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What would a cognitive psychologist be interested in studying?
Learning
Sensation
Thinking
Hypnosis
2
Taylor didn't feel the bee land on her until it stung her. The weight of the bee is below her:
Just noticeable difference
Absolute Threshold
placebo effect
top-down process
3
According to Erikson, the first stage of life development involves the conflict of:
Trust v Mistrust
Identity v Confusion
Industry v Inferiority
Autonomy v Shame
4
If every student misses the same question on a test you might question the:
validity of the question
reliability of the question
attention of the students
format of the test
5
What part of the brain is responsible for basic body functions (breathing, heart rate, etc)?
Hypothalamus
Medulla
Pons
6
A disorder characterized by mood swings from mania to depression is called:
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Schizophrenia
7
The largest subfield of Psychology, which involves diagnosing and treating mental illness:
Structuralism
Functionalism
Counseling
Clinical Psychology
8
What defense mechanism involves pushing painful memories out of your consciousness?
Repression
Projection
Regression
Aptitude
9
Who conducted a famous "shock" experiment?
Wundt
Zimbardo
Milgram
Watson
10
Where is the sensory strip located?
Ear Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
11
The group in research that does not receive treatment is the:
Control Group
Independent Group
Experimental Group
12
What research method is best for getting the opinions of large groups of people?
Survey
Case Study
Experiment
Naturalistic Observation
13
Which of the following statements is Humanistic?
You genes determine everything about you
Freedom is an illusion
Humans make choices and are responsible for them
14
The Rorschach Ink Blot Test is an example of which method of measuring personality?
Projective Technique
Rating Scale
Inventory
Interview
15
The process by which a person learns new behavior by observing and imitating others is called
Non-Directive Learning
Learning
Free Association
Modeling
16
What is the conditioned stimulus in the Pavlov's Dog experiment?
Food
Bell
Dog
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In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the _____ and measures the effect on the ______
IV, IV
DV, IV
IV, DV
DV, DV
18
Dr. Sanders has a medical degree and can prescribe medication. What is his title?
Psychiatrist
Sociologist
Social Psychologist
Psychologist
19
In what stage of Piaget's is a child who develops the concept of conservation?
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Sensorimotor
formal operational
20
What part of the personality mediates b/w one's drives and society's expectations (Freud)?
Superego
Id
Ego
21
What was the unconditioned stimulus in the Pavlov's Dog experiment?
Bell
Pavlov
Food
Dog
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The tiny gaps between neurons:
Dendrites
Synaptic Gaps
Vesicles
Axons
23
Which type of conflict involves choosing between two good options?
Approach-Approach
Approach-Avoidance
Avoidance-Avoidance
24
People who feel no compassion, have no remorse, and manipulate others have:
Bipolar Disorder
Catatonic Schizophrenia
Manic Depression
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
25
What type of research consists of watching subjects in their natural habitat?
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
Case Study
Survey
26
Gina's mental age is 6, yet her chronological age is 10. Gina's IQ would be classified as:
Superior
Intellectually disabled
Genius
Average
27
An unreasonable fear that could interfere with daily life
Conversion Disorder
Delusion
Phobia
Panic
28
Which of these is the correct order of how they occur in memory processing?
memory, memory, memory
iconic, eidetic, echoic
long-term, working, sensory
Sensory, Short-term, long-term
29
What is it called when you realize an object still exists even though you can't see it
Conservation
Attachment
Object Permanence
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What research method takes place over a loooooong amount of time?
Comparative study
Longitudinal Study
Partial Report
Biographical Account
31
Which of the following is one of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences?
Analytical
Musical
Aptitude
Emotional
32
What lobe is responsible for decision-making & judgement?
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
33
If you take the SAT and get wildly different scores each time then the test is probably not:
Valid
Reliable
Standardized
34
Psychology is the science of:
Personal and social life
Behavior and mental processes
Conscious and unconscious processes
Human and animal behavior
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What is the purpose of the Corpus Callosum?
Allow the two hemispheres to communicate
bind the brain together
Connect the auditory canals