GRE PSYCHOLOGY SUBJECT
TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
An athlete's performance may improve or worsen according to the level of arousal. Under extreme
pressure, performance may diminish. This is an example of
a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law
b) Clark Hull's theory of motivation
c) the Garcia effect
d) Zajonc's theory
e) the James-Lange theory - ANS-a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law
A developmental psychologist is interested in conducting a study on children's gender perceptions. The
psychologist recruits children who are either 5 years of age, 8 years of age, or 10 years of age to
complete the study. Which of the following best describes the psychologist's research design?
a) Longitudinal
b) Case Study
c) Cross-sectional
d) Experimental
e) Time-series - ANS-c) Cross-sectional
Piaget's stages of cognitive development (in order) are
, a) preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor
b) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
c) sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
d) preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational, sensorimotor
e) preoperational, conservation, egocentric, scientist - ANS-b) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete
operational, formal operational
The term 'vicarious reinforcement' was coined by
a) John Dewey
b) Albert Bandura
c) William James
d) Carl Rogers
e) Kurt Lewin - ANS-b) Albert Bandura
Which of the following Gestalt laws refers to perceptual organization as being as "good" as possible?
a) Closure
b) Proximity
c) Similarity
d) Good continuation
e) Prägnanz - ANS-e) Prägnanz
At dinner, Karen's brother spills his drink on the table; Karen concludes this happened because he is
clumsy and careless. This is an example of the
a) social facilitation theory
b) social exchange theory
c) halo effect
TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
An athlete's performance may improve or worsen according to the level of arousal. Under extreme
pressure, performance may diminish. This is an example of
a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law
b) Clark Hull's theory of motivation
c) the Garcia effect
d) Zajonc's theory
e) the James-Lange theory - ANS-a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law
A developmental psychologist is interested in conducting a study on children's gender perceptions. The
psychologist recruits children who are either 5 years of age, 8 years of age, or 10 years of age to
complete the study. Which of the following best describes the psychologist's research design?
a) Longitudinal
b) Case Study
c) Cross-sectional
d) Experimental
e) Time-series - ANS-c) Cross-sectional
Piaget's stages of cognitive development (in order) are
, a) preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor
b) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
c) sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
d) preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational, sensorimotor
e) preoperational, conservation, egocentric, scientist - ANS-b) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete
operational, formal operational
The term 'vicarious reinforcement' was coined by
a) John Dewey
b) Albert Bandura
c) William James
d) Carl Rogers
e) Kurt Lewin - ANS-b) Albert Bandura
Which of the following Gestalt laws refers to perceptual organization as being as "good" as possible?
a) Closure
b) Proximity
c) Similarity
d) Good continuation
e) Prägnanz - ANS-e) Prägnanz
At dinner, Karen's brother spills his drink on the table; Karen concludes this happened because he is
clumsy and careless. This is an example of the
a) social facilitation theory
b) social exchange theory
c) halo effect
