Questions & Answers
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Foundations of Advanced Psychology study set below.
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1
Who is often referred to as the father of modern psychology for establishing the first experimental psychology laboratory?
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A
Sigmund Freud
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B
Wilhelm Wundt
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C
B.F. Skinner
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D
William James
2
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?
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A
Frontal lobe
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B
Parietal lobe
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C
Occipital lobe
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D
Temporal lobe
3
What is the term for the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items?
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A
Serial position effect
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B
Confirmation bias
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C
Cognitive dissonance
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D
Hindsight bias
4
Which psychological perspective focuses on how people perceive, remember, and think about information?
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A
Behaviorism
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B
Psychoanalysis
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C
Cognitive psychology
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D
Humanism
5
In operant conditioning, what is the process of reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior?
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A
Extinction
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B
Shaping
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C
Generalization
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D
Discrimination
6
Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with the regulation of mood, sleep, and appetite?
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A
Dopamine
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B
Serotonin
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C
Acetylcholine
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D
GABA
7
The 'Big Five' personality trait model includes Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and what else?
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A
Neuroticism
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B
Narcissism
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C
Niceness
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D
Nervousness
8
What is the name of the stage of sleep during which most vivid dreaming occurs?
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A
Stage 1
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B
Stage 2
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C
Stage 3
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D
REM sleep
9
Who developed the theory of psychosocial development, which spans the entire human lifespan?
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A
Jean Piaget
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B
Erik Erikson
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C
Abraham Maslow
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D
Carl Jung
10
Which research method involves an in-depth analysis of a single individual or a small group?
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A
Survey
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B
Case study
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C
Experiment
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D
Naturalistic observation
11
What term describes the inability to form new long-term memories?
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A
Retrograde amnesia
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B
Anterograde amnesia
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C
Source amnesia
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D
Dissociative fugue
12
According to Abraham Maslow, which need must be met first in the hierarchy of needs?
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A
Self-actualization
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B
Esteem
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C
Physiological
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D
Safety
13
Which gland is often referred to as the 'master gland' of the endocrine system?
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A
Thyroid
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B
Adrenal
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C
Pituitary
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D
Pineal
14
What is the primary function of the myelin sheath that covers many axons?
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A
To produce neurotransmitters
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B
To speed up neural impulses
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C
To protect the cell body
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D
To filter sensory input
15
Which type of study compares different age groups at the same point in time?
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A
Longitudinal study
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B
Cross-sectional study
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C
Case study
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D
Correlation study
16
What psychological concept refers to the discomfort experienced when one's beliefs contradict their actions?
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A
Cognitive dissonance
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B
Confirmation bias
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C
Fundamental attribution error
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D
Groupthink
17
Which structure in the brain is essential for the formation of new explicit memories?
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A
Amygdala
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B
Hippocampus
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C
Thalamus
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D
Cerebellum
18
What is the term for a mental shortcut used to solve problems or make judgments?
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A
Algorithm
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B
Heuristic
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C
Schema
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D
Prototype
19
Which sensory system is responsible for balance and spatial orientation?
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A
Vestibular system
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B
Olfactory system
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C
Gustatory system
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D
Somatosensory system
20
In classical conditioning, what is the stimulus that initially elicits no specific response?
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A
Unconditioned stimulus
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B
Neutral stimulus
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C
Conditioned stimulus
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D
Reflex
