PSYCH 110 POST-TEST EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In the _____ theory of motivation a lack or a deficiency of something creates a state of tension
which motivates us to reduce the deficiency. - ANS drive-reduction theory
As the four winners of the grade-school spelling bee posed for a picture, each thought about
the days success. which child shows an external locus of control? - ANS jillian believes she
got lucky
this therapeutic technique involves presenting the individual with an attractive stimulus paired
with an unpleasant or aversive stimulus to condition a repulsive reaction: - ANS aversion
therapy
this type of insight therapy assumes that psychological problems arise from erroneous thinking
and sees rational thinking as the key to positive therapeutic change: - ANS cognitive therapy
Tyler has very positive relationships with his peers. He identifies strongly with them, is well
liked, and confides closely in his best friends. Research shows that adolescents like Tyler tend to
have: - ANS close and secure relationships with their parents as well.
Emotion is BEST defined as _____. - ANS feelings that generally have both physiological and
cognitive elements.
A person who is in the _____ , experiences the muscles tense, blood pressure rises, and
digestion shuts down. - ANS alarm phase
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, According to the serial position effect, which part of a list is most difficult to remember and
thus deserve additional practice? - ANS
As Caroline is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat
breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of
Caroline's: - ANS sympathetic nervous system
Motivation is BEST defined as _____. - ANS the set of factors that direct and energize the
behavior of humans and other organisms
the scientific study of how peoples thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others is
called _____ - ANS social psychology
liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person is called - ANS interpersonal
attraction
A dog has been conditioned to salivate to a bell of a certain tone. A bell with a slightly different
tone is sounded and the dog does not salivate. This is an example of: - ANS stimulus
discrimination
which is the best statement of the principle of natural selection? - ANS over time, genetic
variations become more common if they are adaptive in a particular environment
the iceberg analogy is used to represent Freud's personality structure because - ANS it shows
that most important processes occur beneath the level of consciousness
Erik Erikson wrote that: - ANS eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through
life.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In the _____ theory of motivation a lack or a deficiency of something creates a state of tension
which motivates us to reduce the deficiency. - ANS drive-reduction theory
As the four winners of the grade-school spelling bee posed for a picture, each thought about
the days success. which child shows an external locus of control? - ANS jillian believes she
got lucky
this therapeutic technique involves presenting the individual with an attractive stimulus paired
with an unpleasant or aversive stimulus to condition a repulsive reaction: - ANS aversion
therapy
this type of insight therapy assumes that psychological problems arise from erroneous thinking
and sees rational thinking as the key to positive therapeutic change: - ANS cognitive therapy
Tyler has very positive relationships with his peers. He identifies strongly with them, is well
liked, and confides closely in his best friends. Research shows that adolescents like Tyler tend to
have: - ANS close and secure relationships with their parents as well.
Emotion is BEST defined as _____. - ANS feelings that generally have both physiological and
cognitive elements.
A person who is in the _____ , experiences the muscles tense, blood pressure rises, and
digestion shuts down. - ANS alarm phase
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, According to the serial position effect, which part of a list is most difficult to remember and
thus deserve additional practice? - ANS
As Caroline is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat
breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of
Caroline's: - ANS sympathetic nervous system
Motivation is BEST defined as _____. - ANS the set of factors that direct and energize the
behavior of humans and other organisms
the scientific study of how peoples thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others is
called _____ - ANS social psychology
liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person is called - ANS interpersonal
attraction
A dog has been conditioned to salivate to a bell of a certain tone. A bell with a slightly different
tone is sounded and the dog does not salivate. This is an example of: - ANS stimulus
discrimination
which is the best statement of the principle of natural selection? - ANS over time, genetic
variations become more common if they are adaptive in a particular environment
the iceberg analogy is used to represent Freud's personality structure because - ANS it shows
that most important processes occur beneath the level of consciousness
Erik Erikson wrote that: - ANS eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through
life.
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