PSYCH 100 UPDATED EXAMINATION SETS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to
the feared object? - ✔✔systematic desensitization
✔✔Cattell used the statistical technique called _______. - ✔✔Factor Analysis
✔✔Which of the following is a key component of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis? -
✔✔dream interpretation
✔✔Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the
_______. - ✔✔Observer effect
✔✔Tara and Sarah are identical twins. If Tara has bipolar disorder, then Sarah has
________. - ✔✔a 40-70% chance of developing a mood disorder
✔✔Which of the following is the appropriate definition of psychosurgery? - ✔✔surgery
that is performed on brain tissue to relieve or control severe psychological disorders
✔✔Which of the following is an advantage of person-centered therapy? - ✔✔The
therapist has a lower risk of having his or her words misinterpreted by the client.
✔✔As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological
tests, including one in which he responds "true" or "false" to items such as "I feel sad
most of the time," or "I had a good childhood." What type of psychological test is Dan
taking? - ✔✔an inventory
✔✔The Freudian stage in which boys must resolve the Oedipus complex is the ______
stage. - ✔✔Phallic
✔✔People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid, maladaptive pattern of
behavior and ways of relating to others. - ✔✔personality
✔✔Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________. Repetitive,
ritualistic behaviors are called ________. - ✔✔obsessions;compulsions
✔✔Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapy? - ✔✔There is not
enough experimental research to support its basic ideas.
✔✔Maria is a retired factory worker who lives with anxiety. Due to the fear of having
anxiety attacks, she does not leave her house. This makes her feel trapped in her
,home, which creates distress. Which criterion would be most appropriate in deciding
whether Maria's case represents an example of abnormality? - ✔✔subjective discomfort
✔✔The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________. - ✔✔MMPI-2
✔✔While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it
contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his
daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter
likely to say? - ✔✔Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake"
the test by not reading.
✔✔Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for treating overeating
or smoking? - ✔✔aversion therapy
✔✔After many sessions of psychodynamic therapy, Dan at some point experiences
reluctance to cooperate with his therapist and tends to forget to do what his therapist
had suggested to him. Dan is experiencing ________. - ✔✔resistance
✔✔Which of the following individuals would be least likely to benefit from
psychoanalysis? - ✔✔Kaleem, who suffers from a severe psychotic disorder
✔✔The person-centered therapist has to be able to acknowledge and understand what
the client is feeling and experiencing. This process is referred to as
________________. - ✔✔empathy
✔✔A _________ is a method of reinforcement that uses a formal written agreement in
which the goals for behavioral change, reinforcements, and penalties are clearly stated.
- ✔✔contigency contract
✔✔Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes harm to
others, or harms their ability to function in daily life, is called ___________. - ✔✔a
psychological disorder
✔✔Who of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian? - ✔✔Rogers
✔✔Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy. - ✔✔group
✔✔Which type of therapy is based on various learning principles? - ✔✔behavior
✔✔Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy. - ✔✔
✔✔As part of a fraternity initiation ritual, Saul is instructed to interrupt a school
basketball game by running on the court naked while singing the nursery rhyme
, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." If Sam complies with this ritual, his behavior would best
illustrate ________. - ✔✔social norm deviance
✔✔Which of the following is a projective test? - ✔✔Rorschach
✔✔Psychodynamic and person-centered therapies are very different therapeutic
approaches. Which of the following is a major difference between the two therapies? -
✔✔
✔✔Mary, who has a great fear of flying, has been instructed by her behavior therapist to
take a brief ride in an actual airplane. If Mary follows her therapist's instructions, then
she'll be engaged in ________. - ✔✔in vivo exposure
✔✔What is the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral, anal,
phallic, latency, genital
✔✔A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and
hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ___________. - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔________ refers to psychotherapy that is provided on the internet. -
✔✔Cybertherapy
✔✔Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the
anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory. Which of the
following will be at the top of your list? - ✔✔Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test.
✔✔A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following
causes is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention? - ✔✔distorted interpretations of
life events
✔✔Although this type of psychotherapy has its origins in the psychodynamic school of
thought, it is not considered a true psychodynamic therapy, because it combines
humanistic and cognitive-behavioral interventions. - ✔✔
✔✔Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause
memory loss? - ✔✔It destroys the brain areas responsible for memory storage.
✔✔The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to
the client. This is called _____________. - ✔✔Authenticity
✔✔Monozygotic twins are __________, while dizygotic twins are __________. -
✔✔identical ; fraternal
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to
the feared object? - ✔✔systematic desensitization
✔✔Cattell used the statistical technique called _______. - ✔✔Factor Analysis
✔✔Which of the following is a key component of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis? -
✔✔dream interpretation
✔✔Probably the biggest problem with personality assessments by behaviorists is the
_______. - ✔✔Observer effect
✔✔Tara and Sarah are identical twins. If Tara has bipolar disorder, then Sarah has
________. - ✔✔a 40-70% chance of developing a mood disorder
✔✔Which of the following is the appropriate definition of psychosurgery? - ✔✔surgery
that is performed on brain tissue to relieve or control severe psychological disorders
✔✔Which of the following is an advantage of person-centered therapy? - ✔✔The
therapist has a lower risk of having his or her words misinterpreted by the client.
✔✔As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological
tests, including one in which he responds "true" or "false" to items such as "I feel sad
most of the time," or "I had a good childhood." What type of psychological test is Dan
taking? - ✔✔an inventory
✔✔The Freudian stage in which boys must resolve the Oedipus complex is the ______
stage. - ✔✔Phallic
✔✔People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid, maladaptive pattern of
behavior and ways of relating to others. - ✔✔personality
✔✔Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________. Repetitive,
ritualistic behaviors are called ________. - ✔✔obsessions;compulsions
✔✔Which of the following is a limitation of humanistic therapy? - ✔✔There is not
enough experimental research to support its basic ideas.
✔✔Maria is a retired factory worker who lives with anxiety. Due to the fear of having
anxiety attacks, she does not leave her house. This makes her feel trapped in her
,home, which creates distress. Which criterion would be most appropriate in deciding
whether Maria's case represents an example of abnormality? - ✔✔subjective discomfort
✔✔The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________. - ✔✔MMPI-2
✔✔While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Vince notices that it
contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. He asks his
daughter, who is a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is his daughter
likely to say? - ✔✔Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake"
the test by not reading.
✔✔Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for treating overeating
or smoking? - ✔✔aversion therapy
✔✔After many sessions of psychodynamic therapy, Dan at some point experiences
reluctance to cooperate with his therapist and tends to forget to do what his therapist
had suggested to him. Dan is experiencing ________. - ✔✔resistance
✔✔Which of the following individuals would be least likely to benefit from
psychoanalysis? - ✔✔Kaleem, who suffers from a severe psychotic disorder
✔✔The person-centered therapist has to be able to acknowledge and understand what
the client is feeling and experiencing. This process is referred to as
________________. - ✔✔empathy
✔✔A _________ is a method of reinforcement that uses a formal written agreement in
which the goals for behavioral change, reinforcements, and penalties are clearly stated.
- ✔✔contigency contract
✔✔Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes harm to
others, or harms their ability to function in daily life, is called ___________. - ✔✔a
psychological disorder
✔✔Who of the following was NOT a neo-Freudian? - ✔✔Rogers
✔✔Family counseling is a form of ______ therapy. - ✔✔group
✔✔Which type of therapy is based on various learning principles? - ✔✔behavior
✔✔Person-centered therapy is a type of ______ therapy. - ✔✔
✔✔As part of a fraternity initiation ritual, Saul is instructed to interrupt a school
basketball game by running on the court naked while singing the nursery rhyme
, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." If Sam complies with this ritual, his behavior would best
illustrate ________. - ✔✔social norm deviance
✔✔Which of the following is a projective test? - ✔✔Rorschach
✔✔Psychodynamic and person-centered therapies are very different therapeutic
approaches. Which of the following is a major difference between the two therapies? -
✔✔
✔✔Mary, who has a great fear of flying, has been instructed by her behavior therapist to
take a brief ride in an actual airplane. If Mary follows her therapist's instructions, then
she'll be engaged in ________. - ✔✔in vivo exposure
✔✔What is the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages? - ✔✔oral, anal,
phallic, latency, genital
✔✔A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and
hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ___________. - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔________ refers to psychotherapy that is provided on the internet. -
✔✔Cybertherapy
✔✔Your teacher organizes a debate on Freudian theory. You are assigned to be on the
anti-Freud side and, therefore, must point out problems in the theory. Which of the
following will be at the top of your list? - ✔✔Psychodynamic concepts are difficult to test.
✔✔A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following
causes is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention? - ✔✔distorted interpretations of
life events
✔✔Although this type of psychotherapy has its origins in the psychodynamic school of
thought, it is not considered a true psychodynamic therapy, because it combines
humanistic and cognitive-behavioral interventions. - ✔✔
✔✔Why does the administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) often cause
memory loss? - ✔✔It destroys the brain areas responsible for memory storage.
✔✔The person-centered therapist must show a genuine, open, and honest response to
the client. This is called _____________. - ✔✔Authenticity
✔✔Monozygotic twins are __________, while dizygotic twins are __________. -
✔✔identical ; fraternal
