GRE psychology practice questions with verified
answers
Acetycholine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement,
sleep and wakefulness. Too little is associated with Alzheimer's
Analysis of Variance/ANOVA Ans✓✓-inferential statistical procedure used to
compare 2 or more means to see if the difference is not chance (need p<.05 for
statistical significance)
Aphasia Ans✓✓-impairment of ability to communicate either through oral or
written discourse as a result of brain damage. Ex. Wernicke's ________ or Broca's
__________
Optimum Arousal Theory Ans✓✓-Theory stating that we are motivated by our
innate desire to maintain an personally preferred level of arousal.
Broca's Aphasia Ans✓✓-Loss of function associated with damage to a specific
area of the left frontal lobe, demonstrated by impairment in producing
understandable speech.
Egocentric Ans✓✓-young child's inability to understand another person's
perspective - typical of Piaget's preoperational stage
Concrete Operational Stage Ans✓✓-According to Piaget - stage of cognitive
development where child between ages of 7 and 12 begins thinking more globally
and outside of the self but are still deficient in abstract thought.
,Construct Validity Ans✓✓-Validity answers the question of whether or not the
measuring device actually measures the theoretical idea under question.
Convergence Ans✓✓-Binocular cue to distance referring to fact that the closer an
object is, the more inward our eyes need to turn in order to focus
Dopamine Hypothesis Ans✓✓-Theory that schizophrenia is caused by an excess
amount of dopamine in brain. Research has found that medication to reduce
dopamine can reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
Endorphins Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter involved in pain relief, and feelings of
pleasure and contentedness.
Epinephrine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter involved in energy and glucose
metabolism.
External Validity Ans✓✓-The extent to which data collected from a sample can be
generalized to the entire population.
Factor Analysis Ans✓✓-A statistical technique used combine data into similar
groups
Frequency Effect Ans✓✓-The phenomenon in memory which states that we tend
to remember information better if it is repeated.
Formal Operational Stage Ans✓✓-Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive
development where thinking becomes more abstract. 12+ years
, Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis Ans✓✓-Theory arguing that aggression is the
natural reaction to frustration.
g factor Ans✓✓-Basic intelligence of Spearman's theory. Typically compared to s
which represents specific intelligences.
Gender Identity Ans✓✓-Internal sense of being either male or female. Usually
congruent with biological gender, but not always.
Hawthorne Effect Ans✓✓-Phenomenon that subject behavior changes by mere
fact that they are being observed.
Introspection Ans✓✓-The process of examining one's own consciousness used by
Structuralists and Functionalist researchers
Legitimate Power Ans✓✓-Power derived through one's position, such as a police
officer or elected official.
Motive Ans✓✓-Internal states that provide direction for one's behaviors.
Norepinephrine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter associated with eating and alertness.
Too little has been associated with depression in addition to serotonin
Overlearning Ans✓✓-A technique used to improve memory where info is learned
to the point that it can be repeated without mistake more than one time.
Continuted rehearsal after material is leanred - Ebbinghaus
answers
Acetycholine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement,
sleep and wakefulness. Too little is associated with Alzheimer's
Analysis of Variance/ANOVA Ans✓✓-inferential statistical procedure used to
compare 2 or more means to see if the difference is not chance (need p<.05 for
statistical significance)
Aphasia Ans✓✓-impairment of ability to communicate either through oral or
written discourse as a result of brain damage. Ex. Wernicke's ________ or Broca's
__________
Optimum Arousal Theory Ans✓✓-Theory stating that we are motivated by our
innate desire to maintain an personally preferred level of arousal.
Broca's Aphasia Ans✓✓-Loss of function associated with damage to a specific
area of the left frontal lobe, demonstrated by impairment in producing
understandable speech.
Egocentric Ans✓✓-young child's inability to understand another person's
perspective - typical of Piaget's preoperational stage
Concrete Operational Stage Ans✓✓-According to Piaget - stage of cognitive
development where child between ages of 7 and 12 begins thinking more globally
and outside of the self but are still deficient in abstract thought.
,Construct Validity Ans✓✓-Validity answers the question of whether or not the
measuring device actually measures the theoretical idea under question.
Convergence Ans✓✓-Binocular cue to distance referring to fact that the closer an
object is, the more inward our eyes need to turn in order to focus
Dopamine Hypothesis Ans✓✓-Theory that schizophrenia is caused by an excess
amount of dopamine in brain. Research has found that medication to reduce
dopamine can reduce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
Endorphins Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter involved in pain relief, and feelings of
pleasure and contentedness.
Epinephrine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter involved in energy and glucose
metabolism.
External Validity Ans✓✓-The extent to which data collected from a sample can be
generalized to the entire population.
Factor Analysis Ans✓✓-A statistical technique used combine data into similar
groups
Frequency Effect Ans✓✓-The phenomenon in memory which states that we tend
to remember information better if it is repeated.
Formal Operational Stage Ans✓✓-Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive
development where thinking becomes more abstract. 12+ years
, Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis Ans✓✓-Theory arguing that aggression is the
natural reaction to frustration.
g factor Ans✓✓-Basic intelligence of Spearman's theory. Typically compared to s
which represents specific intelligences.
Gender Identity Ans✓✓-Internal sense of being either male or female. Usually
congruent with biological gender, but not always.
Hawthorne Effect Ans✓✓-Phenomenon that subject behavior changes by mere
fact that they are being observed.
Introspection Ans✓✓-The process of examining one's own consciousness used by
Structuralists and Functionalist researchers
Legitimate Power Ans✓✓-Power derived through one's position, such as a police
officer or elected official.
Motive Ans✓✓-Internal states that provide direction for one's behaviors.
Norepinephrine Ans✓✓-neurotransmitter associated with eating and alertness.
Too little has been associated with depression in addition to serotonin
Overlearning Ans✓✓-A technique used to improve memory where info is learned
to the point that it can be repeated without mistake more than one time.
Continuted rehearsal after material is leanred - Ebbinghaus
