Psych 115 Study Guide with Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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PSYC 115
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PSYC 115
Rosa hasn't ridden a bike in many years, but when she is trying to get across town during traffic, she rents one. She hops on and rides to her location. Which subcategory of Long-term Memory is this an example of? Procedural
People used to believe that disordered behavior was due to demonic posses...
Psych 115 Study Guide with Questions
and 100% Correct Answers
Rosa hasn't ridden a bike in many years, but when she is trying to get across town
during traffic, she rents one. She hops on and rides to her location. Which subcategory
of Long-term Memory is this an example of? ✅Procedural
People used to believe that disordered behavior was due to demonic possession. What
was done in order to "cure" this? ✅Holes were made in the Skulls
True or False? "Insanity" is a term used in psychological/psychiatric diagnoses ✅False
Fry is a 24 year old man. He works at a job where he does not have to work directly with
others, because he finds that he has problems doing so. Fry has a friend named Leela,
and despite the fact that Leela always shows up for him, Fry feels that Leela isn't really
a good friend, and might have ulterior motives for being his friend. Fry tends to be
sarcastic, and has a very dry sense of humor. What personality disorder does Fry have?
✅Paranoid Personality Disorder
Focusing our spotlight of attention is one of the major functions of... ✅Working memory
What is the duration of short-term memory? ✅30 seconds
When we replay a memory, we often replace the original with a slightly modified
version. What is the term for this? ✅Reconsolidating
A multiple choice question best tests ___________. ✅Identifying previously learned
items
Which stage of pre-natal development can include a time BEFORE conception?
✅Germinal Period
Which of the following is a secondary sexual characteristic? ✅Pubic hair
Which of the following are distinguishing features of emerging adulthood? Make sure to
only choose the correct answers - your score for this question will be the correct
answers - the incorrect answers. ✅Identity Exploration, Self Focus, Instability, Feeling
in-between, Age of possibilities
Which cluster of personality disorders is most related to schizophrenia? ✅Odd
, Amy has very little regard for other people. She manipulated a friend into putting all of
his money into a specific stock, and then the stock fell, leaving her friend with no
money. Amy doesn't seem to care that she financially ruined her friend. Amy is often
irritable, and aggressive with others. She is a ruthless business woman. What
personality disorder does Amy have? ✅Antisocial Personality Disorder
Which of the following is the weakest aspect of memory? ✅Source
Captain Holt is not a fan of Gavin McInnes (the leader of the alt-right group "the proud
boys"). Captain Holt reads an article criticizing the behavior of McInnes and his
followers in Manhattan last week and forwards it on to his friends. Captain Holt does not
read a counter-point editorial written in favor of Gavin McInnes. Captain Holt is
demonstrating... ✅Confirmation Bias
"Most basic unit of intellect" best describes what? ✅Schemas
The smallest units of sound that can have (or change) meaning in a word are called...
✅Phonemes
What cluster is Narcissistic Personality Disorder in? ✅Dramatic
"The process of absorbing new information into existing schemas" best defines...
✅Assimilation
A car is something that has four wheels, a front and back windshield, four doors, a roof,
and can move at low speeds, but more often than not is used at greater speeds in order
to travel. This is an example of what Mental Building Block? ✅Artificial Concepts
According to Piaget, when a child can now perform mental operations on concrete
objects and understand reversibility and conservation, they are in what stage?
✅Concrete Operational Stage
"Existing ideas are modified to fit new information" best describes what?
✅Accommodation
Raymond has just been assigned a school ID number. It is nine digits long: 845112518.
Raymond memorizes it instantly due to "845" being the area code of Marist, "1125"
being his birthday (November 25th), and "18" is his current age. Raymond is
demonstrating which of the following? ✅Chunking
Charles has recently adopted a dog. He has found that there are certain rules among
the dog owners in his neighborhood, and he picks up on them quickly, and makes
friends with the other dog owners. Charles' new dog is also his first dog ever, and he
quickly learns all of the new things about being a dog-owner. What type of intelligence is
Charles most likely demonstrating in this example? ✅Fluid Intelligence
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