Psych Test #2

Which of the following is true about maintenance rehearsal?

It involves mentally repeating a list or saying the information to oneself.

Which of the following is true about anterograde amnesia?

It is the failure to remember the events that occurred after a physical trauma.

Which of the following did Karen Horney's views emphasize?

Unconscious sexual impulses are less important than social relationships in childhood.

Which of the following statements is true about a schema? a. It is a way of ejecting anxiety-evoking ideas from conscious awareness b. It is a way of mentally representing the world that can influence perceptions. c. It is a way of retrieving accurate information from the long-term memory. d. It is a way of displacing information in the short-term memory by adding new information

b. It is a way of mentally representing the world that can influence perceptions.

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, decentration in the concreate operational stage refers to:

children being able to center on two dimensions of a problem at once.

Which of the following is a feature of Erikson's intimacy versus isolation stage?

establishments of close relationships

A child looks at rain and thunder and says that they are caused by adults. In the sensorimotor stage, this is termed as artificialism.

false

Emotions do not involve behavioral tendencies. true or false

false

In retrograde amnesia, there are memory lapses for the period following a trauma such as a blow to the head, an electric shock, or an operation. true or false

false

Jane is working overtime to exceed her sales targets so that she gets a higher income. The higher income, in the scenario, is an intrinsic reward. true or false

false

Joshua wants to do well in academics to get his parents' approval and appreciation. This is an example of a physiological need. true or false

false

The human ability to store information is limited. true or false

false

Which of the following is a biological factor responsible for obesity?

high fat-to-muscle ratio

Motives are:

inferred from behavior

According to Ainsworth, securely attached children:

seek reunion with their mother

Which of the following is a focus of Erikson's theory? a. Social relationships b. Sexual development c. Rewards and punishment d. Self-actualization

social relationships

Which of the following is a characteristic of polygraphs for lie detection?

tense muscles will reduce their accuracy

According to Piaget, children in the formal operational stage of cognitive development have:

the ability to hypothesize

Steve has just completed a personality assessment in which he was shown a series of cards one at a time and asked to make up stories about them. Which of the following tests is he most likely to have taken?

thematic appreciation test (TTC)

Which of the following is a feature of Erikson's trust versus mistrust stage of psychosocial development in children?

they are dependent on primary caregivers

Erik Erikson is credited with developing the psychosexual stages of development. Group of answer choices. true or false

F

The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of an objective test.

F

Which of the following statements is true about retroactive interference?

It is the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously.

Which of the following is a shortcoming of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?

Its clinical method of gathering evidence is suspect

The preconscious mind contains ideas that are out of awareness but can be made conscious by focusing on them.

T

Daniella thinks that she is extremely overweight despite having a normal body weight. She avoids eating food and recently has lost a lot of weight. Even after this, she continues to think that she is overweight. Which eating disorder is Daniella most likely suffers from?

anorexia nervosa

A two-year-old child has a pet dog called Sophie. The child visits her neighbor's house and sees their pet dog. Even though the neighbor's dog is larger and of a different color, the child points to it and calls it a dog. Which of Piaget's cognitive processes is the child demonstrating?

assimilation

Abe and Rose, who have been married for 13 years, are discussing the events that led to their very first date. Rose distinctly remembers giving Abe her telephone number at a party, but Abe is certain that he got her number from her best friend, Linda. Abe and Rose have different _____ of the event

episodic memories

Mental repetition of information to keep it in memory is called elaborative rehearsal. true or false

false

Lewis generally comes across as a quick-tempered individual. His anger is easily triggered by trivial situations. According to Eysenck's dimensions, which of the following is true of Lewis?

he is extroverted and unstable

Which of the following is true of Carl Jung's analytical psychology theory?

it emphasizes the collective unconscious and archtypes

According to Piaget, the sensorimotor stage of child development is dominated by:

learning to coordinate perception of the self and of the environment with motor activity.

Which of the following is true of the evolutionary perspective of motivation?

they are genetically transmitted

Freud believed that children encounter conflict during each stage of psychosexual development. true or false

true

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, achievement, prestige, and status are included in esteem needs. true or false

true

In long-term memory, we tend to organize information according to a hierarchical structure. true or false

true

Jenna has not eaten in eight hours. She experiences hunger. According to the drive-reduction theory, Jenna is experiencing a primary drive. true or false

true

According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, the preoperational stage is characterized by the use of words and symbols to represent objects and relationships among them. true or false

true

Explicit memory is memory for specific information. true or false

true