Psychology Exam test queries and
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What is intelligence? - ANS✅✅The cognitive abilities of an individual to learn from experience, to
reason well, and to cope effectively with the demands of daily living
How did Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence differ from previous theories? - ANS✅✅Gardner
identified intelligence as multi dimensional with at least eight different types of intelligence instead
of being a single dimensional factor
What are the measurement requirements of psychological test? - ANS✅✅Validity and reliability
when we discussed personality we are usually talking about what makes people: -
ANS✅✅Different from one another
According to Sigmund Freud where do peoples desires drives and motivations reside? -
ANS✅✅The unconscious
___Is a cognitive distortion of the fax to make an event or impulse life-threatening. -
ANS✅✅Rationalization
according to Carl Jung, another name for our psychic inheritance: - ANS✅✅Collective unconscious
The behavior is followed by a consequence in the nature of the consequence modifies the organisms
tendency to repeat the behavior in the future, refers to: - ANS✅✅Operant conditioning
according to B.F. Skinner, a behavior that is no longer followed by a reinforcing stimulus will: -
ANS✅✅Become extinct
When a reinforcer is re-introduced to an organisms environment, the behavior that preceded it: -
ANS✅✅Returns in a shorter time than it took to learn it in the first place
Which of the following is known as the third force in personality theory? - ANS✅✅Humanistic
theory
, Instead of focusing on the absence of mental on this as an indication of mental health, Abraham
Maslow and Carl Rogers would focus more on: - ANS✅✅The full realization of an individual self
What is the term for the positive response to stressors that some people thrive on and used to
motivate them? - ANS✅✅eustress
In cognitive theory, ___ ultimately determines personality. - ANS✅✅Thoughts
What technological innovation evolved hand-in-hand with cognitive theory? - ANS✅✅Computers
The information processing model is considered by some to be the most ___ paradigm in
psychology? - ANS✅✅Significant
___ is defined as a persistent change in behavior due to experience. - ANS✅✅learning
What is the first principle of classical conditioning? - ANS✅✅The acquisition procedure
Consider the following scenario: your dog does something you like you give your dog something he
likes. Your dog sits, comes, heels, fetches for emote, does not chase after the cat or kids, you give
him a treat. This will increase the likelihood of the behavior occurring again. What is this an example
of? - ANS✅✅Positive reinforcement
Knowledge about operant conditioning has greatly influenced ___ practices. - ANS✅✅educational
Memory is a controversial subject because of questions of: - ANS✅✅Accuracy
What is encoding? - ANS✅✅The initial reception of registration of information
What is sensory memory? - ANS✅✅The initial, momentary recording of memory in our sensory
systems
Which American psychologist demonstrated the existence of sensory memory in a 1960 experiment?
- ANS✅✅George Sperling
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What is intelligence? - ANS✅✅The cognitive abilities of an individual to learn from experience, to
reason well, and to cope effectively with the demands of daily living
How did Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence differ from previous theories? - ANS✅✅Gardner
identified intelligence as multi dimensional with at least eight different types of intelligence instead
of being a single dimensional factor
What are the measurement requirements of psychological test? - ANS✅✅Validity and reliability
when we discussed personality we are usually talking about what makes people: -
ANS✅✅Different from one another
According to Sigmund Freud where do peoples desires drives and motivations reside? -
ANS✅✅The unconscious
___Is a cognitive distortion of the fax to make an event or impulse life-threatening. -
ANS✅✅Rationalization
according to Carl Jung, another name for our psychic inheritance: - ANS✅✅Collective unconscious
The behavior is followed by a consequence in the nature of the consequence modifies the organisms
tendency to repeat the behavior in the future, refers to: - ANS✅✅Operant conditioning
according to B.F. Skinner, a behavior that is no longer followed by a reinforcing stimulus will: -
ANS✅✅Become extinct
When a reinforcer is re-introduced to an organisms environment, the behavior that preceded it: -
ANS✅✅Returns in a shorter time than it took to learn it in the first place
Which of the following is known as the third force in personality theory? - ANS✅✅Humanistic
theory
, Instead of focusing on the absence of mental on this as an indication of mental health, Abraham
Maslow and Carl Rogers would focus more on: - ANS✅✅The full realization of an individual self
What is the term for the positive response to stressors that some people thrive on and used to
motivate them? - ANS✅✅eustress
In cognitive theory, ___ ultimately determines personality. - ANS✅✅Thoughts
What technological innovation evolved hand-in-hand with cognitive theory? - ANS✅✅Computers
The information processing model is considered by some to be the most ___ paradigm in
psychology? - ANS✅✅Significant
___ is defined as a persistent change in behavior due to experience. - ANS✅✅learning
What is the first principle of classical conditioning? - ANS✅✅The acquisition procedure
Consider the following scenario: your dog does something you like you give your dog something he
likes. Your dog sits, comes, heels, fetches for emote, does not chase after the cat or kids, you give
him a treat. This will increase the likelihood of the behavior occurring again. What is this an example
of? - ANS✅✅Positive reinforcement
Knowledge about operant conditioning has greatly influenced ___ practices. - ANS✅✅educational
Memory is a controversial subject because of questions of: - ANS✅✅Accuracy
What is encoding? - ANS✅✅The initial reception of registration of information
What is sensory memory? - ANS✅✅The initial, momentary recording of memory in our sensory
systems
Which American psychologist demonstrated the existence of sensory memory in a 1960 experiment?
- ANS✅✅George Sperling
