GRE PSYCH TEST UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of -
CORRECT ANSWER - Chunking
When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotions
The bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and tremors that characterize Parkinson's disease are a
result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the - CORRECT ANSWER - substantia
nigra
Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months of age? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that
take up space and move on a continuous path
Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid stimulation of a specific synapse is likely to
produce a cumulative effect in the postsynaptic cell because of - CORRECT ANSWER -
temporal summation
The sharing of information about oneself is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - self-
disclosure
The visual pathway that tells us what we are looking at is called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - ventral stream
A child has just developed the ability to lie with the intention of deceiving another person. This
new ability is probably based most directly on a change in the child's? - CORRECT
ANSWER - knowledge about mental representations
, Annette is looking for a psychotherapist whose clinical work is rooted in object relations theory.
The best match for Annette would be a therapist who emphasizes - CORRECT ANSWER -
early life relationships
A client sleeps sixteen hours a day, the client most likely suffers from? - CORRECT
ANSWER - hypersomnolence
Kyle mixes his blue paint with Jamie's yellow paint. The resulting green color occurs because -
CORRECT ANSWER - the blue and yellow absorb all other wavelengths except green
Cleotha finds out that her roommate Leontyne is
a better pool player than she is. However, Cleotha reminds herself that she can play poker better
than Leontyne. Cleotha is engaging in which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
self-affirmation
gonadal hormones can act early in life to irreversibly determine a rat's mate selection through
effects referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - organizational
When Latoya was younger, she decided which ice cream cone was bigger by always picking the
taller one. Now that she's eight years old, she makes more-accurate choices by considering the
width and depth of the cone as well as its height. Latoya has learned to - CORRECT
ANSWER - decenter
Micheal reported that he harmed the cashier in response to an instruction from his dead mother.
This phenomenon is called - CORRECT ANSWER - a command hallucination
Which of the following approaches to assessment of intelligence is most consistent with the
theories of both Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Increasing emphasis on measuring specific abilities rather than g
(instead of Charles Spearman's general intelligence= g)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of -
CORRECT ANSWER - Chunking
When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotions
The bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and tremors that characterize Parkinson's disease are a
result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the - CORRECT ANSWER - substantia
nigra
Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months of age? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that
take up space and move on a continuous path
Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid stimulation of a specific synapse is likely to
produce a cumulative effect in the postsynaptic cell because of - CORRECT ANSWER -
temporal summation
The sharing of information about oneself is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - self-
disclosure
The visual pathway that tells us what we are looking at is called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - ventral stream
A child has just developed the ability to lie with the intention of deceiving another person. This
new ability is probably based most directly on a change in the child's? - CORRECT
ANSWER - knowledge about mental representations
, Annette is looking for a psychotherapist whose clinical work is rooted in object relations theory.
The best match for Annette would be a therapist who emphasizes - CORRECT ANSWER -
early life relationships
A client sleeps sixteen hours a day, the client most likely suffers from? - CORRECT
ANSWER - hypersomnolence
Kyle mixes his blue paint with Jamie's yellow paint. The resulting green color occurs because -
CORRECT ANSWER - the blue and yellow absorb all other wavelengths except green
Cleotha finds out that her roommate Leontyne is
a better pool player than she is. However, Cleotha reminds herself that she can play poker better
than Leontyne. Cleotha is engaging in which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
self-affirmation
gonadal hormones can act early in life to irreversibly determine a rat's mate selection through
effects referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER - organizational
When Latoya was younger, she decided which ice cream cone was bigger by always picking the
taller one. Now that she's eight years old, she makes more-accurate choices by considering the
width and depth of the cone as well as its height. Latoya has learned to - CORRECT
ANSWER - decenter
Micheal reported that he harmed the cashier in response to an instruction from his dead mother.
This phenomenon is called - CORRECT ANSWER - a command hallucination
Which of the following approaches to assessment of intelligence is most consistent with the
theories of both Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Increasing emphasis on measuring specific abilities rather than g
(instead of Charles Spearman's general intelligence= g)
