APPSYCHOLOGYAPTESTREVIEWQUESTIONSQuestion–PersonalityTestsThevalidityofapersonalitytestisbestindicatedbywhichofthefollowing:ThecorrelationbetweentestscoresandsomeotherrelevantmeasureThecorrelationbetweentestscoresandIQTheinversecorrelationofthevariablesbeingtestedThenumberofpeopleinthetest’snormingpopulationThenumberofquestionsinthetestthatcanbeobjectivelyscoredQuestion–SocialPsychologyAgroupofstudentsperceivedastationarypointoflightinadarkroomasamovingobject.Whenaskedlaterhowfarthelighthadmoved,theirresponsesincreasedinsimilarityastheyheardeachothers’estimates.Thisdemonstrates:ObedienceSocialfacilitationConformityVisualmaskingMotionparallaxQuestion–StatesofConsciousnessRapideyemovement(REM)sleepishighlycorrelatedwithwhichofthefollowing?AlackofgenitalarousalDreamsTensedmusclesConsiderabletossingandturningSleepapneaQuestion–AbnormalPsychRhodasometimesexperiencesperiodsofmajordepression.Atothertimes,sheisextremelytalkativeandactive,appearstobeinaeuphoricmood,goesdayswithoutsleeping,andreportsthatherthoughtsareracing.ThemostlikelydiagnosisofRhoda’sconditionis:a.bipolardisorderb.dissociativeidentitydisorderc.delusionaldisorderd.majordepressivedisordere.schizophreniaQuestion-SensationWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutrodsandcones?RodsfacilitateblackandwhitevisionandconesfacilitatecolorvisionBothrodsandconesaremostconcentratedattheperipheryoftheretinaBothrodsandconesaremostconcentratedattheblindspotoftheretinaRodsandconesaredistributedevenlythroughouttheretinaRodsaremostusefulthanconesforperceptioninwell-litareasQuestion-MemoryAmoviegoerwhocannotidentifythenameofafilmstarremembersthenamewhenafriendreviewsalistofstars.ThisincidentillustrateswhichtwoconceptsinhumanmemoryRehearsalandchunkingPrimacyandrecencyeffectConstructiveandreconstructivememorySensoryregisterandshort-termmemoryRecallandrecognitionQuestion-DevelopmentAccordingtoLawrenceKohlberg,childrenatthefirstlevelofmoralreasoningmakejudgmentsaboutrightandwrongonthebasisofCulturalnormsSocialconventionsReligiousbeliefsThelikelihoodofpunishmentTheapprovalofsiblingsandsame-sexpeersQuestion-SensationAfterconstantexposuretoastimulus,ournervecellsfirelessfrequently.Thiscanbeexplainedbywhichofthefollowing?Weber’slawSensoryadaptationSignaldetectionAbsolutethresholdsensitivityThephiphenomenonQuestion-LearningThereappearance,afterarestperiod,ofanextinguishedconditionedresponseiscalledAcquisitionGeneralizationExtinctionDiscriminationSpontaneousrecoveryQuestion–SocialPsychologyTensionfromaninconsistencybetweenanindividual’sattitudesandbehaviorisCognitivedissonanceAltruismDeindividuationInformationpropinquityConstancyQuestion-NeuroscienceThesectionofthebrainconsideredmostvitaltotheinitiationsoffeedingbehaviorsistheHippocampusHypothalamusSuperioroliveSuprachiasmaticnucleusSubstantia

nigraQuestion-StatisticsWhichofthefollowingisameasureofcentraltendencythatismostinfluencedbyextremescores?MedianStandarddeviationMeanAnalysisofvarianceModeQuestion–Nature/NurtureGendertypingisbestdescribedas:Therealizationthatgenderisstable,regardlessofsuperficialbehaviorssuchasdressApreferentialinterestofafemalechildintheattentionofthemotherAchildshowingambivalencetowardboththemotherandfatherAdolescentsintegratingsocial,sexual,intellectual,andethicalaspectsintoaself-identityTheacquisitionoftherolesassociatedwithdistinctionsbetweenmaleandfemaleQuestion–SocialPsychologyThecommontendencytoassumethatthebeliefs,values,attitudesoractionsofone’sowngrouparesuperiortothoseofothergroupsiscalledDeindividuationGroupthinkObserverbiasEthnocentrismReactanceQuestion-TherapyAversiontherapytoeliminateundesirablebehaviorsismostlikelytobeusedbywhichofthefollowingtypesoftherapists?BehavioralPsychoanalyticCognitiveRealityHumanisticQuestion-NeuroscienceAbundleofnervefibersthatinterconnectsthetwobrainhemispheresistheAssociationareasThalamusCorpuscallosumSylvianfissureOpticchiasmQuestion-NeuroscienceWhichglandoftheendocrinesystemcontrolstheactivityoftheotherglands?PancreasThyroidAdrenalPituitaryPinealQuestion-EmotionTheexperienceofanemotion,asdescribedbytheJames-Langetheory,wouldfollowwhichorder?stimulus,arousal,emotionStimulus,emotion,arousalEmotion,arousal,stimulusArousal,stimulus,emotionArousal,emotion,stimulusQuestion-MemoryAnexampleofepisodicmemoryisthememoryofone’shighschoolgraduationThecapitalofastateWhatthemusicalnoteCsoundslikeHowtotypeAmoodthatistriggeredbytheexperienceofaparticularscentQuestion–SocialPsychologyWhenmembersofagroupwhotendtoagreeonanissuebecomemoreextremeintheiropinionaftertheissueisdiscussed,whichofthefollowinghastakenplace?DeindividuationDepersonalizationGroupthinkGroupnormingGrouppolarizationQuestion-NeuroscienceInneurons,neurotransmittersarereleasedatthe:AxonsCellbodiesDendritesReceptorsitesSynapticvesiclesQuestion-EmotionThefrustration-aggressionhypothesisviewsaggressionasUnconsciousPhysiologicalInnateReactiveCognitiveQuestion-LearningAchildhaslearnedthathergrandparentsignoreratherthanrewardhertantrums.Whichofthefollowingoperantprinciplesarethegrandparentsusingtocontrolthechild’sbehavior?PositivereinforcementNegativereinforcementDelayedreinforcementExtinctionStimulussubstitutionQuestion-TherapyInthetreatmentofpatients,whichofthefollowingpsychologistsmadenoattempttoofferformaldiagnosis,advice,orinterpretationofpatients’unconsciousmotives?CarlRogersAaronBeckAlbertEllisSigmundFreudCarlJungQuestion-MotivationOfthefollowing,whichtheoryofmotivationemphasizestheurgeforanoptimallevelofstimulation?InstinctFrustration-aggressionArousalIncentiveEvolutionaryQuestion-PersonalityWhichofthefollowingdidAlfredAdlersuggestistheprimarydrivingforceinthedevelopmentofpersonality?ResolvingtheElectracomplexOvercomingtheinferioritycomplexExtinguishingreinforcementhistoryAnalyzingthecollectiveunconsciousRepressingthelibidoQuestion-StatisticsWhichofthefollowingcorrelationcoefficientsmostlikelyrepresentstherelationshipbetweenlengthofsleepdeprivationandlevelofalertness?1.350.850.01-0.4-1.25Question-LanguageNoamChomskyhypothesizedthathumanslearnlanguagethrough:ConditioningandreinforcementAninnatelanguageacquisitiondeviceGeneralcognitivedevelopmentInterpersonalcommunicationTrial-and-errorQuestion-NeuroscienceComputer-generatedcolorimagesofthebrainthatprovideinformationaboutglucosemetabolismareproducedbywhichofthefollowingtechniques?Electroencephalography(EEG)Electromyography(EMG)MagneticResonanceImaging(MRI)Positron-EmissionTomography(PET)ComputerizedAxialTomography(CAT)Question–SocialPsychologyMostprofessionalsfromtheUnitedStatesratethemselvesbetterinperformanceandcompetencethantheiraveragepeer.Thisisanexampleofself-actualizationObjectiveself-awarenessEnlightenedself-schemasSelf-servingbiasFundamentalattributionerrorQuestion-SensationThegatecontroltheoryattemptstoexplainhowThebrainanalyzespatternsbyanalyzingchangesinbrightnessoverbroadareasFilteringofexcessinformationresultsinreducedresponsetoconstantstimulationThenervoussystemblocksorallowspainsignalstopasstothebrainDifferingregionsofthetonguearemoresensitivetodifferenttastesChemicalsreleasedbyoneanimalcanshapethebehaviorQuestion-PersonalityThefive-factortheoryofpersonality(TheBigFi