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PSY 490 Week 4 Quiz
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Complete the Week Four Quiz.
The child begins to initiate, not imitate activities; to develop a conscience; and to experience a sexual identity. The ______stage, as defined by Erik Erikson, involves the crisis of initiative versus guilt.
School-age child
Infant
Preschooler
Toddler
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Which of the following historical events created a strong need for Clinical Psychology and brought it to the forefront as being an important field of study?
The Great Depression
The World War II Draft
The Vietnam War Draft
The Civil War
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Consider the biological theories of aging. Which of the following best represent components of that theory?
Cellular Dial Theory
Hormonal Stress Theory
Attachment Theory
The Nun Theory
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The two psychologists credited with being the main founders of Industrial and Organizational Psychology are
Freud and Jung
Munsterberg and Scott
Sherlin and Billingsly
Hebb and Skinner
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The most commonly used statistic in Psychology is
criteria
mode
range
mean
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Culture-bound syndromes refer to
medical or psychic conditions limited to specific societies or cultural areas
cultural names for common conditions found around the world
medical or psychic conditions that are influenced by cultural factors
medical conditions found in geographic areas of the world
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Validity in testing refers to which of the following?
The test is measuring what it set to measure
Different forms of the test can be used
Whether the test is available in different languages
Test scores are stable
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John wants to train his dog, Spot, to shake hands. John decides to reward Spot with a treat every time Spot raises his paw. John hopes to increase Spot’s handshaking behavior by following the behavior with a reward. This is an example of
negative reinforcement
extinction
positive reinforcement
aversive conditioning
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Jill is obsessed with her physical appearance and often dresses in a provocative fashion. It is important for her to be the center of attention. She is prone to exaggerated emotional expression with much self-dramatization. Which personality disorder is Jill most likely suffering from?
Histrionic personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
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Which of the following is one of the five subtypes of schizophrenia?
Complex
Organized
Delusional
Catatonic
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Reliability in testing refers to which of the following?
What the test is actually measuring
Stability of test scores
Academic achievement
Fairness
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The two branches of statistical methods are
quadratic; quantitative
informal; formal
quantitative; qualitative
consumer; quantum
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Most psychotherapists would describe themselves as being
Psychoanalytic
Eclectic
Behavioral
Cognitive
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Ivan Pavlov pioneered the theory of
classical conditioning
Cognitive Psychology
Social Learning Theory
operant conditioning
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In a simple genetic context, DNA makes RNA, which forms amino acids which form
proteins
alleles
cell bodies
your genotype
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Environmental psychology can be defined as a behavioral science that investigates the interrelationships between
physical environment and human behavior
emotional motivations and human behavior
family dynamic and work behavior
biological causes of physiological disregard
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The state that occurs when people are faced with demands from the environment that require them to change in some way can be defined as
tolerance
pollution
transition
stress
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Work motivation theories are most concerned with
ability of the individual
attitude of the individual
persistence of the individual
reasons of the individual
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Which theorist is most associated with Social Learning Theory?
Rollo May
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
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Philosophers who believe that truth can emerge from the careful use of reason are known as
Nativists
Rationalists
Dualists
Empiricists
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What is motivation?
Motivation is the activation of goal-oriented behavior and can be intrinsic or extrinsic.
Motivation excludes sound and emotions.
Motivation is based on sight and touch.
Motivation is the aversion to activity or exertion.
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Pavlovian conditioning requires which of the following components to create a conditioned response?
unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus; spontaneous recovery
unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response; conditioned recovery
unconditioned response; conditioned stimulus; conditioned reflex
unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response; conditioned stimulus
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The child deals with mastering his or her physical environment while maintaining a sense of self-esteem. The ______stage, as defined by Erik Erikson, involves the crisis of autonomy versus shame and doubt.
Toddler
School-age child
Infant
Preschooler
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Cross-cultural psychology differs from general psychology in that
general psychology is the systematic study of only human experience and behavior.
cross-cultural psychology involves more aspects of human functioning, including dreams and visions
general psychology understands that culture cannot affect a person’s perception and intelligence
cross-cultural psychology includes a search for possible universals in behavior and mental processes
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What are the four major theoretical approaches to the study of personality?
Freud, Maslow, Allport, and Bandura
Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Dispositional, and Learning
Psychoticism, Humanism, Disposition, and Learning
Psychoanalysis, Humanistic, Dispositional, and Learning
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__________ is often referred to as the ‘Father of Psychology,’ after developing the first psychological research laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.
Wilhelm Wundt
Joseph Wolpe
John Watson
William James
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What theorist presents a hierarchy of needs and motivations?
Abraham Maslow
B.F. Skinner
Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
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In operant conditioning, which of the following is accurate?
Any response that is followed by punishment is likely to not be repeated.
Any response that is preceded by a reinforcing stimulus tends to be repeated.
Any response that is followed by reward tends to become extinct.
Any response that is followed by a reinforcing stimulus tends to be repeated.
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In a topographical representation of the motor cortex, the homunculus is the largest area devoted to
the face
arms and legs
the tongue
the hands
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Which of the following would be a concern for a person during early adulthood?
Relationships
Midlife Crisis
Leisure-time activities
Civic responsibility