PSYC 1720 Psychology

PSYC 1720 Chapter 10 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Who is best classified as being in the state of emerging adulthood? a) Lu, who is 12 b) Sam, who is 22 c) Keisha, who is 32 d) Juan, who is 42Question 2 John and Steve both failed their psychology test. When asked why they did so poorly, John said it was because the instructor was terrible, while Steve said he didn't study enough. Their answers reflect differences in their _____.a) po

PSYC 1720 Chapter 9 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Boys are more adversely affected by an early onset of puberty than girls. a) True b) False Question 2 The _____ gland regulates pubertal changes by signaling other glands to secrete hormones. a) thyroid b) adrenal c) Pituitary d) frontalQuestion 3 Binging and purging is a defining characteristic of ____.Bulimia anorexia puberty depressionQuestion 4 What technique did Kohlberg use t

PSYC 1720 Chapter 8 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Boys are more adversely affected by an early onset of puberty than girls. a) True b) False Question 2 The _____ gland regulates pubertal changes by signaling other glands to secrete hormones. a) thyroid b) adrenal c) Pituitary d) frontalQuestion 3 Binging and purging is a defining characteristic of ____.Bulimia AnorexiapubertydepressionQuestion 4 What technique did Koh

PSYC 1720 Chapter 7 Quiz |Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Rather than simply ordering his son to take out the garbage, Ahmad says, “Son, take out the garbage now. It’s really full and I’m getting ready to make dinner, so I’ll need more space in the garbage bags.” Ahmad’s statement is an example of a) direct instruction b) counterimitation c) disinhibition d) negative reinforcement trapQuestion 2 ___ aggression is unprovoked and seems to hav

PSYC 1720 Chapter 6 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Intervention programs, such as Head Start and the Abecedarian Project, a) provide evidence that environmental factors can impact an individual’s IQ. b) provide evidence that genetic factors most influence IQ. c) show that through an improved diet, a typical child’s IQ scores could be doubled. d) show that the average IQ scores in the U.S. have increased steadily since 1960.Question 2 Acc

PSYC 1720 Chapter 5 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Franklin and Ben are pretending to go to school. Franklin is pretending to be the teacher, and Ben is pretending to be the student. This illustrates ____ play. a) parallel b) simple social c) Cooperative d) attachmentQuestion 2 Having a sense of yourself as male or female is best described as your gender ___, while beliefs about males and females that are not necessarily true are gen

PSYC 1720 Chapter 4 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 The preoperational concept of _____ suggests that children in this stage believe that others see the world exactly as they do - that their perspective is the only perspective there is. a) animism b) scaffolding c) centration d) egocentrismQuestion 2 When Becky’s mother speaks to her, she uses a high-pitched voice, simple words or phrases, and lots of repetition. At four months of ag

PSYC 1720 Chapter 3 Quiz |Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Why is it important for a newborn baby’s reflexes to be assessed both at birth and at regular intervals as they age? a) Because research has shown that adequate reflexive activity at birth and through the first six months of life predict higher intelligence and greater academic success during adolescence. b) Because an infant’s reflexive activity serves as a means to help facilitate bon

PSYC 1720 Chapter 2 Quiz | Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Lakesha and her husband Shawn were having difficulty getting getting pregnant so they finally removed eggs from Lakesha and fertilized them with Shawn's sperm in a petri dish in a lab. The fertilized egg was then inserted into Lakesha's uterus. This is an example of ____. a) artificial insemination b) niche-picking c) in vitro fertilization d) implantationQuestion 2 In prenatal develo

PSYC 1720 Chapter 1 Quiz |Saint Paul CollegeQuestion 1 Instructors have discovered a relationship between grades and attendance. Students who have poor attendance tend to have worse grades than students who attend class regularly. a) cross-sectional study b) observation c) sequential design d) longitudinal study e) correlational study f) self-report g) experimentQuestion 2 Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between t