Psychology Quiz

A. Multiple Choice ( 1 point each, 30 points in total) 1. The word big is flashed on a screen. A mental picture of the word big represents a __________ code the definition large in size represents a __________ code sounds like pig represents a ________code. (C) A.structural phonemic semantic B.phonemic semantic structural C.structural semantic phonemic D.phonemic structural semantic 2. Carl Rogers is to ________, as Abraham Maslow is to ________. (B) A. social cognitive humanistic B. unconditional positive regard hierarchy of needs C. environmental psychological D. free will externally controlled 3. Miles is listening as his mother rattles through a list of 15 or so things that he needs to remember to pack for an upcoming trip.
C) pain avoidance. D) none of the above. 16. Which theory of emotion implies that people can change their emotions simply by changing the way they label their arousal (C) A.the James-Lange theory B.the Cannon-Bard theory C.Schachters two-factor theory D.opponent-process theory 17. Which of the following needs in Maslows need hierarchy has to be satisfied before attention is paid to the others (C) A. self-esteem B. love C. safety D. self-actualization 18. Which of the following birth defects results in a condition that is treatable (A) A. phenylketonuria B. sickle-cell anemia C. Tay-Sachs disease D. Down syndrome 19. Piagets formal operational stage produces a new kind of thinking characterized as (D) A. egocentric thought. B. object permanence. C. concrete. D. abstract, formal, and logical. 20. Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and what he wants to be. FosterOs behavior illustrates the identity status of (A) A.identity moratorium. B.identity foreclosure. C.identity achievement.. D.identity diffusion 21. Always having been a good student, Irving is confident that he will do well in his
ive, and social aspects.( Motivation) Most researchers suggest that a list of basic emotions would include, at the minimum, happiness, anger, fear, sadness, and____________ (disgust) The ____________ approaches to personality are founded on the idea that personality is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness or control.( psychodynamic) The ego strives to balance the demands of the pleasure principle with the____________, which restrains instinctual energy in order to maintain the safety of the individual and help integrate the person into society.( reality principle) Developmental psychologists agree that genetic factors not only provide the____________ for particular behaviors or traits to emerge, but also place____________ on the emergence of such behavior or traits.( potential limitations) Psychologists can utilize self-report measures that ask people about a relatively small sample of their behavior although the questionnaire consists of only a few questions, the answers can be used____________ to about personality characteristics.( generalize) A class of physical problems, known as psychophysiological disorders (e.g., high blood pressure, headaches, fatigue, etc.), often result from or are