PSY 121 Exam 3 Practice Exam
questions with correct answers
unconditional positive regard - ANS ✔In Rogers's self-theory, which contributes greatly to one's
self-actualization?
A) an external locus of control
B) an internal locus of control
C) conditional positive regard
D) unconditional positive regard
assimilation, accommodation - ANS ✔According to Piaget, _________ is the interpretation of
new experiences in terms of present schemas, and __________ is the modification of present
schemas to fit with new experiences.
self-fulfilling - ANS ✔When our expectations of a person elicit behavior from that person which
confirms our expectations, this is a case of ______-____________ prophecy.
A) self-serving bias
B) actor-observer bias
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) deindividuation
informational, normative - ANS ✔The conformity demonstrated in Sherif's study using
autokinetic effect stems from _________ social influence, and the conformity demonstrated in
Asch's study of line-length
judgment stems from ________ social influence.
, authoriative - ANS ✔Which parenting style is MOST positively related to academic success,
happiness, independence, and self-confidence?
A) authoritarian
B) authoritative
C) permissive
D) indifferent
false consensus - ANS ✔Bill likes country music, so he thinks that most people like country
music. Bill's behavior is an example of the ________ __________ effect.
fetal - ANS ✔During the _____ stage of prenatal development (the final stage starting about 2
months after conception), the body structures and organs complete their growth.
openness - ANS ✔What trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?
lithium - ANS ✔What is the MOST often used to treat bipolar disorder?
proximal development - ANS ✔Vygotsky's term for the difference between what a child can
actually do and what the child can do with the help of others is the zone of ____________
______________.
bipolar - ANS ✔__________ disorder has the highest concordance rate for identical twins.
ego, three, consciousness - ANS ✔According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the
personality, is located in all _________ levels of consciousness.
physiological, self-actualization - ANS ✔In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the
bottom of the hierarchy, and _____-____________ needs are at the top.
questions with correct answers
unconditional positive regard - ANS ✔In Rogers's self-theory, which contributes greatly to one's
self-actualization?
A) an external locus of control
B) an internal locus of control
C) conditional positive regard
D) unconditional positive regard
assimilation, accommodation - ANS ✔According to Piaget, _________ is the interpretation of
new experiences in terms of present schemas, and __________ is the modification of present
schemas to fit with new experiences.
self-fulfilling - ANS ✔When our expectations of a person elicit behavior from that person which
confirms our expectations, this is a case of ______-____________ prophecy.
A) self-serving bias
B) actor-observer bias
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) deindividuation
informational, normative - ANS ✔The conformity demonstrated in Sherif's study using
autokinetic effect stems from _________ social influence, and the conformity demonstrated in
Asch's study of line-length
judgment stems from ________ social influence.
, authoriative - ANS ✔Which parenting style is MOST positively related to academic success,
happiness, independence, and self-confidence?
A) authoritarian
B) authoritative
C) permissive
D) indifferent
false consensus - ANS ✔Bill likes country music, so he thinks that most people like country
music. Bill's behavior is an example of the ________ __________ effect.
fetal - ANS ✔During the _____ stage of prenatal development (the final stage starting about 2
months after conception), the body structures and organs complete their growth.
openness - ANS ✔What trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?
lithium - ANS ✔What is the MOST often used to treat bipolar disorder?
proximal development - ANS ✔Vygotsky's term for the difference between what a child can
actually do and what the child can do with the help of others is the zone of ____________
______________.
bipolar - ANS ✔__________ disorder has the highest concordance rate for identical twins.
ego, three, consciousness - ANS ✔According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the
personality, is located in all _________ levels of consciousness.
physiological, self-actualization - ANS ✔In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the
bottom of the hierarchy, and _____-____________ needs are at the top.
