The Toughest Psychology Test: Can You Pass IT? Trivia Quiz

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    Which of the following is true about learning language?

    • Children learn to comprehend new words before they say them.
    • Children cannot learn to comprehend new words before they say them.
    • Deaf people cannot learn language.
    • Any chimpanzee can be taught to spell its name with its tail.
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This is the Toughest Psychology Test, Can You Pass It? The human body can be very complicated to understand as there are a lot of disorders that can be solved by one seeing a psychiatrist early in time. Test out your skills when it comes to carrying out your function as a psychiatrist. Be sure to give it a shot and see if you might need a refresher course.

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  • 2. 

    The drug that is a depressant is ___________.

    • LSD

    • Nicotine

    • Alcohol

    • Cocaine

    Correct Answer
    A. Alcohol
  • 3. 

    In what way are the psychologists who study teratogens like homicide detectives?

    • Both groups often have to work backwards to identify the source of the problem.

    • Both groups study objects that are harmful to humans.

    • Both groups are employed by public companies rather than private companies.

    • Both groups smoke cigarettes and eat donuts.

    Correct Answer
    A. Both groups often have to work backwards to identify the source of the problem.
  • 4. 

    The body’s first shield from foreign invaders is the ______.

    • Hair

    • Nervous system

    • Aura

    • Skin

    Correct Answer
    A. Skin
  • 5. 

    The immune system can be fortified by:

    • Positive emotions

    • Social support

    • Close ties to the community

    • Both A and B

    Correct Answer
    A. Both A and B
  • 6. 

    Babies can hear inside the womb by the ____________.

    • Fifth day

    • Fifth week

    • Fifth month

    • Fifth year

    Correct Answer
    A. Fifth month
  • 7. 

    Which of the following is true concerning the nature-nurture debate?

    • Most researchers believe that genes and environment interact to influence behavior.

    • Most researchers believe that genes primarily influence behavior.

    • Most researchers believe that environment primarily influences behavior.

    • Most researchers believe that neither genes nor environment influence behavior.

    Correct Answer
    A. Most researchers believe that genes and environment interact to influence behavior.
  • 8. 

    Which class of psychoactive drugs works by increasing activity within the nervous system?

    • Depressants

    • Hallucinogens

    • Stimulants

    Correct Answer
    A. Stimulants
  • 9. 

    Behavioral medicine and health psychology both ________________.

    • Emphasize the prevention of illness

    • Disregard the prevention of illness

    • Focus solely on the prevention of illness

    Correct Answer
    A. Emphasize the prevention of illness
  • 10. 

    Emotional distress about the aging process could be signs of a ___________.

    • Temper tantrum

    • Nervous breakdown

    • Midlife crisis

    • Psychotic episode

    Correct Answer
    A. Midlife crisis
  • 11. 

    What is missing from the following sentence? Eggs the ham and green delicious are.

    • Morphemes

    • Syntax

    • Phonemes

    • Context

    Correct Answer
    A. Syntax
  • 12. 

    The human sleep cycle repeats itself approximately every:

    • 60 minutes

    • 90 minutes

    • 120 minutes

    • 4 hours

    Correct Answer
    A. 90 minutes
  • 13. 

    Extralinguistic information allows us to determine meaning by analyzing ___________.

    • Syntax

    • Context

    • Morphemes

    • Phonemes

    Correct Answer
    A. Context
  • 14. 

    The extent to which respondents can tell what the items are measuring is known as ________.

    • Face reliability

    • Face validity

    • Intrinsic validity

    • Intrinsic reliability

    Correct Answer
    A. Face validity
  • 15. 

    Which research method is most suitable for studying factors that influence behavioral change over time?

    • Cross-sectional

    • Longitudinal

    • Mixed method

    • Bisectional

    Correct Answer
    A. Longitudinal
  • 16. 

    The physical and psychological reaction that mobilizes people to either defend themselves or escape a dangerous situation is called _____________.

    • Stimulus-organism response

    • Sink-or-swim response

    • Fight-or-flight response

    • Playing-dead response

    Correct Answer
    A. Fight-or-flight response
  • 17. 

    Which type of drug could also be labeled hallucinogens?

    • Depressants

    • Psychedelics

    • Narcotics

    • Stimulants

    Correct Answer
    A. Psychedelics
  • 18. 

    Which of the following factors impact an individuals ability to effectively deal with stress?

    • Hardiness, optimism, and spirituality

    • Hardiness, pessimism, and spirituality

    • Hardiness, optimism, and religion

    • Hardiness, pessimism, and religion

    Correct Answer
    A. Hardiness, optimism, and spirituality
  • 19. 

    Henry is an optimist. As a result, he will probably:

    • Live longer

    • Have a better job

    • Exhibit hardiness

    • Do both A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. Do both A and C
  • 20. 

    Babies engage in intentional vocalizations that sound meaningful, but are not. This is referred to as ________.

    • Cooing

    • Burping

    • Babbling

    • Snoring

    Correct Answer
    A. Babbling
  • 21. 

    What structure serves as the social component of one’s personality?

    • Id

    • Ego

    • Superego

    Correct Answer
    A. Ego
  • 22. 

    Which concept explains why four-year-old Jeremy thinks Mommy will definitely want the newest Power Ranger action figure for her birthday?

    • Narcissism

    • Catharsism

    • Egocentrism

    • Nepotism

    Correct Answer
    A. Egocentrism
  • 23. 

    Which lobes of the cerebral cortex are most active on tasks involving reasoning, planning, and judgment?

    • Parietal

    • Temporal

    • Occipital

    • Frontal

    Correct Answer
    A. Frontal
  • 24. 

    The study of how behavior changes over time is called _______________ psychology.

    • Chronological

    • Life-stage

    • Developmental

    • Incremental

    Correct Answer
    A. Developmental
  • 25. 

    Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of _________ development.

    • Behavioral

    • Psychosocial

    • Functional

    • Cognitive

    Correct Answer
    A. Cognitive
  • 26. 

    The human circadian rhythm can be disrupted by:

    • Jet lag

    • Sleep deprivation

    • Working the late shift

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 27. 

    The main conflict of the anal stage comes from _________.

    • Toilet training

    • Excessive farting as a baby

    • Poo-smearing as a child

    • Bowel control during bathing

    Correct Answer
    A. Toilet training
  • 28. 

    According to Freud, the ego is the ____________.

    • Source of base emotions

    • Decision maker

    • Judge of morality

    Correct Answer
    A. Decision maker
  • 29. 

    A Freudian psychotherapist would assert that an alcoholic is a chain-smoker is stuck in what stage of development?

    • Oral

    • Anal

    • Phallic

    • Latency

    Correct Answer
    A. Oral
  • 30. 

    In terms of conducting research, which of the following is a major disadvantage of the longitudinal design?

    • The organizational effort of testing so many different subjects.

    • The varying places where research must be conducted.

    • The time involved in completing the study.

    • The effect of destroying the subjects being tested.

    Correct Answer
    A. The time involved in completing the study.
  • 31. 

    The transitional time between childhood and adulthood is called ________.

    • Puberty

    • Young adulthood

    • Adolescence

    • Teenage years

    Correct Answer
    A. Adolescence
  • 32. 

    Social support encompasses the social relations with ____________________

    • The immediate family

    • The extended family

    • People, groups, and the larger community.

    • Professional peers

    Correct Answer
    A. People, groups, and the larger community.
  • 33. 

    The smallest units of speech that are meaningful are referred to as ________.

    • Morphemes

    • Phonemes

    • Context

    • Syntax

    Correct Answer
    A. Morphemes
  • 34. 

    The MMPI and MMPI-2 are personality tests designed to detect _________________.

    • Extraordinary intelligence

    • Severe mental retardation

    • Homicidal behaviors

    • Symptoms of mental disorders

    Correct Answer
    A. Symptoms of mental disorders
  • 35. 

    The phase, or learning period, when children are receptive to learning a new skill but aren’t yet successful at it is called the ____________________.

    • Zone of primary development

    • Zone of acquisition

    • Zone of actual development

    • Zone of proximal development

    Correct Answer
    A. Zone of proximal development
  • 36. 

    Of the following, which one has the strongest correlation with intelligence?

    • Ability to memorize

    • Amount of knowledge

    • Speed of information processing

    • Amount of information processing

    Correct Answer
    A. Speed of information processing
  • 37. 

    Identical twins tend to have IQ correlations at 0.7, whereas fraternal twins tend to have IQ correlations of about 0.3. What do these correlations suggest?

    • Identical twins, nor fraternal twins, have similar IQ’s.

    • Identical twins have very similar IQ’s while fraternal twins do not.

    • Fraternal twins have very similar IQ’s while identical twins do not.

    • Identical twins and fraternal twins have very similar IQ’s.

    Correct Answer
    A. Identical twins have very similar IQ’s while fraternal twins do not.
  • 38. 

    The 1968 book Personality and Assessment was written by ______________.

    • Sir Francis Galton

    • Walter Mischel

    • Sigmund Freud

    • Jean Piaget

    Correct Answer
    A. Walter Mischel
  • 39. 

    Dr. Dulaney wants to study how artificial light affects the growth of his plants. He selects ten different plants at various stages of growth and records their height. What type of study is Dr. Dulaney conducting?

    • Longitudinal

    • Cross-sectional

    • Mixed method

    • Bisectional

    Correct Answer
    A. Cross-sectional
  • 40. 

    According to Piaget, equilibration involves the process of _________________.

    • Assimilation and accommodation

    • Assimilation and approximation

    • Apprehension and accommodation

    • Acquisition and accommodation

    Correct Answer
    A. Assimilation and accommodation
  • 41. 

    Why is it easier to form a secure attachment with an “easy” infant versus a “difficult” one?

    • Easy babies provide better feedback to their caregivers.

    • Difficult babies provide better feedback to their caregivers.

    • Easy babies are negative at first but quickly warm up.

    • Difficult babies are negative at first but quickly warm up.

    Correct Answer
    A. Easy babies provide better feedback to their caregivers.
  • 42. 

    The personality theory that said people were free to choose either adaptive or self-defeating patterns is known as ___________.

    • Eccentrism

    • Egotism

    • Humanism

    • Predestination

    Correct Answer
    A. Humanism
  • 43. 

    The human brain begins to develop after _______.

    • 18 minutes

    • 18 hours

    • 18 days

    • 18 weeks

    Correct Answer
    A. 18 days
  • 44. 

    What concept from Piaget’s theory may interfere with a child’s developing theory of mind?

    • Catharsism

    • Narcissism

    • Egocentrism

    • Nepotism

    Correct Answer
    A. Egocentrism
  • 45. 

    The Halls have a brand new baby. What is the most important thing they should do to create an attachment?

    • Read to the infant

    • Hold the infant

    • Play with the infant

    • Talk to the infant

    Correct Answer
    A. Hold the infant
  • 46. 

    Which theory of personality is most concerned with understanding people’s unconscious narratives?

    • Cognitive

    • Psychoanalytic

    • Behavioral

    • Structural

    Correct Answer
    A. Psychoanalytic
  • 47. 

    A statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called ____________.

    • Factor analysis

    • Personality analysis

    • Human analysis

    • Introspection

    Correct Answer
    A. Factor analysis
  • 48. 

    When attempting to understand developmental transitions that people face throughout their lifespan, which of the following research designs would be most informative?

    • Cross-sectional designs

    • Longitudinal designs

    • Mixed method designs

    • Bisectional designs

    Correct Answer
    A. Longitudinal designs
  • 49. 

    Tobacco is often used to enhance feelings of ____________.

    • Mania

    • Euphoria

    • Anxiety

    • Relaxation

    Correct Answer
    A. Relaxation

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