PSYC 110 Psychology Fundamentals: Key Concepts and Applications
This introductory course in psychology covers key concepts and their real-world applications in human behavior.
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PSYC 110 Psychology Fundamentals: Key Concepts and Applications
DeVry PSYC 110 Midterm Exam
Question 1.1. (TCOs 1, 2) Participants in research early in psychology’s history might have been
asked to view a chair and describe its color, shape, texture, and other aspects of their conscious
experience. These individuals would have been using a method called (Points : 2)
hypnosis
objective introspection.
psychosurgery.
psychoanalysis.
Question 2.2. (TCO 4) As part of a psychology experiment, Brett decides to measure a person’s
“anxiety” by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a 20-minute social interaction with a
stranger. Brett appears to have offered a(n) _____ of anxiety. (Points : 2)
variable
operational definition
theory
hypothesis
Question 3.3. (TCOs 2, 3) Marta was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her
brain, resulting in the paralysis of her left arm. What part of Marta’s brain was injured?(Points :
2)
Auditory association area
Motor cortex
Association areas
Somatosensory cortex
Question 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) A group of axons bundled together coated in myelin that travels
together through the body is called a (Points : 2)
synaptic vesicle
nerve
neurilemma
myelinated pathway.
DeVry PSYC 110 Midterm Exam
Question 1.1. (TCOs 1, 2) Participants in research early in psychology’s history might have been
asked to view a chair and describe its color, shape, texture, and other aspects of their conscious
experience. These individuals would have been using a method called (Points : 2)
hypnosis
objective introspection.
psychosurgery.
psychoanalysis.
Question 2.2. (TCO 4) As part of a psychology experiment, Brett decides to measure a person’s
“anxiety” by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a 20-minute social interaction with a
stranger. Brett appears to have offered a(n) _____ of anxiety. (Points : 2)
variable
operational definition
theory
hypothesis
Question 3.3. (TCOs 2, 3) Marta was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her
brain, resulting in the paralysis of her left arm. What part of Marta’s brain was injured?(Points :
2)
Auditory association area
Motor cortex
Association areas
Somatosensory cortex
Question 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) A group of axons bundled together coated in myelin that travels
together through the body is called a (Points : 2)
synaptic vesicle
nerve
neurilemma
myelinated pathway.
Question 5.5. (TCOs 2, 3) _____ synapses make it more likely that a neuron will send its
message to other neurons, whereas _____ synapses make it less likely that a neuron will send its
message. (Points : 2)
Excitatory; inhibitory
Inhibitory; excitatory
Augmentation; depletion
Depletion; augmentation
Question 6.6. (TCO 4) Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the
rods and cones in the retina? (Points : 2)
The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky.
The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the
spectrum.
Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime
A dim star viewed at night may disappear when you look directly at it, but reappear when you
look to one side of it.
Question 7.7. ( TCO 4) What are the five primary tastes? (Points : 2)
Hot, sour, spicy, sweet, origami
Salty, sour, spicy, sweet, tart
Bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami
Peppery, salty, sour, sweet, acidic
Question 8.8. (TCO 4) Dizziness, nausea, and disorientation may result if the information from
the eyes conflicts a little too much with that from the vestibular organs, according to the _____
of motion sickness. (Points : 2
sensory conflict theory
motor conflict theory
vestibular conflict theory
semicircular canal conflict theory
Question 9.9. (TCO 5) Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the
family room. It is most likely that Laura is experiencing the _____ stage of the sleep
cycle. (Points : 2)
REM
message to other neurons, whereas _____ synapses make it less likely that a neuron will send its
message. (Points : 2)
Excitatory; inhibitory
Inhibitory; excitatory
Augmentation; depletion
Depletion; augmentation
Question 6.6. (TCO 4) Which of the following phenomena is a function of the distribution of the
rods and cones in the retina? (Points : 2)
The moon looks much larger near the horizon than it looks when it is higher in the sky.
The light from distant stars moving rapidly away from us is shifted toward the red end of the
spectrum.
Stars can be seen only with difficulty during the daytime
A dim star viewed at night may disappear when you look directly at it, but reappear when you
look to one side of it.
Question 7.7. ( TCO 4) What are the five primary tastes? (Points : 2)
Hot, sour, spicy, sweet, origami
Salty, sour, spicy, sweet, tart
Bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami
Peppery, salty, sour, sweet, acidic
Question 8.8. (TCO 4) Dizziness, nausea, and disorientation may result if the information from
the eyes conflicts a little too much with that from the vestibular organs, according to the _____
of motion sickness. (Points : 2
sensory conflict theory
motor conflict theory
vestibular conflict theory
semicircular canal conflict theory
Question 9.9. (TCO 5) Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the
family room. It is most likely that Laura is experiencing the _____ stage of the sleep
cycle. (Points : 2)
REM
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Franklin University
Subject
Psychology