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PSYC1001 Practice Examination
1. Which of the following statements is FALSE about psychological debriefing?
a. There was not an existing intervention to compare it to
b. It involves the discussion of one’s emotions and experiences following a traumatic event
c. Participants were not randomised into a treatment and non-treatment group
d. Controlled trials have shown that psychological debriefing was effective in reducing the
risk of developing a psychological disorder following trauma
2. Which of the following statements is MOST correct about the relationship between animal
models and investigation into PTSD?
a. The effects of extinction learning observed in animal models will be observed in humans
b. Animal models formed the foundation for human studies into treatments for PTSD
c. Investigating animal models of fear leads to the creation of greater preventative measures
for the development of PTSD in humans
d. Extinction learning in animal models is based on operant conditioning which can be
extended to humans when treating PTSD
3. Which neurotransmitter is primarily responsible in learning?
a. Glutamate
b. Acetylcholine
c. Norepinephrine
d. Cortisol
4. Which of the following limitations does NOT apply to the specified philosophy of the mind?
a. Introspection - self-reports from patients were not reliable
b. Functionalism - was not consistent with evolutionary framework
c. Radical behaviourism - neglected the impact of individual thoughts and emotions
d. Methodological behaviourism - one’s internal states cannot be linked to observable
behaviours
5. Which aspect is NOT needed to consider psychology as a natural science?
a. Experiments
b. Generation of theories
c. Empirical basis
d. Scientific equipment
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6. Which is the correct sequence of goals to be achieved in scientific psychology?
a. Description of behaviour, prediction of when a certain behaviour will be observed,
explaining the behaviour, and facilitating changes in behaviour
b. Description of behaviour, explaining the behaviour, predicting when a certain behaviour
will be observed, and facilitating changes in behaviour
c. Description of behaviour, facilitating changes in behaviour, predicting when a certain
behaviour will be observed, explaining the behaviour
d. Description of behaviour, explaining the behaviour, facilitating changes in behaviour,
predicting when a certain behaviour will be observed
7. Which of the following events best demonstrates social facilitation?
a. Ryan, a Tetris player, misdrops more pieces when watched by Matthew Andy Wong than
when playing alone
b. Radhika, a first-year hoodie lover, washes her hoodie more often when she needs to meet
people for 7 days a week rather than 5
c. Melani, a netball player, makes more shots in a netball game with a large audience than
when practising with her team
d. Selena, a rizzlord, can rizz up people in a one-on-one situation just as easily as in front of
a friend group
8. Which of the following statements about conformity is most correct?
a. When norms are unclear, individuals eventually reach a consensus when placed in the
same situation multiple times
b. Conformity typically has a negative effect due to the need to inhibit individual desires
c. More than half of individuals would conform to the majority despite the latter’s decision
being objectively incorrect
d. An authority figure is the only difference determining whether a situation represents
conformity or obedience
9. Which of the following is NOT a method in tackling pressure to conform?
a. Learning to handle dissent in a group setting.
b. Having the courage to represent one’s own opinions.
c. Providing logical arguments for why one’s opinion is objectively superior.
d. Seeking autonomy and authenticity through group discussions.
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10. Which of the following is an example of a consensual delusion?
a. Stephenie starts to believe that the moon landing is fake because she spent hours listening
to a podcast about it.
b. Michael accepts that climate change may not be “real” because he wants to fit in with his
friends' attitudes.
c. Cynthia starts to experience auditory hallucinations and now questions everything that
people say to her even if they are the truth.
d. Katherine stumbled on her lines when introducing herself to a group of people. She then
felt scared to talk to people and developed a phobia of social situations.
11. A new employee is joining a team at a marketing firm. In their first team meeting, the manager
presents a marketing campaign idea and asks for everyone's opinion. The idea presented is clearly
flawed and impractical, but the manager expresses their excitement for it and all the other team
members eagerly support it.
What is most likely to happen according to the Asch Paradigm?
a. The new employee will confidently express their opinion and provide constructive
criticism of the idea.
b. The new employee will refuse to give an opinion.
c. The new employee will feel pressure to conform and agree with the flawed idea to avoid
standing out or appearing critical of the manager.
d. The new employee will privately write down their constructive criticism but not say it out
loud.
12. In a group project, Victor believes that his contributions won't be significant enough to make a
difference, so he doesn't put in as much effort.
This is an example of
a. groupthink.
b. social facilitation.
c. deindividuation.
d. social loafing.
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13. Prithika, a university student, is approached by a student group on campus asking her to sign a
petition for better campus safety. After signing, the student group asks Prithika to also volunteer
for a safety committee.
Which technique/principle is the student group using to encourage Prithika to volunteer for a
safety committee?
a. Door-in-the-face technique
b. Foot-in-the-door technique
c. Low-balling technique
d. Scarcity principle
14. Which of the following is an accurate statement about individualism and collectivism?
a. Collectivism emphasises individual achievement and self-expression.
b. Individualism emphasises group harmony and loyalty.
c. Collectivism values the interests of the group over individual goals.
d. Individualism values social ties and obligations over personal goals.
15. Which of the following best describes the minimal group paradigm?
a. A method used to measure levels of conformity within groups
b. A psychological study that explores the relationship between individual and group
behaviour.
c. An experimental design used to test social identity theory.
d. An experimental technique that divides people into arbitrary groups to investigate
intergroup behaviour.
16. In attribution theory, which type of information is most likely to lead to an internal/dispositional
attribution?
a. High consensus, high consistency, high distinctiveness
b. Low consensus, high consistency, low distinctiveness
c. High consensus, low consistency, high distinctiveness
d. Low consensus, low consistency, high distinctiveness
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17. Which of the following best describes the correspondence bias?
a. Attributing others' behaviour to internal factors, while attributing our own behaviour to
external factors.
b. Attributing others' behaviour to external factors, while attributing our own behaviour to
internal factors.
c. Overemphasising situational factors when explaining others' behaviour, while ignoring
dispositional factors.
d. Overemphasising dispositional factors when explaining others' behaviour, while ignoring
situational factors.
18. Which of the following best describes the Pygmalion effect in education?
a. Students' prior achievement is the strongest predictor of future success.
b. Teachers' beliefs about students can influence their academic performance.
c. Students' self-efficacy is the most important factor in their academic success.
d. Teacher-student interactions have little effect on student outcomes.
19. Matina wants to buy a new speaker to sustain her love for listening to K-Pop. She recently
received her fortnightly paycheck and she typically deposits 20% of it into her savings account
shared by her family. However, the speaker she wants to buy costs the entire paycheck.
In which situation is Matina most likely to buy the speaker?
a. When she is aware that she needs to deposit and her parents are accompanying her
b. When she is alone and she is aware that she needs to deposit
c. When she is unaware that she needs to deposit and her parents are accompanying her
d. When she is alone and unaware that she needs to deposit
20. Which of the following is a cognition towards long lines at the Library Lawn coffee cart?
a. Long lines take a while
b. Why is the line so long?
c. Walking to the main library instead
d. Buying coffee from Little Marionette
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21. Jolene purchased a bowl of beef pho from Tropical Green.
In which situation would Jolene have the most positive attitude towards the bowl of beef pho?
a. When it was cheap and objectively good
b. When it was cheap and objectively bad
c. When it was expensive and objectively good
d. When it was expensive and objectively bad
22. Lynuel received a severe laceration on his knee by tripping on an escalator. As a result, he was
bleeding heavily and could not walk.
Which of the following actions should Lynuel do to maximise the chance of receiving help from
others?
a. Call out for help
b. Clutch the injury site with both hands
c. Ask a specific passerby to call an ambulance
d. Block the escalator path so people cannot pass through
23. In which situation is a Caucasian passerby most likely to provide financial aid to a homeless
individual?
a. When the homeless individual is Caucasian and carrying a packet of cigarettes
b. When the homeless individual is Caucasian and carrying a box of food
c. When the homeless individual is Asian and carrying a packet of cigarettes
d. When the homeless individual is Asian and carrying a box of food
24. Which of the following is NOT a step in Latane & Darley’s emergency intervention decision tree?
a. Interpreting a situation as an emergency
b. Observing one’s surroundings to check for any bystanders
c. Having the knowledge of how to respond
d. Noticing the emergency
25. Which set of common traits are friends and couples MOST likely to have?
a. Age, ethnicity, education
b. Attitudes, intelligence, economic status
c. Values, beliefs, interests
d. Smoking behaviour, religion, appearance
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26. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Composite faces are typically found to be more attractive than individual faces.
b. People living close to each other are more likely to develop a closer relationship than
those living further away.
c. People tend to go for partners considered more attractive than them.
d. We are more likely to disclose intimate information to those we initially like.
27. Michael has been together with his wife for almost 10 years. Although the initial feelings and
desires that lead to physical attraction and sexual consummation have worn off, he still feels
closely bonded and affectionate towards her.
According to Steinberg’s triangular theory of love, what love is Michael most likely to be
experiencing?
a. Romantic love
b. Companionate love
c. Fatuous love
d. Consummate love
28. Brianna ran an experiment investigating how the amount of sleep obtained per night affects the
academic performance of high school students. She recruited 200 Year 7 students across different
high schools and tracked their sleep patterns using FitBits that they wore once per week until the
end of Year 12. Their assessment grades were also recorded.
Which of the following statements is FALSE about Brianna’s experiment?
a. Cohort effects can undermine the validity of her experiment.
b. It studies age-related changes.
c. It is susceptible to attrition.
d. It is able to establish correlations to lend insight into cause-effect relationships.
29. Pascalis et al.’s visual paired comparison study (2005) showed that
a. 6-month-olds spent the same amount of time looking at a monkey face that was seen
previously.
b. experience is important in perceptual narrowing.
c. untrained 9-month-olds spent more time looking at a novel monkey face than one that
was seen previously.
d. perceptual narrowing is inevitable when ageing from 6 months to 9 months.
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30. Which of the following statements is TRUE about continuity and discontinuity?
a. Continuity describes changes in the kinds of skills and behaviours.
b. Continuous change is qualitative.
c. The structural development of babies is discontinuous.
d. Human development involves both continuous and discontinuous changes.
31. Over the past few years, Clea has been studying the relationship between asthma and air
pollution. She found that a poorly functioning glutathione and epoxide hydrolase gene were
correlated to an increased likelihood of developing asthma at some point in an individual’s life.
However, this correlation was only present in individuals living in environments with
compromised air quality.
What do Clea’s findings suggest about the likelihood of the development of asthma?
a. Only genes affect the likelihood of developing asthma
b. Genes have a greater influence than the environment in the likelihood of developing
asthma
c. Without poorly functioning genes, the environment has no effect on the likelihood of
developing asthma
d. The development of asthma is a result of a gene-environment interaction
32. Three statements are listed below.
I. Genotype refers to observable physical or psychological attributes or qualities.
II. A zygote consists of 23 chromosomes.
III. Behaviour genetics involves the investigation of how genetic factors alone produce
individual differences in behaviour.
How many of the above statements are TRUE?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
33. Which of the following statements is TRUE about degree of relatedness?
a. Dizygotic twins share the same degree of relatedness to monozygotic twins
b. Fraternal twins have a higher degree of relatedness than a parent and child
c. A grandparent and grandchild have a degree of relatedness of 0.25
d. Half-siblings have a lower degree of relatedness than first cousins
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34. Which statement best describes the embryonic period of prenatal development?
a. It lasts for the first eight weeks of prenatal development
b. It is critical for the development of major bodily structures and organs
c. Exposure to teratogens in this period will mostly lead to prenatal death
d. The neural tube closes four weeks into the period
35. Where does the fertilisation of an egg by a sperm cell occur?
a. Ovaries
b. Fallopian tubes
c. Uterus
d. Cervix
36. In which stage of prenatal development are facial abnormalities most likely to arise?
a. Embryonic period
b. Germinal period
c. Fetal period
d. Ectodermal period
37. Which of the following is an infant most likely to look at?
a. A black and white checkerboard pattern
b. A monochromatic red image
c. Their mother’s face
d. A complex abstract pattern
38. In an infant-controlled habituation study, if a baby cannot discriminate between the old stimulus
and the new one, what will happen to their looking time?
a. Increase
b. Remain the same
c. Decrease
d. Vary depending on the baby's temperament
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39. Infants' visual acuity is typically measured using the Teller acuity test, which capitalises on their
preference for what to test their acuity?
a. High contrast patterns
b. Low contrast patterns
c. Moving objects
d. Monochromatic images
40. Which of the following statements is true in regards to the ‘strangers at the door’ task?
a. There was a significant difference in proportion of children who left with FCG and NIG
group
b. There was a significant difference in proportion of children who left with CAUG and
FCG group
c. Children the NIG group more likely to leave with the stranger than children in EIG group
d. Children the EIG group more likely to leave than children in NIG group
41. Which of the following is NOT a valid conclusion from Harlow and colleagues’ monkey
experiment on attachment?
a. The experiment suggests that early deprivation of touch and social interaction can have
long-term negative effects on social and emotional development.
b. The experiment demonstrates that attachment to inanimate objects is possible and that
children can develop healthy attachments to transitional objects like blankets or stuffed
animals.
c. The experiment shows that attachment is not solely based on the satisfaction of
physiological needs.
