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2025
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The notion that human behavior is greatly influenced by unconscious thoughts and desires is most consistent with which of the following psychological approaches?

cognitive, biological, behavioral, sociocultural, psychodynamic 

psychodynamic

100
10, 3, 5, 7, 10, 3, 10, 5, 2

The numbers above represent the quiz results for a psychology class. What is the median score for the class?


5

100

In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior would be the

placebo, control, hypothesis, dependent variable, independent variable

dependent variable 

100

immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. This condition is referred to as

action potential, threshold difference, specific energy of the nerve, the absolute refractory phase, depolarization

the absolute refractory phase
100

caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?

marijuana, valium, cocaine, alcohol, peyote

cocaine

200

receptors for olfaction are located

on the basilar membrane, in taste buds on the tongue, in the nasal cavity, in the esophagus, in the dermis  

in the nasal cavity
200

When ten month old frances throws her toy out of sight, she looks to see where it falls. Developmental psychologists would say that frances' behavior indicates that she has developed

centration, conservation, egocentrism, object permanence, accommodation 

object permanence

200

According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests that he has an underdeveloped

id, superego, defense mechanism, pleasure principle, libido

superego

200

delusional thinking is central to which of the following?

fugue states, panic attacks, schizophrenic disorders, dissociative disorders, affective disorders

schizophrenic disorders

200

which of the following relates most to the lowest level of Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?

social affiliation, self-actualization, fight or flight response, intrinsic motivation, drive reduction

drive reduction

300

Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?

permissive, authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful, indulgent 

authoritarian 

300

What is the function of the dendrites?

to receive information from other neurons

300

if students get approximately the same score on the second administration of a test as they did on the first, then the test is

valid, normed, objective, reliable, standardized 

reliable

300

Joan displays anxiety, irritability, inability to concentrate, and apathy. She also experiences a disastrous event through nightmare and vivid memories. Joan is experiencing what?

burnout, hypochondria, exhaustion, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD

PTSD

300

a standardized test must have all the following EXCEPT

criteria for scoring, norms, uniform instructions, reliability, multiple choice questions 

criteria for scoring

400

Which of the following psychologists would have been likely to say "I do not care about the unconscious or hidden motive-- I want to study behavior directly?"

Carl rogers, Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Wundt, William James, John Watson

John Watson
400

learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs in called

conceptualization learning, social learning, latent learning, schematic learning, insight learning 

latent learning

400

people who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed most likely have

a compulsion, a phobia, an affective disorder, a conversion, a panic disorder

a compulsion

400

the brain's ability to adapt when it is damaged is known as what?

plasticity

400

Which of the following is a type of therapy for alcoholism that involves the administration of a drug that will induce nausea after a person consumes alcohol?

aversion, implosive, flooding, instrumental, rational-emotive 

aversion

500

What is the difference between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence?

CI: Acquired knowledge, Reasoning and verbal skills, Learned in school, Cold hard (like crystals) facts, Relatively stable

FI: processing speed, spatial abilities, rote memory, things that don't come naturally, decreases with age

500

What do endorphins do?

natural pain relievers 

500

Who believed there was one single intelligence, or a g factor?

Spearman

500

I get a reward every 5 hours I work-- what reward schedule is this?

fixed interval

500

What did Carl Rogers believe about therapy?

unconditional positive regard, empathy, humanistic approach
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