20 ❯ STEP 2. Determine Your Test Readiness
- Which of the following is the same for these two
sets of data?
Set 1: 1, 7, 5, 9, 3
Set 2: 2, 5, 6, 5, 7
I. mean
II. median
III. mode
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, III- Which measure of variability provides the most
meaningful information about the following set
of scores?
Set of scores: 12, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 32
(A) mean
(B) median
(C) mode
(D) range
(E) standard deviation- A research method in which an individual or
group is studied in depth is known as a(n)
(A) longitudinal study
(B) survey
(C) case study
(D) naturalistic observation
(E) experimentation- Major ethical concern(s) of psychological
researchers include
I. lasting harm to subjects
II. deception
III. morality of the question being investigated
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, and III- Which of the following technologies enables
psychologists to visualize brain function?
(A) EEG and EKG
(B) CAT and MRI
(C) EKG and PET
(D) PET and CAT
(E) fMRI and PET- Which of the following nervous systems work in
opposition to each other?
(A) central and peripheral
(B) somatic and autonomic
(C) sympathetic and parasympathetic
(D) central and sympathetic
(E) somatic and peripheral- The unit of structure and function of the human
nervous system is the
(A) neuron
(B) nerve
(C) axon
(D) reflex arc
(E) brain- Hormones most closely associated with stress are
produced by the
(A) thyroid
(B) parathyroids
(C) pineal
(D) adrenals
(E) thalamus- The part of the brain most closely associated with
regulation of hunger, thirst, and body temperature
is the
(A) left frontal lobe
(B) right frontal lobe
(C) amygdala
(D) cerebellum
(E) hypothalamus- As a result of injury to her brain, Starla no longer
can understand what people say to her, although
she hears them. The region of the cerebral cortex
most likely injured is her
(A) left temporal lobe
(B) left frontal lobe
(C) right frontal lobe
(D) right parietal lobe
(E) right occipital lobe