PSY 301, Introductory Psychology, 1998, Exam 2 :: UTEXAS Texas Psychology

Introductory Psychology -- Pennebaker campaign 2Please write your name and social security frame on THIS PAGE as well as on your Scantron form. Be sure and blacken in the correct dots for your SSN, name, and test form.1. Hans and Franz argon like twins that were separated at birth. The finally meet at come on 45, and find that two of them have become psychology professors. What is the most presumable explanation for this similarity?a. both twins had strong psychology genes.b. both twins had strong teaching genes.c. something in the twins genes led them to peck the world the same way.d. identical environments.e. all of the above be true.2. working(a) fixedness interferes witha. objects or events that are functioning properly.b. looking back to measure the success of a dodge.c. defining the problem and goal.d. choosing a solution.e. implementing the chosen strategy in solving a problem.3. When people of varying cultures were asked to match facial nerve expressions with specif ic emotionsa. thither was little agreement, even among people from the same culture.b. there was agreement within a specific culture but non across cultures.c. people from underdeveloped societies had responses not seen in industrial societies.d. there was remarkable agreement among members of all cultures.e. there were large differences between rude and urban societies.4. The innate physiological mechanism that keeps an individuals body weight at a genetically programmed level is known as thea. homeostatic trigger.b. hunger median.c. genoprogrammatic releaser.d. metabolic master.e. set point.5. The cessation of breathing during sleep is calleda. sleep apnea.b. narcolepsy.c. insomnia.d. nonsensical sleep.e. simulated death.6. Unlike sex in humans, sex in animals typically takes placea. far more frequently.b. after elaborate courtship and foreplay.c. in run-down hotels.d. in the absence of physiological cues.e. only at certain times of sexual readiness.7. The affiliation motive often strengthens when people are in a situation involvinga. performing a work task.b. dower others.c. the threat of danger.d. independent behavior.e. casual discussions8. The fact that some people who are very good at some intellectual skills (such as interpretation or verbal reasoning) are frequently rather poor at other intellectual skills (such as solving math problems) tends to contradict the invention ofa. the g factor.b. specific intelligences.c. instrumental (operant) conditioning.d. componential IQ.e. factor analysis.9. Of the following, the BEST example of an dexterity test isa. the MMPI.b. a college final exam.c. a 5th grade recite test.d. an academic achievement test in arithmetic.e. the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.10. If go Goose sees one of her eggs outside the nest, she will go by a series of steps to move the egg back with her bill.