PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW. MIDTERM EXAM
REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED
A+) (100% GUARANTEE) (2024 UPDATE)
Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem? - ANSWER-
anchoring bias
A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________________. - ANSWER- algorithm
The ability to understand emotions of yourself and others, show empathy, understand social
relationships and cues, and regulate your own emotions: - ANSWER- emotional intelligence
________ consists of acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it. - ANSWER- crystallized
intelligence
__________ consists of the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems. - ANSWER-
fluid intelligence
__________ is the tendency to focus on information that confirms your existing beliefs. -
ANSWER- confirmation bias
According to Freud, _________ content of a dream refers to the actual storyline; while ________
content refers to hidden meaning. - ANSWER- manifest; latent
Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as: - ANSWER- sensory adaptation
Mental shortcuts that suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer are called: -
ANSWER- heuristics
The smallest intensity of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50%
of the time is called an: - ANSWER- absolute threshold
Which of the following perspectives focuses on the role of mental processes in how people process
and remember information, develop language, solve problems, and think? - ANSWER-
cognitive
Which perspective of psychology emphasizes the study of observable behaviors, especially as they
pertain to the process of learning? Theorists ascribing to this perspective include Ivan Pavlov, John
B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner. - ANSWER- behaviorism
_________ are psychoactive drugs that suppress or inhibit central nervous system activity. -
ANSWER- depressants
_________ occurs when a drug user requires more and more of a given drug in order to experience
the same effects of the drug. - ANSWER- drug tolerance
REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED
A+) (100% GUARANTEE) (2024 UPDATE)
Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem? - ANSWER-
anchoring bias
A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________________. - ANSWER- algorithm
The ability to understand emotions of yourself and others, show empathy, understand social
relationships and cues, and regulate your own emotions: - ANSWER- emotional intelligence
________ consists of acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it. - ANSWER- crystallized
intelligence
__________ consists of the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems. - ANSWER-
fluid intelligence
__________ is the tendency to focus on information that confirms your existing beliefs. -
ANSWER- confirmation bias
According to Freud, _________ content of a dream refers to the actual storyline; while ________
content refers to hidden meaning. - ANSWER- manifest; latent
Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as: - ANSWER- sensory adaptation
Mental shortcuts that suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer are called: -
ANSWER- heuristics
The smallest intensity of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50%
of the time is called an: - ANSWER- absolute threshold
Which of the following perspectives focuses on the role of mental processes in how people process
and remember information, develop language, solve problems, and think? - ANSWER-
cognitive
Which perspective of psychology emphasizes the study of observable behaviors, especially as they
pertain to the process of learning? Theorists ascribing to this perspective include Ivan Pavlov, John
B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner. - ANSWER- behaviorism
_________ are psychoactive drugs that suppress or inhibit central nervous system activity. -
ANSWER- depressants
_________ occurs when a drug user requires more and more of a given drug in order to experience
the same effects of the drug. - ANSWER- drug tolerance
