Intro to Psyc Exam Review

Which of the following best describes the overjustification effect in motivation?

Sternberg is to __ types of intelligence as Gardner is to __ types of intelligence

What % of the time must you hear a certain sound if I am testing your absolute threshold?

Which of the following is a key component of emotional intelligence?

Which of the following statements about the peripheral nervous system is inaccurate?

According to Spearman, the ______ refers to the skill set of overall intelligence that encompasses a range of abilities

Who said we are motivated by sexual drives, forbidden desires, & traumatic childhood memories?

Usain ran the race of his life. Which nervous system brings his body back to a relaxed state?

George goes to the gym because it makes him feel good. Which need is he prioritizing?

Raymond Cattell believed that intelligence was divided into:

Structuralists used a technique called _____, which means looking inward

Which of the different types of memory has the largest capacity?

An essay examination is an example of a(n) __________ task

Jill is an excellent gymnast. Jill has strength in which type of intelligence?

What was the main task for children involved in Bandura's experiment on observational learning?

How many stages of sleep are there in human beings?

As a police officer Janice has to multitask. This means she has to use her __________ skills.

Which of the following is not a type of intelligence according to Sternberg?

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a phrase associated with which perspective

The occipital lobe is responsible for processing input from which of your sensory systems?

When you study for an exam, you are using __________ encoding

__________ is the reoccurrence of a learned behaviour after extinction has taken place

A step-by-step procedure that a person can follow to arrive at a solution is called __________.

Who is the father of psychology?

Which type of photoreceptors allows us to see in the dark?

When we adjust to changes in the environment by adjusting sensory input, this is called:

According to the arousal theory of motivation, people are motivated to perform behaviors in order to:

When two stimuli are associated to produce a reflexive response, that person has demonstrated:

Henry is 10 years old. His mental age is 15 years. What is Henry’s IQ?

__________ is a period of transition between being awake and being asleep.

The term "book smarts" most resembles __________ intelligence from the theory of Robert Sternberg.

Sacha works a second job to make ends meet, but this means she doesn't see her friends. Which need is being sacrificed?

Which of the following is NOT true about a neuron:

Neurons are binary in nature. What does this mean?

Bursts of brain activity during State 2 of sleep is called what?

Turning your laptop off when it stops working because this worked in the past is an example of:

I teach because I love interacting with students. Which social need does this best represent?

Seeing is to _________ memory as hearing is to __________ memory

The three key processes of memory are:

In problem-solving, what do the terms "initial state" and "goal state" refer to?

Which of the following activities would not be of interest to a researcher in cognitive psychology?

The process by which we interpret sensory information is called:

Determining how likely a behavior is going to occur is which goal of psychology :

Removing a student's cell phone in order for them to stop talking is an example of:

Which of the following best defines motivation?

The __________ rhythm is a biological clock that regulates body functions on a 24-hour cycle