Psy 1010 Final Exam Guide Questions and Answers 2024
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Mary didn't make the tennis team and decided that it was for the best because she didn't want to attend daily practices anyway. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
a. denial
b. projection
c. rationalization
d. reaction formation -Correct Answer c. rationalization
Freud defined t...
Psy 1010 Final Exam Guide Questions
and Answers 2024
Mary didn't make the tennis team and decided that it was for the best because she
didn't want to attend daily practices anyway. This is an example of which defense
mechanism?
a. denial
b. projection
c. rationalization
d. reaction formation -Correct Answer ✔c. rationalization
Freud defined the ego as ________.
a. the conscious mind which seeks to balance the id and superego
b. the person we would be if we could act out all the id's desires
c. the unconscious mind driven by the pleasure principle
d. the part of the mind containing moral standards -Correct Answer ✔a. the conscious
mind which seeks to balance the id and superego
Sigmund Freud suggested that people who are dominated by their ________ might be
narcissistic and impulsive.
a. ego
b. id
c. superego
d. superid -Correct Answer ✔b. id
After Mike does not get the job he interviewed for, he moves back in with his parents
and spends his days playing video games. Which defense mechanism does this
exemplify?
a. sublimation
b. displacement
c. reaction formation
d. regression -Correct Answer ✔d. regression
Kim believed he failed his math class because the test was too hard, passed his
psychology class because the professor passed every student in the class, and didn't
get the internship because the manager didn't like him. Julian Rotter would say that Kim
has ________.
a. high self-efficacy
b. low self-efficacy
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c. an internal locus of control
d. an external locus of control -Correct Answer ✔d. an external locus of control
Jessica believes that she succeeds in high school because she works hard, earned a
place on the basketball team because she practices constantly, and cooks well because
she takes cooking classes. Julian Rotter would say that Jessica has ________.
a. an internal locus of control
b. good self-regulation
c. an external locus on control
d. unconditional positive regard -Correct Answer ✔a. an internal locus of control
Dan avoids applying to college because he doubts he can succeed. He is working a
retail job, but he tends to focus on the things he does wrong. In fact, he has almost no
confidence in his abilities, and when he experiences a setback at work he is ready to
quit. Albert Bandura would say Dan has ________.
a. malfunctioning cognitive processes
b. low self-regulation
c. low self-efficacy
d. high self-efficacy -Correct Answer ✔c. low self-efficacy
Which question was central to the marshmallow test?
a. Are children able to solve a logical problem involving marshmallows?
b. Would you be able to resist getting a small reward now in order to get a larger reward
later?
c. Do you think you could accomplish great things even when the fates are against you?
d. Is your life more like a marshmallow or more like a rock? -Correct Answer ✔a. Would
you be able to resist getting a small reward now in order to get a larger reward later?
________ is a state of being in which our thoughts about our real and ideal selves are
very similar.
a. egotism
b. congruence
c. unconditional positive regard
d. incongruence -Correct Answer ✔b. congruence
If Marshall has a high score in openness and a low score in neuroticism on the Big 5
personality test, he is likely to be
a. outgoing and anxious.
b. curious and calm.
c. helpful and secure.
d. cooperative and goal-driven -Correct Answer ✔b. curious and calm.
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The ________ Inkblot Test employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are
presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person's unconscious
desires, fears, and struggles.
a. Julian Rotter
b. TAT
c. Rorschach
d. Minnesota -Correct Answer ✔c. Rorschach
Grimes conducts a ________ by requesting that his patient respond to ambiguous
stimuli, thus revealing hidden feelings, impulses, and desires.
a. projective test
b. self-report inventory
c. psychoanalysis
d. personality inventory -Correct Answer ✔a. projective test
You have a very fragile glass vase that you need to ship to your mother for Mother's
Day but you have no packing materials. All you have is the popcorn that you are eating.
You don't see that you can use the popcorn as packing material. This is best explained
by ________.
a. salience
b. functional fixedness
c. confirmation bias
d. hindsight bias -Correct Answer ✔b. functional fixedness
Because Jackie has seen so many documentaries about shark attacks, she is afraid to
swim in the ocean. Chris tries to convince her that she's overreacting because more
people actually die from bee stings than shark attacks. Jackie's belief is an example of
a. the availability heuristic.
b. confirmation bias.
c. functional fixedness.
d. hindsight bias. -Correct Answer ✔a. the availability heuristic.
What do the concepts of representational bias, anchoring bias, and hindsight bias all
have in common?
a. All of the concepts are ultimately examples of confirmation bias.
b. All of the concepts are examples of functional fixedness.
c. All of the concepts are examples of mental set.
d. All of the concepts are examples of problem-solving strategies. -Correct Answer ✔c.
All of the concepts are examples of mental set.
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