What is a cohort in psychology?

A group of people who share a birth year or a specific time period

What does Epigenetics refer to?

The study of how environmental factors can affect the way genes express

What is test-retest reliability?

The consistency of a test when administered at different times

The age level of an individual's mental ability

What is predictive validity in a test?

The ability of test to accurately predict future outcomes for a participant

What is the definition of personality?

A person’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

What is the definition of reciprocal determinism?

The interaction between behavior, internal cognition, and environment

What is the flynn effect?

A trend that overtime, generation to generation, IQ scores increase

What do evolutionary psychologists study?

How natural selection has shaped behavior and mental processes

What is intelligence?

Ability to learn from experience/solve problems/ use knowledge to adapt

A practice to eliminate “inferior” genes from the human population

What is standardized testing?

A type of assessment designed to be administered and scored consistently

Which of the following is an example of a mutation?

A random genetic change that can be inherited

What is a longitudinal study?

repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time

What is split-half reliability?

Test the consistency of test by dividing in half(take score for each half)

What is the primary focus of evolutionary psychology?

How behavior and mental processes have adapted over time

What is crystallized intelligence?

Accumulated knowledge and skills, like vocabulary and general knowledge

What is an adaptation in evolutionary terms?

A trait that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce

Identical twins develop from:

One fertilized egg that splits into two

What is general intelligence

An intelligence factor that underlies all other specific mental abilities

What is savant syndrome?

Someone w/ developmental disabilities has remarkable skill in specific area

What is stereotype threat?

When a negative stereotype leads to underperformance/reinforcing stereotype

What is the Stanford-Binet test?

A test designed to measure someone’s intelligence

What is natural selection?

The process by which traits that increase survival/reproduction are passed

What is a social script?

A set of expected actions in a particular social situation (learned)

What is validity in a test?

The extent to which a test accurately measures what its intended to measure

What is Evolutionary Psychology?

This field of psychology studies human behavior/cognition through evolution

What is an Intelligence Quotient?

A number that measures someone’s ability to reason

What is factor analysis

A stat method that can define how different items are related in a test

What is fluid intelligence?

The ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and solve novel problems

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1
The study of environmental influences on gene expression is called:
Evolutionary psychology
Epigenetics
Natural selection
Intelligence quotient
2
What type of personality test presents ambiguous images to uncover unconscious motives?
Aptitude test
Intelligence test
Personality inventory
Projective test
3
What is a cohort in psychology?
A section of the Roman military
A mental disease that affects perception and interpretation of senses
A term used to describe someone who is older than the average age
A group of people who share a birth year or a specific time period
4
A test that is designed to predict how well someone will be able to perform or apply knowledge:
A standardized test
An aptitude test
An intelligence test
A creativity test
5
What does Epigenetics refer to?
The study of how M-DNA (Passed maternally) affects your behavior
The study of how genetically modified organisms interact with environment
The study of how environmental factors can affect the way genes express
The study of how genetic code influences behavior.
6
What is test-retest reliability?
How consistent someone has to practice test to perform on the real test
The consistency of a test when administered at different times
How often someone does practice test
How often someone has to retest to ensure that have maintained knowledge
7
What is mental age?
How someone underestimates or overestimate someone's age
The age level of an individual's mental ability
How old someone thinks they are
Someone's chronological age
8
What is predictive validity in a test?
The ability to predict the future of the world
The ability of test to accurately predict future outcomes for a participant
Ability of a researcher to predict how accurate results will be
The ability to predict how popular a given test will become
9
Which psychological approach focuses on personal growth and reaching one’s full potential?
Humanistic
Trait theory
Psychodynamic
Behaviorism
10
What is the definition of personality?
A set of learned behaviors over time
The ability to solve problems quickly
A temporary emotional state
A person’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
11
What is the definition of reciprocal determinism?
The influence of genetics on personality
A defense mechanism
The interaction between behavior, internal cognition, and environment
The ability to analyze multiple intelligence factors
12
A test that is designed to measure the general intelligence of someone:
A creativity test
An achievement test
An intelligence test
A standardized test
13
What is the flynn effect?
A trend that overtime someone’s IQ score decreases
A trend that overtime, generation to generation, IQ scores increase
A trend that overtime someone’s IQ score increases
A trend that over time, generation to generation, IQ scores decrease
14
Which psychological perspective emphasizes unconscious forces and childhood experiences?
Trait
Social-cognitive
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
15
What do evolutionary psychologists study?
The impact of environment on intelligence
How the unconscious mind influences personality
The stages of childhood development
How natural selection has shaped behavior and mental processes
16
What term refers to the genetic transfer of traits from parents to offspring?
Mutation
Heredity
Natural selection
Epigenetics
17
What is intelligence?
Ability to learn from experience/solve problems/ use knowledge to adapt
The size of someone’s semantic memory
The size of someone’s explicit memory
Someone’s creative ability
18
What is eugenics?
A practice to eliminate “inferior” genes from the human population
The genetic code present in an entire family
The true genetic code of a human (before the effects of epigenetics)
The study of how genetic modification can be used to improve agriculture
19
What is standardized testing?
A type of assessment designed to be administered and scored consistently
A type of assessment to be administered/scored different ways each time
A type of assessment used only by the college board to make students cry.
A type of assesment designed for each participant individually
20
Which of the following is an example of a mutation?
A random genetic change that can be inherited
A learned behavior passed through generations
The process of natural selection
A psychological disorder
21
What term describes shared, inherited memory traces from past generations?
Self-actualization
Collective unconscious
Cognitive script
Free association
22
What is a longitudinal study?
A medical technique that looks at the length of someone’s femur bone
Research that analyzes data from an entire population
A study that looks at human populations from different longitudes
repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time
23
What is the study of how genes and environment influence behavior?
Behavior genetics
Classical conditioning
Humanistic psychology
Psychoanalysis
24
What is split-half reliability?
A method in which a testing room is split in half and given different tests
Test the consistency of test by dividing in half(take score for each half)
A method where someone only has to take one-half of a test,
A method to asses the consistency of a given particpant over time
25
What is the primary focus of evolutionary psychology?
The study of genetics and inherited diseases
How personality traits develop in childhood
The impact of social environments on learning
How behavior and mental processes have adapted over time
26
What is crystallized intelligence?
Accumulated knowledge and skills, like vocabulary and general knowledge
Someone’s knowledge about fluid dynamics
Someone’s knowledge about rare earth minerals in the earths crust
The ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and solve novel problems
27
What is an adaptation in evolutionary terms?
A trait that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce
A random genetic mutation with no purpose
A temporary response to environmental changes
A learned behavior from parental teaching
28
A person’s belief in their ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task is called:
Spotlight effect
Self-efficacy
Self-esteem
Self-serving bias
29
What technique involves a person saying whatever comes to mind without censorship?
Free association
Cognitive therapy
Factor analysis
Observational learning
30
What cognitive bias leads people to attribute positive outcomes to themselves but blame external factors for failures?
Self serving bias
Spotlight effect
Self-efficacy
Fundamental attribution error
31
Identical twins develop from:
Shared environmental influences
Natural selection
One fertilized egg that splits into two
Two separate fertilized eggs
32
What is general intelligence
Someone's knowledge of the U.S. military rankings
Someone's ability to think in general terms that are not fanciful or exotic
Someone's knowledge of general trivia
An intelligence factor that underlies all other specific mental abilities
33
What describes accepting others without judgment or conditions?
Unconditional positive regard
Reciprocal determinism
Trait theory
Factor analysis
34
What is savant syndrome?
Where someone extremely skilled at one specific skill loses their ability
Someone w/ developmental disabilities becomes skilled in variety of skills
A condition where someone is a jack of all trades
Someone w/ developmental disabilities has remarkable skill in specific area
35
What is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions effectively?
Spatial intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Linguistic intelligence
36
What is stereotype threat?
When stereotypes are threatened by open-mindedness and begin to fade away
When minorities threaten to fit the majority oppressors into a stereotype
When a negative stereotype leads to underperformance/reinforcing stereotype
Someone is physically threatened because they fit a negative stereotype
37
What term refers to an individual’s overall sense of self-worth?
Self-serving bias
Self-esteem
Self-efficacy
Reciprocal determinism
38
What term describes the extent to which differences among people can be attributed to genes?
Unconscious bias
Reciprocal determinism
Epigenetics
Heritability
39
What is the Stanford-Binet test?
A test designed to measure someone’s athletic ability
An experiment where students were tested on their reactions to prison
A test designed to measure someone's Emotional Quotient
A test designed to measure someone’s intelligence
40
What is natural selection?
The process by which traits that increase survival/reproduction are passed
A mechanism that eliminates all genetic variation
A theory that behavior is determined solely by genetics
The idea that all traits are learned from the environment
41
What is a social script?
A set of behaviors designed by parents for their children when in public
A script written for a play / TV show designed to mirror real life
A script of questions written for a researcher studying human behavior
A set of expected actions in a particular social situation (learned)
42
What term describes reaching one's full potential?
Unconditional positive regard
Self-actualization
Self-esteem
Self-concept
43
What term refers to the passing of genetic traits from parents to their offspring?
Heredity
Social learning
Natural selection
Evolution
44
What is validity in a test?
How often a test should be administered and still create accurate results
The extent to which a test accurately measures what its intended to measure
The consistency or dependability of an assessment tool
A test that measures how reliable someone is in stressful situations.
45
Which of the following is NOT one of Freud’s three parts of personality?
Persona
Superego
Ego
Id
46
What is Evolutionary Psychology?
This field of psychology studies human behavior/cognition through evolution
The field of psychology that studies how to improve your life
The field of psychology that develops and evolves new therapeutic technique
The field of psychology that studies how humans evolve over single lifetime
47
Which stage of psychosexual development is associated with the Oedipus complex?
Oral
Latency
Phallic
Genital
48
Which defense mechanism involves banishing anxiety-arousing thoughts from consciousness?
Regression
Repression
Projection
Rationalization
49
What is an Intelligence Quotient?
A number that measures how good someone is at reasoning fractions/decimals.
A number that measures ability to interact with others/understand emotion
A number that measures someone’s ability to count
A number that measures someone’s ability to reason
50
What is factor analysis
A stat method that can define how different items are related in a test
The way in which humans analyze the pros and cons of a situation
Industrial psychologists analyze the different factors of production
A mathematical tool used to factor complex polynomials
51
What is fluid intelligence?
The ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and solve novel problems
Someone’s knowledge about rare earth minerals in the earths crust
Accumulated knowledge and skills, like vocabulary and general knowledge
Someone’s knowledge about fluid dynamics
52
What field of study focuses on understanding the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on behavior?
Neuroscience
Evolutionary psychology
Behavior genetics
Epigenetics
53
What scientific field studies how environmental influences can turn genes on or off without altering DNA?
Behavior genetics
Epigenetics
Heritability
54
What is the purpose of defense mechanisms?
To strengthen personality traits
To enhance memory recall
To develop moral reasoning
To protect the ego from anxiety
55
Fraternal twins result from:
Two separate fertilized eggs
A single egg that splits
One egg and one sperm
Identical genetic material
56
What is stereotype lift?
Group's performance improves b/c they aren’t part of a negative stereotype
When stereotypes cause someone to try harder
A phenomenon where stereotypes become stronger over time.
A phenomenon where stereotypes become weaker over time
57
According to Freud, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle?
Ego
Conscious mind
Superego
Id
58
A test that assesses what a student has learned and can demonstrate in a specific subject or skill area:
An achievement test
A creativity test
A standardized test
An intelligence test
59
What is a cross-sectional study?
A medical technique that looks at a cross-section of someone’s brain w/ MRI
A study that looks at a cross-sections of someone’s entire life
A research design that involves repeated observations
Research that analyzes an entire population at a single point in time
60
What is a mutation in genetics?
The method by which environmental factors change how genes are expressed
Damage caused to cells that result in apoptosis
The method by which ordinary turtles turn into ninjas.
Damage caused to DNA that results in permanent change of genetic sequence
61
What is natural selection?
When researchers observe and record behavior in its natural setting
A mechanism by which humans select environments most suited to them
A biological mechanism that causes humans to innately select friends
Traits better suited to environment more likely to survive/reproduce
62
What is reliability in a test?
The extent to which a test accurately measures what its intended to measure
The consistency of an assessment tool producing similar results
A test that measures how reliable someone is in stressful situations.
How often a test should be administered and still create accurate results
63
A personality inventory is designed to:
Reveal unconscious thoughts
Measure a person’s characteristic traits
Predict intelligence
Analyze emotional responses
64
Identical twins result from:
Different genetic blueprints
A single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos
Shared environmental experiences
Two separate fertilized eggs
65
What does interaction mean when describing influences on behavior?
The way two different people interact to change your behavior.
The way you behave when interacting with people you know
The way you behave when interacting with strangers,
How environment and genetics influence each other to create unique behavior
66
What term describes the proportion of variation among individuals that can be attributed to genetic differences?
Adaptation
Heritability
Natural selection
Behavioral plasticity
67
What is construct validity in a test?
A test that measures how well someone would fit into the construction field
The extent to which a test is able to construct a healthy social circle
How a test accurately reflects the concept it is intended to measure
The extent to which a test is able to construct itself

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