Psychology - General Psychology: Pace 1 Quiz

Beliefs or values that most members of a society accept as self-evident are ________

According to Kohlberg, what percent of the population is estimated to reach the postconventional level of morality?

Discuss how interviews are used to assess personality, including the difference in the two types of interviews, two advantages of using interviews, and the four limitations of the interview method

Answer will include that an interview involves direct questioning to learn about a person's life history, personality traits, or current mental state. In an unstructured interview, conversation is informal and topics are taken up freely as they arise. In a structured interview, information is gathered by asking a planned series of questions. Interviews are used to identify personality disturbances; to select people for jobs, college, or special programs; and to study the dynamics of personality. Interviews also provide information for counseling or therapy. In addition to providing information, interviews make it possible to observe a person's tone of voice, hand gestures, posture, and facial expressions. Such "body language" cues are important because they may radically alter the message sent, as when a person claims to be "completely calm" but trembles uncontrollably. Interviews give rapid insight into personality, but they have at least four limitations. (1) Interviewers can be swayed by preconceptions, so people being interviewed can be misjudged because of the interviewer's personal biases. (2) An interviewer's own personality, or even gender, may influence a client's behavior. When this occurs, it can accentuate or distort the person's apparent traits. (3) People sometimes try to deceive interviewers. (4) Another problem is the halo effect, which is the tendency to generalize a favorable

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On her first day of kindergarten, Ramona watches some third-graders practice arithmetic at recess. She thinks they are much smarter than she is and that she will never be able to pass third grade. Ramona's thinking demonstrates

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The proper chronological order of Freud's psychosexual stages is ______.

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According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, which of the following is true of the genital stage?

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Some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may include biological vulnerabilities in the function of which neurotransmitter?

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____________ are chemical messengers secreted into the bloodstream that travel throughout the body and bind to a receptor in order to send a signal. Their effects are widespread, affecting any cells that contain receptors for them.

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A group of participants in a study receiving an "inactive" treatment, such as daily check-ins that do not include actual therapy is an example of

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A child sees someone hide a small toy in a tiny room. Now the task is to find the larger toy in the full-sized room. Young children might or might not find it, depending on how someone words the instructions

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Which of the following is NOT associated with moderating or reducing the effects of stress?

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The ability to understand analyze, and apply scientific information is called

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Raquel's partner suspects she might have undiagnosed major depressive disorder (MDD). He plans to bring this up in the morning during breakfast, and ask her to speak to a doctor about it. In the meantime, what could he look out for regarding Raquel's sleep habits that would be consistent with MDD?

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When studying, one of the most powerful ways to produce lasting long-term memories is:

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Riley reports that watching commercials has classically conditioned her to only buy a particular brand of hand lotion and she could not possibly even consider purchasing any other brand

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Someone who is shown the word organism and then asked to memorize 50 words subsequently might be more likely to incorrectly report that the word organize was on the list, illustrating the effects of:

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To understand how to better treat depression, Dr. Kloss and his team plan to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). By using this technology, the research team will be able to____.

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The most widely used objective personality test is the _______

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Which of the following is NOT good advice for avoiding sleep problems?

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The use of objective personality tests has been favored primarily by ________ theorists

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When you are hungry, your stomach lining produces ghrelin, a hormone that activates your

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Marty dreams about a strange man standing behind a door. To interpret his dream, Marty speaks aloud to the man, then answers for him, and even speaks for the door, saying "I am a barrier. I keep you safe, but I also keep you locked inside. The stranger has something to tell you. You must risk opening me to learn it.". Marty is using the dream analysis technique of

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Much of the research on _______________ has been flawed since few have had a proper design and suitable controls

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Which of the following is not part of genetic fitness?

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Multicultural counseling seeks to implement both universal and ________ strategies to help mentally ill patients heal.

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What are the two parts of the superego, according to Freud?

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Recent research on dating couples has found support for the __________ which states that the less involved partner in the relationship has more power and control over the continuation or ending of the relationship. Stated another way, the person who is least interested in maintaining the relationship has the most power. (This is an unhealthy imbalance of power but not an uncommon one.)

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