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PSYCHOLOGY TEST QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
According to Freud, the internal structure of the mind consists of ________.
a. the desire for pleasure
b. Bibidi, Babidi, & Majin Buu
c. the id, ego, and superego
d. who cares; Freud was weird - Answer-c
Alfred Adler felt that ________ was/were an important motivator of human thought and
behavior.
a. the collective unconscious
b. feelings of inferiority
c. the Oedipus Complex d. Womb Envy - Answer-b
Karen Horney's major deviation from traditional Freudian ideas was her ________.
a. emphasis on anxiety
b. concept of womb envy
c. link between adult functioning and childhood struggles
d. nothing - Karen & Freud were besties & agreed on everything - Answer-b
Tim is angry with his mother, but instead of directing his aggression toward her, he yells
at his doggo Roam 🐕.
This is an example of ________.
a. rationalization
b. reaction formation
c. projection
d. displacement - Answer-d
Jung believed that we all share inborn, species-specific ideas and memories. This is
Jung's idea of ________.
a. social interests
b. anima
c. collective unconscious
d. animus - Answer-c
Eve has an important test tomorrow. She knows she should study for the test but she
really wants to go to Adam's party. However, she feels it's unrealistic to think she'll be
prepared for the exam if she wastes several of the hours she has left partying with
Adam. Thus, Eve tells Adam she can't make it, she eats a few apples, and continues
studying for the test.
According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, Eve's ________.
a. so does the word 'evil' come from 'Eve'... all because of an apple? (No)
b. id won out over her superego
, c. superego won out over her id
d. ego won out over her ide. id won out over her ego - Answer-d
When taking a standardized test such as Raven's test, extraverts tend to do _____ in a
room with noise compared to a room with silence, whereas introverts tend to do _____
in a room with noise compared to a room with silence.
a. better; the same
b. the same; better
c. better; worse
d. worse; better
e. the same; worse - Answer-e
Adam and Steve met on eHarmony. Adam describes himself as emotionally secure,
calm in stressful situations, and rarely angry. According to the Big Five trait theory,
Adam is most likely
a. high in openness.
b. conscientious.
c. introverted.
d. moderate in agreeableness.
e. low in neuroticism. - Answer-e
The nervous system allows you to receive sensory information, process that
information, and then respond to it.
On your Valentines Date, your palms got sweaty while holding hands and you felt
butterflies flying around in your stomach. These symptoms were most likely produced
by your ________ nervous system.
A. central
B. somatic
C. parasympathetic
D. sympathetic - Answer-d
You're at a party in a large venue & suddenly hear a series of pops. You duck down
behind a desk but soon realize that the pops were from balloons, not a gun.
Neuroscientists argue that the brain is wired to prefer speed over accuracy due to...
A. the amygdala sending information much slower than other brain regions
B. the hippocampus' perception of fear signals
C. the amygdala sending information much faster than the prefrontal cortex
D. the Thalamus' regulation of basic motivated behavior - Answer-c
The nervous system allows you to receive sensory information, process that
information, and then respond to it.
When you paint with a paintbrush, your _________ nervous system sends messages to
your finger muscles so that your fingers move in specific ways.
a. somatic
b. parasympathetic
c. romantic
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