GRE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
"Give me a group of infants, and if I could control the world in
which they are raised, I could predict which will become doctors
and which will become sculptors." This statement is most likely
based on
a. the utilization of the methods of classical conditioning
b. the Freudian explanation of human behavior
c. the early behaviorist conception of the nature of human
development
d. a functionalistic emphasis on the adaptive nature of behavior
e. a firm opposition to determinism - correct answer-
A 2-year-old who wants her bottle simply says "bottle". this is an
example of
a. schema
b. holophrase
c. neologism
, d. oversimplification
e. heuristic - correct answer-
a child's parents allow her to play video games only after she has
completed all of her homework for the night. This reward
system is consistent with
a. the premack principle
b. the Garcia effect
c. observational learning
d. systematic desensitization
e. a token economy - correct answer-
a patient confides in his therapist that he is afraid to leave his
house and spend time in populated areas for fear of having a
panic attack and not being able to escape. Which of the
following is the most appropriate diagnosis for this patient?
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. agoraphobia
c. panic disorder
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
"Give me a group of infants, and if I could control the world in
which they are raised, I could predict which will become doctors
and which will become sculptors." This statement is most likely
based on
a. the utilization of the methods of classical conditioning
b. the Freudian explanation of human behavior
c. the early behaviorist conception of the nature of human
development
d. a functionalistic emphasis on the adaptive nature of behavior
e. a firm opposition to determinism - correct answer-
A 2-year-old who wants her bottle simply says "bottle". this is an
example of
a. schema
b. holophrase
c. neologism
, d. oversimplification
e. heuristic - correct answer-
a child's parents allow her to play video games only after she has
completed all of her homework for the night. This reward
system is consistent with
a. the premack principle
b. the Garcia effect
c. observational learning
d. systematic desensitization
e. a token economy - correct answer-
a patient confides in his therapist that he is afraid to leave his
house and spend time in populated areas for fear of having a
panic attack and not being able to escape. Which of the
following is the most appropriate diagnosis for this patient?
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. agoraphobia
c. panic disorder
