This CLEP Introductory Psychology Quiz 1 assesses understanding of various psychological approaches, research methods, and the impact of behavior. It's designed for learners to evaluate functionalism, biological influences, behavioral factors, and research strategies in psychology.
Psychoanalytic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Cognitive
Biological
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Behavioral
Cognitive
Humanistic
Psychoanalytic
Biological
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A placebo.
The independent variable.
A within-subjects manipulation.
The dependent variable.
A counterbalancing procedure.
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Experiment
Correlational study
Case study
Survey
Naturalistic observation
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+.31
-.06
+.73
-.81
+.50
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The number of subjects in each group will be the same.
Subjects in each condition will not know each other.
Prior to the experimental manipulation, the two groups of subjects would be equivalent with respect to the dependent variable.
Prior to the experimental manipulation, the two groups of subjects would be equivalent with respect to the independent variable.
After the experimental manipulation, the two groups of subjects would differ with respect to the dependent variable.
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Genetics; environment
Biology; physiology
Physiology; genetics
Upbringing; social status
Social status; biology
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Thalamus
Reticular formation
Parietal lobe
Medulla
Cerbellum
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Neuron
Dendrite
Axon
Soma
Terminal buttons
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Dendrites
A myelin sheath
Depolarization
An action potential
Vesicles
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Lock-up
Absolute refractory period
Resting period
Reset period
Hyper-polarization period
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Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic division
Parasympathetic division
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Wernicke's area
Motor area
Visual association areas
Broca's area
Pons
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Adrenalines
Steroids
Acetylcholine
Endorphins
GABA
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Axons
Somas
Dendrites
Terminal buttons
Nucleus
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Regulates heartbeat and breating
Controls hunger
Helps control arousal
Regulates fear and aggression
Coordinates voluntary movement
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Perception
Parallel processing
Top-down processing
Sensation
Subliminal perception
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Perception
The absolute threshold
The just-noticeable difference
The difference threshold
Feature detection
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Sensory adaptation
Weber's Law
The Young-Helmholtz theory
Opponent-process theory
Feature detection theory
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Transduction
Feature detection
Perceptual set
Parallel processing
Accomodation
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Ganglion cells
Cones
Bipolar cells
Rods
Auditory
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Interposition
Motion parallax
Linear perspective
Relative clarity
Convergence
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Retinal disparity
Relative motion
A texture gradient
Interposition
Linear perspective
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Shape constancy
Linear perspective
Perceptual adaptation
Perceptual set
The phi phenomenon
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The body's reaction to changes in phases of the moon
The shifting from one stage of sleep to another
A hypnotic state
Any pattern of biological functioning that happens over (roughly) a 24-hour cycle
Changes in moods during a 28-day period of time
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Alpha waves
Sleep spindles
Delta waves
Rapid eye movements
Large, slow brain waves
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Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
REM
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Hour
90 minutes
2 hours
30 minutes
45 minutes
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Difficult waking up after a normal night of sleep
Interruptions in breating during sleep
Having trouble staying asleep
Having trouble falling asleep
Uncontrollable attacks of intense sleepiness
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REM rebound
Hallucinations
Role playing
Dissociation
Paradoxical sleep
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Stimulus-stimulus pairings .. non-associative learning
Non-associative learning .. stimulus-response pairings
Stimulus-response pairings .. stimulus-stimulus pairings
Stimulus-stimulus pairings .. stimulus-response pairings
Associative learning .. non-associative learning
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Operant conditioning
Vicarious learning
Observational learning
Classical conditioning
Spontaneous recovery
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Unconditional stimulus
Reinforcer
Conditioned stimulus
Model
Punisher
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An unconditioned response, but not a conditioned response
A conditioned response, but not an unconditioned response
A punisher
A reinforcer
Both an unconditional response and a conditioned response
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Extinguish
Spontaneously recover
Generalize
Be shaped
Discriminate
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Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Response-cost training
Partial reinforcement
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Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Response-cost training
Partial reinforcement
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Continuous
Fixed ratio
Variable ratio
Fixed interval
Variable interval
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Discrimination training
Shaping
Partial reinforcement
Modeling
Punishment
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Latent learning
Partial reinforcement
Shaping
Generalization
Vicarious learning
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Algorithm
Heuristic
Prototype
Insight
Fixation
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The framing effect
Belief perseverance
Overconfidence
The availability heuristic
The representativeness heuristic
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Babbling
Syntax
Phonetics
Telegraphic speech
Echoic speech
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The one-word stage
The babbling stage
The two-word stage
The multi-word stage
The telegraphic stage
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Don't begin studying until just a few hours before the test
Do lots of studying during the first week, then relax during the second week
Relax during the first week, then study intensely every day during the second week
Study for an hour every day for two weeks
Study once at the beginning of the two-week period
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Iconic memory
Implicit memory
Echoic memory
Flashbulb memory
Working memory
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100
125
10
8
80
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How well someone is likely to do at a specific task
Measure the ability to learn
Measure learned skills or knowledge
Assess differences across people in the personality traits they have
Measure intelligence
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