psychology Mcqs
51. According to Guilfords model of intelligence, how many dimensions of intelligence are there?
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A. 10 dimensions

B. 180 dimensions

C. three dimensions

D. 120 dimensions

53. The greatest interference occurs when old and new material are __________________?
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A. automatically processed

B. learned through disturbed practice

C. each learned on separate days

D. similar to each other
54. The type of memory with large capacity and brief duration is __________________?
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A. long-term memory

B. working memory

C. sensory memory

D. short-term memory

55. Sir Francis Galton greatly contributed to the field of psychology by developing the __________________?
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A. first laboratory

B. early neuro-anatomy procedures

C. first sensory-motor psychological tests

D. phrenology movement

57. Which of the following is not a mnemonic device?
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A. elaborative rehearsal

B. key word method

C. narrative chaining

D. method of Loci

60. Which of the following is an example of reinforcement?
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A. all of the above

B. presenting a positive stimulus after a response

C. removing an unpleasant stimulus after a response

D. being told that you have done a good job

61. The process of encoding refers to _____________________?
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A. a clear memory of an emotionally significant event

B. the persistence of learning over time

C. getting information into memory

D. the recall of information previously learned

62. For most people, personal insults, fines, and headaches serve as ________________?
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A. punisher but not reinforces

B. either a or b depending on the discriminative stimulus

C. negative reinforces

D. positive reinforces

64. A morpheme may best be defined as _____________________?
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A. the smallest unit of language that conveys a meaning

B. the meaning of a word in any given context

C. an orderly arrangement of words in a syntactical sequence

D. a single word used to convey a complex idea

67. According to Guilford, divergent thinking requires ___________________?
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A. categorization

B. one solution

C. arithmetic reasoning

D. fluency of ideas
68. The method of Loci is an example of _________________?
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A. a heuristic

B. the primary effect

C. the recency effect

D. a mnemonic
70. Which of the following was not recommended as a strategy for improving memory?
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A. active rehearsal

B. speed reading

C. distributive study

D. encoding meaningful associations

71. Problem that have more than one correct solution require ____________________?
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A. divergent thinking

B. symbolic thought

C. disjunctive thinking

D. convergent thinking

74. A persons memory of his wedding would be stored in _______________ memory?
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A. metamemory

B. procedural

C. semantic

D. autobiographical
76. Mnemonics are _________________________?
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A. the scientific term for a memory location in the brain

B. the sound produces when two notes an octave apart are played simultaneously

C. a characteristic of sound

D. techniques used to improve memory
78. The three steps in memory information processing are ____________________?
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A. input, processing, output

B. encoding, storage, retrieval

C. input, storage, retrieval

D. input, storage, output

80. The highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by a ________________ schedule?
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A. variable-ratio

B. fixed-ratio

C. variable-interval

D. fixed-interval

81. Those items that are most likely to be forgotten are those ___________________?
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A. at the end of a long list

B. at the beginning of a long list

C. in the middle of a long list

D. with the least digits/letters

83. In psychology, measurement device must be __________________?
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A. reliable

B. valid

C. conclusive

D. both a and b
85. A mnemonic device is a ____________________?
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A. memory aid

B. technique of encoding language sounds

C. mental picture

D. test or measure of memory

86. In Pavlovs experiments, the dogs salivation triggered by the sound of the bell was a/an _________________?
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A. conditioned stimulus

B. unconditioned response

C. unconditioned stimulus

D. conditioned response
87. Which of the following terms refers to a persons accumulated knowledge and verbal skills?
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A. concrete operational intelligence

B. crystallized intelligence

C. formal operational intelligence

D. fluid intelligence

89. Our inability to remember information presented in the seconds just before we fell asleep is most likely due to ____________________?
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A. encoding failure

B. motivated forgetting

C. the misinformation effect

D. retroactive interference

90. In contrast to a dissimilar-items list, a similar-items list is __________________?
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A. learned with equivalent ease

B. easier to learn

C. more susceptible to the serial position effect

D. more difficult to learn
93. Recalling childhood birthdays is an example of which type of memory?
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A. episodic

B. None of these

C. implicit

D. procedural

94. The groupthink process is not characterized by ____________________?
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A. group cohesiveness

B. inhuman solution

C. critical thinking

D. restricted discussion

95. Which of the following is primarily a verbal test?
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A. WAIS

B. WISC C. Blacky

C. Stanford-Binet

D. None of these

96. When an infant learns to call his father daddy and then calls all men daddy, this is an example of ____________________?
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A. overgeneralization

B. under-generalization

C. over-discrimination

D. telegraphic speech

97. Intelligence tests are considered reliable __________________?
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A. before puberty

B. before 7 years of age

C. before 20 years of age

D. at any age