• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
In response to a cold temperature,
your body will shiver reflexively. Using Pavlov’s terminology, the cold
temperature would be termed a(n):
• Question 2
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points
The decay theory of forgetting:
• Question 3
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points
“I’ll make you a deal,” Cody’s mother says. “If you clean up your
room, then you can have a glazed donut.” Using operant conditioning terms,
Cody’s mother is using _____ to reward desired behavior.
• Question
4
1 out of 1 points
When 7-year-old Philip was caught pocketing a
candy bar that he had not paid for, he felt ashamed and guilty. Using Freud’s
terminology, the sense of shame and guilt that Philip felt was a product of his:
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Kyle is studying how language
abilities change throughout childhood, and Kelly is studying cognitive changes
in late adulthood. Both Kyle and Kelly are conducting studies in which area of
psychology?
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What happened after
“Little Albert” was classically conditioned to fear a tame white rat?
•
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
After a dog had been conditioned to
salivate at the sight of meat powder, the meat powder was presented to the dog
every three minutes and held just out of the dog’s reach. Over the course of
several trials, the amount of saliva secreted by the dog decreased to zero,
indicating that _____ had occurred.
• Question 8
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points
Negative reinforcement _____ the likelihood of a behavior being
repeated, and punishment _____ the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The phenomenon of spontaneous
recovery provides support for the idea that:
• Question 10
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points
Information is stored in short-term memory for about:
•
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Your textbook describes the classic
conservation task in which a 5-year-old child observes equal amounts of liquid
in two identical short, wide containers. The child watches as liquid is poured
from one short, wide container into a tall, thin container, and is then asked
which container holds more water. How does a typical 5-year-old respond?
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
You can keep information in
short-term memory by engaging in:
• Question 13
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points
The basic premise of repressed memory therapy is that:
•
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Six-year-old Blair liked the first grade
right up until her teacher, Ms. Havemayer, took maternity leave. The substitute
teacher, old Mrs. Snarly, was strict and scolded Blair on several occasions,
making her cry. On one Saturday morning as Blair was helping her father with
grocery shopping, she rounded the corner and came face to face with old Mrs.
Snarly. Blair instantly burst into tears. For Blair, Mrs. Snarly in the grocery
store is an example of a(n):
• Question 15
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points
As a general rule, the greatest vulnerability to _____ occurs
during the _____ period of prenatal development.
• Question 16
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of 1 points
Dr. Livingston maintains that unconscious mental processes
and early childhood experiences are critical in the formation of personality.
Dr. Livingston’s beliefs reflect the _____ perspective of personality.
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Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Marie enters the playroom of the
psychology lab with her 1-year-old son Aaron. Aaron ignores the many attractive
toys in the room and clings to his mother. When Marie leaves the room, Aaron
begins to cry hysterically. When his mother returns and tries to comfort him,
Aaron cries harder, kicks, and resists her efforts to hold him. Aaron would most
likely be classified as:
• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
To
produce a learned response in classical conditioning, what two elements are
repeatedly paired?
• Question 19
1 out of 1 points
According
to Erikson, during the “moratorium” period of adolescent identity achievement,
the adolescent:
• Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Psychologists
formally define learning as:
• Question 21
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points
What is shown in this photo?
• Question 22
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1 points
Christina is making some extra money as a phone solicitor for
her university’s fund-raising drive. She is paid $5 for every twenty calls she
makes, regardless of whether the person donates. Christina is on a _____
schedule of reinforcement.
• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
We
transform information into a form that can be entered and retained by the memory
system. This process is known as:
• Question 24
1 out of 1
points
Jamie found the ISBN number of the book she wanted to order in the
Books in Print Catalog. To remember the eleven-digit number, 19772552901, she
thought of the number as the year her best friend was born (1977) and her aunt’s
phone number (255-2901). Jamie was using the strategy of _____ to help her
remember the ISBN number.
• Question 25
1 out of 1
points
Humanistic psychology is a view of personality that emphasizes:
• Question 26
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Of the different types of
memory, _____ memory has the shortest duration.
• Question 27
1 out
of 1 points
Mike began studying for his exam the night before the test,
reading his textbook chapter for the first time. Ebbinghaus would predict that:
• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
“Okay, that was good! Now this
time, don’t close your eyes. Keep your eye on the ball, so you know when to
close your hands,” Mark said in the process of teaching his 5-year-old to play
catch. In operant conditioning terms, Mark is using _____ to teach his daughter
how to catch a ball.
• Question 29
1 out of 1 points
Although
she had not made one in years, Evelyn carefully folded the paper to make a paper
airplane for her grandson. Evelyn’s ability to perform this task is an example
of which type of long-term memory?
• Question 30
1 out of 1
points
Although he is more than a year old, Jason wakes up frequently
during the night and is hard to soothe back to sleep. In general, he cries
easily, is a fussy eater, and rarely naps at the same time every day. Jason
would most likely be categorized as:
• Question 31
1 out of 1
points
At day care, 3-year-old Sara has learned that she has to wait her
turn to ride on the tricycle rather than push another child off the tricycle.
Using Freud’s terminology, Sara’s ability to postpone gratification in a
socially acceptable way is a reflection of her:
• Question 32
1 out
of 1 points
Although he stayed calm during the conversation, Mark was
angry as he left Professor McArthur’s office because he felt he had been treated
unfairly. A short while later, Mark snapped at a fellow student who asked if she
could borrow his notes. Which ego defense mechanism best accounts for Mark’s
behavior toward the other student?
• Question 33
1 out of 1
points
What type of personality test involves the interpreting of an
ambiguous image and is used to assess unconscious motives and conflicts?
• Question 34
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following would
be considered a conditioned reinforcer?
• Question 35
1 out of 1
points
As you are taking this exam, you are actively retrieving
information that you have learned and stored in your long-term memory. The
information that you are able to consciously recall is an example of which
subsystem of long-term memory?
• Question 36
1 out of 1
points
Caleb had a wonderful time on his first date with Shauna. Because
of this, he asked Shauna to go out on a second date. What best explains Caleb’s
behavior of asking Shauna for another date?
• Question 37
1 out of 1
points
Psychologist Renée Baillargeon found that
three-and-a-half-month-old infants appeared surprised when they watched a carrot
pass behind a screen but fail to appear in a window in the screen. According to
Baillargeon, this suggests that infants understand _____ at a much earlier age
than Piaget suggested.
• Question 38
1 out of 1 points
As Tim
was swinging his toy hammer, the hammer flew out of his hand and landed behind
the couch and out of view. Rather than look for it, Tim acted as though the
hammer no longer existed. Tim’s behavior suggests that he is in the _____ of
cognitive development.
• Question 39
1 out of 1
points
Andrew works for NASA and gets paid once a month, whereas his
friend George works at a fast-food restaurant and gets paid once a week. Despite
the difference in when they are paid, both are paid on a _____ schedule of
reinforcement.
• Question 40
1 out of 1 points
A
personality test reveals that Jacqueline is antagonistic, ruthless, and
suspicious, while Melissa is acquiescent, soft-hearted, and trusting. It appears
that Jacqueline and Melissa have scored at opposite ends of the _____ dimension
of the five-factor model.
