MCAT Psychology Practice Exam with
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individuals do not intervene to help victims when others are present - ANS-Bystander
effect
tendency of individuals to put in less effort when in a group setting than individually -
ANS-Social Loafing
B. The number of bystanders who witness the emergency - ANS-In studies of bystander
intervention, which variable is typically found to be positively correlated with the time it
takes for an individual to offer help in case of emergency?
A. The severity of the emergency
B. The number of bystanders who witness the emergency
C. The individual's level of altruism as assessed by a standardized measure
D. The degree to which altruism is a part of the individual's self-image
B. a situational variable. - ANS-An individual arrives late at a meeting. Which
explanation for being tardy is consistent with self-serving bias? The individual will
attribute being late to:
A. an uncontrollable personality trait.
B. a situational variable.
C. a controllable personality trait.
D. a stable variable.
the tendency for people to view their own success based on internal factors and failures
on external factors - ANS-Self-serving bias
the tendency to blame our actions on the situation and blame the actions of others on
their personalities - ANS-Actor-observer bias
D. The viewers' likelihood of attributing the target's performance to intellect and the
target's likelihood of attributing his or her own success to intellect - ANS-A researcher
interested in actor-observer bias asks a group of viewer participants to watch a target
participant work on a series of puzzles. Which two variables is the researcher most
likely to compare in this study?
A. The viewers' memory for the puzzles and the target's memory for the puzzles
B. The viewers' estimate of the difficulty of the puzzles and the target's estimate of the
difficulty of the puzzles
, C. The viewers' likelihood of accurately remembering the target's performance and the
target's likelihood of accurately remembering his or her own performance
D. The viewers' likelihood of attributing the target's performance to intellect and the
target's likelihood of attributing his or her own success to intellect
D. audience characteristics. - ANS-A public health video designed to promote flu shots
shows a physician from a prestigious institution delivering facts about how viruses
spread. The video also features data on how viruses can expose the body to serious
illnesses. The video uses all of the following variables to manipulate attitudes EXCEPT:
A. the peripheral route to persuasion.
B. the central route to persuasion.
C. source characteristics.
D. audience characteristics.
focusing on superficial details of persuasive information like appearances and slogans
(low elaboration) - ANS-peripheral route persuasion
scrutinizing and analyzing the content of persuasive information (high elaboration) -
ANS-central route persuasion
B.Relatively high response rate with no predictable pauses - ANS-A rat receives food
for pressing a lever on a variable ratio schedule. Which pattern of responding is most
likely to be observed?
A. Relatively high response rate with predictable pauses after reinforcement
B.Relatively high response rate with no predictable pauses
C. Relatively low response rate with a predictable increase in responding right before
reinforcement
D. Fluctuating response rate with a predictable increase in responding right after
reinforcement
a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable
number of responses. - ANS-varibale ratio schedule
C. a drive. - ANS-According to the psychodynamic theory, conflict between the
superego and the id leads to unconscious conflict. The ego attempts to reduce this
conflict through the use of defense mechanisms. Based on this description, the
unconscious conflict functions as:
A. a need.
B. negative reinforcement.
C. a drive.
D. negative punishment.
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individuals do not intervene to help victims when others are present - ANS-Bystander
effect
tendency of individuals to put in less effort when in a group setting than individually -
ANS-Social Loafing
B. The number of bystanders who witness the emergency - ANS-In studies of bystander
intervention, which variable is typically found to be positively correlated with the time it
takes for an individual to offer help in case of emergency?
A. The severity of the emergency
B. The number of bystanders who witness the emergency
C. The individual's level of altruism as assessed by a standardized measure
D. The degree to which altruism is a part of the individual's self-image
B. a situational variable. - ANS-An individual arrives late at a meeting. Which
explanation for being tardy is consistent with self-serving bias? The individual will
attribute being late to:
A. an uncontrollable personality trait.
B. a situational variable.
C. a controllable personality trait.
D. a stable variable.
the tendency for people to view their own success based on internal factors and failures
on external factors - ANS-Self-serving bias
the tendency to blame our actions on the situation and blame the actions of others on
their personalities - ANS-Actor-observer bias
D. The viewers' likelihood of attributing the target's performance to intellect and the
target's likelihood of attributing his or her own success to intellect - ANS-A researcher
interested in actor-observer bias asks a group of viewer participants to watch a target
participant work on a series of puzzles. Which two variables is the researcher most
likely to compare in this study?
A. The viewers' memory for the puzzles and the target's memory for the puzzles
B. The viewers' estimate of the difficulty of the puzzles and the target's estimate of the
difficulty of the puzzles
, C. The viewers' likelihood of accurately remembering the target's performance and the
target's likelihood of accurately remembering his or her own performance
D. The viewers' likelihood of attributing the target's performance to intellect and the
target's likelihood of attributing his or her own success to intellect
D. audience characteristics. - ANS-A public health video designed to promote flu shots
shows a physician from a prestigious institution delivering facts about how viruses
spread. The video also features data on how viruses can expose the body to serious
illnesses. The video uses all of the following variables to manipulate attitudes EXCEPT:
A. the peripheral route to persuasion.
B. the central route to persuasion.
C. source characteristics.
D. audience characteristics.
focusing on superficial details of persuasive information like appearances and slogans
(low elaboration) - ANS-peripheral route persuasion
scrutinizing and analyzing the content of persuasive information (high elaboration) -
ANS-central route persuasion
B.Relatively high response rate with no predictable pauses - ANS-A rat receives food
for pressing a lever on a variable ratio schedule. Which pattern of responding is most
likely to be observed?
A. Relatively high response rate with predictable pauses after reinforcement
B.Relatively high response rate with no predictable pauses
C. Relatively low response rate with a predictable increase in responding right before
reinforcement
D. Fluctuating response rate with a predictable increase in responding right after
reinforcement
a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable
number of responses. - ANS-varibale ratio schedule
C. a drive. - ANS-According to the psychodynamic theory, conflict between the
superego and the id leads to unconscious conflict. The ego attempts to reduce this
conflict through the use of defense mechanisms. Based on this description, the
unconscious conflict functions as:
A. a need.
B. negative reinforcement.
C. a drive.
D. negative punishment.
