Psychology GRE Practice Test 1 with correct Answers
The sex of the model - Answer-Which of the following is not an important determinant
when considering the effects of modeling on learning?
a) the role of reinforcement
b) retention of the material modeled
c) the sex of the model
d) the functional value of the model's behavior
e) the nature of the material being modeled
/.Estrus - Answer-The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is
known as
a) courting
b) estrus
c) gestation
d) copulation
e) menstration
/.Conditioned stimulus - Answer-The sound of a sizzling frying pan causes Rudolpho to
salivate uncontrollably. The sound of the sizzling frying pan is a(n)
a) unconditioned stimulus
b) conditioned stimulus
c) unconditioned response
d) conditioned response
e) neutral stimulus
/.Just noticeable difference - Answer-Ernst Weber introduced the notion of
a) physiological zero
b) response bias
c) just noticeable difference
d) motion parallax
e) subliminal processing
/.Selective attention - Answer-Dichotic listening tasks are used to study
a) selective attention
b) spontaneous recovery
c) good continuation
d) echoic memory
e) habituation
/.Systematic desensitization - Answer-Which of the following is based on the principles
of classical conditioning?
a) token economies
b) differential reinforcement
c) systematic desensitization
,d) contingency management
e) unconditional positive regard
/.G. Stanley Hall - Answer-Which of the following is commonly referred to as the father
of developmental psychology?
a) G. Stanley Hall
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Erik Erikson
d) William James
e) John Locke
/.The cognitive-physiological theory of emotion - Answer-A social psychologist find that
subjects who drink coffee before viewing a videotape of a comedian find her to be
funnier than subjects who did not drink coffee. These results best support
a) the James-Lange theory
b) inoculation theory
c) the cognitive-physiological theory of emotion
d) social comparison theory
e) social facilitation
/.The Premack Principle - Answer-A child's parents allow her to play video games only
after she has completed all of her homework for that 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
/.A holophrase - Answer-A 2-year-old who wants her bottle simply says "bottle". This is
an example of
a) a schema
b) a holophrase
c) a neologism
d) an oversimplification
e) a heuristic
/.The sound of the letters involved - Answer-Conrad found that subjects had a fairly high
error rate when asked to recall groups of six letters, even when the letters were always
drawn from a ten-letter pool that remained in view throughout the study. The error rate
was found to be related to
a) the sound of the letters involved
b) the order of the letters involved
c) whether the letters were upper case or lower case
d) whether the letters were all vowels or consonants
e) the number of previous presentations
, /.The CPI is more applicable to "normal" groups - Answer-The main difference between
the MMPI and the California Personality Inventory (CPI) is that
a) the CPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
b) the MMPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
c) the CPI is a projective test
d) the MMPI is a projective test
e) the CPI is based on the DSM-5
/.Congruence - Answer-According to Carl Rodgers, the goal of therapy is to achieve
a) self-actualization
b) internal locus of control
c) congruence
d) self-satisfaction
e) peak experiences
/.Two morphemes and four phonemes - Answer-The word "bugs" consists of
a) one morpheme and three phonemes
b) one morpheme and four phonemes
c) two morphemes and three phonemes
d) two morphemes and four phonemes
e) three morphemes and three phonemes
/.Somatic-based therapy - Answer-Most people who are labeled "mentally ill" are not
really "sick" in the medical sense, but they exhibit behavior which deviates from ethical,
legal, or social norms. This behavior would best be viewed as "problems in living" and
not the result of organic malfunctioning. Applying the label "mentally ill" creates
problems for the person which increases his inability to cope with the stresses in his life.
Treatment, then, should be directed toward better coping mechanisms for everyday life.
Which of the following treatment approaches would be the most dissatisfactory following
this model?
a) somatic-based treatment
b) psychoanalysis
c) client-centered therapy
d) behavior modification
e) cognitive therapy
/.The belief that humans have a death instinct - Answer-Which of the following is the
least accepted of Freud's ideas in current psychoanalytic theory?
a) the concept of reaction formation
b) the theory of infantile sexuality
c) the belief that humans have a death instinct
d) the concept of repression
e) the importance of unconscious conflict expression in dreams
The sex of the model - Answer-Which of the following is not an important determinant
when considering the effects of modeling on learning?
a) the role of reinforcement
b) retention of the material modeled
c) the sex of the model
d) the functional value of the model's behavior
e) the nature of the material being modeled
/.Estrus - Answer-The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is
known as
a) courting
b) estrus
c) gestation
d) copulation
e) menstration
/.Conditioned stimulus - Answer-The sound of a sizzling frying pan causes Rudolpho to
salivate uncontrollably. The sound of the sizzling frying pan is a(n)
a) unconditioned stimulus
b) conditioned stimulus
c) unconditioned response
d) conditioned response
e) neutral stimulus
/.Just noticeable difference - Answer-Ernst Weber introduced the notion of
a) physiological zero
b) response bias
c) just noticeable difference
d) motion parallax
e) subliminal processing
/.Selective attention - Answer-Dichotic listening tasks are used to study
a) selective attention
b) spontaneous recovery
c) good continuation
d) echoic memory
e) habituation
/.Systematic desensitization - Answer-Which of the following is based on the principles
of classical conditioning?
a) token economies
b) differential reinforcement
c) systematic desensitization
,d) contingency management
e) unconditional positive regard
/.G. Stanley Hall - Answer-Which of the following is commonly referred to as the father
of developmental psychology?
a) G. Stanley Hall
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Erik Erikson
d) William James
e) John Locke
/.The cognitive-physiological theory of emotion - Answer-A social psychologist find that
subjects who drink coffee before viewing a videotape of a comedian find her to be
funnier than subjects who did not drink coffee. These results best support
a) the James-Lange theory
b) inoculation theory
c) the cognitive-physiological theory of emotion
d) social comparison theory
e) social facilitation
/.The Premack Principle - Answer-A child's parents allow her to play video games only
after she has completed all of her homework for that 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
/.A holophrase - Answer-A 2-year-old who wants her bottle simply says "bottle". This is
an example of
a) a schema
b) a holophrase
c) a neologism
d) an oversimplification
e) a heuristic
/.The sound of the letters involved - Answer-Conrad found that subjects had a fairly high
error rate when asked to recall groups of six letters, even when the letters were always
drawn from a ten-letter pool that remained in view throughout the study. The error rate
was found to be related to
a) the sound of the letters involved
b) the order of the letters involved
c) whether the letters were upper case or lower case
d) whether the letters were all vowels or consonants
e) the number of previous presentations
, /.The CPI is more applicable to "normal" groups - Answer-The main difference between
the MMPI and the California Personality Inventory (CPI) is that
a) the CPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
b) the MMPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
c) the CPI is a projective test
d) the MMPI is a projective test
e) the CPI is based on the DSM-5
/.Congruence - Answer-According to Carl Rodgers, the goal of therapy is to achieve
a) self-actualization
b) internal locus of control
c) congruence
d) self-satisfaction
e) peak experiences
/.Two morphemes and four phonemes - Answer-The word "bugs" consists of
a) one morpheme and three phonemes
b) one morpheme and four phonemes
c) two morphemes and three phonemes
d) two morphemes and four phonemes
e) three morphemes and three phonemes
/.Somatic-based therapy - Answer-Most people who are labeled "mentally ill" are not
really "sick" in the medical sense, but they exhibit behavior which deviates from ethical,
legal, or social norms. This behavior would best be viewed as "problems in living" and
not the result of organic malfunctioning. Applying the label "mentally ill" creates
problems for the person which increases his inability to cope with the stresses in his life.
Treatment, then, should be directed toward better coping mechanisms for everyday life.
Which of the following treatment approaches would be the most dissatisfactory following
this model?
a) somatic-based treatment
b) psychoanalysis
c) client-centered therapy
d) behavior modification
e) cognitive therapy
/.The belief that humans have a death instinct - Answer-Which of the following is the
least accepted of Freud's ideas in current psychoanalytic theory?
a) the concept of reaction formation
b) the theory of infantile sexuality
c) the belief that humans have a death instinct
d) the concept of repression
e) the importance of unconscious conflict expression in dreams
