2014 psycho Flashcards
What is the term used to describe innately determined growth? A) Growth B) Development C) Progression D) Maturation
D) Maturation
Abdullah is depressed, he has suffered a significant family loss in the last 6 months which has led him to not being able to get out of bed in the morning, as a doctor, u are focusing whether his serotonin level is adequate to treat him or not. What approach you are using? A) Psychoanalytic B) Behavioral C)Cognitive D) Psychiatric
D) Psychiatric
Which term is used when a conditioned stimulus is presented alone repeatedly without pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus? A) First order conditioning B) Extinction C) Acquisition D) Second order conditioning
B) Extinction
Nora wants to be an elementary teacher like her mother and grandmother. She didn’t explore the major. She just wants to follow her mother and other women in her family. Which identity path is she following?
A) Identity foreclosure
B) Identity diffusion
C) Identity moratorium
A) Identity foreclosure
How does Instrumental conditioning response contrast with the typical response of classical conditioning? A) It is a reflex B) Does not have an effect C) New response D) Considered as a UCR
C) New response
Changing of negative a healthy behavior, shame to what?
A) Concern
B) Regret
C) Sadness
B) Regret
your friend informs you that last night as he was about to fall asleep he heard a very loud buzzing sound accompanied with flashing light that couldn’t be explained by his surroundings. Your friend is most likely experiencing: A) Narcolepsy B) REM sleep C) Hypnopompic hallucinations D) Hypnagogic hallucinations
D) Hypnagogic hallucinations
What does "B" include in the ABC's of the rational emotive behavior therapy? A) Adversities B) Assumptions C) Behaviors D) Aggravation
B) Assumptions
When is the binocular disparity considered the largest?
a) Seen at a near distance
b) Seen from far away
c) Seen at an angle
d) Seen with one eye
a) Seen at a near distance
Placebo effects are caused by which of the following processes? A) Neurophysiological B) Physiological C) Psychological D) Biochemical
C) Psychological
A person had a car accident, the doctor wanted to check if her working memory was impaired or not. Which WAIS intelligence test should be performed?
A) Digit span
B) Picture formation
A) Digit span
Events that are controllable and predictable are less likely to be perceived as stressful.What is the reason behind the above sentence?
A) We will develop immunity so the stress will not occur
B) The ability to prepare for the event physically and mentally will reduce the stress
C) Lack of safety
D) The ability to control and predict the stressful situation will prevent it
B) The ability to prepare for the event physically and mentally will reduce the stress
Why is eating deemed to be more complex than drinking?
A) Eating involves different homeostatic concepts than drinking
B) We need to eat a number of different things
C) Eating is more important to survival
B) We need to eat a number of different things
A child is given 2 balls made of clay which are similar in size. Then, they changed one of the balls into flattened shape. According to Piaget’s theory what did they try to measure? A) Conservation B) Irreversibility C) Centration D) Static reasoning
A) Conservation
What is a restriction or inability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being defined as?
A) Handicap
B) Disability
C) Impairment
B) Disability
The motivational effect of external events is emphasized in which theory of motivation? A) Drive B) Incentive C) Physiological D) Psychological
B) Incentive
In an experiment done by Harlow, an infant monkey was placed with two artificial mothers one placed with cloth and no nutrition while the other one was placed with nutrition and wires? Which of the following is true?
A) The monkey preferred the mother with the food
B) The monkey spent more time with the cloth mother regardless which gave food
B) The monkey spent more time with the cloth mother regardless which gave food
Taste aversion is an example of which of the following?
A) Classical conditioning
B) Instrumental conditioning
C) Plausible
A) Classical conditioning
According to the old Kuwaiti saying “those who do not listen advice will be lost” is classified as? A) Classical conditioning B) Instrumental conditioning C) Spurious association D) Plausible conditioning
B) Instrumental conditioning
A kid was bitten by a dog so when he sees a dog similar to the one that bit him he gets scared but when he saw a poodle at his grandmother’s house he didn’t get scared. What characteristic of learning is described?
A) Stimulus generalization
B) Stimulus discrimination
C) Spontaneous recovery
B) Stimulus discrimination
What is the correct order of the three main steps of memory processing?
A) Encoding- storage - retrieval
B) Retrieval - storage - Encoding
C) storage- Encoding- retrieval
A) Encoding- storage - retrieval
What is the best definition for catharsis?
Purging an emotion by experiencing it intensely
The Facial feedback hypothesis indicates that facial expressions play a role in which of the following?
A) Emotional experience
B) Communicational experience/function
A) Emotional experience
Between 14 and 18 months children’s distress peaks over the separation from their parents. Which Two factors are associated with the onset and decline of this fear?
A) Memory and Autonomy
B) Autonomy and synchrony
A) Memory and Autonomy
