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Child Development Test - 7

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"I am primarily interested in thinking processes, I am a __________ psychologist."

  1. cognitive

  2. learning

  3. perception

  4. personality


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements, concerning psychodynamic psychology, is true?

  1. Freud's theories were very involved and extensive but they ended up, contributing very little to our understanding of human behaviour.

  2. Freud's theories remain influential today and are largely unchanged from their first conceptualizations.

  3. Almost immediately, many of Freud's students broke away from his theories, in order to modify and change them.

  4. Psychodynamic psychology focuses on observable behaviours.


Correct Option: C

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is represented by which of the following?

  1. The Gestalt psychologists

  2. The behaviourists

  3. The structuralists

  4. The functionalists


Correct Option: A

The goals of psychology are to

  1. develop effective methods of psychotherapy

  2. describe, predict, understand and control behaviour

  3. explain the functioning of the human mind

  4. compare, analyze, and control human behaviour


Correct Option: B

The largest area of specialization among psychologists is

  1. industrial and organizational

  2. experimental, physiological and comparative

  3. social and personality

  4. clinical and counselling


Correct Option: C

The term cognition refers to

  1. predicting the future

  2. analysis and synthesis

  3. thinking or knowing

  4. introspection


Correct Option: C

Which of the following behaviours can best be described as overt behaviour?

  1. Watching a TV game show

  2. Thinking about the answer to a contestant's question

  3. Being sad because the contestant answered incorrectly

  4. Wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the best example of covert behaviour?

  1. Blinking in response to a light

  2. Imitating a friend's gesture

  3. Remembering a pleasant experience

  4. Rapid eye movements while sleeping


Correct Option: C

Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in

  1. stimulus-response connections

  2. animal behaviour

  3. the comparison of functional and behavioural psychology

  4. the comparison of different types of psychotherapy


Correct Option: B

Brain mechanisms involved in hunger and thirst would most likely be studied by a

  1. personality theorist

  2. sensory psychologist

  3. learning theorist

  4. bio psychologist


Correct Option: D

Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one that emphasizes "free will"?

  1. Psychodynamic psychology

  2. Behaviourism

  3. Humanistic psychology

  4. Neo-Freudian psychology


Correct Option: C

Strict behaviourists were criticized for overlooking the role that __________ plays in our lives.

  1. reward

  2. thinking

  3. punishment

  4. stimuli


Correct Option: B

A psychologist who is "eclectic" can best be described as

  1. rejecting determinism in favour of free will

  2. cognitive rather than behavioural

  3. drawing from many psychological approaches

  4. preferring pseudo-psychological approaches


Correct Option: C

Maslow proposed a need to develop one's potential and be the best that one can be, he called this as

  1. self-image

  2. self-concept

  3. self-esteem

  4. self-actualization


Correct Option: D

You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is

  1. the midbrain

  2. the left hemisphere

  3. the right hemisphere

  4. the amygdala


Correct Option: D

Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviours?

  1. They are the primary cause of innate taste aversion.

  2. They greatly affect the incentive value of various foods.

  3. They determine a person's set point for various foods.

  4. They have a homeostatic influence on amount of food consumed.


Correct Option: C

The maintenance of steady states of temperature and blood pressure are examples of

  1. thermo stasis

  2. homeostasis

  3. intrinsic motivation

  4. biological rhythm


Correct Option: B

The most critical physiological factor controlling hunger is the

  1. level of blood sugar

  2. presence of stomach contractions

  3. taste of food

  4. presence of weakness or fatigue


Correct Option: A

The chief antidote for test anxiety is

  1. over preparation

  2. thought suppression

  3. regression

  4. discussing the problem with your professor


Correct Option: A

A loud noise awakens you. You emerge from the sleep confused and do not remember the noise. You were in which stage of sleep?

  1. Stage 1

  2. Stage 2

  3. Stage 3

  4. Stage 4


Correct Option: D

The surest way to alter human consciousness is

  1. through meditation

  2. by sleeping

  3. to administer a psychoactive drug

  4. to use sensory deprivation


Correct Option: C

When a person stops taking cocaine, all of the following occur, EXCEPT

  1. occasional cravings for as long as a month

  2. depression

  3. an increased sense of energy

  4. anhedonia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 When a person stops taking cocaine, all of the following occur, EXCEPT an increased sense of energy.

Stimulus motives are

  1. needs that are learned, such as the needs for power or for achievement

  2. innate but not necessary for survival

  3. not innate but necessary for survival

  4. innate and necessary for survival


Correct Option: B

The most universally recognized facial expression is

  1. pursed lips

  2. smiling

  3. sticking out your tongue

  4. raising your eyebrows


Correct Option: B

Intrinsic motivation occurs when

  1. obligations or approval are factors

  2. there is no obvious external reward for one's behaviour

  3. there are obvious external factors controlling behaviour

  4. extrinsic motivation is also high


Correct Option: B
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