Psychology QB

1- The double-blind procedure is most helpful for minimizing:

A. random assignment.
B. the placebo effect.
C. replication.
D. operational definitions.
E. standard deviations.
2- Causes of behavior according to the Psychoanalytic/dynamic approach:
A. Genes, hormones, physiology, brain, body.
B. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment.
C. Self-concept, self-esteem.
D. Unconscious mind, trauma.
E. Personal thoughts, thinking patterns, brain processes, neural networks.
3- Which research method provides the best way of assessing whether
cigarette smoking boosts mental alertness?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. the experiment
4- Causes of behavior according to the Biopsychosocial model approach
A. Natural selection.
B. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment.
C. Differences in cultural background.
D. Aims to understand behavior through multiple schools of thought.
E. Sensory/Perception processing.
5- In order to compare the pace of life in different countries, Levine and
Norenzayan measured the speed with which postal clerks completed a
simple request. This best illustrates the use of a research method known as:
A. the case study.
B. naturalistic observation.
C. random assignment
D. the double-blind procedure.
E. the survey.

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6- Which psychological perspective emphasizes the interaction of the brain
and body in behavior?
A. Behavior genetics perspective.
B. Cognitive perspective.
C. Neuroscience perspective.
D. Evolutionary perspective.
E. Behavioral perspective.
7- Causes of behavior according to the Cognitive approach
A. Self-concept, self-esteem.
B. Genes, hormones, physiology, brain, body.
C. Personal thoughts, thinking patterns, brain processes, neural networks.
D. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment
E. Unconscious mind, trauma.
8- The biases and errors of people's everyday judgments illustrate the need
for:
A. critical thinkin
B. curious skepticism.
C. open-minded humility
D. all of the above.
9- Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:
A. Conscious and unconscious mental activity.
B. Maladaptive and adaptive behaviors.
C. Observable responses to the environment.
D. Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
E. Behavior and mental processes.
10- The first psychology laboratory was established by ____ in the year ____.
A. James; 1890.
B. Watson; 1913
C. Wundt; 1879.
D. Freud; 1900.
11- Causes of behavior according to Evolutionary approach
A. Aims to understand behavior through multiple schools of thought.
B. Sensory/Perception processing.
C. Natural selection.
D. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment
E. Differences in cultural background.

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12- In a psychological experiment, the factor that is manipulated by the
investigator is called the ____ variable.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. control
D. experimental
13- A hypothesis is a(n):
A. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.
B. testable prediction that gives direction to research..
C. set of principles that organizes and explains newly discovered facts.
D. unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie
psychological functioning.
E. standard deviations.
14- Psychologists study animals because:
A. animal behavior is just as complex as human behavior.
B. experiments on people are generally considered to be unethical.
C. the ethical treatment of animals is not mandated by professional guidelines.
D. similar processes often underlie animal and human behavior.
15- The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution is
the:
A. mean.
B. range
C. median.
D. standard deviation.
E. percentile rank.
16- Goal of psychology is:
A. to predict behavior.
B. to Control behavior.
C. to describe behavior.
D. to explain (understanding) behavior.
E. All of the above are true.
17- The scientific practice of formulating testable hypotheses
before conducting research is most likely to reduce:
A. the placebo effec.
B. the hindsight bias.
C. the false consensus effect.
D. random assignment.
E. random sampling.

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18- Which of the following scientific procedures is most useful for helping
researchers avoid false generalizations?
A. the case study
B. naturalistic observation
C. random sampling
D. operational definitions
19- Who suggested that the mind at birth is but a "tabula rasa" upon which
experience writes?
A. John Locke.
B. Plato.
C. Charles Darwin.
D. Rene Descartes.
20- Which of the following disciplines had the greatest influence on the way
Wundt, Pavlov, Freud, and Piaget approached the study of psychology?
A. Political science.
B. Sociology.
C. Biology.
D. Chemistry.
21- Signs and Symptoms of Development delay:
A. Weight loss.
B. General weakness.
C. Rapid fatigue.
D. Pallor.
E. all of the above
22- In a psychological experiment, the factor that is manipulated by the
investigator is called the ____ variable.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. control
D. experimental
23- The care of groups with special needs passed through the history with
different stages of care and attention that can be summarized as follows:
A. The stage of Rejection and Isolation.
B. The Stage of Institutional care.
C. The stage of Inclusion (Integration) phase.
D. The stage of Rehabilitation and training.
E. all of the above

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24- Means a medical problem due to two reasons:
1.Shortage and inadequacy;
2.Defect determines the type of disability.
A. Defect
B. Deficit
C. Handicap
D. Impairment
25- The biases and errors of people's everyday judgments illustrate the need
for:
A. critical thinkin
B. curious skepticism.
C. open-minded humility
D. all of the above.
26- Means the limited capacity of the child to engage in any activity as a
result of increasing vulnerability with picture that causes, or deficiencies in
the performance of physiological defective. Device (organ (works, but needs
help and cannot be indispensable.
A. Handicap
B. Defect
C. Deficit
D. Impairment
27- A hypothesis is a(n):
A. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.
B. testable prediction that gives direction to research..
C. set of principles that organizes and explains newly discovered facts.
D. unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie
psychological functioning.
E. standard deviations.
28- The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution is
the:
A. mean.
B. range
C. median.
D. standard deviation.
E. percentile rank.

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29- Who suggested that the mind at birth is but a "tabula rasa" upon which
experience writes?
A. John Locke.
B. Plato.
C. Charles Darwin.
D. Rene Descartes.
30- Signs and Symptoms of Development delay:
A. Low academic achievement.
B. Inconsistency the age with weight.
C. Inconsistencies Age with thinking and behavior.
D. Inability to integrate with the same age in the same.
E. all of the above
31- Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:
A. Conscious and unconscious mental activity.
B. Maladaptive and adaptive behaviors.
C. Observable responses to the environment.
D. Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
E. Behavior and mental processes.
32- Goal of psychology is:
A. to predict behavior.
B. to Control behavior.
C. to describe behavior.
D. to explain (understanding) behavior.
E. All of the above are true.
33- Causes of behavior according to the Psychoanalytic/dynamic approach
A. Genes, hormones, physiology, brain, body.
B. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment.
C. Self-concept, self-esteem.
D. Unconscious mind, trauma.
E. Personal thoughts, thinking patterns, brain processes, neural networks.
34- Causes of behavior according to the Cognitive approach
A. Self-concept, self-esteem.
B. Genes, hormones, physiology, brain, body.
C. Personal thoughts, thinking patterns, brain processes, neural networks.
D. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment
E. Unconscious mind, trauma.

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35- Signs and Symptoms of Development delay:
A. Low academic achievement.
B. Loss of appetite.
C. Inconsistencies Age with thinking and behavior.
D. Inability to integrate with the same age in the same.
E. all of the above
36- As a matter of appropriate usage, generally used to mean a physiological
abnormality or deficiency.
A. Defect
B. Handicap
C. Deficit
D. Impairment
37- Special Education has been based on groups of the foundations:
A. The foundation of Religious and moral basis.
B. The Legal basis.
C. Economic foundation.
D. all of the above
38- Is an increase in the number of cells of the body; depending on their size
and their places in the human body, and delayed growth is a decline in the
rate of cell growth and increase the number and size for different reasons.
A. Growth
B. Adaptation
C. Content Enhancement
D. Development delay
39- Which of the following disciplines had the greatest influence on the way
Wundt, Pavlov, Freud, and Piaget approached the study of psychology?
A. Political science.
B. Sociology.
C. Biology.
D. Chemistry.
40- Special Education programs based on a number of strategies, including:
A. Coordination.
B. Professional.
C. Realism.
D. Responsibility.
E. all of the above

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41- It is the executive aspect of the individual educational plan which
includes one goal from goals of educational plan
A. Early Intervention
B. Occupational Therapy
C. Individual Educational Plan
D. Individual Instructional Plan
42- the ability of the organs of the body to carry out the functions of
advanced simple comparison, which was carried out during a previous
period of time, this development is considered normal if it is consistent with
the age level of the child, otherwise it is considered to be delayed.
A. Development delay
B. Adaptation
C. Growth
D. Content Enhancement
43- Individual Instructional Plan consists of the followings:
A. General information
B. Sub educational goals
C. Identify the necessary tools
D. all of the above
44- Is the program and activities that help children with physically
disabilities to be able to self-reliance in the performance of fine motor skills
and daily living skills, play and school activities.
A. Individual Instructional Plan
B. Individual Educational Plan
C. Early Intervention
D. Occupational Therapy
45- Purpose of Special Education:
A. Preparation of educational programs for each category of special needs
B. Preparation appropriate teaching methods for each category of special needs,
according to individual educational plan
C. Identify of exceptional children through the appropriate tools of measurement
and diagnosis for each category of special education
D. Preparation of teaching materials by using modern technologies in the
education of people with special needs
E. all of the above
46- focuses on helping people achieve independence in all areas of their lives.
A. Individual Educational Plan
B. Individual Instructional Plan
C. Occupational Therapy
D. Early Intervention

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47- Purpose of Special Education:
A. Preparation of educational programs for each category of special needs
B. Preparation appropriate teaching methods for each category of special needs,
according to individual educational plan
C. Identify of exceptional children through the appropriate tools of measurement
and diagnosis for each category of special education
D. Preparation of prevention programs in order to reduce the incidence of
disability as much as possible
E. all of the above
48- Individual Educational Plan includes the following aspects:
A. General parameters
B. The findings of the initial assessment members
C. Individual educational goals
D. all of the above
49- Causes of behavior according to Evolutionary approach
A. Aims to understand behavior through multiple schools of thought.
B. Sensory/Perception processing.
C. Natural selection.
D. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment
E. Differences in cultural background.
50- Areas of development in children are:
A. Physical well-being and (gross and fine) motor development.
B. Social and emotional development.
C. Approaches toward learning.
D. Language development.
E. all of the above
51- Which of the following scientific procedures is most useful for helping
researchers avoid false generalizations?
A. the case study
B. naturalistic observation
C. random sampling
D. operational definitions
52- Which psychological perspective emphasizes the interaction of the brain
and body in behavior?
A. Behavior genetics perspective.
B. Cognitive perspective.
C. Neuroscience perspective.
D. Evolutionary perspective.
E. Behavioral perspective.

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53- Signs and Symptoms of Development delay:
A. Low academic achievement.
B. Loss of appetite.
C. Inconsistencies Age with thinking and behavior.
D. Sleep disturbance.
E. all of the above
54- Individual Educational Plan includes the following aspects:
A. General parameters
B. Initial assessment
C.General observation
D.all of the above
55- Causes of behavior according to the Biopsychosocial model approach
A. Natural selection.
B. S/R responses, reinforcement/punishment.
C. Differences in cultural background.
D. Aims to understand behavior through multiple schools of thought.
E. Sensory/Perception processing.
56- In order to compare the pace of life in different countries, Levine and
Norenzayan measured the speed with which postal clerks completed a
simple request. This best illustrates the use of a research method known as:
A. the case study.
B. naturalistic observation.
C. random assignment
D. the double-blind procedure.
E. the survey.
57- a group of reactions that modify individual behavior, or psychological
actions or constructive that response to the conditions or changes
surrounding him.
A. Adaptation
B. Content Enhancement
C. Development delay
D. Growth
58- The double-blind procedure is most helpful for minimizing:
A. random assignment.
B. the placebo effect.
C. replication.
D. operational definitions.
E. standard deviations.

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59- The first psychology laboratory was established by ____ in the year ____.
A. James; 1890.
B. Watson; 1913
C. Wundt; 1879.
D. Freud; 1900.
60- Areas of development in children are:
A. Physical well-being and (gross and fine) motor development.
B. Social and emotional development.
C. Approaches toward learning.
D. Cognition and general knowledge.
E. all of the above
61- Individual Educational Plan includes the following aspects:
A. General parameters
B. The findings of the initial assessment members
C. General observation
D. all of the above
62- A written, legal, document that specifies the student’s short and long
term educational goals, learning environments, and related services
A. Occupational Therapy
B. Individual Educational Plan
C. Early Intervention
D. Individual Instructional Plan
63- set of specialized educational programs that are provided for groups
with special needs, in order to help them develop their abilities to maximum
possible extent, self-fulfillment and to help them be in synch with themselves
and with the environment, social and physical environment in which they
live.
A. Intensive education
B. General Education
C. Progressive education
D. Special education
64- Special Education programs based on a number of strategies, including:
A. Comprehensiveness of services.
B. Freedom from obstruction.
C. Decentralization.
D. Integration.
E. all of the above

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65- Is an intervention in the form of educational services, medical,
psychological and social progress in early childhood or before the child
entered school for children who suffer from problems or delays on their
peers, children who are expected to be exposed to the problems on the future,
and can be provided through the hospital or home or specialized centers and
mass Media institutions can play a major role in this subject.
A. Occupational Therapy
B. Early Intervention
C. Individual Educational Plan
D. Individual Instructional Plan
66- Psychologists study animals because:
A. animal behavior is just as complex as human behavior.
B. experiments on people are generally considered to be unethical.
C. the ethical treatment of animals is not mandated by professional guidelines.
D. similar processes often underlie animal and human behavior.
67- The scientific practice of formulating testable hypotheses
before conducting research is most likely to reduce:
A. the placebo effect.
B. the hindsight bias.
C. the false consensus effect.
D. random assignment.
E. random sampling.
68- can help children with various needs improve their cognitive, physical
and motor skills and enhance their self-esteem and sense of accomplishment.
A. Individual Instructional Plan
B. Early Intervention
C. Individual Educational Plan
D. Occupational Therapy
69- Which research method provides the best way of assessing whether
cigarette smoking boosts mental alertness?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. the experiment
70 - it is a case of inability of an individual with a disability to achieve useful
interaction with the social environment or the natural environment
surrounding him, just like other members of society of the same age and sex.
A. Defect
B. Handicap
C. Impairment D. Deficit

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 QUIZ 3 (‫)محطوط بالمره عشان لو جه‬
71- Metabolic disorders occur when the body’s ability to produce or break
down chemicals is impaired. There are many different types of metabolic
disorders and many can affect intellectual ability. Such disorders are often
caused by genetic factors, and may be carried by:
A. A recessive gene
B. An X chromosome
C. A dominant gene
D. A Y chromosome
72- Most mentally handicapped children look different from non-
handicapped children.
A. true
B. false
73- Which of the following is an impairment known to be associated with
fragile X syndrome?
A. Language impairment
B. Behavioural problems
C. Moderate levels of intellectual disability
D. All of the above
74- The IQ test should not only be used to identify any mental retardation,
but it should be accompanied by an adaptive behavior test
A. true
B. false
75- Children classified as moderately handicapped (once called Trainable)
require a radically different curriculum from that appropriate for children
classified as mildly handicapped (once called educable).
A. true
B. false
76- If a person achieves a low score on IQ test, this means that his or her
adaptive skills are also sure to be subnormal.
A. true
B. false

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77- DSM-IV-TR still refers to the major form of intellectual disability as
Mental Retardation, although this term is now considered too stigmatizing,
and does not convey the fact that individuals with intellectual disabilities can
often learn a range of skills and abilities given appropriate education and
opportunity. Which of the following is frequently used to cover both
disorders of intellectual ability and more specific learning disabilities
A. Intellectual disability
B. Learning disability
C. Children with special educational needs
D. All of the above
78- Intellectual disabilities are defined primarily by which of the following
criteria?:
A. Significantly below average intellectual functioning
B. Impairments in adaptive functioning generally
C. These deficits should be manifest before the age of 18-years
D. All of the above
79- Maternal diet is a factor that can give rise to congenital disorders, for
example iodine deficiency can give rise to a condition known as:
A. Cretinism
B. Down Syndrome
C. Prada Willi syndrome
D. Dwarfism
80- In most cases the cause of handicap can be identified.
A. true
B. false
81- People with Down syndrome have the worst mental retardation.
A. true
B. false
82- The level of mental function does not necessarily remain stable,
particularly for those in the mild classification.
A. true
B. false
83- Once diagnosed as mentally handicapped, a person remains within this
classification for the rest of his or her life.
A. true
B. false
84- The main neurological birth syndrome caused by anoxia is:
A. Cerebral Vascular accident
B. Cerebral palsy
C. Down Syndrome D. Fragile X syndrome

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85- The majority of individuals with Down Syndrome have moderate to
severe intellectual impairment with a measurable IQ usually between
A. 60-55
B. 35-55
C. 45-55
D. 35-25
86- The handicapped go through different learning stages compared to
normal Individuals.
A. true
B. false
87- Another important chromosomal abnormality that causes intellectual
disability is known as fragile X syndrome. This is where the X chromosome
appears to show physical weaknesses and may be bent or broken. Fragile X
syndrome occurs in approximately what percentage if all births?
A. %2.5-1.5
B. %4.07-3.05
C. 0.08-0.04%
D. %8.6-7.4
88- We can always pinpoint the cause of mental retardation.
A. true
B. false
89- Mental Retardation refers to a specific diagnostic category of disorder in
DSM-IV-TR, and this is defined as significantly below average intellectual
functioning characterized by an IQ of:
A. 60 or below
B. 40 or below
C. 50 or below
D. 70 or below
90- DSM-IV-TR divides intellectual disabilities into a number of degrees of
severity, depending primarily on the range of IQ score provided by the
sufferer. One of these is Mild Mental Retardation, represented by an IQ
score between:
A. 75-70 to 90
B. 55-40 to 60
C. 65-60 to 80
D. 50-55 to 70
91- The state of mental retardation is only determined by the IQ test.
A. true
B. false

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92- Down syndrome has degrees, and among those who suffer from this
condition are people with slight mental retardation.
A. true
B. false
93- Down Syndrome was first described by British doctor Langdon Down in
1866. However, it was not until 1959 that French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
first reported that individuals with Down Syndrome almost always possess
an extra chromosome in which pair?
A. Pair 21
B. Pair 24
C. Pair 22
D. Pair 23
94- People with mental retardation cannot work when they are old.
A. true
B. false
95- Down Syndrome can be identified pre-natally in high-risk parents by
using a procedure known as:
A. Amniophalaxi
B. Amniocentesis
C. Amnioprolaxis
D. Amniocalesis
96- Sometimes the reason is not clear and certain, especially in cases of
simple mental retardation.
A. true
B. false
97- Most mental handicap can be diagnosed in infancy.
A. true
B. false
98- Phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by a deficiency in which of the
following liver enzymes?
A. Prolactin 3- hydroxylase
B. Ketonaline 2- hydroxylase
C. Phenylalanine 4- hydroxylase
D. Meanlinine 5- hydroxylase
99- Intelligence Quotient of the mentally retarded children ranges between
A. 30-75
B. 85-75
C. 55-30
D. 75-55

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‫?‪100- An IQ range of 20-35 would indicate what degree of retardation‬‬
‫‪A. Profound‬‬
‫‪B. Moderate‬‬
‫‪C. Mild‬‬
‫‪D. Severe‬‬

‫قـا مَ حِ يْ مَا حِ يْ اُ اَ مخ وَ ا‬
‫اُ ‪ -‬مَ حِ مَُا ل‬
‫لا ‪: -‬‬

‫ُ حِ يْ مَ اَ و‬
‫َ مَ حَ ‪،‬‬ ‫آِ ْحاَت و مَْر حَ ‪ ،‬ما مخ مَ اُ اََم يْ حِ ‪ ،‬ماقحْما اُ اََو يْ حِ ‪ ،‬مااَت و م‬
‫ض رَ ا‬ ‫َُا َ م ي‬
‫ْْما مُ ‪ :‬قح مَا مُُا اَُا يَ ح‬ ‫ِ مخ يَ م‬ ‫" َ مماا اُ ا يَُم يَ ح‬
‫َُا اَ و‬
‫َا حَ حَ يْ مِ " ‪.‬‬ ‫ما اُ مَاَم م‬

‫حِ يَْمُا اأما حَْم ح‬

‫اُ ‪.٣٢٧/١٠‬‬

‫اََهُ ُِ ِاَى َِِ غزُ ااَََََِْ فعاَحه اُِ كاَُِ فم حكَه اُِ ْمغى َِْهُ ْ مَهَك ةُ فأَِكُا اُِ نَِ‬
‫ناَ ُِ ِْ ناَه َِْهُ ااكفهُ ُا ََِهُ ُِ ََُ اََنْا االخَُ‬ ‫َهُ فخا ف اخذه اَطفئ ِْهُ م‬

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