Psych test study guide – Flashcards

According to one theory of psychology, many people have mental illnesses because their maladaptive behaviors have proven rewarding for them in the past and thus have been continued. This belief is consistent with which of the following models?

Malia is 10 years of age, and her grandmother, Anna Rosa, is 60 years old. Which statement is likely to be true concerning their sleep patterns?

People listening to rock music played backward often perceive an evil message if specifically told what to listen for. That phenomenon best illustrates

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in which of the following problems?

Which of the following best describes the graph above?

A test that is valid must

Jack believes that aliens are using electrical fields to steal thoughts from his head. It is most likely that Jack will be diagnosed with which of the following types of disorders?

Emiko's cat often meows for food. Emiko decides to eliminate the behavior by feeding the cat only when it does not meow. Over the next few weeks, she sometimes ignores the cat when it meows. Other times, she feeds the cat when it meows. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction to make about the cat's meowing for food?

Lee is about to skydive for the first time. He interprets his racing heart to be the result of his eager anticipation and excitement. This best represents which theory of emotion?

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of the mere-exposure effect?

Georgi believes she is capable of playing extremely well in the volleyball game scheduled for tonight. Albert Bandura would most likely say that Georgi's expectations for this task reveal that she is exhibiting high

Treating a patient for Parkinson's disease includes administering a chemical that will lead to increases in the patient's

Projective tests, such as the Rorschach inkblot test, have been justifiably criticized as tools for assessing personality because

To determine whether a cause-effect relationship exists between two variables, a researcher must use

A basic assumption underlying the definition of groupthink is that

Which of the following concepts refers to the structure and organization of a sentence?

The overjustification effect has led some psychologists to question the value of

Which of the following behaviors is most clearly associated with Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage?

Matthew's parents are physicists, and so are the parents of several of his best friends. Therefore, Matthew believes that many people are employed as physicists. Matthew's reasoning is based on

Harry Harlow found that when infant monkeys were startled or frightened, they preferred a cloth surrogate mother over a wire mother who had food. The baby monkeys' response indicated that

Introspection, a research tool used by early psychologists, is a technique which involves

Research has shown that the optimal arousal level of an individual performing a given task is

The right occipital lobe receives visual information from the

Which of the following types of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions?

A clinical psychologist believes that Caroline's problems stem from the lack of consistency between her self-concept and reality. According to the psychologist, this discrepancy makes Caroline feel anxious and threatened. Caroline's psychologist most likely adheres to which of the following orientations?