Psychology Modules Pre-Test

Marty is actively and carefully listening to an interviewer’s questions and thinking through implications before responding. He is exhibiting __________ processing.

• reactive

• reflective

• contextual

• experiential

The central and peripheral are the two main divisions of the __________ system.

• nervous

• endocrine

• cardiovascular

• limbic

The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses the field known as

• gerontology

• thanatology

• developmental psychology

• social psychology

The primary function of the senses is to act as devices that convert one kind of energy into another, which are referred to as

• visual adapters

• biological assimilators

• phosphenes

• biological transducers

To be conscious means

• that one is awake

• that one is aware

• that one is completely alert

• that one is not intoxicated

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are two types of __________ learning.

• insight

• associative

• vicarious

• cognitive

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic processes of memory?

• encoding

• feedback

• storage

• retrieval

Dr. Hart is investigating how humans mentally process information, such as images, concepts, words, rules, and symbols. He would best be described as studying

• operant conditioning

• learning

• cognition

• proxemics

Motivation is defined as

• an internal deficiency that energizes behavior

• the goals which reward and maintain behavior

• internal mechanisms which initiate, maintain, direct, and terminate behavior

• needs associated with self-actualization

Which of the following statements regarding sex and gender is FALSE?

• Both sex and gender have a large impact on our lives

• One thing we never forget about a person is his/her sex

• Gender differences refer to biological characteristics, while sex differences refer to psychological and social factors

• If a person is a transsexual, there are conflicts between sex and preferred roles