____ is accumulated knowledge & verbal skills; whereas ______ is the ability to reason speedily & abstractly.

Crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence

Taking a nap to avoid feeling stressed out about your upcoming final exams is an:

Emotion-Focused Coping Strategy

_____ assess what a person has already learned; _____ predict a person's future performance in a given domain.

Achievement Test; Aptitude Test

___ is ___ approach to therapy based on free association, resistance, dreams, & transference.

Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud's

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A review of introductory psychology concepts sampled from a broad range of topics and disciplines. Intended as a tool to prepare for the Marian University Psychology Quiz Bowl.

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1
People with bipolar disorder experience ____ in addition to their depressive symptoms.
Hallucinations
Manic Episodes
Psychotic Episodes
Obsessions
2
____ is accumulated knowledge & verbal skills; whereas ______ is the ability to reason speedily & abstractly.
Fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence
Practical intelligence; analytical intelligence
Crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence
Analytical intelligence; practical intelligence
3
People whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their biological sex at birth:
Asexual
Intersex
Transgender
Nonbinary
4
Reduced sensitivity in response to constant stimulation
Sensory Deprivation
Absolute Threshhold
Difference Threshhold
Sensory Adaptation
5
Our sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two.
Gender Role
Gender Identity
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Identity
6
The autonomic nervous system subdivision that calms the body, conserving its energy.
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
7
Large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
Alpha Waves
Beta Waves
REM
Delta Waves
8
The process of getting information into the memory system.
Attributing
Retrieval
Encoding
Storage
9
An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them.
Reciprocity Norm
Bystander Effect
Altruism
Social-Responsibility Norm
10
Autonomic nervous system subdivision that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy.
Sympathetic Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
11
The process by which our brain organizes & interprets sensory information, transforming it into meaning is called:
Perception
Sensation
12
Which need is located in level 3 (yellow) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Physiological Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
Safety Needs
Esteem Needs
13
A research design in which people of different ages are compared with one another.
Longitudinal Study
Case Study
Cross-Sectional Study
Correlational Study
14
Psychology is the science of ______ & ______.
Behavior & Mental Processes
Intelligence & Decision Making
Thoughts & Cognitions
People & Places
15
_________ are identical twins & __________ are non-identical twins
Monozygotic & Embryonic
Embryonic & Dizygotic
Monozygotic & Dizygotic
Dizygotic & Monozygotic
16
Which need is located in level 5 (blue) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Safety Needs
Esteem Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
Physiological Needs
17
In Pavlov's early studies with dogs on classical conditioning, the food, prior to conditioning, is an example of a(n):
Neutral Stimulus
Conditioned Response
Unconditioned Response
Unconditioned Stimulus
18
An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them.
Altruism
Reciprocity Norm
Social-Responsibility Norm
Bystander Effect
19
____ asked "teachers" to administer shocks to "learners" in his now classic study on _____.
Solomon Asch; conformity.
Stanley Milgram; obedience.
Solomon Asch; obedience.
Stanley Milgram; conformity.
20
A term used to refer to those who experience no sexual attraction to others.
Nonbinary
Bisexual
Intersex
Asexual
21
A descriptive research technique in which one person or group is studied in depth:
Case Study
Correlational Study
Experiment
Survey
22
Which need is located in level 4 (green) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-Actualization Needs
Safety Needs
Esteem Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
23
This child believes that the taller container has more. He hasn't yet mastered the concept of:
Object Permanence
Conservation
Theory of Mind
Reservation
24
Improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others is called:
Social Comparison
Social Loafing
Social Learning
Social Facilitation
25
Taking a nap to avoid feeling stressed out about your upcoming final exams is an:
Problem-Focused Coping Strategy
Emotion-Focused Coping Strategy
26
A therapy approach that applies learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors.
Psychoanalysis
Cognitive Therapies
Behavioral Therapies
Psychodynamic Therapies
27
I feel thirsty which causes me to drink a glass of milk. Which theory of motivation is this most representative of?
Arousal Theory
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Drive-Reduction Theory
Two-Factor Theory
28
Study of how our behavior & mind have changed in adaptive ways due to natural selection
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
29
_____ is to classical conditioning as _____ is to operant conditioning.
Albert Bandura; Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner; Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov; B. F. Skinner
John Watson; B. F. Skinner
30
Which need is located in level 1 (red) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-Transcendence Needs
Self-Actualization Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
Esteem Needs
31
Recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
Alpha Waves
Delta Waves
REM
Beta Waves
32
_____ assess what a person has already learned; _____ predict a person's future performance in a given domain.
Aptitude Test; Achievement Test
Aptitude Test; Intelligence Test
Achievement Test; Aptitude Test
Intelligence Test; Aptitude Test
33
Relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
Delta Waves
REM
Alpha Waves
Beta Waves
34
Research in which the same people are restudied & retested over a long period of time.
Longitudinal Study
Correlational Study
Cross-Sectional Study
Experimental Study
35
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, & relate to one another:
Developmental Psychology
Personality Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Social Psychology
36
The brain's ability to change by reorganizing after damage & to build new pathways based on experience is called:
Neuroflexibility
Maliability
Action Potential
Plasticity
37
The factor manipulated by the experimenter. The predictor in an experiment.
Independent Variable
Control Variable
Extraneous Variable
Dependent Variable
38
The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts:
Social Loafing
Social Comparison
Social Learning
Social Facilitation
39
Tom has lost interest in most activities, spends much of the day sleeping, and feels hopeless. Tom's symptoms best fit:
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
40
An emergency response that mobilizes energy & activity for attacking or escaping a threat.
Action-vs-Inaction Response
Fight-or-Flight Response
Sympathetic-or-Parasympathetic Response
Attack-or-Escape Response
41
In Pavlov's early studies on classical conditioning, after conditioning, the bell is an example of a(n):
Conditioned Response
Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Stimulus
42
A type of associative learning in which we learn to link two or more stimuli & thus anticipate events:
Classical Conditioning
Social Learning
Observational Learning
Operant Conditioning
43
___ is ___ approach to therapy based on free association, resistance, dreams, & transference.
Behavioral therapy; Carl Rogers'
Behavioral therapy; Sigmund Freud's
Psychoanalysis; Carl Rogers'
Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud's
44
CBT combines ___ therapy techniques with ___ therapy techniques
conditioning; behavioral
counterconditing; biomedial
classical; biomedical
cognitive; behavioral
45
An emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by seeking closeness with a caregiver is called:
Stranger Anxiety
Temperament
Theory of Mind
Attachment
46
___ refers to our sense of competence & effectiveness; while ___ refers to our feelings of high or low self-worth
Locus of Control; Self-Esteem
Self-Efficacy; Locus of Control
Self-Esteem; Self-Efficacy
Self-Efficacy; Self-Esteem
47
The extent to which a test measures (or predicts) what it is supposed to is known as:
Consistency
Validity
Reliability
Generalizability
48
A disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech & emotional problems
Personality Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
49
The branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, & social change throughout the life span.
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Personality Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
50
An average IQ is:
150
75
100
115
51
A child pretending to smoke because they've seen their parents smoke is an example of:
Negative Reinforcement
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
Classical Conditioning
52
If I take the same IQ test 3 times & each time it yields virtually the same score, this demonstrates that the test has:
Reliability
Validity
53
_____ is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, & use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
Divergent Thinking
Intelligence
Fluid Intelligence
Crystallized Intelligence
54
A disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, and jumpy anxiety following a trauma
Personality Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
55
A disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts, actions, or both:
Bipolar Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
56
In Pavlov's early studies on classical conditioning, after conditioning, salivating at the sound of the bell is a(n):
Conditioned Stimuli
Unconditioned Stimuli
Conditioned Response
Unconditioned Response
57
The relatively permanent & limitless storehouse of the memory system.
Short-Term Memory
Permanent Memory
Long-Term Memory
Episodic Memory
58
Scratch-off lottery tickets operate based on which reinforcement schedule?
Fixed Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Variable Interval
59
Crystallized intelligence tends to ____ with age while fluid intelligence tends to ____ with age.
Stay the same; Increase
Decrease; stay the same
Increase; decrease
Decrease; increase
60
____ asked participants to judge the length of lines in his now classic study on ____.
Stanley Milgram; obedience.
Stanley Milgram; conformity.
Solomon Asch; conformity.
Solomon Asch; obedience.
61
Studying to reduce your stress about your upcoming final exams is a(n):
Problem-Focused Coping Strategy
Emotion-Focused Coping Strategy
62
A _____ is a simple thinking strategy that often allows you to make judgments & solve problems efficiently.
Algorithm
Prototype
Heuristic
Concept
63
Type of neuron that carries incoming information from the body's tissues & sensory receptors to the brain & spinal cord
Motor Neuron
Interneuron
Neurotransmitter
Sensory Neuron
64
The process by which our sensory receptors & nervous system receive & represents stimulus energy is known as:
Perception
Sensation
65
The persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, & retrieval of information.
Memory
Learning
Cognition
Intelligence
66
___ study the effect of the environment; ___ study the effect of individual traits & processes
Social Psychologists; Personality Psychologists
Personality Psychologists; Developmental Psychologists
Personality Psychologists; Social Psychologists
Developmental Psychologists; Social Psychologists
67
A therapeutic approach that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking
Behavioral Therapies
Humanistic Therapies
Cognitive Therapies
Insight Therapies
68
____ people tend to be competitive, hard-driving, & impatient; whereas ____ people are more easygoing & relaxed.
Type B; Type A
Type A; Type B
69
Piaget's term for the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived is:
Conservation
Object Permanence
Assimilation
Theory of Mind
70
Which need is located in level 2 (orange) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-Actualization Needs
Self-Transcendence Needs
Physiological Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
71
Within the retina, ____ are sensitive to color & fine detail while ____ are sensitive to movement & low lighting.
Cones; rods
Rods; cones
72
Bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, & sensory organs:
Nerves
Neurotransmittres
Dendrites
Synapses
73
An enduring sexual attraction toward members of one's own sex, the other sex, or both sexes.
Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
74
Which of the following is NOT one of the personality traits included in the "Big 5"
Gregariousness
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Conscientiousness
75
Curiosity is best explained by which of the following theories of motivation?
Arousal Theory
Drive-Reduction Theory
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Two-Factor Theory
76
The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
Sensory Memory
Episodic Memory
Flashbulb Memory
Instantaneous Memory
77
A rat learning to press a lever for food is an example of:
Classical Conditioning
Social Learning
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
78
Terry believes she can't do well in her math class because her teacher is tough. This demonstrates an:
Internal Locus of Control
External Locus of Control
79
Which of the following is NOT one of the steps to forming a new memory?
Encoding
Decoding
Retrieval
Storage
80
Loyalty programs where the "7th cup of coffee is free" operate on which reinforcement schedule?
Fixed Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Interval
Variable Interval
81
According to the bystander effect, people are ____ likely to help another person when in a large crowd of people.
More
Equally
Less
82
In Pavlov's early studies on classical conditioning, prior to conditioning, the bell is an example of a(n):
Neutral Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Response
83
The process of getting information out of memory storage
Retrieval
Restoration
Recognition
Recall
84
____ view personality with a focus on the unconscious & the importance of childhood experiences
Cognitive Theories
Humanistic Theories
Psychodynamic Theories
Behavioral Theories
85
Type of neuron that carries outgoing information from the brain & spinal cord to the muscles & glands.
Neurotransmitter
Sensory Neuron
Motor Neuron
Interneuron
86
Which of the following is NOT one of the personality traits included in the "Big 5"
Neuroticism
Openness
Narcissism
Extraversion
87
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory is a:
Theory
Methodology
Operational Definition
Hypothesis
88
A diagnosable condition characterized by an inflexible & enduring behavioral pattern that impairs social functioning:
Bipolar Disorder
Learned Helplessness
Schizophrenia
Personality Disorder
89
An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, fearful & in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal:
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
90
The personal strength that helps most people cope with stress & recover from adversity & trauma is called:
Resilience
Subjective Well-Being
Locus of Control
Learned Helplessness
91
Which need is located in level 6 (purple) of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
Esteem Needs
Love / Belongingness Needs
92
The hopelessness & passive resignation a person learns when unable to avoid repeated bad events is called:
Coping
Personal Control
Learned Helplessness
Internal Locus of Control

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