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WorksheetsPsychology Final Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 37mins
Memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before
recognition
recall
storage
retrieval
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory
encoding
retrieval
chunking
recognition
The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it
retrieval
storage
encoding
confabulation
The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember
encoding
recognition
chunking
episodic
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
encoding
confabulation
procedural
storage
Someone is playing a song on a piano that you have heard before. You are able to identify this song as one you have heard because of which process?
recognition
reconstruction
recaall
confabulation
If you relate new information to material that you already know, you are practicing
elaborative rehearsal.
chunking.
the Method of Loci.
the spacing effect.
What type of memory makes it possible for you to watch a movie without noticing the gaps between the frames?
semantic memory
sensory memory
episodic memory
procedural memory
During a study session, Benjamin, Ethan, and Scarlett discuss a type of memory that involves remembering personal experiences. What is this type of memory called?
Procedural Memory
Semantic Memory
Episodic Memory
Iconic Memory
Memory of a specific event
Semantic Memory
Implicit Memory
Episodic Memory
Long Term Memory
Memory of facts and concepts
Semantic Memory
Implicit Memory
Explicit Memory
Episodic Memory
In-depth memory of clear, specific information
Episodic Memory
Short Term Memory
Long Term Memory
Explicit Memory
Remember more when you are in a similar emotional state
Context Dependent Memory
State Dependent Memory
Elaborative Rehearsal
Long Term Memory
Remember more when you are in a similar situation or environment
Context Dependent Memory
State Dependent Memory
Elaborative Memory
Long Term Memory
What is an example of intrinsic motivation?
Studying to get a good grade
Doing chores so Mom doesn't yell
Playing an instrument because you enjoy it
Entering a contest to win $1,000
What is extrinsic motivation?
The engagement of activities for enjoyment
The engagement of activities for rewards
The engagement of activities to avoid punishment
Becoming motivated from being around other people
What is intrinsic motivation?
The engagement of activities to look cool
Getting motivation from being alone
Engaging in activities to avoid punishment
The engagement of activities for satisfaction and enjoyment
The tendency for group members to become more extreme in their original beliefs after a discussion
group think
social loafing
group polarization
social facilitation
Motivation that comes from outside influence or circumstance.
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Motivation that comes from inside the learner.
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Which is designed to predict a person’s future performance?
Mental age
Intelligence test
Achievement test
Aptitude test
Peter is doing a research paper on intelligence and notices that IQ scores have significantly increased over the years. This is called (the)__________________.
Flynn effect.
reliability.
content validity.
normal curve.
An attempt to justify one’s actions with an excuse rather than by admitting one’s failure or mistake?
Denial
Repression
Regression
Rationalization
A person shifts the blame and/or responsibility for his/her actions or thoughts to another person?
Projection
Compensation
Regression
Repression
Yesenia was walking past a cafe and saw a woman choking on her food and in obvious distress. There were many other people around and nobody was helping the woman. She chose to keep walking. This is an example of the .......
Mere-exposure effect
Door-in-the-face effect
Bystander Effect
Asch Paradigm
Boomer McGee reads a news article with the headline "Unemployment numbers are rising for People aged 20-35" and he promptly states "These darn Millennials are too lazy to work because they're lookin' at them Tik-Toks". He fails to factor in outside factors like a poor economy. This is know as the...
Bruh, How Freakin' knows?
Diffusion of responsibility
Fundamental Attribution Error
Risky Shift
Bart complied with his friends’ request to join them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one Halloween evening. Later that night he was surprised by his own failure to resist their pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars. Bart’s experience best illustrates the:
bystander effect.
foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
fundamental attribution error.
frustration-aggression principle.
Although Frieda is typically very reserved, as part of a huge rock concert crowd she lost her inhibitions and behaved in a very different way than usual. Frieda’s unusual behavior is best understood in terms of:
the bystander effect.
social facilitation
deindividuation.
the mere exposure effect.
Justin and Shane believe their team is better than the other teams in town. This illustrates:
social loafing.
the in-group bias.
the just-world phenomenon.
scapegoat theory.
When buying groceries, many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have a familiar brand name. This preference best illustrates the importance of:
social traps.
the mere exposure effect.
mirror-image perceptions.
the reciprocity norm.
What is Distress?
Good stress
Bad Stress
A stressor
What is Eustress
Good Stress
Bad Stress
A Stressor
Distress leads to...
Anxiety and Bad performance
Motivation and Bad performance
Anxiety and Good performance
Motivation and Good performance
____ is a bad form of stress that usually leads to exhaustion, fatigue, and feeling burned out.
Eustress
Anxiety
Distress
Living
A method of coping with stress in which one tries to eliminate the source of the stress through direct actions
problem focused coping
emotion focused coping
denial
acceptance
Someone is more prone to stress and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger.
Type A
Type B
Type C
What personality type is described as easy going or relaxed?
Type A
Type B
Type C
Hardy Personality
The ________ is an instrument to quantify stress in terms of major life changes.
Gait Abnormality Rating Scale
Cooper-Harper Rating Scale
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
What is the primary appraisal?
Running away.
Making a plan to deal with a stressor.
Fighting feelings about the stressor.
The first evaluation of a stressor.
Which disorder is characterized by having two or more personalities?
Schizophrenia
Major Depressive Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
PTSD falls under what category?
Trauma and Stressor related disorder
Trauma related disorder
Stressor related disorder
Compulsive related disorder
What do we use to diagnosis and classify disorders?
Trained professionals (psychologist and counselors) do it
The DSM-5
Research Papers
Intuition
An irrational fear of spiders that brings about panic attacks when the word is even mentioned
Fugue
Phobia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What are the things that cause stress?
Stress
Eustress
Stressors
Distress
An infant with object permanence
is attached to specific items, like a blanket
will see objects as the same
knows that an object exits without seeing it
cries when object is taken away
The ability to learn from one's experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems is...
Cognition
Intelligence
Reasoning
Critical Thinking
In Spearman's Theory of Intelligence, the ability to reason and solve problems, or general intelligence, is referred to as...
analytic intelligence
s factor
creative intelligence
g factor
The awareness of and ability to manage one's own emotions as well as the ability to be self motivated, able to feel what others feel, and socially skilled is...
social intelligence
people skills
emotional intelligence
being an empath
Giving the test to a large group of people that represents the kind
of people for whom the test is designed is called...
valuation
purposeful testing
validation
standardization
