NEMCC general psychology final questions with
accurate answers
2 basic principles of social psychology that explain why people won't
help when others are present: Ans✓✓✓bystander effect & diffusion of
responsibility
2 signs of physical dependence Ans✓✓✓Withdrawals and tolerance
3 dissociative disorders Ans✓✓✓dissociative amnesia, dissociative
fugue, dissociative identity disorder
3 parts of the mind (Freud) Ans✓✓✓id, ego, superego
3 ways to reduce cognitive dissonance Ans✓✓✓1) change the belief to
justify the behavior 2) change the behavior to match the belief 3) form a
new belief
4 responses to frustration Ans✓✓✓persistance, aggression, displaced
aggression, and escape/withdrawal
bottom-up processing Ans✓✓✓analyzing small details to build up to a
bigger picture
, Characteristics of antisocial personality disorder: Ans✓✓✓person has
no morals or conscience; acts without regard for the consequences of
their behavior
Characteristics of the id Ans✓✓✓"the kid"; unconscious, pleasure-
seeking, amoral part of personality
cognitive dissonance Ans✓✓✓occurs when behavior doesn't match
attitudes
conditioned response Ans✓✓✓the learned reaction to a conditioned
stimulus
conditioned stimulus Ans✓✓✓what we learn to respond to
conformity Ans✓✓✓changing one's behavior to match others
correlation coefficient # Ans✓✓✓-1.0 to 1.0
Correlation Ans✓✓✓measures the strength of a relationship between 2
things
CT Scan Ans✓✓✓takes an x ray of the brain
accurate answers
2 basic principles of social psychology that explain why people won't
help when others are present: Ans✓✓✓bystander effect & diffusion of
responsibility
2 signs of physical dependence Ans✓✓✓Withdrawals and tolerance
3 dissociative disorders Ans✓✓✓dissociative amnesia, dissociative
fugue, dissociative identity disorder
3 parts of the mind (Freud) Ans✓✓✓id, ego, superego
3 ways to reduce cognitive dissonance Ans✓✓✓1) change the belief to
justify the behavior 2) change the behavior to match the belief 3) form a
new belief
4 responses to frustration Ans✓✓✓persistance, aggression, displaced
aggression, and escape/withdrawal
bottom-up processing Ans✓✓✓analyzing small details to build up to a
bigger picture
, Characteristics of antisocial personality disorder: Ans✓✓✓person has
no morals or conscience; acts without regard for the consequences of
their behavior
Characteristics of the id Ans✓✓✓"the kid"; unconscious, pleasure-
seeking, amoral part of personality
cognitive dissonance Ans✓✓✓occurs when behavior doesn't match
attitudes
conditioned response Ans✓✓✓the learned reaction to a conditioned
stimulus
conditioned stimulus Ans✓✓✓what we learn to respond to
conformity Ans✓✓✓changing one's behavior to match others
correlation coefficient # Ans✓✓✓-1.0 to 1.0
Correlation Ans✓✓✓measures the strength of a relationship between 2
things
CT Scan Ans✓✓✓takes an x ray of the brain
