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Barrons Psychology 2
Practice Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neural transmission is described as an electrochemical process. what is most directly involved in electivcal aspect | myelin |
| the c in the word cat is best described as a | phoneme |
| when first born, human's dominate sense is | hearing |
| ryan suffers from low level of arousal. he is suffering from | GAD |
| which psychological perspective was most popular at the turn of the 20th century in europe | psychoanalytic |
| pascale is interested in how children process new information to learn. what type of psychologist would he be | cognitive |
| a test that identifies people with at the potential to be a great civil rights lawyer is a | aptitude test |
| like-minded groups taking more extreme positions than the individuals that compromise the group is called | group polarization |
| In people, rods, unlike cones, | have a lower absolute threshold for light |
| lighten enters the eye through the | iris |
| what kind of personality theorist would be most interested in the results of the MMPI | trait |
| a low level of glucose in sam's bloodstream is most likely to make him want to | eat a meal |
| to treat her anorexia, they tried to change her beliefs and discuss her relationships. this approach is called | electric |
| counterconditioning lies at the heart of which therapeutic approach | systematic desensitization |
| which personality theory is criticized for having an unrealistically optimistic view of human nature | humanistic |
| which of the following is least likely to contribute to prejudice | superordinate goals |
| what is a key difference between experimental method and naturalistic observation | researchers can exercise greater control over experiments than in naturalistic observation |
| according to humanistic psychologists, psychological disorders are most likely caused by | unfulfilled needs |
| a fetus with the genotype xxy will most lily | suffer from sterility as an adult |
| what skill will children develop first most likely | clap their hands |
| antonia has a cat. the first time she sees a rabbit, she calls it a cat. her mistake is due to | the process of assimilation |
| what type of thinking is most closely associated with creativity | divergent thinking |
| the somatic nervous system is part of the | peripheral nervous system |
| which part of the brain is the newest in an evolutionary sense | cerebral cortex |
| what disorder responds best to cognitive behavioral therapy | major depressive disorder |
| which structure is found in the inner ear | basilar membrane |
| what type of psychologist would assert that a key motivation for people is the desire to spread their genetic material | evolutionary |
| after suzy decided to go to the prom with dylan, max was unconsciously furious. Max then channeled all his energies into his artwork. which defense mechanism is max using | sublimation |
| what is the shape of the arousal performance graph | a rainbow |
| what proves the most information about how spread out a distribution of scores is | variance |
| because jake was late to the first practice, the coach makes him sit out Jake is never late again. coach used | omission training |
| Gardner and Sternberg complain that schools focus too much on | traditional subjects and methods |
| delusions of grandeur are most characteristics of | paranoid schizophrenia |
| 4 year old kate positions herself at the front of the audience to watch the magician. this is kate's | egocentrisim |
| jamie always fixes the printer by turning it on and off. when the paper jammed and she was unaware, she still kept turning the printer on and off. this is a result of | mental set |
| the brainstem is comprised of the | hindbrain and midbrain |
| the limbic system plays an important role in | regulating emotion |
| this persons work demonstrated that people often misremember events due to misinformation and leading questionss | elizabeth loftus |
| Erikson's initiative vs. guild stage is most closely related to Freud's | phallic stage |
| daniel is a toddler who lags in speech development, avoids eye contact, and resists routine alterations. what does he have? | autism |
| what percent of the population scores between 70 and 130 on the WISC | 95 |
| what is a fixed ratio schedule | prize for every # of accomplishments |
| the over justification effect | an extrinsic motivator decreases a person's intrinsic motivation |
| in order to prove a psychological theory | it is impossible to prove a theory |
| kelly can't stand craig's family, but she loves his personality. this conflict is a | approach-avoidance |
| belief that attitude and behavior play a central role in what happens to you | internal locus of control |
| ears are located on opposite sides of the heads helps us | identify the origin of a sound |
| for his campaign, edy passes out cookies that say vote for edy. what is he trying to improve | the mere exposer effet |
| salesman advertises a 99% fat free milk and a 1% fat milk. what is she testing | framing |
| a baby is just beginning to sit up. how old is he | 6 months |
| Harlow's monkey experiment illustrated | the importance of physical contact to development |
| at what age is schizophrenia typical | early 20s |
| a boy creates a test and tests a group of people. he returns a year later to give the same test. what is he testing for | reliability |
| which psychologist is known for his pioneering work on modeling and the relationship between violent televiosn and aggression | albert bandura |
| coach perry trains Lana to be a goalie by rolling the ball to her, then gradually rolling it faster and faster and praising her. this is called | second order conditioning |
| what percentage of participants in mil gram's obedience experiment thought they delivered the max amount of shock possible | 60 |
| what part of Phineas Gag's brain was damaged | prefrontal cortex |
| one cause of the deinsiutionalization of many psychiatric patents in the mid-90s was | the creation of new medicine |
| An old lady is old, loosing appetite, has difficulty sleeping, and looses interest in her favorite pastimes. she has | major depressive disorder |
| which theory of emotion are cognitive psychologist most likely to support | two factor theory |
| information from the optic nerve is initially process in what part of the brain | thalamus |
| a lesson from Janis' research on groupthink is that | it is important for people to voice dissent |
| studying for the AP exam, good advice would be to | study from multiple sources |
| en route to the brain, information from the two eyes' retinas crosses at the | optic chiasm |
| waking up with lots of delta waves causes | extreme tiredness |
| histroionic personality disorder is from which axis | II |
| the incidence of schizophrenia in the population is | 1 out of 100 |
| in order for people to reason at the post conventional level, people must | be able to take another person's perspective |
| Rosenhan's study of mental institutions showed that | confirmation bias may influence clinicians views and treatments of mental patients |
| what is the shortest electromagnetic waves humans can see | violet |
| which of the following are found in Jung's collective unconscious | archetypes |
| learned helplessness is most likely to be directly related to | external locus of control |
| to study for a test, conrad studies vigorously. after finals, he has the flue. which theory describes this cain event | Selye's general adaptation syndrome |
| which part of the brain was thought to play the most important role in the Cannon-bard theory of emotion | thalamus |
| p value | difference between how two people scored |
| ex post facto study | retroactive |
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