you like social order, what
stage of morality would you be in?
a. Preconventional morality
b. Conventional morality
c. Post conventional morality

When Pavlov's dogs heard a different alarm clock go off they still salivated. What is this an
example of?
a. Discrimination
b. Generalization
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recovery

If Pavlov's dogs learned that they only get fed during a certain frequency what would this be
an example of then?
a. Discrimination
b. Generalization
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recovery

. If Pavlov stops giving the dogs a treat when the bell sounds they will not salivate anymore.
What is this called?
a. Discrimination
b. Generalization
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recover

. If Pavlov stops giving the dogs a treat and they stop reacting but then start salivating again
what is this called?
a. Discrimination
b. Generalization
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recovery

Billy and Mandy have a fun teacher at school that makes them feel happy. Billy and
Mandy have started associating going to school with their teacher. Now they love going to
school. What is the US, UR, NS, CS, CR?

Jade went to the doctor for her flu shot, it hurt and she cried. Jade is now scared to go to
the doctor because she associates the needle with getting hurt. What is the US, UR, NS, CS,
CR?

Michael received bad grades on his report card, so his parents added on to his list of
everyday chores. What type of punishment/reinforcement is this?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Positive punishment
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Negative punishment

Kenzie got a speeding ticket, so her parents took away her keys. What type of
punishment/reinforcement is this?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Positive punishment
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Negative punishment

When you win kahoot at Shayna’s study sessions she gets you a cake pop from
starbucks. What type of punishment/reinforcement is this?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Positive punishment
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Negative punishment

When you have a headache you take aspirin. What type of punishment/reinforcement is
this?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Positive punishment
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Negative punishment