SPSC HEADMASTER

Bandura’s social learning theory emphasizes that most of what we learn is acquired through:

A. Observing
B. Experimenting
C. Imitating
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
Bandura’s theory highlights learning through observation and imitation.

Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. With heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight or flight response, which is controlled by the:

A. Empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
B. Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
C. Somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Correct answer is: D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
NA

Bronfenbrenner’s theory consists of environmental systems:

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Correct answer is: C. 5
Bronfenbrenner’s theory outlines five environmental systems.

Learning in which students construct an understanding on their own is:

A. Social learning
B. Discovery learning
C. Insight learning
D. Emotional learning
Correct answer is: B. Discovery learning
Discovery learning involves students constructing knowledge themselves.

The hindbrain consists of:

A. Endocrine system and the limbic system
B. Reticular formation
C. Thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum
D. Cerebellum, the medulla, and the pons
Correct answer is: D. Cerebellum, the medulla, and the pons
NA

A setting in which the individual spends considerable time is:

A. Microsystem
B. Mesosystem
C. Exosystem
D. Macrosystem
Correct answer is: A. Microsystem
The microsystem involves the environments an individual frequently interacts with.

Wilhelm Wundt is primarily known for:

A. The establishment of the first formal laboratory for psychology research
B. The distinction between mind and body
C. The discovery of how signals are conducted along nerves
D. The development of the first formal program for psychotherapy training
Correct answer is: A. The establishment of the first formal laboratory for psychology research
Wundt established the first psychology research lab.

The thalamus can be characterized as:

A. A regulatory mechanism
B. The consciousness switch of the brain
C. A relay system
D. A bridge between the two cerebral hemispheres
Correct answer is: C. A relay system
NA

Bronfenbrenner’s theory emphasizes:

A. Micro dimensions of the environment
B. Macro dimensions of the environment
C. Both
D. None
Correct answer is: C. Both
The theory includes both micro and macro dimensions of environments.

G. Stanley Hall is noteworthy because he:

A. Established the first American psychology research lab
B. Launched America’s first psychological journal
C. Was a driving force behind the establishment of the American Psychological Association
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
Hall established the first lab, journal, and founded the APA.
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