Ashworth Semester Exam S01V Introduction to Psychology I

S01V : Introduction to Psychology I
Question 1
The ability to make judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons rather than emotion or anecdote is called:
applied psychology.
critical thinking.
functionalism.
introspection.

Question 2
__________ concluded that his patients' distress was due to conflicts and emotional traumas that occurred in early childhood but were too threatening to be remembered consciously.
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
Sigmund Freud
E. B. Titchener

Question 3
An operational definition is a(n):
statement that attempts to describe or explain a given behavior.
organized system of assumptions and principles that claims to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships.
precise definition of a term, which specifies the processes required for observing and measuring the phenomenon being investigated.
statement that is accepted without proof and regarded as fundamental to a subject.

Question 4
Milton is a researcher who wants to know whether eating chocolate makes people nervous. Some participants are given two bars of chocolate to eat, while other participants are given no chocolate at all. One hour later, all participants are tested for nervousness. In this experiment, the amount of chocolate eaten:
acts as a dependent variable.
is used as a placebo.
acts as the independent variable.
may be an independent or dependent variable.

Question 5
Professor Schmidt presents her students with a quiz to determine if they know the four chemical elements that form DNA. The majority of students know that the correct answer is:
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
adenine, thymine, cysteine, and gametangium.
adenine, telomerase, cytosine, and guanine.
adenine, thiol, chlorine, and guanine.

Question 6
__________ is an approach used only with animals to study the brain.
Positron-emission tomography
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Lesion method

Question 7
Hypnotic responsiveness depends upon:
the skill of the hypnotist.
the efforts and qualities of the person being hypnotized.
the gullibility of the person being hypnotized.
the hypnotist's ability to become easily absorbed in the world of imagination.

Question 8
Soo Lei is a concert violinist. Depending on the piece she's playing, she describes the music as purple or pale green with pink and orange edges. Soo Lei is displaying signs of:
imagination.
synesthesia.
creativity.
functional sensation.

Question 9
The __________ effect is the existence of a greater biological readiness to associate sickness with taste than with sights or sounds.
Garcia
Pavlov
Watson
Seligma

Question 10
Tahir, an Arab, and Jan, a Swede, meet at a dinner for international students. Because the cultures of these two men differ with regard to __________, both may feel uncomfortable during their conversation.
common eating etiquette
attitudes toward higher education
explicit laws
conversational distance

Ashworth Semester Exam R04V Human Relations

R04V : Human Relations
Question 1
Pamela wants to obtain as much useful self-knowledge as she can, so she obtains a personal evaluation from a counseling psychologist. Among the findings from a personality standpoint are that Pamela scores high on (a) extraversion, (b) openness, (c) agreeableness, (d) conscientiousness, and (d) optimism. She score lows on the personality factors of (a) neuroticism, (b) self-monitoring, (c) risk taking and thrill seeking. Among the findings related to cognitive ability, Pamela scores quite high on practical intelligence and linguistic intelligence. She scores average on analytical intelligence, and quite high on emotional intelligence. Imagine yourself as Pamela's supervisor, and you want to build an effective working relationship with her. You have given Pamela a key role in a project of major significance to your team. A useful approach in dealing with Pamela would be to:
move slowly in forming a working relationship with her, follow up frequently on your requests, and impose strict deadlines.
give her a lot of freedom, do not nag, and be particularly friendly and warm toward her,
monitor her progress closely, encourage her to try far-out ideas, and focus your conversation on the task.
be careful not to express your anxiety and fears about the project, and look out for her saying things that she thinks you want to hear.

Question 2
Marketing assistant Jody has been having financial problems recently. She has been late with some bills, and has neglected other bills for months. She figures that if she can at least concentrate on her job, she will perform well enough to get a salary increase in four months. Any extra money she receives will be applied immediately toward rent reduction. During a product launch meeting, she feels a small vibration coming from her handbag, and recognizes that it is her cell phone indicating a call or text message is waiting. Jody peeks at her phone to see a text message from her landlord that states, "Pay $750 by tomorrow or be evicted." Jody feels the urgent need to reply to the message, explaining that she will have the money in five days. From the standpoint of displaying good interpersonal skill, what should Jody do about responding to the call?
Pick up her cell phone immediately and send a response explaining her plan to pay in five days.
Place her cell phone on her lap and send a text message the best she can without appearing to be sending a text message.
Begin to cough, holding up five fingers suggesting that she has to leave the room and will return in a few minutes. While out of the conference room, Jody then sends the urgent text message.
Wait for a break in the meeting, and then discretely compose a message to her landlord.

Question 3
Victoria and Ted are part of an environmental protection team for a large company that manufactures and distributes carbonated beverages, juice drinks, and snacks. A major part of their responsibilities as team members is to investigate how the company can become more environmentally friendly. Included on the eight-member team are packaging design specialists, biologists, marketing specialists, and a financial analyst. A good deal of heated discussion takes place on the team about methods of preserving the environment that would be cost effective and truly helpful to the environment. Both Victoria and Ted want to do a good job as well as be good team players. One day the team leader asks Victoria and Ted to perform an analysis of the type of trash found regularly in the company Dumpsters. In discussing the assignment with each other, the two teammates and friends agree that such an assignment is totally vile. To preserve their goal of being good team players, yet still enjoy their wo
Explain to the team leader that they both want to be good organizational citizens, but garbage analysis is too far removed from their job description.
Acquire the necessary technical expertise, get the job done as quickly as possible, and don't criticize the assignment.
Explain to the team leader that analyzing the contents of a Dumpster does not fit the big picture of preserving the environment.
Explain to the team leader that his job is so important they would like to have three other team members' help with the garbage analysis so that a

Question 4
Kathy is an office manager at a growing law firm that specializes in pursuing awards for accident victims. She is assigned as the head of a problem-solving group to decide on where to locate a new, expanded office downtown. A major decision facing the group is to rent space in a sleek, new office building or renovate space in a former factory building. The space in the old factory building would have brick walls, and resemble a large loft. During the second meeting on this topic, the discussion has become quite heated, with comments such as these: "Are we going to look like a law firm, or a wild, creative advertising gang?" "The new office building might give the impression that we are a rich law firm exploiting our poor clients. The converted office building would look like we are human and caring." The mood of the problem-solving group is turning toward negativism and disagreement. To help deal with some of the emotion that has surfaced during the second meeting, group leader Kathy
call for a standup meeting, which will probably shorten the debate.
ask that each person with a strong preference for either type of rental space fully express his or her opinion, including facts and feelings.
explain that since this is a law firm, only facts, not feelings, can be entered into debate.
explain to the group that disagreement on major issues is dysfunctional (harmful).

Question 5
Isabella is a production supervisor for an American company that manufactures high-tech equipment for the optics industry. She is sent to Beijing, China, to help troubleshoot a problem with a machine installed at a major client in Beijing. As Isabella attends the first meeting, the Chinese managers and professionals are courteous, and they smile frequently. Yet she detects a little resistance in dealing with her. One of the Chinese managers says, "When will your boss be here?" Another manager says, "You must be the secretary from America. I hope the technical details in the meeting will not bore you." To begin asserting her authority, Isabella might try which one of the following tactics?
Give the group a small lecture about gender egalitarianism, and explain that she is from the United States, not China.
Say to the group, "I understand that my job might seem a little unusual, but I am the production supervisor sent here to work with you. I want to help you because you are an honored customer."
Explain that although she is the manufacturing supervisor sent to fix the problem, she is flexible enough to carry out such roles as serving coffee and tea at the meeting.
Say to the group, "You are an honored customer and our company wants to fix your problem. But I suggest that we cancel our meeting, and I will return after your management team has completed diversity training."

Question 6
Roberto has been a hard-working and high-performing distribution specialist for a food distribution company. Based on his good performance and positive interpersonal skills, he is appointed as team leader of the group that distributes food to schools and hospitals. Several weeks into the job, Roberto notices that the team of workers is really not working much like a team. The team members each seem to do their own job acceptably, but there is not a high level of cooperation and coordination among them. Roberto has been somewhat successful in his preliminary attempt to move the group toward better teamwork. To help sustain the teamwork, Roberto is advised to use which approach to leadership?
Authoritarian
Avoidance of all charismatic traits and behaviors
Participative or shared leadership
Micromanagement

Question 7
Justine is the director of international marketing in her company. One of the people assigned to her team is marketing associate Sebastian. Although Sebastian is performing satisfactorily, Justine is not entirely satisfied with his performance. As Justine perceives the situation, Sebastian seems to feel that because he is a recent marketing graduate he is a highly knowledgeable marketing professional. Also, he recently gave a PowerPoint presentation to management that Justine attended. Justine observed several factual errors as well as a few embarrassing spelling errors. Justine has a coaching session this morning with Sebastian. She wants to coach him on doing a more careful job when making a PowerPoint presentation. An effective tactic for Justine would be to :
tell Sebastian to please listen for ten minutes before saying anything in the coaching session.
explain to Sebastian that his recent PowerPoint presentation was wretched, and that anybody else in the department could have done a better job.
point out a couple of specific errors Sebastian made in his recent PowerPoint presentation.
accuse Sebastian of being careless and sloppy in his PowerPoint presentation.

Question 8
Steve is the cafeteria manager at the company headquarters of a major financial services firm located in Texas. He is well prepared and well experienced for his role as cafeteria manager, and aspires toward other positions in the company. Steve says, "Some people think I have reached my ceiling as cafeteria manager. I don't think so. I can see myself someday taking on other responsibilities, including become the facilities manager. If I continue to run an outstanding cafeteria and make the right connections, I can move up." Today Steve is meeting with Clarissa, the manager of human resources, to discuss plans for expanding the cafeteria staff. Steve has heard that at his company, getting along well with coworkers is a key criterion for being promoted. Steve regards Clarissa as a coworker, but they have had only two brief contacts because Clarissa is relatively new to the company. What might Steve do to best develop a good relationship today in their meeting in her office?
Flatter Clarissa by telling her that he has heard she is one of the most outstanding human resource managers in the southern United States.
Suggest to Clarissa that he is willing to help her with some of her toughest tasks, because he has great natural talents in dealing with people.
Explain to Clarissa that he understands how important her role is in the organization, and that without the right people a business firm is destined to fail.
Brag about his skill in managing people, and how he sees his job as a stepping stone to bigger responsibility.

Question 9
Bruce is the administrative support manager at a large legal firm. His managerial duties include purchasing supplies and equipment, human resource management, and supervising the support staff. The law firm has been cited by the state bar association for engaging in several unethical practices, such as overcharging clients and advertising too aggressively. The partners at the firm have therefore decided that the law firm must reestablish its reputation by being highly ethical in dealing with the public and employees. A representative from a computer manufacturer calls on Bruce with the intent of equipping the entire legal staff, including both attorneys and paralegals, with a new model netbook computer. The rep, Samantha, explains that if the entire staff is equipped with this line of computers, productivity will increase by at least 15 percent, based on experience with other legal firms. Bruce is a little skeptical of these productivity gains, yet he is willing to listen because part
Ask if any kickback Samantha might have in mind could also be shared with his boss.
Request immediately that their conversation be kept strictly confidential.
Explain to Samantha that his law firm makes purchasing decisions strictly on the merits of the product or service.
Ask Samantha what she means by "treats decision makers very well" before discussing the possible purchase of netbook computers any further.

Question 10
At age twenty-four, DeShaun had earned a business degree and aspires to becoming a retail executive. To launch his career, he took a retailing position that would give him the biggest responsibility at an early age, the manager of a dollar store. After two years as manager, DeShaun has performed outstandingly well. Sales have exceeded quota in his store, employee turnover is well below average, and inventory shrinkage (theft) is below average. DeShaun feels that he is ready to advance his career. DeShaun decides to quietly conduct a job search in order to explore how much he might be in demand. To achieve the best results from his job search, how should DeShaun state his job objective?
State that he is searching for more responsibility in a higher-paying field.
State that it would be best for the prospective employer to decide where he best fits.
State that he is searching for a position in retail management.
State that he searching for a position as a discount-store manager.

Ashworth Semester Exam PS400 Cognitive Psychology

PS400 : Cognitive Psychology
All of the following researchers are associated with behaviorism, except
Watson.
Pavlov.
Piaget.
Skinner.

Question 2
Among the core concepts of cognitive psychology, which one provides the basis for all of our cognitive abilities?
Stages of processing
Hierarchical systems
Mental representation
Consciousness

Question 3
Blindsight is an important phenomenon because it demonstrates that
individuals can't identify objects not consciously seen.
visual consciousness is entirely dependent on retinal processing.
visual consciousness is partly dependent on processing in both the retina and the occipital cortex.
visual consciousness is entirely dependent on a functional optic nerve.

Question 4
When /p/ and /b/ differ continuously in voice onset time, we hear an abrupt transition; this is called
phonemic restoration.
verbal transformation.
categorical perception.
conversation implicature.

Question 5
The _______ , located in the temporal lobe of the brain, is critical in storing new information into long-term memory.
medulla
thalamus
hippocampus
corpus callosum

Question 6
Remembering a period of time in one's life and tying it to upper-level recollections of a job or place of residence is
an autobiographical memory.
a figurative memory.
constructed recall.
dependent recall.

Question 7
WordNet is based on which of the following approaches?
Object concepts
Rule-governed concepts
Semantic networks
Feature lists

Question 8
The eye-mind assumption is most directly related to
information processing during reading fixations.
bridging inferences.
dyslexia.
idiographic writing.

Question 9
What is one disadvantage of a heuristic approach to solving problems?
It may yield a wrong answer.
It takes sufficient time and effort to solve the problem this way.
It's too random
Remembering heuristics takes up too much working memory.

Question 10
In syllogistic reasoning, a valid conclusion is __________ true, given that the premises are true.
sometimes
never
necessarily
conditionally

Ashworth Semester Exam PS370 Research Methods in Psychology

PS370 : Research Methods in Psychology
Question 1
Which of the following is an example of inductive thinking?
Reasoning that a man will be able to hit a golf ball further than a woman because men generally have greater muscle development than women
Assuming that the sun will rise tomorrow morning because we know that the earth will continue to rotate and the sun will not burn out for billions of years
Assuming that there is something that we name intelligence because we notice that problem solving measures show differences between people that seem to be consistent over time
None of the above

Question 2
A researcher hypothesizes that criticism and aggression increase among coworkers when frustration increases. Workers are assigned to one of three groups (no frustration, moderate frustration, high frustration). For each group, verbal criticism and aggression are measured. In this example the independent variable is:
frustration level.
verbal criticism and aggression.
number of people in a group.
amount of work completed.

Question 3
The American Psychological Association's (APA) Ethical Guidelines for Research with Human Participants:
guarantees a research participant payment for participation.
guarantees a research participant the freedom to withdraw at any time from participation.
guarantees that there will be no deception or concealment.
expressly forbids research on children or persons with impairments.

Question 4
Which of the following is an accurate statement?
The variance is a better measure of variability than the range.
The range is a better measure of variability than the variance.
The range is a better measure of central tendency than the mode.
The variance is a better measure of central tendency than the range.

Question 5
A researcher wants to measure the relationship between age and test taking enjoyment (high, extremely high, insanely high, etc.). The most appropriate statistic would be the:
chi square.
sign test.
Pearson product-moment correlation.
Spearman rank-order correlation.

Question 6
Independent variables in differential research are __________ independent variables.
experimental
nonmanipulated
manipulated
randomly-assigned

Question 7
Suppose a psychoanalyst studies enuretic children seen in her private practice. She observed that each child suffers from Oedipal conflicts and thus concluded that all enuretic children suffer from such conflicts. This conclusion illustrates a problem with what type of validity?
Absolute
Statistical
Internal
External

Question 8
When would you conclude there is a causal effect in an experiment?
When the systematic variance is high and error variance is low
When both systematic and error variance are low
When the error variance is greater than the systematic variance
When the error variance has a positive effect on the mean of the experimental group

Question 9
Assume we are carrying out a study involving children between the ages of 6 months and 2-1/2 years. We are looking at the effects of sudden noise on behavioral response. The most important variable to match the groups on is:
birth order.
eye color.
age.
weight.

Question 10
Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical dependent measure in program evaluation?
A questionnaire given to people served by the program, as well as people in the community, asking about their satisfaction with the program
A measure of politician's commitment to continued funding of the program
A measure of actual change in the community (e.g., rate of unemployment for a community with a job training program)
A measure of change in the individual (e.g., a measure of malnutrition for people who receive food stamps)

Ashworth Semester Exam PS350 Biological Psychology

PS350 : Biological Psychology
Question 1
An IPSP will be produced when a ligand:
closes a sodium channel.
opens a sodium channel.
opens a potassium channel.
closes a calcium channel.

Question 2
In order to cross the synapse between two cells, a substance called ___________ is released from the first cell to activate or inhibit the second cell.
a neurotransmitter
kinesin
dynein
mitochondria

Question 3
Damage to the substantia nigra would be expected to produce:
difficulty in color perception.
changes in appetite leading to anorexia.
difficulties in visual tasks.
Parkinson-like motor symptoms.

Question 4
A __________ section made through the human brain is parallel to the ground, and a __________ section through the spinal cord is parallel to the ground.
transverse; horizontal
horizontal; transverse
sagittal; midsagittal
frontal; coronal

Question 5
The infusion of ________ into the brain will destroy neurons through the process of overstimulation.
cocaine
GABA
lidocaine
kainic acid

Question 6
Which of the following is a physical dimension of sound perception?
Timbre
Pitch
Amplitude
Saturation

Question 7
Gametes are unique reproductive cells that:
secrete an anti-Müllerian hormone.
contain more than 23 pairs of chromosomes.
carry half the genetic information of the different types of cells of the body.
are formed by the union of an egg and a sperm during fertilization.

Question 8
Impulsive aggression may reflect __________, which can be treated with __________.
overactivity of prefrontal neurons; fluoxetine
amygdaloid damage; GABA releasers
impaired serotonin prefrontal activity; fluoxetine
serotonin hypothalamic activity; fluoxetine

Question 9
Individuals with phonological dyslexia have difficulty:
reading aloud.
in silent reading.
reading unfamiliar words.
reading for comprehension.

Question 10
The major affective disorders are also known as ________ disorders.
anxiety
mood
addictive
schizoaffective

Ashworth Semester Exam MA260 Statistical Analysis I 2020

Question 1
Is Drug B superior to the currently used Drug A in treating pancreatitis?
Observational
Case-controlled observational
Double blind experiment
Single blind experiment

Question 2
Research shows that 14% of 6th graders in K–6 schools have tried cigarettes and 61% of 7th graders in 7–9 middle schools have tried cigarettes. What is the absolute increase, to the nearest percent?
0.77
3.36
4.36
0.47

Question 3
Consider the following exam scores. 76 72 87 96 99 75 84 85 84 94 92 What is the range of the scores and what would be appropriate bins to place them in?
76–92; Bins: 70–80, 80–90, & 90–100
72–99; Bins: 70–75, 76–80, 81–85, 86–90, 91-95, & 96–100
72–99; Bins: 70–75, 75–80, 80–85, 85–90, 90–95, & 95–100
76–99; Bins: 70–75, 75–80, 80–85, 85–90, 90–95, & 95–100

Question 4
A bar graph in which the bars are arranged in frequency order is a:
dotplot.
pie chart.
line chart.
pareto chart.

Question 5
Amtrak trains from Chicago to Portland arrived at Havre, MT, where they make a crew change, the following numbers of minutes late: 26, 17, 245, 19, 38, 42, 11, 0, 14, 44 Find the mean number of minutes late at Havre (to one decimal place).
60
52.4
48.6
45.6

Question 6
Which one of the three variables below is most likely to be normally or nearly normally distributed? A. The results of throwing a die 1000 times B. The lengths of randomly selected white pine needles C. The number of people standing in line at five cash registers
A
B
C
None of the above

Question 7
The advertising for a cold remedy claimed that no other cold remedy acted faster. In an experiment to compare that remedy with another one, it did act faster on average, but the result wasn't significant. What does this mean?
The difference was so small that it could have happened by chance even if the remedies were equivalent.
The difference was so small that it could have happened by chance even if the remedies weren't equivalent.
The probability of the observed difference occurring by chance if the two remedies are equivalent was less than 0.05.
The population mean response times are different, but the samples didn't show it.

Question 8
There are 318 teachers at a college. Among a sample of 115 teachers from this college, 67 have doctorates. Based on this sample, estimate the population proportion of teachers at this college with doctorates.
0.42
185
0.61
0.58

Question 9
The standard score for a two-tailed test is 2.0. What is the P-value?
0.9772
0.0456
0.0228
97.72

Question 10
The _______ hypothesis states that the variables are independent (there's no relationship between them) and the _______ hypothesis states that there's a relationship between the two variables.
population; sample
alternative; null
sample; population
null; alternative

Ashworth Semester Exam MA24S College Algebra

MA24S : College Algebra

Question 1
Solve the following equation. Determine whether the equation is an identity, conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation: 7(x - 4) = x + 2
{-7 ,conditional}
{7, Identity}
{5, conditional}
{2, inconsistent equation}

Question 2
Solve the following equation. Determine whether the equation is an identity, conditional equation, or an inconsistent equation: 7x + 13 = 2(2x - 5) + 3x + 23
Ø; conditional equation
Ø; Inconsistent equation
Ø; identity equation
{-1}; Inconsistent equation

Question 3
Determine the value of A so that the line whose equation is Ax + y - 2 = 0 is perpendicular to the line containing the points (1, -3) and (-2, 4).
– 3/7
5/9
–2/5
3/8

Question 4
Find the horizontal asymptote as x --> 8 and then describe what this means in practical terms. F(x) = 150x + 120/0.05x + 1; the number of bass, f(x), after x months in a lake that was stocked with 120 bass.
the number of bass, f(x), after y months in a lake that was stocked with 130 bass
the number of bass, f(x), after x months in a lake that was stocked with 120 bass
the number of bass, f(x), after x months in a lake that was stocked with 140 bass
the number of bass, f(x), after x months in a lake that was stocked with 150 bass

Question 5
Log4(3x+2) = 3
Solve the following logarithmic equation. Be sure to reject any value of x that is not in the domain of the original logarithmic expressions. Give the exact answer. Then, where necessary, use a calculator to obtain a decimal approximation, to two decimal places, for the solution:
{16/2}
{62/3}
{9/3}
{11/5}

Question 6
2x+5y = -2
3x-4y = 20
Solve the following system:
{(4, -1)}
{(1, -3)}
{(4, -2)}
{(1, -5)}

Question 7
x-2y+z=2
2x-y-z=1
Solve the following system of equations using matrices:
{(t, t 1, t)}
{(t, t 0, t)}
{(t, t - 2, t)}
{(t, t - 1, t)}

Question 8
3x+y-2z = -3
2x+7y+3z = 9
4x-3y-z = 7
Solve for x only using Cramer's Rule.
x = 7
x = 9
x = 2
x = -3

Question 9
X2 25 + (y-2)2 /36 = 1

For the following ellipses determine location of its foci.
foci at (0, 2 + v11), (0, 2 - v11)
foci at (0, 5 + v21), (0, 5 - v21)
foci at (0, 3 + v25), (0, 3 - v25)
foci at (0, 1 + v36), (0, 1 - v36)

Question 10
You are taking a multiple-choice test that has five questions. Each of the questions has three answer choices, with one correct answer per question. If you select one of these three choices for each question and leave nothing blank, in how many ways can you answer the questions?
198 ways
290 ways
243 ways
364 ways