CLEP Review

Which approach to psychology focuses on thought processes?

That you would see the letter N as a single stimulus instead of 3 distinct lines illustrates

Remembering what NOMMA stands for is an example of

As daytime approaches, our body temperatures rise. This illustrates the effects of

The process of converting sound waves into neural impulses is called

According to research on self-perception, people tend to

When given a list of names, which ones are you likely to remember?

Jo thinks the Illuminati is listening to her thoughts. What form of schizophrenia is this?

When you're thirsty, drinking water will reduce

Feelings of cognitive dissonance are likely to be highest when we freely and our attitudes are

Subjects know that behavior is being observed in an office for all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following phenomena contributes to groupthink?

The idea that anger could be reduced by performing an aggressive behavior is called

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, behavior is driven by needs for what 2 things?

Which approach is concerned with how an organism uses its perception to function in its area?

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the

Hearing voices, when there are none, would be called which of the following?

Which section of the brain translates thoughts into speech?

Low levels of energy, feelings of sadness, and low self-esteem that last at least 2 years are

College students randomly assigned as prisoners or guards would display

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, which of the following is true?

Al ignores his wife. He doesn't help around the house. What personality disorder does he have?

Perception is the process by which

Which research method involves studying the behavior of individuals one at a time and in depth?

The area of language that deals with linking words to objects and ideas is

A set of principles that organizes and explains known facts, and predicts new ones, is called a

All of the following factors affect the desire to affiliate EXCEPT

Jo believes there's nothing he can do to make good things in his life. This illustrates

Which school of psychology argues that only behaviors that can be observed should be studied?

A sleep disorder involving an interruption in breathing is called

Bias toward thinking of objects only in terms of their normal uses, instead of novel uses is

Al is afraid of women. His therapist goes with him and makes him ask one out. This technique is

What is the most common inhibitor in the brain and may affect eating and sleeping disorders?

Which of the following is often called the master gland?

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

Jo was bitten by a mouse at 3 yrs old. He fears all rodents. Fearing stimuli similar to mice is

A stereotype is a form of

Pulling a rope harder when you think you're alone as opposed to having 3 more help illustrates

Which type of therapy is most likely to focus on the client's childhood experiences?

The parasympathetic nervous system would have which of the following effects?

In nature vs. nurture, the 2 terms refer respectively to

Jo has been depressed for years. A cognitive therapist would

The tendency to justify our own behavior when compared to others' is

People will overestimate the % of cases that go to trial because they of tv is an example of

The term "gender role" refers to

Which study of personality reduces traits to smaller trait sets to show behavior differences?

The minimum amount of energy required to produce a sensation is called

Feeling suicidal one minute and energetic the next is an example of

Random samples are ones which

Patients with severe seizures sometimes have which part of their brain disconnected?

The resting potential for a neuron is

A neuron can receive signals through its

Perceiving an object as distant from its surroundings is called

A high level of arousal would be most likely to interfere with someone's ability to

Music and memory - one listens to music & studies; another with no music. Info recalled later-

How quickly and abstractly you're able to reason is referred to as

What kind of test is aimed at measuring how well someone might learn a specific skill?

What kind of parent is most likely to have kids who feel good about themselves?

The learning procedure that involves reinforcing closer approximations to a desired behavior is

Falling to peer pressure when making a group decision is likely if

Pavlov - bell rung and a dog was fed. Later, the dog salivated with a bell. The bell was

The most basic need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs is

In which lobe of the brain is the visual cortex found?

A 4 yr old who believes that Santa Claus knows exactly what they are doing 24/7 explains ______

In Milgram's studies of obedience, teachers delivered the highest levels of shocks to students

Habituation is an example of

According to Erik Erikson, once a sense of identity is achieved, young adults search for

All of the following are true of Valium EXCEPT

Al won't make fun of others; he wants teachers to like him. Which moral stage is he in?

Al thinks his wife was late getting home because traffic is bad that time of day. This idea is

Sleep spindles

Al leaves his home a mess and disrespects his boss. What stage of development by Freud is he?

Operant conditioning principles are the basis of

Which theory would be most useful for explaining why people would parachute from airplanes?

The extent to which your eyes must turn inward to view an object is called

Neurons are held together and provided with nutrients by

Al ended a therapy session when asked about his mother. This can be explained as

Negative reinforcement is exemplified by which of the following?

Someone with avoidant personality disorder would also be likely to have

In high school, Al got As in art, Ds in math. He now takes art, no math. This example shows

Al sits near the girl in class who doesn't talk to him. Falling in love with her illustrates

Jo played piano when rewarded. When rewards ended, so did playing. The cut in piano time is

A feeling of falling or floating when drifting off to sleep is called

The means by which you're able to know how well you've done on a test compared to others is

In which of Paiget's stages does a child understand that 5 pennies and 1 nickel are the same?

Which of the following drugs would be used as a tranquilizer?

Jo is angry at her husband, but is behaving in a loving way. Which defense mechanism is this?

Which stage of speech is about 3-4 months of age?

Some 1st graders is given psychological tests each yr until they are 30. What study is this?

When phobias are interpreted within a classical conditioning framework, problem behaviors are

Which of the following would be considered a psychedelic drug?

An intense fear of a specific object would be called