Clep Psychology Flashcards
(59 cards)
- In order to illustrate how often a particular score occurs in a given data set researchers use.
-cluster analysis
-a frequency distribution
-cognitive mapping
-inferential techniques.
-The median 
A Frequency distribution
- Which of the following kinds of therapy attempt to correct irrational beliefs that lead to psychological distress?
-cognitive.
-behavioral.
-gestalt
-Psychoanalytic
-Existential
Cognitive
- Amy appears to have irrational and maladaptive fear of flying. She will not fly to visit her children and grandchildren, and she has even lost a job because she refuses to fly to me clients Amy would most likely be diagnosed with which of the following anxiety disorders.
-panic.
-social phobia.
-Specific phobia
-obsessive compulsive.
-Generalized anxiety
Specific phobia
- Every day, when Carlos leaves his apartment, he locks the door walks to the corner turns around and returns to his apartment in order to check that the door is locked. He returns to check the door several times before finally crossing the street and going about his day, Carlos would most likely be diagnosed with which of the following conditions.
-bipolar disorder.
-obsessive compulsive disorder.
-narcissistic personality disorder.
-generalized anxiety disorder.
-panic disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
- an attribution that focuses on an individuals ability or personality characteristics is described as.
-Stereotypic
-Dispositional
-Homogeneous
-Collectivist
-Situational
Dispositional
- The science of psychology is typically dated from the establishment of the late 19th century Leipzig laboratory of
-William james
-Hermann Ebbinghaus
-Hermann von Helmholtz
-John Locke.
-Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt
- The picture above of the road receding in the distance, represents the depth perception Que known as
-Retinal disparity.
-relative size.
-texture gradient.
-accommodation.
-Linear perspective
Linear perspective
- how many pairs of chromosomes are contained in the human cells question mark
-16.
-10.
-7
-23
-31
23
- which of the following scenarios best illustrates the facial feedback hypothesis of emotion?
-Paul has been blind from birth and has never seen emotional faces, but he has emotional facial expression similar to those of a sighted person.
-Ellen says that hanging up the laundry on a clothesline makes her feel happy;she holds the close pins in her teeth as she hangs each piece of clothing.
-Juanita fakes a smile to make her friends think she is happy.
-As a result of Raj, smiling at his customers, they smile at him.
-Bill is a good card player who shows no emotion in his face. I would reveal what he’s thinking.
Ellen says that hanging up the laundry on a clothesline makes her feel happy;she holds the close pins in her teeth as she hangs each piece of clothing.
- In problem-solving, which of the following approaches almost always guarantee is a correct solution.
-Insight
-Heuristic.
-critical thinking
-Algorithm.
-Convergent thinking
Algorithm
- research has shown that students generally perform better if tested in the same room where they originally learned the material this shows the importance of which of the following in memory?
Preparedness.
Invariance
Rehearsal
Context.
Insight
Context
- One theory of the effects of arousal hold that efficiency of behavior can be described as an inverted U-shaped function of increasing arousal. which of the following accurately describes this relationship?
Over arousal leads to performance efficiency.
Greater arousal leads to better performance.
Low and high levels of arousal lead to poorest performance.
Greater arousal leads to poor performance
Underarousal leads to performance efficiency
Low and high levels of arousal lead to poorest performance.
- Tamika regularly sets goals plans for attaining those goals, and monitors her progress. Her activities are most likely associated with.
High achievement motivation.
Low achievement motivation.
High extrinsic motivation.
High extroversion.
Low extrinsic motivation.
High achievement motivation.
- developmental psychologist are most likely to prefer longitudinal research designs to cross-sectional research designs because longitudinal designs.
Offer the advantage of between subjects comparisons.
Are more valid
Are much less likely to be influenced by cultural changes that occur overtime
Usually yield results much more quickly.
Utilize the participants as their own experimental controls
Utilize the participants as their own experimental controls
- The diagnosis of schizophrenia typically includes, which of the following symptoms?
Psychosexual dysfunction.
Delusions.
Hypochondriasis.
Panic attacks.
Multiple personalities.
Delusions.
- A man’s life has been filled with misfortune and tragic experiences that were unexpected, unavoidable, and unpredictable. He is depressed and tells his therapist that he feels he cannot control the outcome of the events in his life. Which of the following best explains his depression?
Repression.
Learned helplessness.
Biological rhythms.
Classical conditioning.
Operant conditioning.
Learned helplessness
- The receptors for hearing are the.
Hair cells on the basilar membrane.
ossicles in the middle ear.
specialized cells on the tympanic membrane.
Cells in the lining of the auditory canal.
otoliths in the semi circular canals
Hair cells on the basilar membrane.
- A young child breaks her cookie into a number of pieces and asserts that “now there’s more to eat”. And Jean Piaget’s analysis, the child’s behavior is evidence of
pre-operational thought.
Formal operations.
Conservation.
Concrete operations.
Sensorimotor behavior
pre-operational thought
- The release of a neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft is caused by which of the following?
An extended refractory.
Finding of the neurotransmitter to a postsynaptic cell membrane.
An action potential.
Reuptake of the neurotransmitter.
Migration of vesicles into the septic cleft
An action potential.
41 which of the following is a disadvantage of relying on external rewards to motivate behavior?
There is potential to reduce intrinsic motivation.
It decreases competency.
There is potential to reduce intrinsic motivation.
It increases sphere of failure.
It increases the spirit of success
There is potential to reduce intrinsic motivation.
- making the amount of a time a child can spend playing video games contingent on the amount of time the child spends practicing the piano is an illustration of.
Adversive conditioning.
Classical conditioning.
The law of association
Frequency theory.
Operant conditioning
Operant conditioning
- personality disorders are characterized by which of the following?
A deficit deficiency of aceta in the brain.
Problematic, social relationships, and in flexible and male adaptive responses to stress.
A successful response to neuroleptic drugs.
An increase level of serotonin in the brain.
A fear of public places, frequency, accompanied by panic attacks
Problematic, social relationships, and in flexible and male adaptive responses to stress.
- The requirement that prospective participants know the general nature of a study so that they can decide whether to participate is a major part of.
Debriefing.
Confidentiality.
Reciprocal determinism
Duty to inform.
Inform consent.
Inform consent.
- The term etiology refers to the study of which of the following aspects of an illness?
expected outcome following treatment.
Characteristic symptoms.
Frequency of occurrence.
Origins and causes.
Level of contagiousness 
Origins and causes.
