GRE PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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Which of the following represents the correct order (from left to right) of
Gestalt principles illustrated in the figure above?
a. Closure, similarity, good continuation
b. proximity, good proximity, similarity
c. closure, similarity, proximity
d. shapes, figures, figure ground
e. proximity, similarity, closure --CORRECT ANSWER--c
The sound of a sizzling frying pan causes Rudollpho to salivate uncontrollably.
The sound of the sizzling frying pan is a(n)
a. unconditioned stimulus
b. conditioned stimulus
c. unconditioned response
d. conditioned response
e. neutral stimulus --CORRECT ANSWER--b
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,Ernst Weber introduced the notion of
a. physiological zero
b. response bias
c. just noticeable difference
d. motion parallax
e. subliminal processing --CORRECT ANSWER--c
Dichotic listening tasks are used to study
a. selective attention
b. spontaneous recovery
c. good continuation
d. echoic memory
e. habituation --CORRECT ANSWER--a
Which of the following is based on the principles of classical conditioning?
a. token economies
b. differential reinforcement
c. systematic desensitization
d. contingency management
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,e. unconditional positive regard --CORRECT ANSWER--c
Which of the following is not an important determinant when considering the
effects of modeling on learning?
a. the role of reinforcement
b. the retention of the material modeled
c. the sex of the model
d. the functional value of the model's behavior
e. the nature of the material being modeled --CORRECT ANSWER--c
The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is known as
a. courting
b. estrus
c. gestation
d. copulation
e. menstruation --CORRECT ANSWER--b
Which of the following is NOT a morpheme?
a. the "s" in "dogs"
b. the "dog" in "dogs"
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, c. the "ed" in "learned"
d. the "ou" in "soup"
e. the "bio" in "biology" --CORRECT ANSWER--d
which of the following can be inferred from most twin studies?
a. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of
environmental factors
b. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of
environmental factors
c. differences between monozygotic and dizygotic twins are most likely the
product of environmental factors
d. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic
factors
e. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic
factors --CORRECT ANSWER--b
which of the following is commonly referred to as the father of developmental
psychology?
a. G. Stanley Hall
b. Sigmund Freud
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A+
Which of the following represents the correct order (from left to right) of
Gestalt principles illustrated in the figure above?
a. Closure, similarity, good continuation
b. proximity, good proximity, similarity
c. closure, similarity, proximity
d. shapes, figures, figure ground
e. proximity, similarity, closure --CORRECT ANSWER--c
The sound of a sizzling frying pan causes Rudollpho to salivate uncontrollably.
The sound of the sizzling frying pan is a(n)
a. unconditioned stimulus
b. conditioned stimulus
c. unconditioned response
d. conditioned response
e. neutral stimulus --CORRECT ANSWER--b
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,Ernst Weber introduced the notion of
a. physiological zero
b. response bias
c. just noticeable difference
d. motion parallax
e. subliminal processing --CORRECT ANSWER--c
Dichotic listening tasks are used to study
a. selective attention
b. spontaneous recovery
c. good continuation
d. echoic memory
e. habituation --CORRECT ANSWER--a
Which of the following is based on the principles of classical conditioning?
a. token economies
b. differential reinforcement
c. systematic desensitization
d. contingency management
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,e. unconditional positive regard --CORRECT ANSWER--c
Which of the following is not an important determinant when considering the
effects of modeling on learning?
a. the role of reinforcement
b. the retention of the material modeled
c. the sex of the model
d. the functional value of the model's behavior
e. the nature of the material being modeled --CORRECT ANSWER--c
The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is known as
a. courting
b. estrus
c. gestation
d. copulation
e. menstruation --CORRECT ANSWER--b
Which of the following is NOT a morpheme?
a. the "s" in "dogs"
b. the "dog" in "dogs"
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, c. the "ed" in "learned"
d. the "ou" in "soup"
e. the "bio" in "biology" --CORRECT ANSWER--d
which of the following can be inferred from most twin studies?
a. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of
environmental factors
b. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of
environmental factors
c. differences between monozygotic and dizygotic twins are most likely the
product of environmental factors
d. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic
factors
e. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic
factors --CORRECT ANSWER--b
which of the following is commonly referred to as the father of developmental
psychology?
a. G. Stanley Hall
b. Sigmund Freud
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