Clinical Psychology
Experimental Design
Biological Bases of Behavior
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
100
Which of the following is the most effective treatment for individuals with schizophrenia?
Antipsychotic Medications
100
While reviewing scores from a chapter test, a teacher discovered that the mean score was higher than the median. Which of the following statements is most likely correct?
The range of the set of scores is the difference between the mean and the median, The standard deviation is equal to the mean, The distribution of scores for the test is normal, The distribution of scores for the test is positively skewed, The distribution of scores is multimodal.
The distribution of scores for the test is positively skewed.
100
The pituitary gland is controlled by the
hypothalamus
100
Infants are repeatedly shown an object dropping onto a platform. Eventually, the infants spend less time looking at the object, and their heart rates and respirations decrease. This is an example of
Habituation
100
The researchers who conducted the Stanford prison simulation believed that the participants designated as guards acted harshly toward those designated as prisoners because the_______?
Guards were all male, guards responded to situational factors, guards had negative personality factors, prisoners had negative personality factors, prisoners were young
Guards responded to situational factors
200
The therapeutic technique that stresses that the patient should determine the course of therapy is known as
Person-Centered Therapy
200
A research group involved with advertising is conducting a study to investigate whether shoppers are more likely to engage in impulse buying at the checkout than at any other place in the store. For the results of the study to be generalizable, the researchers should
Use A Representative Sample
200
The limbic system is most closely associated with
Emotions
200
Konrad Lorenz found that shortly after a gosling is born, it tends to follow the first large moving object it sees. That is an example of
Imprinting
200
Jonathan practiced for a speech competition with other students and the coach. Although his performance during practice was usually average, Jonathan won a gold medal for his performance to a large crowd of attendees at the competition. Which of the following social psychology principles accounts for Jonathan’s exceptional performance?
Conformity, Obedience, Social Facilitation, Social Impairment, Social Loafing
Social Facilitation
300
Which of the following is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
Flat Effect, Difficulty reading others' emotions, Delusions, Difficulty with attention, Increased family interaction
Delusions
300
Which of the following procedures is intended to control for preexisting differences between the groups of participants in an experiment?
Random Assignment
300
Which of the following is not a part of a Neuron?
Somas, Synapses, Dendrites, Axons
Synapses
300
Which of the following terms is used to describe an infant’s individual style of interacting with the world?
Object Permanence, Intuitive Thought, Temperament, Resilience, Symbolic Thought
Temperament
300
Andy and Noel have been happily married for 25 years. They have a warm and trusting affection for each other. Which social psychology concept applies to their relationship?
Companionate Love
400
A therapist uses systematic desensitization to treat a client with a phobia. Which of the following treatment approaches can best explain the fundamental components underlying this technique?
Psychoanalytic, Neurobiological, Cognitive, Humanistic, Behavioral
Behavioral
400
Which of the following have been shown to have a positive correlation?
Perceived lack of control and learned helplessness, Self-esteem and depression, Mothers' smoking and their babies' birth weight, stress and health, age and REM sleep
Perceived lack of control and learned helplessness
400
In the figure above, a patient has been asked to draw a slash through each circle. The pattern of responses suggests that the patient has most likely experienced damage in which of the following areas?
Right Hemisphere
400
Little Andrea has just learned that robins are birds. She now sees a sparrow, points to it, and calls out “Bird!” According to Jean Piaget, Andrea is showing the cognitive process of
Assimilation
400
Which phenomenon was demonstrated when participants in Stanley Milgram’s experiment chose to administer the highest possible level of voltage charge to the learners?
Conformity, Obedience, Deindividualization, Group Cohesion, Lowballing
Obedience
500
Mary rarely expresses her opinions, needs, or desires. Whenever anyone asks for her opinion, she simply defers to the wishes of others. Which personality disorder is most representative of Mary’s behavior?
Dependent Personality Disorder
500
A test has a mean of 80 with a standard deviation of 4. Name a score that is within one standard deviation of the mean.
79,78,77,76,81,82,83,84,80.
500
A person accidentally touches a hand to a hot stove and quickly pulls the hand away, even before sensory information about the hot stove reaches the brain. The person’s reaction is most directly enabled
A Spinal Reflex
500
According to Erik Erikson, individuals in early adulthood often seek a life partner with whom they will share their most closely held secrets and hopes. Erikson called this psychosocial stage of development___________?
Intimacy versus Isolation
500
Katie is trying to explain to her parents why they should allow her to attend State University. She presents them with information on tuition, graduation and retention rates, financial aid, and enrollment. Katie is using
Central Route to Persuasion