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Review for basic psychology final.
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1
Behavior therapists rely heavily on principles of _________.
conditioning and observational learning
cognition and passive learning
aversion and dynamic learning
addiction and proactive learning
2
This is the first stage of information processing.
Encoding
Rehearsing
Paraphrasing
Retrieving
3
Once we learn the multiplication tables, the recall of 6x6 is almost automatic due to _____.
implying
highlighting
positioning
priming
4
In the manic phase of bipolar disorder, a person may:
make huge contributions to charity.
have a poor appetite.
show good judgment.
frequently speak slowly.
5
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory focuses on:
occurrence of moral reasoning in children
influence of teachers on children's cognitive development
occurrence of egocentrism and conservation in children
developing egocentrism in children's cognitive development
6
Daniella avoids eating food and has lost a lot of weight. Which eating disorder might she have?
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Adaptive thermogenesis
Hyperphagia
7
When information is lost from short-term memory by adding new information.
Repress
Retrieve
Chunk
Displace
8
These are meaningless sets of two consonants, with a vowel sandwiched in between.
Schemas
Episodes
Memory traces
Nonsense syllables
9
Part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates glands, heartbeat, and respiration.
olfactory system
corpus callosum
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
10
According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning is based on a person’s own moral standards at the ___.
preoperational level
postoperational level
postconventional level
preconventional level
11
Which represents an interaction of one's nature and nurture?
action potential
genotype
phenotype
corpus callosum
12
_________ is characterized by indifference to relationships and flat emotional response.
Borderline personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
13
This is the loss of memory of personal information from psychological conflict or trauma.
Proactive interference
Infantile amnesia
Retroactive interference
Dissociative amnesia
14
Which of the following is a biological factor responsible for obesity?
Anorexia nervosa
High fat-to-muscle ratio
High metabolism rate
Aphagic tendency
15
Which of the following is a reason for overconfidence?
We tend to be aware of how flimsy our assumptions may be.
We work to bring about the events we believe in.
We focus on examples that do not confirm our judgments.
We remember information that runs counter to our judgments
16
Which of the following is a factor that contributes to attraction?
Social conflict
Prejudice
Dissimilarity
Reciprocity
17
According to Erik Erikson, _________ is a firm sense of who one is and what one stands for.
stimulation
role diffusion
assimilation
ego identity
18
Which of the following is a goal of psychology?
affirm social norms and mores
explain behavior and mental processes
establish behavioral and moral standards
seek ways to make people listen to them
19
The state of being satisfied.
Need
Homeostasis
Satiety
Instinct
20
Which of the following factors decreases the tendency to conform?
Low self-esteem
Lack of familiarity with the task
Valuing being right over being liked
Social shyness
21
Which of the following statements is true about thinking?
unconscious attempts to make sense of the world
Thinking means paying attention to information
Thinking is usually unplanned
Dreaming and daydreaming represent thinking
22
Raul's therapist asks him to relax on a couch and to talk about anything that comes to mind.
Free association
Flooding
Catharsis
Transference
23
On a(n) ____ level, prejudice is associated with negative feelings: fear, dislike, hatred.
behavioral
cognitive
emotional
social conflict
24
An altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and trance-like?
Meditation
mindfulness meditation
Somnambulism
Hyponosis
25
_____ is the state where an organism experiences an inducement or incentive to do something.
Actualization
Orientation
Motivation
Stimulation
26
Dana only remembers a few of the first and last items on her grocery list. This an example of?
The recency effect
The serial-position effect
The primacy effect
The latency effect
27
Which is the correct spelling of your teacher's last name?
Nguyen
Nuyen
Ngyen
Wynn
28
An inherited disposition for specific behaviors enabling an organism to reach specific goals.
drive
need
intuition
instinct
29
Which term best describes an object as just as luminous even when lighting conditions change?
Shape constancy
Brightness constancy
Size constancy
Color constancy
30
According to Arnett, which of the following is a feature of the stage of emerging adulthood?
Egocentrism
Mid-life crisis
Empty nest syndrome
Identity exploration
31
Memory about activities that need to be performed in the future are known as _____.
implicit memory
episodic memory
prospective memory
semantic memory
32
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of psychological disorders?
Personal distress
Socially acceptable behavior
A faulty perception or interpretation of reality
Self-defeating behavior
33
This is a “mental structure” involved in acquiring or organizing knowledge.
Stimulus
Synapse
Schema
Reflex
34
Which of the following terms was proposed by B.F. Skinner?
Introspection
Insight
Reinforcement
Conditioning
35
In which of the following situations do people usually require more sleep than normal?
When people are physically inactive
When people are under stress
When people need to make up for lost rest
When people are on vacation
36
_________ are parents who generally leave their children to themselves.
Authoritarian parents
Uninvolved parents
Permissive parents
Authoritative parents
