Practice GRE Psychology Subject Test

The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond to the presence of a particular neurotransmitter that is released from a neighboring presynaptic neuron is dependent on which of the following conditions? - ANS The presence of receptors on the postsynaptic neuron that have an affinity for that particular neurotransitter Critics have argued that projective tests are too - ANS Subjective Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of - ANS Chunking When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on which of the following? - ANS Emotions Consider the sentence "The dishwasher is running." Which of the following is true? - ANS It can have more than one deep structure. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), children with separation anxiety disorder often experience which of the following symptoms in addition to excessive fear or anxiety over separation from attachment figures? - ANS Persistent desire to develop relationships with adults other than those who serve as major attachment figures Patients with bilateral damage to the hippocampal formation are tested on motor learning tasks such as the Tower of Hanoi. Studies show that the patients improve their performance with repeated exposures. When asked whether they have ever seen the task, even after numerous test sessions with it, they typically report not having seen it before. Such results have led to which of the following conclusions? - ANS Although procedural memory may not rely on normal hippocampal functioning, declarative memory does. Which of the following is chemically similar to opiates, has the ability to reduce pain, and is blocked by the action of naloxone? - ANS Endorphin When stress is prolonged, the most likely result is - ANS Generalized weakening of the immune system The bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and tremors that characterize Parkinson's disease are a result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the - ANS Substantia nigra Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months of age? - ANS The infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that take up space and move on continuous paths A 40-item vocabulary test was administered to a group of students. A second, similar test of vocabulary terms was administered to this same group of students approximately one week later. The researcher reported that the correlation between these two tests was r=.90. What type of reliability is represented in this example? - ANS Inter-rater A researcher was interested in whether or not jazz vocals and opera influence men's and women's emotional states. She hypothesized that these types of music influence men and women differently. In a study investigating this hypothesis, 40 men and 40 women heard a jazz piece, and 40 men and 40 women heard an operatic piece. The jazz piece was sung by a man, and the operatic piece was sung by a woman. Afterward, participants rated themselves on an inventory measuring emotional state. Higher scores on the inventory indicate positive mood. *Jazz* Men - 6 Women - 3 *Opera* Men - 3 Women - 6 Which of the following describes the pattern of findings displayed in the graph? - ANS Men who heard the jazz piece and women who heard the operatic piece scored higher on the mood inventory than those in the other two groups A researcher was interested in whether or not jazz vocals and opera influence men's and women's emotional states. She hypothesized that these types of music influence men and women differently. In a study investigating this hypothesis, 40 men and 40 women heard a jazz piece, and 40 men and 40 women heard an operatic piece. The jazz piece was sung by a man, and the operatic piece was sung by a woman. Afterward, participants rated themselves on an inventory measuring emotional state. Higher scores on the inventory indicate positive mood. *Jazz* Men - 6 Women - 3 *Opera* Men - 3 Women - 6 The researcher concludes from her study that jazz music positively changes men's moods and operatic music positively changes women's moods. Which of the following invalidates that conclusion? - ANS Men's and women's moods were not measured before exposure to the two types of music A researcher was interested in whether or not jazz vocals and opera influence men's and women's emotional states. She hypothesized that these types of music influence men and women differently. In a study investigating this hypothesis, 40 men and 40 women heard a jazz piece, and 40 men and 40 women heard an operatic piece. The jazz piece was sung by a man, and the operatic piece was sung by a woman. Afterward, participants rated themselves on an inventory measuring emotional state. Higher scores on the inventory indicate positive mood. *Jazz* Men - 6 Women - 3 *Opera* Men - 3 Women - 6 Which of the following is the most serious problem with the methodology of this research? - ANS The singers were not the same gender The preference for a loosly knit social framework in which individuals are responsible only for the care of their children and themselves is known as - ANS Individualism Cognitive Over many trials a puff of air aimed at JoAnne's ere is paired with a loud noise and a subtle smell. Afterward, it is very likely that JoAnne's conditioned eye blink will be under the control of the loud noise and not the subtle smell. This phenomenon is an example of - ANS Overshadowing Clinical The idea that people cope with stress by moving toward people, away from people, or against people is most consistent with the views of - ANS Karen Horney Cognitive Psychology: Language; Speech Perception and Processing Which of the following is the best example of the categorical perception of human speech? - ANS When a sound is presented that is intermediate between the phonemes /b/ and /p/, listeners report that they heard either a distinct /b/ or a distinct /p/. Developmental Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess described three categories of infants: easy, difficult, and slow to warm up. These are categories of - ANS Temperament