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1
One way to reduce intergroup conflict is to establish
group polarization
superordinate goals
bystander apathy
diffusion of responsibility
2
The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?
saturation
hue
brightness
size
3
In a right handed person, which ability is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere?
writing
language comprehension
spatial reasoning
speech
4
A kind of learning that is indicated by the ability to recall a list of words in reverse order?
procedural
serial
latent
state-dependent
5
In adult humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep?
marked increase in muscle tone
correlated with dreaming
decreased blood pressure and heart rate
alternates with NREM in 30-minute cycle
6
Learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs is called
conceptualization learning
social learning
insight learning
latent learning
7
Money most often modifies people's behavior because it is a powerful
negative reinforcer
secondary reinforcer
conditioned stimulus
discriminative stimuls
8
Chomsky said understanding a sentence involves which transformation between structures?
simple to complex
surface to deep
symbolic to analytic
perceptual to functional
9
Electrodes are attached to the scalp while data is collected on the activity of the brain
CT
MRI
PET
EEG
10
a particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning are:
efferent neurons
motor neurons
afferent neurons
mirror neurons
11
The feeling that you know someone's name, but cannot quite recall it, is an example of
tip of the tongue phenomenon
retrograde amnesia
serial position effect
state-dependent memory
12
students get about the same score on the second admin. of a test as they did on the first, its
objective
reliable
normed
valid
13
Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?
decreased pain sensatio
vivid, distorted images not based on sensory input
slower bodily function
improved memory function
14
Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people is referred to as
dissonance
stereotyping
discrimination
self-justification
15
Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research:
establishes a mathematical relation
allows for prediction
defines the strength of the relation
may reveal a causal relation
16
Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?
permissive
authoritarian
neglectful
authoritative
17
In memory experiments on free recall, the recency effect refers specifically to the
better recall of items at the end
diminished recall of items at the end
better recall of items at the beginning
better recall of items at the middle
18
Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. What is this?
action potential
threshold difference
refractory period
depolarization
19
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?
marijuana
cocaine
valium
peyote
20
Individuals are most likely to obey when demands are made by a
close friend
subordinate
physically attractive individual
legitimate authority
21
When stimuli in a task occur in a predictable way, the processing of the first task is
sequential
contriolled
top-down
automatic
22
According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests his _ is underdeveloped
defense mechanism
ego
superego
id
23
In some situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely anyone will help.
antisocial behavior
altruims
diffusion of responsibility
ethnocentrism
24
which would result from an injury to the medulla?
receptive aphasia
disruption of heartbeat and breathing
issues regulating hunger
visual problems
25
Negative afterimages are explained by
the trichromatic theory
opponent-process theory
color detection by rods
dichromatic color perception
26
Pam gets $ for A's. Her parents are capitalizing on what?
reactance
intrinsic motivation
instinctive needs
extrinsic motivation
27
Which of the following is true about the blind spot in the eye?
most apparent in low levels of light
causes by a bleaching of rhodopsin in the rods
occurs where the optic nerve leaves the eye
caused by excess bipolar cells in retina
28
John is usually nice, but gets stressed and becomes irritable. The Big 5 would say John is
low in agreeablness
high in conscientiousness
high in introversion
high in neuroticism
29
In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior is?
placebo
control
dependent variable
hypothesis
30
Certain phobias are more common than others. This is best explained by what concept:
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
biological preparedness
stimulus discrimination
31
Which of the following explains jet lag?
decrease in duration of alpha waves
increase in REM rebound
disruption in circadian rhythm
excessive amounts of NREM sleep
32
Receptors for olfaction are located
basical membrane of the cochlea
in the dermis
taste buds on the tongue
in the nasal cavity
33
The Gestalt principle that refers to the tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is:
figure-ground
closure
motion parallax
proximity
34
According to social learning theory, aggression is the result of which of the following?
post-conventional thought
modeling
death instinct
displacement
35
Hypothetical and deductive thinking are marks of which Piaget stage of cognitive development
concrete operations
conservation
formal operations
preoperational
36
Of the following, which is essential for operant conditioning to occur?
a stimulus substitution
spontaneous recovery
partial reinforcement
a behavioral consequence
37
A standardized test must have all of the following EXCEPT:
criteria for scoring
reliabitiy
uniform instructions
multiple choice questions
38
The depletion of which neurotransmitter is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease?
dopamine
GABA
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
39
All of the following a projective tests EXCEPT
sentence completion tests
inkblot tests
TAT
MMPI
40
Difficulty remembering new materials because of previously learned information
repression
proactive interference
cue-dependent forgetting
reconstruction
41
Which is an example of social facilitation?
kid smiles more to family members than with strangers there
student scores better on test w/ classmates not strangers
athlete performs better in front of a crowd than at practice
editor's productivity is better when given a private office
42
Which of the following is an example of discrimination learning?
a four-year-old calls her aunt "mommy"
a dog still drools to a bell after ten trials of extinction
pigeon trained to peck red key sometimes pecks an orange one
dog trained to drool to a tone doesn't drool to any other
43
In developmental psychology, one plus of a cross-sectional study over longitudinal is:
controls for cognitive ability
requires comparatively little time
controls for cultural influence
controls for gender
44
The belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is from which theory
behavioral
psychoanalytic
biological
humanistic
45
Lithium carbonate is used to treat?
bipolar disorder
anorexia nervosa
agoraphobia
dissociative fugue
46
Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by:
efferent neurons
Schwann cells
afferent neurons
T cells
47
Ethical principles created by the APA ensure human participants in research
have not participated in similar research in the past
get paid for time and trouble
keep the purpose of the research confidential
protected from physical and psychological harm
48
A person who experiences long episodes of sadness and loss of interest in life might have
agoraphobia
specific phobia
GAD
major depressive disorder
49
People who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed most likely have
an affective disorder
a compulsion
a panic disorder
a phobia
50
Which Freudian construct is believed to protect us from anxiety by making memories go away?
repression
pleasure principal
ego ideal
super ego
51
Using a paper clip to unlock the door to your house is an example of avoiding:
deductive reasoning
functional fixedness
syllogistic reasoning
inductive reasoning
52
The function of dendrites is to
secrete neurotransmitters to the post-synaptic neuron
provide energy for the synthesis of acetylcholine
connect the cell body with the terminal branches
receive info from other neurons
53
Barbara is a talented architect. Which intelligence will she most heavily rely on?
spatial
naturalist
musical
linguistic
54
The process by which group decisions may be distorted due to no different viewpoints present?
groupthink
just-world hypothesis
pluralistic ignorance
intellectualizing
55
Which best describes the placebo effect?
can be induced by antipsychotic drugs
can be brought about by a person's expectations
typically experienced by people in long-term therapy
found only in people in psychoanalysis