Psychology: Final Exam Questions with
Detailed Answers
Advanced Psychology Exam Preparation
Date: June 11, 2025
A comprehensive test bank of 65 exam-style questions with verified answers for
moderate to very advanced psychology students, covering core and emerging topics for
university exam success.
, Psychology Final Exam Questions with Detailed Answers
Contents 2.22 22. Very Advanced: Publi-
cation Bias in Meta-Analyses 4
1 Overview 2 2.23 23. Moderate: Maslow’s
Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Exam Questions and Answers 2 2.24 24. Advanced: SDT vs.
2.1 1. Moderate: Classical vs. Maslow . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operant Conditioning . . 2 2.25 25. Very Advanced: SDT
2.2 2. Moderate: Cognitive in Collectivist Education . 5
Dissonance . . . . . . . . 2 2.26 26. Moderate: Schizophre-
2.3 3. Advanced: Working nia DSM-5 Criteria . . . . 5
Memory Model . . . . . . 2 2.27 27. Advanced: Dopamine
vs. Glutamate Hypotheses 5
2.4 4. Very Advanced: Cen-
tral Executive Challenges 3 2.28 28. Very Advanced: Glu-
tamate Therapies . . . . . 5
2.5 5. Moderate: Piaget’s Stages 3
2.29 29. Moderate: Basal Gan-
2.6 6. Advanced: Vygotsky vs.
glia in Motor Control . . . 5
Piaget . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.30 30. Advanced: Basal Gan-
2.7 7. Very Advanced: ZPD in
glia in Habits . . . . . . . 5
Digital Learning . . . . . 3
2.31 31. Very Advanced: Basal
2.8 8. Moderate: Bystander
Ganglia in Addiction . . . 5
Effect . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.32 32. Moderate: Hawthorne
2.9 9. Advanced: Social Iden- Effect . . . . . . . . . . . 6
tity and Prejudice . . . . . 3
2.33 33. Advanced: Ecological
2.10 10. Very Advanced: SIT Validity . . . . . . . . . . 6
in Schools . . . . . . . . . 3 2.34 34. Very Advanced: Eco-
2.11 11. Moderate: Semantic logical vs. Internal Validity 6
vs. Episodic Memory . . . 3 2.35 35. Moderate: PFC in Ex-
2.12 12. Advanced: Dual- ecutive Functions . . . . . 6
Process Biases . . . . . . . 3 2.36 36. Advanced: PFC-
2.13 13. Very Advanced: Neu- Limbic Emotion Regulation 6
ral Dual-Process Evidence 4 2.37 37. Very Advanced: PFC-
2.14 14. Moderate: GAD Limbic in MDD . . . . . . 6
DSM-5 Criteria . . . . . . 4 2.38 38. Moderate: OCD
2.15 15. Advanced: Exposure DSM-5 Criteria . . . . . . 6
vs. SSRIs for Anxiety . . 4 2.39 39. Advanced: ERP vs.
2.16 16. Very Advanced: Expo- SSRIs for OCD . . . . . . 6
sure Neuroplasticity . . . 4 2.40 40. Very Advanced: ERP
2.17 17. Moderate: Hippocam- Neurobiology in OCD . . 6
pus in Memory . . . . . . 4 2.41 41. Moderate: Cerebellum
2.18 18. Advanced: Amygdala- in Motor Learning . . . . 6
Hippocampus Emotional 2.42 42. Advanced: Cerebel-
Memory . . . . . . . . . . 4 lum in Cognition . . . . . 7
2.19 19. Very Advanced: 2.43 43. Very Advanced: Cere-
PTSD Memory Dysfunction 4 bellum in Autism . . . . . 7
2.20 20. Moderate: Double- 2.44 44. Moderate: Explicit vs.
Blind Procedure . . . . . . 4 Implicit Memory . . . . . 7
2.21 21. Advanced: Publica- 2.45 45. Advanced: Dual-
tion Bias . . . . . . . . . . 4 Process Moral Biases . . . 7
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Detailed Answers
Advanced Psychology Exam Preparation
Date: June 11, 2025
A comprehensive test bank of 65 exam-style questions with verified answers for
moderate to very advanced psychology students, covering core and emerging topics for
university exam success.
, Psychology Final Exam Questions with Detailed Answers
Contents 2.22 22. Very Advanced: Publi-
cation Bias in Meta-Analyses 4
1 Overview 2 2.23 23. Moderate: Maslow’s
Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Exam Questions and Answers 2 2.24 24. Advanced: SDT vs.
2.1 1. Moderate: Classical vs. Maslow . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operant Conditioning . . 2 2.25 25. Very Advanced: SDT
2.2 2. Moderate: Cognitive in Collectivist Education . 5
Dissonance . . . . . . . . 2 2.26 26. Moderate: Schizophre-
2.3 3. Advanced: Working nia DSM-5 Criteria . . . . 5
Memory Model . . . . . . 2 2.27 27. Advanced: Dopamine
vs. Glutamate Hypotheses 5
2.4 4. Very Advanced: Cen-
tral Executive Challenges 3 2.28 28. Very Advanced: Glu-
tamate Therapies . . . . . 5
2.5 5. Moderate: Piaget’s Stages 3
2.29 29. Moderate: Basal Gan-
2.6 6. Advanced: Vygotsky vs.
glia in Motor Control . . . 5
Piaget . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.30 30. Advanced: Basal Gan-
2.7 7. Very Advanced: ZPD in
glia in Habits . . . . . . . 5
Digital Learning . . . . . 3
2.31 31. Very Advanced: Basal
2.8 8. Moderate: Bystander
Ganglia in Addiction . . . 5
Effect . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.32 32. Moderate: Hawthorne
2.9 9. Advanced: Social Iden- Effect . . . . . . . . . . . 6
tity and Prejudice . . . . . 3
2.33 33. Advanced: Ecological
2.10 10. Very Advanced: SIT Validity . . . . . . . . . . 6
in Schools . . . . . . . . . 3 2.34 34. Very Advanced: Eco-
2.11 11. Moderate: Semantic logical vs. Internal Validity 6
vs. Episodic Memory . . . 3 2.35 35. Moderate: PFC in Ex-
2.12 12. Advanced: Dual- ecutive Functions . . . . . 6
Process Biases . . . . . . . 3 2.36 36. Advanced: PFC-
2.13 13. Very Advanced: Neu- Limbic Emotion Regulation 6
ral Dual-Process Evidence 4 2.37 37. Very Advanced: PFC-
2.14 14. Moderate: GAD Limbic in MDD . . . . . . 6
DSM-5 Criteria . . . . . . 4 2.38 38. Moderate: OCD
2.15 15. Advanced: Exposure DSM-5 Criteria . . . . . . 6
vs. SSRIs for Anxiety . . 4 2.39 39. Advanced: ERP vs.
2.16 16. Very Advanced: Expo- SSRIs for OCD . . . . . . 6
sure Neuroplasticity . . . 4 2.40 40. Very Advanced: ERP
2.17 17. Moderate: Hippocam- Neurobiology in OCD . . 6
pus in Memory . . . . . . 4 2.41 41. Moderate: Cerebellum
2.18 18. Advanced: Amygdala- in Motor Learning . . . . 6
Hippocampus Emotional 2.42 42. Advanced: Cerebel-
Memory . . . . . . . . . . 4 lum in Cognition . . . . . 7
2.19 19. Very Advanced: 2.43 43. Very Advanced: Cere-
PTSD Memory Dysfunction 4 bellum in Autism . . . . . 7
2.20 20. Moderate: Double- 2.44 44. Moderate: Explicit vs.
Blind Procedure . . . . . . 4 Implicit Memory . . . . . 7
2.21 21. Advanced: Publica- 2.45 45. Advanced: Dual-
tion Bias . . . . . . . . . . 4 Process Moral Biases . . . 7
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