Practice Exam 1

Question 1

Estrus

Answer 1

Female is sexually receptive

Question 2

Motion Parallax

Answer 2

Depth perception cue- during movement, when objects that are closer appear to move

Question 3

Token Economies

Answer 3

Operant: give tokens for appropriate behavior

Question 4

Contingency management

Answer 4

Stimulus control and positive reinforcement

Question 5

MMPI vs CPI

Answer 5

MMPI based on a clinical population

CPI based on a normal population

Question 6

Two-point threshold vs. JND

Answer 6

Amount of distance between two pins necessary for it to be a distinct sensation
Amount of change necessary to predict a difference in the stimuli

Question 7

Least accepted of Freud’s theories

Answer 7

Death wish (thanatos)

Question 8

Barnum Effect

Answer 8

Agree with personality interpretations that are given

Question 9

Cerebellum

Answer 9

Smooth movements and balance

Question 10

Base-rate fallacy

Answer 10

Ignore the former and focus on the latter. Not considering prior experience.

Question 11

Gestalt Psych

Answer 11

Perception and perception of wholes

Question 12

Ablation

Answer 12

Extirpation

Question 13

Consummatory stimulus

Answer 13

Satisfaction of a drive

Question 14

Goodenough Draw-A-Person Test

Answer 14

Cross-cultural test of child ability to draw a person

Question 15

Script

Answer 15

Behavioral protocol expected in certain situations

Question 16

Algorithm

Answer 16

Math technique for arriving at a solution to a problem

Question 17

Metacognition

Answer 17

Thinking about thinking

Question 18

Preservation

Answer 18

Tendency to stay focused on certain thoughts for prolonged periods of time (schizophrenia)

Question 19

Autokinetic effect

Answer 19

Stationary light seems to move in a dark room.

Sherif conformity studies

Question 20

Most resistant to extinction

Answer 20

Variable ratio (VR)

Question 21

Faster to process words or faces?

Answer 21

Faces

Question 22

4 Units of Language

Answer 22

Phonology, Semantics, Syntax, Pragmatics

Question 23

Tachistoscopic display

Answer 23

Play the tone 1 second after the letter vanishes, since it’s still in sensory memory

Question 24

Clustering vs Chunking

Answer 24

Organize items into conceptually-related categories (clustering)

Question 25

Eidetic memory

Answer 25

Photographic memory

Question 26

Frequency theory vs place theory

Answer 26

Frequency- frequency at which basilar membrane vibrates as a whole determines pitch
Place- location on basilar membrane determines perceived pitch

Question 27

Feature detectors

Answer 27

Present in visual and auditory modalities

Question 28

Afferent vs Efferent

Answer 28

Afferent: sensory systems
Efferent: motor skills

Question 29

Hyperphagia

Answer 29

Overeating

Question 30

Cutaneous

Answer 30

Skin

Question 31

Master gland

Answer 31

Pituitary

Question 32

Abreaction

Answer 32

Uncovering and discharge of repressed emotion

Question 33

Limbic system is closely associated with…

Answer 33

Smell (olfaction)

Question 34

Phi phenomenon

Answer 34

Optical illusion of perceiving a series of still images, when viewed in rapid succession, as continuous motion.

Question 35

Drive reduction

Answer 35

Psychoanalytic theory

Question 36

Balance vs. Imbalance

Answer 36

Balance: 2 - and 1 + or all +
Imbalance: 2 + and 1 - or all -

Question 37

Equity Theory

Answer 37

Expect to be rewarded for good behavior and punished for bad behavior

Question 38

Equity Theory

Answer 38

Expect to be rewarded for good behavior and punished for bad behavior

Question 39

Reaction formation

Answer 39

Psychoanalysis- defense mechanism where patient responds with opposite reaction from what he feels