Questions 1-25 Flashcards
Rocco is a fun-loving, easygoing fellow. He rarely gets angry or upset and never seems to be in a rush. Rocco would best be described as having
(A) an internal locus
(B) a Type B personality
(C) an Oedipus complex
(D) an introverted temperament
(E) self-actualized
a type B personality
Tamil wants to see whether listening to Mozart will improve students’ performance on geometry exams. It is most important that her experimental group consist of
(A) students who already listen to Mozart
(B) students randomly assigned to listen to Mozart
(C) students randomly assigned not to listen to Mozart
(D) students who have already completed geometry
(E) student who have never studied geometry
students randomly assigned to listen to Mozart
The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the terminal buttons of another is the
(A) bode of Ranvier
(B) axon
(C) synapse
(E) myelin sheath
synapse
Which of the following factors helps most to explain the increasing rate of obesity in the United States over the last 100 years?
(A) the changing gene pool
(B) the sedentary nature of modern jobs
(C) the growth in popularity of the cities
(D) the increase in the length of the workday
(E) the lack of opportunities to exercise
the sedentary nature of modern jobs
Learned taste aversions generally result from
(A) negative reinforcement
(B) shaping
(C) insight learning
(D) classical conditioning
(E) operant conditioning
classical conditioning
Creativity is most closely associated with
(A) using algorithms
(B) divergent thinking
(C) functional fixedness
(D) excellent recall ability
(E) telegraphic speech
divergent thinking
Which theory of motivation best explains why some people enjoy dangerous hobbies such as skydiving and bungee jumping?
(A) drive reduction theory
(B) incentive theory
(C) arousal theory
(D) sociobiology
(E) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
arousal theory
After finishing work on a big English project, Leo’s room is a mess. His parents are furious and, without letting him explain, prohibit him from using his car or his cell phone for a month. Using this information, which parenting style are Leo’s parents most likely using?
(A) authoritative
(B) indulgent
(C) neglectful
(D) authoritarian
(E) democratic
authoritarian
Cali da is usually a hardworking frugal, single mother of two. Sometimes, however, she says her name is Meelo, a pop star, and instead of working she goes on spending sprees at local boutiques. On other occasions, she has been known to say that she is an 8 year old boy named Curtis. Calinda’s symptoms are most typical of
(A) conversion therapy
(B) dissociative identity disorder
(C) schizophrenia
(D) post-traumatic stress disorder
(E) bipolar disorder
dissociative identity disorder
Dr. Lu thinks that Tony’s anxiety is due primarily to unresolved issues with his mother from his youth. Dr. Lo would best be labeled a
(A) psychoanalyst
(B) biomedical psychologist
(C) behaviorist
(D) cognitive psychologist
(E) humanistic psychologist
psychoanalyst
Which of the following types of approaches is used by the greatest number of clinical psychologists in the United States?
(A) eclectic
(B) psychodynamic
(C) humanistic
(D) client-centered
(E) systematic desensitization
eclectic
If Marie Curie, James Madison, and Mahatma Gandhi had all taken an intelligence test and scored poorly, most people would doubt that the test was
(A) projective
(B) standardized
(C) valid
(D) normes
(E) reliable
valid
The easiest and most common technique used to gather information about people’s personalities is by
(A) administrating projective tests
(B) observing people’s behavior
(C) using brain scans
(D) asking people to fill out self-report inventories
(E) using free association and dream analysis
asking people to fill out self-report inventories
Saluja decides she wants to try hanging out with a new group of friends. She used to be on the debate team but now tries out for the spring musical. Which of Erickson’s stages is she most likely to be in?
(A) generatively versus stagnation
(B) intimacy versus isolation
(C) autonomy versus shame and doubt
(D) initiative versus guilt
(E) identify versus role confusion
identify versus role confusion
Daniel is learning that 5 pennies spread out on his desk are the same number of coins as 5 pennies in a pile. According to Piaget, how old is Daniel likely to be?
(A) 1 year old
(B) 2 years old
(C) 4 years old
(D) 8 years old
(E) 13 years old
8 years old
Which part of the nervous system is most active in the exhaustion stage of Seyle’s GAS?
(A) somatic
(B) peripheral
(C) central
(D) parasympathetic
(E) sympathetic
parasympathetic
Your knowledge of skills such as how to tie your shoes or ride a bicycle is thought to be stores in which part of the brain?
(A) hippocampus
(B) cerebral cortex
(C) medulla
(D) amygdala
(E) cerebellum
cerebellum
Zach is leaving for college and wants to teach his parents how to program their DVR before he goes. What reinforcement schedule would be more effective to teach them this new skill?
(A) continuous reinforcement
(B) fixed ratio
(C) fixed interval
(D) variable ratio
(E) variable interval
continuous reinforcement
Which of the following is an opiate?
(A) cocaine
(B) amphetamines
(C) heroin
(D) nicotine
(E) caffeine
heroin
Which structure is found in the middle ear?
(A) stirrup
(B) auditory nerve
(C) cochlea
(D) organ of Corti
(E) pinna
stirrup
Mr. Jan is making soup. After tasting it, he decides it needs more salt and slowly adds some until he can first detect that the soup is saltier than it was before. The amount of salt Mr. Alan needs to add depends on his
(A) absolute threshold
(B) perceptual set
(C) difference threshold
(D) olfactory sensitivity
(E) gate-control theory
difference threshold
Which type of scan uses X-rat technology to examine the structure of the brain?
(A) PET
(B) MRI
(C) CAT
(D) EEG
(E) fMRI
CAT
To safeguard participation’s rights, prior to collecting data, researchers are supposed to seek approval from
(A) the American Psychological Association
(B) at least 2 licensed psychiatrists
(C) an Institutional Board
(D) at least one psychiatrist one psychologist
(E) everyone on the research team
an Institutional Board
Which of the following is the best example of basic research?
(A) a first-grade teacher tests two different methods of teaching reading
(B) a psychologist investigated how effective a new therapeutic approach is for treating phobias
(C) a campaign manager commissions a poll to see how popular her candidate’s stand on various issues
(D) a developmental psychologist explores how children’s use of language changes as they age
(E) a social psychologist studies how charities can convince people to donate more generously
a developmental psychologist explores how children’s use of language changes as they age
