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Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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45

__________ are certain beviors that violate socially acceptable behaviors but may not cause harm to others.

A
Moral transgressions
B
Conventional transgressions
C
Display rules
D
Universal moral rules
48

Psychology is regarded by some as sexist because __________.

A
there is no such thing as a feminist perspective of psychology
B
psychologists take great pride in their accomplishments
C
most psychology authors, professors, and researchers are male
D
psychologists try to control for gender bias in their results
49

Read the quote below by Van Morrison and answer the question that follows.“A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.” Which of the following best describes the meaning of the quote?

A
Being famous leads to distorted perceptions.
B
An individual often perceives the same concept or idea differently from another.
C
Those who aren’t famous cannot perceive what it might be like to be famous.
D
Famous individuals have worthiness issues that interfere with perception.
51

Which of the following research questions would not be tested using inferential statistics?

A
Do more males than females consider sports to be an important part of high school?
B
How many individuals in the state of Texas earn over $35,000 a year?
C
Are intelligence and creativity related?
D
Does the amount of time an individual spends watching television influence fatigue level?
52

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Matthew is a finalist in the spelling bee. He receives his final word: “punctilious.” He does not spell it correctly and he is eliminated from the spelling bee when Sally spells the word correctly.Based on self-serving bias, what type of attribution would Matthew be most likely to make of his failure?

A
“I was just unlucky.”
B
“I wasn’t that interested in winning.”
C
“I really wasn’t trying that hard.”
D
“I’m not a good enough speller.”
53

Which of the following correctly lists the structures through which sound travels after being converted into neural signals?

A
auditory nerve, auditory cortex, thalamus
B
auditory cortex, thalamus, auditory nerve
C
auditory nerve, thalamus, auditory cortex
D
auditory membrane, auditory cortex, thalamus
54

Which of the following statements best describes chromosomes?

A
Humans have more than 460 chromosomes in every cell of the body.
B
Chromosomes are threadlike structures that carry genetic information.
C
Humans receive the majority of their chromosomes from their mother.
D
Chromosomes are arranged in 20 distinct pairs in the human body.
55

Which of the following is an example of the reciprocity norm?

A
helping a young child learn algebra
B
doing weekly chores for one’s parents
C
leaving the waiter a tip while traveling
D
treating oneself to a movie night
56

A response to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs naturally without learning is known as a(n) __________ response.

A
neutral
B
conditioned
C
reconditioned
D
unconditioned
57

All of the following are parts of the hindbrain except __________.

A
medulla
B
pons
C
cerebrum
D
cerebellum
58

In Robin’s linguistics class, the teacher and students are discussing how the word “nice” once meant “foolish” and how “awful” used to mean “full of awe.” They are most likely discussing __________.

A
morphemes
B
semantics
C
phonemes
D
syntax
59

The prototype model of forming concepts is creating a mental image of the average features.

A
T
B
F
60

One myth about mental illness is the idea that those suffering from mental illness cannot be cured.

A
T
B
F

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