PSYCH 110 POST-TEST EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Over time, genetic variations become more common if they are adaptive in a particular
environment. - ANS Which is the best statement of the principle of natural selection?
Acquisition - ANS ______ is the initial learning stage in classical conditioning that pairs a
neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.
social psychology - ANS The scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions
are affected by others is called________.
behavior and mental processes - ANS Psychology is the study of:
the fundamental attribution error - ANS We misjudge the causes of another person's
behavior because we overestimate internal, personal factors and underestimate external,
situational influences. This is called____________.
Tardive-dyskinesia - ANS This is an incurable disorder of motor control that involves muscles
of the face and head and results from long-term use of anti-psychotic medication:
chunking - ANS Grouping or combining information into larger meaningful units as a way of
improving the efficiency of one's short-term memory is called _____________.
making social comparisons - ANS There are some problems that cannot be solved, but we
can change the way we think about the problem. What coping method is being used when a
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, person says, "I'm devastated that our home was flooded but at least it is still standing. Some of
the houses closer to the river are completely gone."
Studies have shown that the most effective treatment is a combination of medication and
behavioral therapy - ANS When treating someone with ADHD:
the various factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans and other organisms -
ANS Motivation is BEST defined as _________.
Psychiatrist - ANS This professional specialized in medicine, deals with severe mental
problems, and prescribes medication:
more REM sleep than normal - ANS When people are deprived of REM sleep, they show
which of the following behaviors when they can rest without disturbance?
eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life - ANS Erik Erikson wrote
that:
physical or psychological responses to the fulfillment or frustration of our goals -
ANS Emotion is BEST defined as __________.
frequent irritability - ANS The Type A behavior that is dangerous to health is:
Aversion therapy - ANS This therapeutic technique involves presenting the individual with an
attractive stimulus paired with an unpleasant or aversive stimulus to condition a repulsive
reaction:
Myers-Briggs personality test - ANS Many Jungian archetypes are indirectly measured by the
_____, a test that is used by many organizations to match job applicants with appropriate kinds
of jobs.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Over time, genetic variations become more common if they are adaptive in a particular
environment. - ANS Which is the best statement of the principle of natural selection?
Acquisition - ANS ______ is the initial learning stage in classical conditioning that pairs a
neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.
social psychology - ANS The scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions
are affected by others is called________.
behavior and mental processes - ANS Psychology is the study of:
the fundamental attribution error - ANS We misjudge the causes of another person's
behavior because we overestimate internal, personal factors and underestimate external,
situational influences. This is called____________.
Tardive-dyskinesia - ANS This is an incurable disorder of motor control that involves muscles
of the face and head and results from long-term use of anti-psychotic medication:
chunking - ANS Grouping or combining information into larger meaningful units as a way of
improving the efficiency of one's short-term memory is called _____________.
making social comparisons - ANS There are some problems that cannot be solved, but we
can change the way we think about the problem. What coping method is being used when a
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, person says, "I'm devastated that our home was flooded but at least it is still standing. Some of
the houses closer to the river are completely gone."
Studies have shown that the most effective treatment is a combination of medication and
behavioral therapy - ANS When treating someone with ADHD:
the various factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans and other organisms -
ANS Motivation is BEST defined as _________.
Psychiatrist - ANS This professional specialized in medicine, deals with severe mental
problems, and prescribes medication:
more REM sleep than normal - ANS When people are deprived of REM sleep, they show
which of the following behaviors when they can rest without disturbance?
eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life - ANS Erik Erikson wrote
that:
physical or psychological responses to the fulfillment or frustration of our goals -
ANS Emotion is BEST defined as __________.
frequent irritability - ANS The Type A behavior that is dangerous to health is:
Aversion therapy - ANS This therapeutic technique involves presenting the individual with an
attractive stimulus paired with an unpleasant or aversive stimulus to condition a repulsive
reaction:
Myers-Briggs personality test - ANS Many Jungian archetypes are indirectly measured by the
_____, a test that is used by many organizations to match job applicants with appropriate kinds
of jobs.
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