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1
Someone who is unable to encode new memories is said to suffer from...
retrograde amnesia
retroactive interference
anterograde amnesia
state-dependent memory
2
Runners in a park were found to run faster when another runner came into view; the phenomenon?
social facilitation
conformity
deindividuation
norms
3
Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
greater sensitivity to others
hallucinations
reduced depression
flat affect
4
Casino Slot Machines are examples of what schedule?
Fixed Interval Schedule
Variable Interval Schedule
Fixed Ratio Schedule
Variable Ratio Schedule
5
Wilhelm Wundt is best known for?
First to pioneer dream study
demonstrating the right and left hemispheres of the brain
formulating the law of effect
establishing the first psychology research lab
6
People who suffer from major depression often have very low levels of what neurotransmitter?
acetylcholine
dopamine
serotonin
thyroxin
7
Which theorist conducted pioneered research in applying behavioral techniques to therapy?
Aaron Beck
Elizabeth Loftus
Mary Cover Jones
Alfred Kinsey
8
Which of the following therapies is no longer used to treat patients?
implosive therapy
electro-convulsive shock therapy
gestalt therapy
prefrontal lobotomy
9
Which theorist developed the general adaption syndrome?
Robert Rescorla
Stanley Schachter
Hans Selye
G. Stanley Hall
10
What is this concept and who developed it?
reversibility, Thorndike
conservation, Rogers
conservation, Piaget
reversibility, Gardner
11
Someone who has an external locus of control is likely to have a...
belief in luck
positive self-concept
high sense of self-efficancy
high IQ
12
Which of the following is a somatoform disorder?
masochism
conversion disorder
narcissistic personality disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
13
Prozac is the best-known drug for treating what disorder?
obsessive-compulsion
depression
bipolar
anxiety
14
Which of the following cognitive tendencies is most related to the problem of experimenter bias
confirmation bias
functional fixedness
the representative heuristic
the availability heuristic
15
You are paid for every two lawns you mow is an example of what schedule?
Fixed Interval Schedule
Variable Ratio Schedule
Fixed Ratio Schedule
Variable Interval Schedule
16
Patients suffering from general-anxiety disorder (GAD), are most likely to be prescribed?
Valium
Haldol
lithium
Thorazine
17
Which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias?
counterbalancing
single blind study
double blind study
demand characteristics
18
Your teacher gives unannounced pop quizzes is an example of what schedule?
Fixed Interval Schedule
Variable Interval Schedule
Fixed Ratio Schedule
Variable Ratio Schedule
19
Term?-Persuasion strategy, getting a person to agree by asking a small request first as a setup
Peripheral Route to Persuasion
Central Route to Persuasion
Attitude Formation
Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon
20
Elizabeth Loftus research demonstrated what?
human can learn language through innate acquisition device
eyewitness memories are altered when exposed to miss info.
gifted children can lead happy lives&can overcome obstacles
individuals seek a moderate level of arousal for motivation
21
Which type of scan uses X-ray technlogy to examine structure of the brain?
CAT
PET
EEG
MRI
22
The tendency for a group's opinion to become stronger or extreme after an issue is discussed
Group Polarization
Deindividuation
Social Inhibition
Social Loafing
23
Which structure is found in the middle ear?
pinna
stirrup
cochlea
auditory nerve
24
Receiving a Paycheck every Friday is an example of what schedule?
Fixed Ratio Schedule
Fixed Interval Schedule
Variable Interval Schedule
Variable Ratio Schedule
25
Stage 6 of Erikson's 8 Stages of Development is defined as...
Seeking love and failing to due so leading to depression
Reviewing accomplishments or living in regret
Trying to find where you belong and who you truly are
Settling down with a family in hopes to give back to society
26
The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the terminal buttons of another is the...
myelin sheath
medulla
axon
synapse
27
Which of the following has been linked to a deficit of dopamine?
Parkinson's disease
major depressive disorder
Autism
schizophrenia
28
Learned taste aversions generally result from...
classical conditioning
shaping
operant conditioning
negative reinforcement
29
When a child says, "the clouds are angry" they are following which Piagetian concept?
Animism
Object Permenance
Egocentricism
Irreversibility
30
Which In which stage of cognitive development do infants learn object permanence?
preoperational
sensorimotor
formal-operational
conventional
31
Which of the following brain structures is most centrally involved in hunger motivation?
hypothalamus
hippocampus
amygdala
medulla
32
The somatic nervous system is part of the...
sympathetic nervous system
peripheral nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
central nervous system
33
Wilhelm Wundt's early work lead to the theory of...?
Gestalt psychology
repression
functionalism
structuralism
34
Schizophrenia is most likely to be treated with?
Prozac
Valium
Miltown
Haldol
35
Damage to the occipital lobes would most likely affect which of these senses?
smell
hearing
sight
touch
36
The "c" in the word
cat
is best described as a ...
phoneme
syllable
holophrase
morpheme
37
Definition- Tendency to consider other cultures, customs and values as inferior to one's own
Sterotyping
Prejudice
Discrimination
Enthnocentrism
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39
which of the following is an opiate?
cocain
nicotine
coffee
heroin
40
Definition- A optimal level of psychological arousal helps performance(low=bored, high=anxious)
James Lange Therory
Yerkes-Dodson Law
General Adaptation Syndrome
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
41
probability of concluding that a difference exists when in fact the difference does not exist
Standard Deviation
P-Value
Correlation Research
Case Study
42
Definition-The process of adjusting old schema of developing new ones to incorporate new info
Formulation
Accommodation
Irreversibility
Assimilation
43
Information from the optic nerve is initially processed in what part of the brain?
hypothalamus
occipital lobe
cerebellum
thalamus
44
One possible explanation for group polarization is...
out-group bias
diffusion of responsibility
the fundamental attribution error
self-serving bias
45
The chance to engage in preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred activity
Self-Serving Bias
Social Failitation
Premack Principle
Social Inhibition
46
Light enters the eye through an opening in the...
lens
iris
fovea
retina
47
Turning up the volume on music player changes which aspect of sound?
pitch of tone
transduction of the tone
frequency of the wave
amplitude of the wave
48
According to the DSM-5, which of the following is an anxiety disorder?
post-traumatic disorder
conversion disorder
mania
panic disorder
49
Erikson's initiative versus guilt state is most closely related to Freud's...
anal stage
adult genital stage
phallic stage
oral stage
50
Dorthea Dix was know for?
Administrated government to authorize mental hospitals
Pioneering research on human sexuality
Developed the principles of rational-emotive thearpy
Formulating the theory of cognitive dissonance
51
During a typical night of sleep, the average adult spends the most time in...
stage 1
REM
stage 2
stage 3
