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1
Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?
decreased pain sensatio
improved memory function
slower bodily function
vivid, distorted images not based on sensory input
2
Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research:
establishes a mathematical relation
may reveal a causal relation
defines the strength of the relation
allows for prediction
3
A standardized test must have all of the following EXCEPT:
uniform instructions
multiple choice questions
reliabitiy
criteria for scoring
4
which would result from an injury to the medulla?
visual problems
issues regulating hunger
receptive aphasia
disruption of heartbeat and breathing
5
Ethical principles created by the APA ensure human participants in research
keep the purpose of the research confidential
protected from physical and psychological harm
get paid for time and trouble
have not participated in similar research in the past
6
The feeling that you know someone's name, but cannot quite recall it, is an example of
tip of the tongue phenomenon
state-dependent memory
serial position effect
retrograde amnesia
7
Chomsky said understanding a sentence involves which transformation between structures?
perceptual to functional
surface to deep
symbolic to analytic
simple to complex
8
Electrodes are attached to the scalp while data is collected on the activity of the brain
MRI
EEG
CT
PET
9
Which of the following explains jet lag?
disruption in circadian rhythm
excessive amounts of NREM sleep
decrease in duration of alpha waves
increase in REM rebound
10
Taking credit for your successes but blaming others for your failures:
self serving bias
learned helplessness
external locus of control
social facilitation
11
In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior is the:
placebo
hypothesis
control
dependent variable
12
Money most often modifies people's behavior because it is a powerful
negative reinforcer
conditioned stimulus
secondary reinforcer
discriminative stimuls
13
In memory experiments on free recall, the recency effect refers specifically to the
better recall of items at the end
better recall of items at the beginning
better recall of items at the middle
diminished recall of items at the end
14
Hypothetical and deductive thinking are marks of which Piaget stage of cognitive development
concrete operations
preoperational
formal operations
conservation
15
Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. What is this?
depolarization
refractory period
threshold difference
action potential
16
Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people is referred to as
discrimination
dissonance
self-justification
stereotyping
17
Receptors for olfaction are located
in the dermis
basical membrane of the cochlea
in the nasal cavity
taste buds on the tongue
18
A trait that appears in an kid only when both parents have the gene for that trait is called:
dominant
recessive
autosomal
polygenic
19
John is usually nice, but gets stressed and becomes irritable. The Big 5 would say John is
high in introversion
low in agreeablness
high in neuroticism
high in conscientiousness
20
Learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs is called
insight learning
social learning
conceptualization learning
latent learning
21
The function of dendrites is to
secrete neurotransmitters to the post-synaptic neuron
receive info from other neurons
connect the cell body with the terminal branches
provide energy for the synthesis of acetylcholine
22
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?
marijuana
peyote
cocaine
valium
23
Stroking a baby's foot will cause this reflex to begin
startle reflex
grasping reflex
babinski reflex
rooting reflex
24
Which Freudian construct is believed to protect us from anxiety by making memories go away?
ego ideal
super ego
pleasure principal
repression
25
If a student gets the same score on a test the second time they take, the test is said to be:
valid
objective
normed
reliable
26
According to Carl Rogers, when the real self and the ideal self are the same we are said to be:
self actualized
fully functional
personally achieved
congruent
27
Which of the following is true about the blind spot in the eye?
caused by excess bipolar cells in retina
occurs where the optic nerve leaves the eye
most apparent in low levels of light
causes by a bleaching of rhodopsin in the rods
28
In developmental psychology, one plus of a cross-sectional study over longitudinal is:
requires comparatively little time
controls for cultural influence
controls for gender
controls for cognitive ability
29
A kind of learning that is indicated by the ability to recall a list of words in reverse order?
serial positioning
latent
state-dependent
procedural
30
Modifying a package to say 90% fat free instead of 10% fat is a change in the statement's:
representative heuristic
framing
availability heuristic
modeling
31
Of the following, which is essential for operant conditioning to occur?
a stimulus substitution
partial reinforcement
spontaneous recovery
a behavioral consequence
32
Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by:
T cells
Schwann cells
efferent neurons
afferent neurons
33
Neo-Freudian theories differ from Freud in that they are less likely to
emphasize the ego
call for the use of group therapy as a mode of treatment
account for cognitive development
emphasize the libido
34
Which of the following is an example of discrimination learning?
a four-year-old calls her aunt "mommy"
pigeon trained to peck red key sometimes pecks an orange one
a dog still drools to a bell after ten trials of extinction
dog trained to drool to a tone doesn't drool to any other
35
Pam gets $ for A's. Her parents are capitalizing on what?
instinctive needs
extrinsic motivation
reactance
intrinsic motivation
36
You make A honor, and as you are walking home you help an old lady cross the street
Aggression catharsis
relative deprivation principle
adaptation level phenomenon
feel good do good principle
37
All of the following are projective tests EXCEPT
TAT
inkblot tests
sentence completion tests
MMPI
38
a particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning are:
afferent neurons
efferent neurons
motor neurons
mirror neurons
39
Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?
authoritative
neglectful
authoritarian
permissive
40
Which best describes the placebo effect?
can be induced by antipsychotic drugs
typically experienced by people in long-term therapy
found only in people in psychoanalysis
can be brought about by a person's expectations
41
Difficulty remembering new materials because of previously learned information
cue-dependent forgetting
reconstruction
proactive interference
repression
42
The belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is from which theory
psychoanalytic
behavioral
biological
humanistic
43
In adult humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep?
correlated with dreaming
decreased blood pressure and heart rate
marked increase in muscle tone
alternates with NREM in 30-minute cycle
44
The Gestalt principle that refers to the tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is:
figure-ground
proximity
motion parallax
closure
45
Negative afterimages are explained by
dichromatic color perception
the trichromatic theory
opponent-process theory
color detection by rods
46
In a right handed person, which ability is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere?
writing
language comprehension
spatial reasoning
speech
47
According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests his _ is underdeveloped
superego
id
defense mechanism
ego
48
The depletion of which neurotransmitter is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease?
norepinephrine
GABA
acetylcholine
dopamine
49
Using a paper clip to unlock the door to your house is an example of avoiding:
functional fixedness
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
syllogistic reasoning
50
Barbara is a talented architect. Which intelligence will she most heavily rely on?
musical
naturalist
spatial
linguistic
51
Which of the following explains the role of the thalamus in hunger?
responds to environmental cues like the sight of food
acts with the endocrine system to control hunger
effective in triggering hunger but not depressing it
monitors stomach contractions to determine extent of hunger
52
Getting a free sub after buying 10:
variable ratio
variable interval
fixed interval
fixed ratio
53
The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?
size
brightness
hue
saturation
54
Choosing between your top two choices of college after being accepted to both is an example of this social conflict
approach-approach
approach-avoidant
avoidant-avoidant