GRE Psychology Subject Test Practice Questions with Correct Answers

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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer e) Prägnanz