Introduction to Psychology All Quiz Answers

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Week 1 Quiz Answers: Foundation

Q1. After a terrible accident in which a spike went through
his brain, Phineas Gage had severe damage to his brain, including his frontal
lobe. As a result, what happened to him?

• He
  lost the ability to produce language.
• He
  retained motor control over only half of his body.
• He
  was unable to recognize common objects
• He
  exhibited significant personality changes.

Q2. The threshold level for a neuron to fire is a 10. What
will happen if the stimulus to the neuron is 8?

• The
  neuron will fire, but only at 80% strength.
• The
  neuron will not fire at all Incorrect.

Q3. On the somatosensory homunculus, which of the following
parts would be the largest?

Q4. A split-brain patient is presented with two images: a
key is presented on her left side, and a ring is presented on her right side.
The patient is asked to report what she sees. How will she respond?

• The
  patient will say ‘key’ because the left hemisphere “sees” the key
• The
  patient will say ‘key’ because the right hemisphere “sees” the key
• The
  patient will say ‘ring’ because the left hemisphere “sees” the ring
• The
  patient will say ‘ring’ because the right hemisphere “sees” the ring
  Incorrect

Q5. Which of the following is not a major
premise of Freudian theory?

• The
  importance of the unconscious
• The
  importance of early experiences
• The
  importance of self-esteem
• The
  importance of sexuality

Q6. According to psychoanalytic theory, which part of the
mind corresponds to consciousness?

• The
  Ego
• The
  Id
• The
  Superego
• The
  Uberego

Q7.Karl Popper argued that Freud’s theories are not
scientific because they lack which of the following?

• insight
• applicability
• falsifiability
• replicability

Q8. Which of the predictions of Freudian theory has held up
best over time?

• the
  origins of oral and anal personality characteristics
• the
  existence of unconscious mechanisms
• the
  association between toilet training and later sexual preferences
• the
  idea that psychoanalysis is the most effective method of treatment

Q9. After living there for a while, Jan no longer notices
the sound of the air conditioner at her apartment. This is an example of:

• classical
  conditioning
• operant
  conditioning
• habituation
• discrimination

Q10. True or False: Classical conditioning
is the most effective when the CS (or conditioned stimulus) comes immediately
before the UCS (or unconditioned stimulus)

Q11. Kelly’s father really annoys her by complaining about
Kelly’s messy room, but he stops complaining when she starts to clean.

Which technique has her father used to maker her clean?

• positive
  punishment
• positive
  reinforcement
• negative
  reinforcement

Q12. A local radio station gives away concert tickets at
random times everyday to reward listeners.

What schedule of reinforcement are they using?

• fixed
  interval
• variable
  interval
• fixed
  ratio
• variable
  ration

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Week 2 Quiz Answers: Development and language

Q1. Infants really enjoy peek-a-boo –– the game where
parents hide their face with their hand and then suddenly remove their hands
from their face and say, “peek-a-boo!”

For Piaget, this would be a good example of how infants
lack:

• reversibility
• theory
  of mind
• object
  permanence
• centration
• conservation

Q2. The three mountains task examines the development of:

• egocentrism
• environmentalism
• reflexes
• accommodation
• none
  of the above

Q3. Current research shows that children generally acquire
many of the abilities described by Piaget:

• earlier
  than Piaget suggested
• at
  the same time Piaget suggested
• later
  than Piaget suggested

Q4. In lecture, Professor Bloom discussed a study where
infants view a possible event (a solid screen obscuring a solid object) and an
impossible event (a solid screen passing through a solid object). In contrast
to Piaget’s conclusion regarding the age at which physical principles are
understood, this study found that infants looked:

• longer
  at the impossible than the possible event
• longer
  at the possible than the impossible event
• about
  equally long at both events
• for
  the object and tried to retrieve it in both conditions

Q5. Mom puts her car keys in a kitchen drawer before she
leaves to take the trash outside. While mom is gone, her older daughter (who
has an odd sense of humor) hides her keys in the refrigerator. Where will Mom
look for her keys when she gets back? How will different people answer this
question?

• someone
  with autism will often say, “the refrigerator”
• a
  3-year-old will usually say, “the refrigerator”
• a
  10-year-old will usually say, “the refrigerator”
• (a)
  and (b) are both correct
• (a)
  and (b) and (c) are all correct

Q6. How many morphemes are contained in the word “monster”:

Q7. In which of these domains do babies show more
sensitivity than adults:

• phonology
• morphology
• syntax
• recursion

Q8. True or false: Babies learning sign language are delayed
compared to babies learning spoken language because they do not go through the
stage of babbling

Q9. Who among the following is the most likely to learn to
speak a new language just as fluently as a native speaker?

• a
  10-month-old baby
• a
  10-year-old child
• a
  very motivated adult
• (a)
  and (b) are both correct
• (a)
  and (b) and (c) are all correct

Q10. According to Professor Bloom’s lecture, which of the
following established research finding(s) provide(s) evidence that language may
not be necessary for abstract thought?

• individuals
  with certain language aphasias understand false beliefs
• nonverbal
  infants understand false beliefs on non-verbal measures
• nonverbal
  infants understand basic mathematical concepts, such as 1+1=2
• all
  of the above

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers: Cognition

Q1. The “problem of perception” is best characterized as:

• understanding
  how the brain can attend to a variety of stimuli non-consciously
• understanding
  how humans can see, whereas some other animals cannot
• making
  sense of a 3-D world from 2-D data

Q2. Professor Bloom discusses an example where two squares
appear different colors although they are the same. What is the explanation for
this bias?

• our
  brain compensates when we see two squares far away from one another
• our
  brain fails to account for colors that change rapidly
• our
  brain adjusts for changes of color when objects move very quickly
• none
  of the above

Q3. Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual
grouping rule that we use to impose order on incoming sensations?

• similarity
• closure
• ambiguity
• proximity

Q4. Which of the following is not used as a depth cue by the
visual system?

• size
• priming
• interposition
• distance

Q5. Very roughly, why do the horizontal lines in the
Muller-Lyer illusion (depicted below) appear to be different lengths?

• because
  of Depth cues
• because
  of Gestalt principles
• because
  of Top-down influences on the perception of shadows

Q6. True or false: In a Stroop task, people are slower to
identify the color of the word “Blue” when it is printed in blue ink than when
it is in red ink.

Q7. Knowing how to ride a bicycle is an example of which of
the following types of memory?

• procedural
  memory
• implicit
  memory
• long-term
  memory
• all
  of the above

Q8. Essay questions tend to be more difficult than multiple
choice because with essay questions:

• there
  are more cues to stimulate memory
• recall
  is required rather than recognition
• there
  is more maintenance rehearsal

Q9. Approximately how large is the average person’s
short-term memory for lists of numbers:

• 7
  digits
• 7
  chunks
• 11
  digits
• 11
  chunks

Q10. What is the capacity of long-term memory

• approximately
  7 items
• approximately
  10,000 to 15,000 items
• approximately
  100,000 items
• the
  capacity limit is unknown

Q11. Which of the following is the least effective strategy
for encoding information into long-term memory?

• relating
  new information to information already in memory
• mentally
  repeating new information
• structuring
  the information using mnemonics

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Quiz Answers – Week 4: Self and Others

Q1. Ultimate causation refers to:

• what
  a creature wants or desires
• the
  reason something has evolved
• the
  immediate factors underlying a behavior

Q2. True or false: Paul Ekman argues that basic emotion
expressions are universal across cultures:

Q3. Harlow’s studies of baby monkeys with artificial mothers
that were made out of either wire or cloth provide support for

• Bowlby’s
  innate theory of attachment
• Skinner’s
  cupboard theory of attachment
• Ekman’s
  theory of reciprocal altruism
• Triver’s
  theory of reciprocal altruism

Q4. Suppose we are playing the Prisoner’s Dilemma game over
multiple trials, and I am using the Tit-for-Tat strategy. After playing for a while,
you defect and I cooperate. What do I do on the next move?

• defect
• cooperate
• behave
  randomly

Q5. John and Sarah are playing a game in which John is given
$10 and can offer Sarah part of his $10. If Sarah accepts his offer, they both
keep the money. If she rejects his offer, they both get nothing. The game is
known as the:

• Prisoner’s
  dilemma
• Ultimatum
  game
• Dictator
  Game
• Tit-for-Tat
  game

Q6. In “cultures of honor,” you’ll most likely find:

• men
  show high overall levels of violence
• resources
  that are easily protected
• opposition
  to capital punishment
• strong
  defense of one’s reputation

Q7. In an episode of the Simpson’s, Homer Simpson had to
wear a pink shirt to work while everyone else wore white shirts. He ___________ wearing
the pink shirt because a phenomenon studied by social psychologists
called ___________.

• liked,
  the spotlight effect
• disliked,
  the spotlight effect
• liked,
  attentional focus
• dislike,
  attentional focus

Q8. Melissa and Mike had to wait in line for over an hour to
get into an exclusive restaurant. Despite being served a mediocre meal, they
glowingly praised the restaurant to their friends. This behavior was probably a
result of:

• the
  spotlight effect
• the
  norm of reciprocity
• perceptual
  confirmation
• cognitive
  dissonance

Q9. Brittany says, “I’m majoring in finance because my
parents expect me to join the family business when I graduate, but my friend
Abigail is majoring in finance because she’s materialistic.” Brittany’s
statement illustrates:

• the
  self-fulfilling prophecy
• the
  fundamental attribution error
• cognitive
  dissonance
• unconscious
  stereotyping

Q10. A teacher is told that a student is exceptionally
bright. Because of the Pygmalion effect, the student is more likely to:

• be
  bullied by other students
• perform
  poorly in school
• succeed
  in school
• cause
  trouble in class

Q11. The mere exposure effect refers to:

• the
  tendency to become bored after repeated exposure to something
• the
  tendency to like something more after repeated exposure
• the
  tendency to be attracted to someone who exposes more of their skin
• the
  ability to better remember faces after repeated exposure

Q12. Which of the following statements about stereotypes is
false:

• stereotypes
  can be a useful way of categorizing groups
• stereotyped
  individuals often behave in ways that confirm the stereotype
• stereotypes
  can sometimes be positive and accurate
• stereotypes
  are necessarily based on personal experience with individuals, not on
  sources such as television and movies

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Quiz Answers – Week 5: Variation

Q1. When assessing measures of personality, it is important
to consider which two factors:

• reliability
  and validity
• reliability
  and flow
• difficulty
  and expertise
• difficulty
  and reliability

Q2. Which of the following is true of the 5-factor model of personality?

• observers
  generally agree on people’s personalities
• it
  predicts people’s behavior
• it
  remains relatively stable across a lifetime
• all
  of the above
• (a)
  and (b) only

Q3. IQ tests are typically made up of several sub-tests.
According to Spearman’s two-factor of intelligence, which of the following is
true:

• The
  ‘g’ factor explains the similarities among sub-tests, while the ‘s’ factor
  explains the differences
• The
  ‘g’ factor explains the differences among sub-tests, while the ‘s’ factor
  explains the similarities
• both
  ‘g’ and ‘s’ explain the similarities among sub-tests
• both
  ‘g’ and ‘s’ explain the differences among subtests

Q4. True or false: If there is high heritability among
individuals within a group, that means that group differences are probably also
due to genetic factors.

Q5. The Flynn effect refers to the growth in absolute
intelligence over the last few generations. What does the Flynn effect tell us
about intelligence:

• it
  shows that genetic factors have a significant influence on intelligence
• it
  shows that environmental factors have a significant influence on
  intelligence
• both
  of the above

Q6. True or false: For most traits, shared environment
contributes more than non-shared environment.

Q7. Which of the following is not a formal type of
schizophrenia?

• dissociative
• catatonic
• disorganized
• paranoid

Q8. Which of the following is a negative symptom of
schizophrenia?

• hallucinations
• delusions
• disorganized
  speech
• flat
  affect
• all
  of the above

Q9. Major Depressive Disorder is defined as persistent,
marked depressed mood (coupled with other cognitive and physical symptoms) the
must last at least:

• two
  hours
• two
  days
• two
  weeks
• two
  years

Q10. True or false: The neurotransmitter serotonin has been
linked to depression

Q11. Which of the following is not a personality disorder in
the DSM:

• histrionic
  personality disorder
• narcissistic
  personality disorder
• anxious
  personality disorder
• borderline
  personality disorder

Q12. Free association is used in what type of therapy:

• cognitive
  therapy
• behavioral
  therapy
• cognitive
  behavioral therapy
• psychodynamic
  therapy

Introduction to Psychology Coursera Quiz Answers – Week 6: Happiness

Q1. True or false: Richer countries tend to
have happier people

Q2. Which of these events almost always leads to a long-term
increase in self-reported happiness:

• winning
  the lottery
• having
  your body paralyzed
• gaining
  tenure as a professor
• none
  of the above

Q3. Adaptation does not occur for which of
the following:

• grades
• noises
• money
• paralysis

Q4. True or false: According to Dan
Gilbert, when you think about how you’ll feel when you do well in this online
course, you will probably pretty accurate.

Q5. Based on the lecture, what is true about money and
happiness:

• on
  average, people living in rich countries are happier than those living in
  poor countries
• on
  average, rich people in a country are happier than poor people living in
  the same country.
• (a)
  and (b) are true
• none
  of the above

Q6. You are writing an essay. It has one really good part,
but the rest is awful. According to the work of Khaneman, if you want to get
the best possible grade on the essay, you should put the good part at the: