PSY 121 Exam 3 Practice Exam 40 Questions
and Answers
unconditional positive regard -
✅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, accomodation -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅Bill likes country music, so he thinks that most people like country music. Bill's behavior is an
example of the ________ __________ effect.
fetal -
✅During the _____ stage of prenatal development (the final stage starting about 2 months after
conception), the body structures and organs complete their growth.
openness -
✅What trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?
lithium -
✅What is the MOST often used to treat bipolar disorder?
proximal development -
✅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 -
✅__________ disorder has the highest concordance rate for identical twins.
ego, three, consciousness -
✅According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the personality, is located in all _________ levels
of consciousness.
physiological, self-actualization -
✅In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the bottom of the hierarchy, and _____-
____________ needs are at the top.
and Answers
unconditional positive regard -
✅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, accomodation -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅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 -
✅Bill likes country music, so he thinks that most people like country music. Bill's behavior is an
example of the ________ __________ effect.
fetal -
✅During the _____ stage of prenatal development (the final stage starting about 2 months after
conception), the body structures and organs complete their growth.
openness -
✅What trait dimension is one of the "Big Five" personality dimensional labels?
lithium -
✅What is the MOST often used to treat bipolar disorder?
proximal development -
✅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 -
✅__________ disorder has the highest concordance rate for identical twins.
ego, three, consciousness -
✅According to Freud, the _____, the executive of the personality, is located in all _________ levels
of consciousness.
physiological, self-actualization -
✅In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _____ needs are at the bottom of the hierarchy, and _____-
____________ needs are at the top.
