Introduction To Pyschology
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Intro to Psych quiz for clep credits
- 1.What is it called when a person takes material into their mind from the environment?
- A.
Assimiliation
- B.
Accomodation
- C.
Classification
- D.
Stage
- E.
Recall
- 2.Which of the following represents that strongest correlation?
- A.
-.10
- B.
+.23
- C.
-.44
- D.
+.89
- E.
+.55
- 3.Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
- A.
Gather information
- B.
Generate hypothesis
- C.
Test hypothesis
- D.
Revise
- E.
None of the above
- 4.The difference between reality and self-concept is called
- A.
Shaping
- B.
Behavior rehearsal
- C.
Modeling
- D.
Incongruence
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Role playing social situations or behaviors is called
- A.
Shaping
- B.
Behavior rehearsal
- C.
Modeling
- D.
Incongruence
- E.
None of the above
- 6.What is it called when a person has consistent fear of a serious disease?
- A.
Hypochondria
- B.
Arachnophobia
- C.
Phobia
- D.
Obsessive-complusive disorder
- E.
Schizophrenia
- 7.Which of the following created the client-cnetere theory of psychology?
- A.
Alfred Kinsey
- B.
Carl Jung
- C.
B.F. Skinner
- D.
Carl Rogers
- E.
Ivan Pavlov
- 8.What is it called when a person experiences hallucinations and delusions?
- A.
Hypochondria
- B.
Arachnophobia
- C.
Phobia
- D.
Obsessive-complusive disorder
- E.
Schizophrenia
- 9.Which of the following conducted the Baby Monkey experiment?
- A.
Harry Harlow
- B.
Mary Ainsworth
- C.
Sigmund Freud
- D.
Jean Piaget
- E.
Lawrence Kohlberg
- 10.Which of the following studied temperament?
- A.
Harry Harlow
- B.
Mary Ainsworth
- C.
Sigmund Freud
- D.
Jean Piaget
- E.
Lawrence Kohlberg
- 11.Cocaine is which of the following?
- A.
Sedative
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Stimulant
- D.
Hallucinogen
- E.
Cannabis
- 12.Which of the following became famous for his experiments with dogs and conditioning?
- A.
Alfred Kinsey
- B.
Carl Jung
- C.
B.F. Skinner
- D.
Carl Rogers
- E.
Ivan Pavlov
- 13.When a person experiences unexpected panic attacks it is called
- A.
Bipolar disorder
- B.
Panic disorder
- C.
insanity
- D.
Agoraphobia
- E.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 14.When a person has anxiety about panic attacks in social or embarrassing situations?
- A.
Bipolar disorder
- B.
Panic disorder
- C.
insanity
- D.
Agoraphobia
- E.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 15.When a person experiences extreme stress with biological and psychological symptoms following a traumatic event it is called
- A.
Bipolar disorder
- B.
Panic disorder
- C.
insanity
- D.
Agoraphobia
- E.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 16.When you get used to hearing trains pass by and you no longer notice the train it is called
- A.
Habituation
- B.
Stimulus generalization
- C.
Convergence
- D.
Conditioning
- E.
None of the above
- 17.Visual sensory memory is called
- A.
Iconic memory
- B.
Echoic memory
- C.
Short-term memory
- D.
Chunking
- E.
Encoding
- 18.When a person experiances a period with manic and depressive periods it is called
- A.
Bipolar disorder
- B.
Panic disorder
- C.
Insanity
- D.
Agoraphobia
- E.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 19.When a person has eating problems, poor body image and maintains low body weight it is called
- A.
Anorexia nervosa
- B.
Bulimia nervosa
- C.
Schizophrenia
- D.
Histrionic personality
- E.
Somatoform disorder
- 20.LSD is which of the following?
- A.
Sedative
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Stimulant
- D.
Hallucinogen
- E.
Cannabis
- 21.When a person binges on food and then expels the food through regurgitation or diuretics it is called
- A.
Anorexia nervosa
- B.
Bulimia nervosa
- C.
Schizophrenia
- D.
Histrionic personality
- E.
Somatoform disorder
- 22._____________________ is a psychotic disorder
- A.
Anorexia nervosa
- B.
Bulimia nervosa
- C.
Schizophrenia
- D.
Histrionic personality
- E.
Somatoform disorder
- 23.In Maslow's Hierarchy of needs if you are in the first stage you are experiencing which need?
- A.
Safety
- B.
Food
- C.
Respect from others
- D.
Love
- E.
Realized full potential
- 24.Codeine is which of the following?
- A.
Sedative
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Stimulant
- D.
hallucinogen
- E.
Cannabis
- 25.Alcohol is which of the following?
- A.
Sedative
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Stimulant
- D.
hallucinogen
- E.
Cannabis
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