PSYCHOLOGY EXAM Q&A
What is intelligence? - answer-the cognitive abilities of an individual to learn from
experience, to reason well, and to cope effectively with the demands of daily living
How did Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence differ from previous theories? -
answer-Gardner identified intelligence as multi dimensional with at least eight different
types of intelligence instead of being a single dimensional factor
What are the measurement requirements of psychological test? - answer-validity and
reliability
When we discussed personality, we are usually talking about what makes people: -
answer-different from one another
According to sigmund Freud where do peoples desires drives and motivations reside? -
answer-the unconscious
___is a cognitive distortion of the fax to make an event or impulse life-threatening. -
answer-rationalization
According to carl jung, another name for our psychic inheritance: - answer-collective
unconscious
The behavior is followed by a consequence in the nature of the consequence modifies
the organism’s tendency to repeat the behavior in the future, refers to: - answer-operant
conditioning
According to b.f. skinner, a behavior that is no longer followed by a reinforcing stimulus
will: - answer-become extinct
When a reinforcer is re-introduced to an organism’s environment, the behavior that
preceded it: - answer-returns in a shorter time than it took to learn it in the first place
Which of the following is known as the third force in personality theory? - answer-
humanistic theory
Instead of focusing on the absence of mental on this as an indication of mental health,
Abraham Maslow and carl rogers would focus more on: - answer-the full realization of
an individual self
What is the term for the positive response to stressors that some people thrive on and
used to motivate them? - answer-eustress
In cognitive theory, ___ ultimately determines personality. - answer-thoughts
What is intelligence? - answer-the cognitive abilities of an individual to learn from
experience, to reason well, and to cope effectively with the demands of daily living
How did Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence differ from previous theories? -
answer-Gardner identified intelligence as multi dimensional with at least eight different
types of intelligence instead of being a single dimensional factor
What are the measurement requirements of psychological test? - answer-validity and
reliability
When we discussed personality, we are usually talking about what makes people: -
answer-different from one another
According to sigmund Freud where do peoples desires drives and motivations reside? -
answer-the unconscious
___is a cognitive distortion of the fax to make an event or impulse life-threatening. -
answer-rationalization
According to carl jung, another name for our psychic inheritance: - answer-collective
unconscious
The behavior is followed by a consequence in the nature of the consequence modifies
the organism’s tendency to repeat the behavior in the future, refers to: - answer-operant
conditioning
According to b.f. skinner, a behavior that is no longer followed by a reinforcing stimulus
will: - answer-become extinct
When a reinforcer is re-introduced to an organism’s environment, the behavior that
preceded it: - answer-returns in a shorter time than it took to learn it in the first place
Which of the following is known as the third force in personality theory? - answer-
humanistic theory
Instead of focusing on the absence of mental on this as an indication of mental health,
Abraham Maslow and carl rogers would focus more on: - answer-the full realization of
an individual self
What is the term for the positive response to stressors that some people thrive on and
used to motivate them? - answer-eustress
In cognitive theory, ___ ultimately determines personality. - answer-thoughts
