20 MCQ's

1. I’m interested in how human behavior may be genetically inherited from our remote ancestors, such as chimpanzees. My field of interest is
A. behavioral genetics.
B. chemical psychobiology.
C. clinical neuropsychology.
D. evolutionary psychology.

2. Rods are to light intensity as cones are to
A. the iris.
B. the retina.
C. color perception.
D. the optic nerve.

3. In a neuron, the myelin sheath serves to insulate
A. the axon.
B. dendrites.
C. the cell body.
D. terminal buttons.

4. In my research, I want to compare levels of test anxiety among high school students in grades 10 and 12. My hypothesis is that seniors will have higher levels of test anxiety than sophomores. My _______ definition of test anxiety for each person in my sample will be a self-reported test-anxiety level, marked in a questionnaire as “high,” “moderate,” or “low.”
A. operational
B. functional
C. subjective
D. theoretical

1. Within the cerebral cortex, the _______ area is found in the occipital lobe.
A. main auditory
B. somatosensory
C. association
D. visual

2. Regarding depth perception, which statement is true?
A. Motion parallax is detected because we perceive binocular disparity.
B. Texture gradient is a monocular cue.
C. The change in position of an object relative to the retina is a binocular cue.
D. Experience teaches us to perceive relative size as an indicator of the color of an object.

3. A reflex, like automatically removing your hand from a hot stove, involves pain messages sent to the spinal cord by way of _______ neurons, while the movement of your hand is controlled by _______ neurons.
A. somatic; sensory
B. sensory; motor
C. somatic; sympathetic
D. motor; sensory

4. You could locate receptor sites involved in transmitting a nerve impulse by finding the
A. myelin.
B. endorphins.
C. synapse.
D. neural regulators.

1. Which one of the following words is a verb?
A. Maintenance
B. Manufacture 
C. Cruel
D. However

2. Of the following approaches to avoiding sexism in business and
technical writing, which one is likely to be most effective?
A. Avoid references to individuals.
B. Apologize for using he as a generic pronoun.
C. Use plural nouns and pronouns.
D. Use the neutral pronouns it or its.

3. What, if anything, should you do to correct the following sentence?
Our principal problem was that we had less people than necessary to obtain optimum
benefits from the program.
A. Nothing. The sentence is correct as it stands.
B. Change principal to principle. 
C. Change less to fewer.
D. Change optimum to maximum.

4. In the sentence, "The report arrived too late to be of any value to me," which word is a
pronoun?
A. report
B. late 
C. value
D. me

1. Which one of the following sentences is most likely to engage a reader's self-interest?
A. You'll be happy to hear the news.
B. I have some good news to report.
C. There's some good news to report.
D. My supervisor has told me some good news.


2. Consider the following sentence: "If you don't file your travel report on time, you can't expect a timely reimbursement for expenses." How does this sentence fail in terms of its effectiveness?
A. It fails to use a positive approach.
B. It's too indirect.
C. It's too pompous.
D. It fails to use inclusive language.


3. In general, on what stage of the writing process should you spend most of your time?
A. Writing your first draft
B. Revising your material 
C. Analyzing your audience
D. Prewriting


4. In the sentence "Although the book was more than 50 years old, it still contained helpful information," the word Although is a(n)
A. verb.
B. preposition. 
C. adjective.
D. conjunction.

1. Which one of the following pronouns correctly completes this sentence?
The class took _______ examinations in three separate rooms.
A. its
B. their 
C. his
D. your

2. If you want to make your writing personal and direct, which one of the following pronouns should you use?
A. He
B. We 
C. They
D. You

3. Which one of the following subjects takes a plural verb?
A. Carol and Donald 
B. Either you or Denise
C. The children or the teacher
D. Neither the top nor the bottom

4. The part of speech that answers the question "which one" is a(n)
A. preposition. 
B. conjunction.
C. adjective.
D. adverb.