Introductory Psychology Practice Exams FREE Sample Exam — Fixed Set

In the self-correcting process of science, an explanation that organizes observations and generates testable predictions is called a(n):

Psychologists who conduct research with animals are required to justify the work and to ensure humane care and treatment because:

A lab studies only how often a rat presses a lever after different reward schedules, deliberately avoiding any claims about the rat’s thoughts. This restriction to observable events defines:

A clinician explains a patient’s depression by considering brain chemistry, negative thought patterns, and a recent loss of social support together. The clinician is using:

A psychologist spends two years documenting the language recovery of one patient with a rare brain injury. A key limitation of this case study is that:

If adopted children resemble their biological parents more than their adoptive parents on a trait, that pattern most directly suggests:

To untangle genetic and environmental influences, behavior geneticists rely most heavily on studies of:

A lottery winner reports a surge of joy, but a year later her overall happiness is close to what it was before winning. This return toward a baseline illustrates the:

Regular brisk walking and cycling are associated with lower depression and anxiety, better stress management, and increased longevity. Such sustained activity that raises heart rate is called:

An earthquake destroys homes across a region, and months later many residents still report anxiety and sleep problems. Earthquakes are examples of which type of stressor?

When stimulation reaches a minimum threshold, a neuron fires at full strength; stronger stimulation does not make that single impulse stronger. This describes the action potential’s:

A drug eases pain because its molecules closely resemble endorphins and activate the same receptors, increasing their activity. In pharmacology terms, this drug is an: