If the function g is defined by g(y) = y/|y| , find the value of g(-2)
-1
100
Triangles PQR and XYZ are similar. If PQ = 6, PR = 4, and XY = 9, how long is side XZ?
6
100
Fluent: smooth and eloquent / quarrelsome / superficial / weary, sluggish / able to be deduced
Smooth and eloquent
100
The occurrence of a conditioned response after experimental extinction has been followed by a period of rest is called: relearning / disinhibition / desensitization / stimulus generalization / spontaneous recovery
Spontaneous recovery
100
Jennifer’s cherished beliefs are going to come under attack via a persuasive communication. Which of the following theories would be most relevant in helping Jennifer resist this imminent challenge to her beliefs? adaptation-level theory / self-actualization theory / balance theory / social judgment theory / inoculation theory
Inoculation theory
200
If the ratio of men to women on a committee of 20 members is 3 to 2, how many women are there?
8 women
200
In how many different ways can the letters in the word STUDY be ordered?
Dichotic listening has been used extensively as an experimental technique in the study of: selective attention / transposition / perception of pitch / the Ponzo illusion / auditory hallucinations
Selective attention
200
A clinical psychologist is conducting a diagnostic interview with a client. Her impression that the client is suffering from schizophrenia would be supported by the presence of each of the following symptoms EXCEPT: poor contact with reality / delusions / social withdrawal / panic attacks / loose associations
Panic attacks
300
A stock was valued at $40. If the value increased by 20%, then decreased by 25%, what is its value?
$36
300
The lengths of two sides of an isosceles triangle are 15 and 22. Possible values of the perimeter?
52 and 59
300
Malign: contradict, violate / to make great, empower / ridicule, make fun / speak poorly of, defame
To speak poorly of, defame
300
Breland and Breland trained pigs to carry wooden coins in their mouths to a piggy bank. This sequence was reinforced with food. After some weeks, however, the trained pigs began to root the coins with their noses, treating them like pieces of food. This can be best characterized as an example of: avoidance responding / conditional responding / superstitious behavior / instinctive drift / delayed conditioning
Instinctive drift
300
A juror in a criminal case believes that the defendant’s illegal acts cannot be explained or excused by extenuating circumstances. According to attribution theory, the juror is most probably: making stereotypical judgments / emphasizing dispositional factors / discounting altruistic motivation / overestimating situational causes / relying on compliance to the law
Emphasizing dispositional factors
400
What is the value of f(x) = 3x^2 -7x + 23 when x = -2?
49
400
What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a decagon (10-sided polygon)?
1440 degrees
400
Chicanery: patience / trickery / added amount / noxious odor / supporter of a cause
Intended trickery
400
Lesions in Broca’s area of the frontal cortex are most likely to result in which of the following disorders? expressive aphasia / visual agnosia / apraxia / agraphia / alexia
Expressive aphasia
400
Sigmund Freud began his professional career as a: neurologist / psychiatrist / psychoanalyst / philosopher / ethnographer
Neurologist
500
For a positive two-digit integer, the tens digit is 5 more than the units. The sum of the digits is 11. What is the integer?
83
500
How many 3-digit positive integers are odd and do not contain the digit 5?
288
500
Pharisee: command, order / small pamphlet / self-righteous person / protective shell
Self-righteous person
500
A male European robin in his own territory responds aggressively when an intruding male robin challenges him with a display of red breast feathers. In this situation, the red breast feathers are referred to by ethologists as: conditioned stimuli / aversive stimuli / sign stimuli / negative incentives / contingent reinforcers
Sign stimuli
500
Young children are often unable to separate their own perspective from another person’s point of view and instead confuse the two. According to Jean Piaget’s developmental theory, the confusion results from the young child’s: immature ego development / pervasive egocentrism / tendency to overregularize / limited short-term memory capacity / concrete-operational thinking