GRE psych Test (1) questions with verified
answers
The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond to the presence of a particular
neurotransmitter that is released from a neighboring presynaptic neuron is
dependent on which of the following conditions? Ans✓✓-The presence of
receptors on the post synaptic neuron that have an affinity for that particular
neurotransmitter
Critics have argued that projective tests are too Ans✓✓-Subjective
Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of
Ans✓✓-Chunking
When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on
which of the following? Ans✓✓-Emotions
Consider the sentence "the dishwasher is running", which of the following is true?
Ans✓✓-It can have more than one deep structure
According to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fifth
edition - children with separation anxiety disorder often experience which of the
following symptoms in addition to excessive fear or anxiety over separation from
attachment figures Ans✓✓-Excessive concern about the safety and well-being of
attachment figures.
Patients with bilateral damage to the hippocampal formation are tested on motor
learning tasks such as the tower of hanoi. Studies show that the patients improve
their performance with repeated exposures. When asked whether they have ever
,seen the task, even after numerous test sessions with it, they typically report not
having seen it before. Such results have led to which of the following conclusions?
Ans✓✓-Although procedural memory may not rely on normal hippocampal
functioning, declarative memory does
Which of the following is chemically similar to opiates, has the ability to reduce
pain, and is blocked by the action of naloxone? Ans✓✓-endorphins
When stress is prolonged, the most likely result is Ans✓✓-generalized weakening
of the immune system
the bradykinesia, cogwheel ridigity, and tremors that characterize parkinson's
disease are a result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the Ans✓✓-
substantia nigra
Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months
of age Ans✓✓-the infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that
take up space and move on continuous paths
A 40-item vocabulary test was administered to a group of students. A second,
similar test of vocabulary terms was administered to this same group of students
approximately one week later. The researcher reported that the correlation
between these two tests was that r=.90. What type of reliability is represented in
this example? Ans✓✓-Alternate forms
Which of the following describes the pattern of findings displayed in the graph?
(See page 11) Ans✓✓-Men who heard jazz piece and women who heart the
operatic piece scored higher on the mood inventory than those in the two other
groups
,The researcher concludes from her study that the jazz music positively changes
men's moods and operatic music positively changes womens moods. Which of the
following invalidates that conclusion? Ans✓✓-mens and womens moods were
not measured before exposures to the two types of music.
Which of the following is the most serious problem with the methodology of this
research? Ans✓✓-The singers were not the same gender
The preference for a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are
responsible only for the care of their children and themselves is known as?
Ans✓✓-individualism
Over many trials a puff of air aimed at JoAnne's eye is paired with a loud noise
and a subtle smell. Afterward, it is very likely that JoAnne's conditioned eye blink
will be under the control of the loud noise and not the subtle smell. This
phenomenon is an example of Ans✓✓-Overshadowing
The idea that people cope with stress by moving toward people, away from
people, or against people is most consistent with the views of Ans✓✓-Karen
Horney
Which of the following is the best example of the categorical perception of human
speech? Ans✓✓-When a sound is presented that is intermediate between the
phonemes /b/ and /p/, listeners report that they heard either a distinct /b/ or a
distinct /p/
Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess described three categories of infants: easy,
difficult, and slow to warm up. These are categories of: Ans✓✓-Temperament
, Which of the following types of cognitive abilities is LEAST likely to show a decline
in late life? Ans✓✓-Semantic memory
Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid stimulation of a specific synapse is
likely to produce a cumulative effect in the post synaptic cell because of: Ans✓✓-
temporal summation
Which of the following is an atypical development pattern characterized by
stereotyped motor responses and poor communication skills Ans✓✓-autism
spectrum disorder
The sharing of information about oneself is referred to as Ans✓✓-self-disclosure
Research on children's social behaviors shows that relative to young adolescent
boys, young adolescent girls exhibit more of which type of aggression? Ans✓✓-
Relational
"I runned to the car" is an example of Ans✓✓-overregularization
The visual pathway that tells us what we are looking at is called the Ans✓✓-
Ventral steam
Which theorist revised sigmund freud's stages of development, replacing freud's
psychosexual stages with psychosocial stages? Ans✓✓-Erik Erikson
answers
The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond to the presence of a particular
neurotransmitter that is released from a neighboring presynaptic neuron is
dependent on which of the following conditions? Ans✓✓-The presence of
receptors on the post synaptic neuron that have an affinity for that particular
neurotransmitter
Critics have argued that projective tests are too Ans✓✓-Subjective
Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of
Ans✓✓-Chunking
When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on
which of the following? Ans✓✓-Emotions
Consider the sentence "the dishwasher is running", which of the following is true?
Ans✓✓-It can have more than one deep structure
According to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fifth
edition - children with separation anxiety disorder often experience which of the
following symptoms in addition to excessive fear or anxiety over separation from
attachment figures Ans✓✓-Excessive concern about the safety and well-being of
attachment figures.
Patients with bilateral damage to the hippocampal formation are tested on motor
learning tasks such as the tower of hanoi. Studies show that the patients improve
their performance with repeated exposures. When asked whether they have ever
,seen the task, even after numerous test sessions with it, they typically report not
having seen it before. Such results have led to which of the following conclusions?
Ans✓✓-Although procedural memory may not rely on normal hippocampal
functioning, declarative memory does
Which of the following is chemically similar to opiates, has the ability to reduce
pain, and is blocked by the action of naloxone? Ans✓✓-endorphins
When stress is prolonged, the most likely result is Ans✓✓-generalized weakening
of the immune system
the bradykinesia, cogwheel ridigity, and tremors that characterize parkinson's
disease are a result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the Ans✓✓-
substantia nigra
Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months
of age Ans✓✓-the infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that
take up space and move on continuous paths
A 40-item vocabulary test was administered to a group of students. A second,
similar test of vocabulary terms was administered to this same group of students
approximately one week later. The researcher reported that the correlation
between these two tests was that r=.90. What type of reliability is represented in
this example? Ans✓✓-Alternate forms
Which of the following describes the pattern of findings displayed in the graph?
(See page 11) Ans✓✓-Men who heard jazz piece and women who heart the
operatic piece scored higher on the mood inventory than those in the two other
groups
,The researcher concludes from her study that the jazz music positively changes
men's moods and operatic music positively changes womens moods. Which of the
following invalidates that conclusion? Ans✓✓-mens and womens moods were
not measured before exposures to the two types of music.
Which of the following is the most serious problem with the methodology of this
research? Ans✓✓-The singers were not the same gender
The preference for a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are
responsible only for the care of their children and themselves is known as?
Ans✓✓-individualism
Over many trials a puff of air aimed at JoAnne's eye is paired with a loud noise
and a subtle smell. Afterward, it is very likely that JoAnne's conditioned eye blink
will be under the control of the loud noise and not the subtle smell. This
phenomenon is an example of Ans✓✓-Overshadowing
The idea that people cope with stress by moving toward people, away from
people, or against people is most consistent with the views of Ans✓✓-Karen
Horney
Which of the following is the best example of the categorical perception of human
speech? Ans✓✓-When a sound is presented that is intermediate between the
phonemes /b/ and /p/, listeners report that they heard either a distinct /b/ or a
distinct /p/
Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess described three categories of infants: easy,
difficult, and slow to warm up. These are categories of: Ans✓✓-Temperament
, Which of the following types of cognitive abilities is LEAST likely to show a decline
in late life? Ans✓✓-Semantic memory
Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid stimulation of a specific synapse is
likely to produce a cumulative effect in the post synaptic cell because of: Ans✓✓-
temporal summation
Which of the following is an atypical development pattern characterized by
stereotyped motor responses and poor communication skills Ans✓✓-autism
spectrum disorder
The sharing of information about oneself is referred to as Ans✓✓-self-disclosure
Research on children's social behaviors shows that relative to young adolescent
boys, young adolescent girls exhibit more of which type of aggression? Ans✓✓-
Relational
"I runned to the car" is an example of Ans✓✓-overregularization
The visual pathway that tells us what we are looking at is called the Ans✓✓-
Ventral steam
Which theorist revised sigmund freud's stages of development, replacing freud's
psychosexual stages with psychosocial stages? Ans✓✓-Erik Erikson
