1. Which of the following best describes Freud's concept of Thanatos?
a. A life-sustaining and pleasure-oriented urge
b. An instinct toward destruction and aggression
c. An instinct toward love and pleasure
d. A defense mechanism that channels unacceptable impulses into socially desired
activities
2. Which of the following best describes the id's primary process, according to Freudian
theory?
a. The id operates according to the reality principle, seeking realistic ways to satisfy
desires.
b. The id operates according to the pleasure principle, seeking immediate
gratification of desires.
c. The id channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable behaviors.
d. The id strives to maintain a sense of morality and follow societal norms.
3. Harry has a stressful job with an angry boss. He usually has a dream about fighting a
fire dragon to save a princess from a castle. According to Freud, which of the following
is MOST likely the latent content in this situation?
a. Angry boss
b. A princess
c. A fire dragon
d. A castle
4. Which of the following best describes the Rorschach test?
a. A structured self-report questionnaire that uses trait-descriptive adjectives.
b. A physiological measure that records brain activity through electrodes.
c. A standardized test that places participants in a situation to measure reactions.
d. A projective technique that uses inkblots to reveal unconscious thoughts and
feelings.
5. What is the Electra complex?
a. The Electra complex is a girl's unconscious sexual desire for her father,
accompanied by feelings of rivalry with her mother. It is theorized to result in
penis envy and an incompletely formed superego.
b. The Electra complex is a boy's unconscious sexual desire for his mother,
accompanied by feelings of rivalry with his father, and is theorized to lead to
castration anxiety.
c. The Electra complex is the Oedipus complex but for girls.
, d. The Electra complex is a theory about the equal moral development of boys and
girls, in which both genders similarly resolve their respective complexes and develop
a strong superego.
6. In transference therapy, how do patients typically perceive their therapist?
a. As a neutral observer with no emotional connection to their past experiences.
b. As a figure who unconsciously represents someone significant from their past,
such as a parent or authority figure.
c. As a medical professional who only provides logical and objective solutions.
d. As a close friend with whom they share everyday concerns, unrelated to deeper
emotional patterns.
7. Which of the following BEST describes moral anxiety?
a. It is the fear of external consequences for violating societal rules and norms.
b. It is the apprehension felt when facing physically dangerous or threatening
situations.
c. It is the discomfort arising from the awareness of one's potential to violate their
internalized moral code.
d. It is the fear of receiving punishment for wrongdoing because the ego can not
control the desire for ID.
8. Which of the following BEST describes shaping and successive approximation in
operant conditioning?
a. Shaping is the process of reinforcing only the final desired behavior, while
successive approximation refers to punishing incorrect behaviors.
b. Shaping involves reinforcing small steps that gradually lead to the target
behavior, and successive approximation refers to each step that gets closer to
the desired behavior.
c. Shaping is a method used only in animal training, and successive approximation is a
term used exclusively in human behavior modification.
d. Shaping and successive approximation are interchangeable terms that both mean
reinforcing only the final behavior without any intermediate steps.
9. In Watson and Rayner’s Little Albert experiment, before conditioning, how would the
white rat be classified in terms of classical conditioning?
a. As an unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
b. As a conditioned stimulus (CS)
c. As a neutral stimulus (NS)
d. As an unconditioned response (UCR).
10. Which of the following operates on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement?
a. A worker receiving a paycheck every two weeks
b. Checking your email for new messages
c. Playing a slot machine in a casino
d. Getting a free coffee after purchasing ten drinks
11. Which of the following statements BEST describes the concept of extinction in learning?
a. The complete and permanent disappearance of a learned behavior due to a lack of
reinforcement or punishment.
a. A life-sustaining and pleasure-oriented urge
b. An instinct toward destruction and aggression
c. An instinct toward love and pleasure
d. A defense mechanism that channels unacceptable impulses into socially desired
activities
2. Which of the following best describes the id's primary process, according to Freudian
theory?
a. The id operates according to the reality principle, seeking realistic ways to satisfy
desires.
b. The id operates according to the pleasure principle, seeking immediate
gratification of desires.
c. The id channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable behaviors.
d. The id strives to maintain a sense of morality and follow societal norms.
3. Harry has a stressful job with an angry boss. He usually has a dream about fighting a
fire dragon to save a princess from a castle. According to Freud, which of the following
is MOST likely the latent content in this situation?
a. Angry boss
b. A princess
c. A fire dragon
d. A castle
4. Which of the following best describes the Rorschach test?
a. A structured self-report questionnaire that uses trait-descriptive adjectives.
b. A physiological measure that records brain activity through electrodes.
c. A standardized test that places participants in a situation to measure reactions.
d. A projective technique that uses inkblots to reveal unconscious thoughts and
feelings.
5. What is the Electra complex?
a. The Electra complex is a girl's unconscious sexual desire for her father,
accompanied by feelings of rivalry with her mother. It is theorized to result in
penis envy and an incompletely formed superego.
b. The Electra complex is a boy's unconscious sexual desire for his mother,
accompanied by feelings of rivalry with his father, and is theorized to lead to
castration anxiety.
c. The Electra complex is the Oedipus complex but for girls.
, d. The Electra complex is a theory about the equal moral development of boys and
girls, in which both genders similarly resolve their respective complexes and develop
a strong superego.
6. In transference therapy, how do patients typically perceive their therapist?
a. As a neutral observer with no emotional connection to their past experiences.
b. As a figure who unconsciously represents someone significant from their past,
such as a parent or authority figure.
c. As a medical professional who only provides logical and objective solutions.
d. As a close friend with whom they share everyday concerns, unrelated to deeper
emotional patterns.
7. Which of the following BEST describes moral anxiety?
a. It is the fear of external consequences for violating societal rules and norms.
b. It is the apprehension felt when facing physically dangerous or threatening
situations.
c. It is the discomfort arising from the awareness of one's potential to violate their
internalized moral code.
d. It is the fear of receiving punishment for wrongdoing because the ego can not
control the desire for ID.
8. Which of the following BEST describes shaping and successive approximation in
operant conditioning?
a. Shaping is the process of reinforcing only the final desired behavior, while
successive approximation refers to punishing incorrect behaviors.
b. Shaping involves reinforcing small steps that gradually lead to the target
behavior, and successive approximation refers to each step that gets closer to
the desired behavior.
c. Shaping is a method used only in animal training, and successive approximation is a
term used exclusively in human behavior modification.
d. Shaping and successive approximation are interchangeable terms that both mean
reinforcing only the final behavior without any intermediate steps.
9. In Watson and Rayner’s Little Albert experiment, before conditioning, how would the
white rat be classified in terms of classical conditioning?
a. As an unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
b. As a conditioned stimulus (CS)
c. As a neutral stimulus (NS)
d. As an unconditioned response (UCR).
10. Which of the following operates on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement?
a. A worker receiving a paycheck every two weeks
b. Checking your email for new messages
c. Playing a slot machine in a casino
d. Getting a free coffee after purchasing ten drinks
11. Which of the following statements BEST describes the concept of extinction in learning?
a. The complete and permanent disappearance of a learned behavior due to a lack of
reinforcement or punishment.
