Psychology 2A university of Edinburgh exam questions with answers

Psychology 2A university of Edinburgh exam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Intelligence theories (3) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Thurstone's primary mental abilities |\ |\ |\




Sternberg's Triarchic theory |\ |\




Gardner's multiple intelligences (9)
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Triarchic intelligence theory - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sternberg: analytical, creative, practical |\ |\ |\




Multiple intelligences theory - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Gardner, 9 different ones |\ |\ |\




Personality scales (4) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Costa &
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McCrae Big Five Ocean
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Cattell 16 personality factor system
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Eysenck 2 levels extraversion and neuroticism
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HEXACO A and Honesty-humility
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Big Five people - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Costa and
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McCrae

,16 personality factor system person - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cattell
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Types of genetic confounds (gene-environment effects)
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(3) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Passive, active, evocative
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Social dominance orientation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔If
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it's high - some groups are simply inferior
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validity types in psychological tests (4) and people -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cronbach and Meehl |\ |\ |\ |\




Predictive validity |\




Concurrent validity |\




Content validity |\




Construct validity |\




Intelligence model (3 levels) and person - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔Dreary |\




3. Spearman's g
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2. Broad domains of cognitive functioning (group factors)
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1. Test-specific variation
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, Who said ppl are hard wired to become more socially
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dominant, agreeable, conscientious, emotionally stable
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and less open to experience with age? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔McCrae |\




Models for diagnosing patients (4) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Norm violation |\




Personal distress |\




Disability |\




Unexpectedness


5P model of formulation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Presenting problem |\




Predisposing factors |\ |\




Precipitating factors |\




Perpetuating factors |\




Protective/positive factors |\




Fight or flight system activation (3 stages) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Acetylcholine release |\ |\




-> release of adrenaline and norepinephrine
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-> activation of sympathetic nervous system
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