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Psychology Quiz: Variations of Behavior

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Question 1
1.

To encourage Mrs. Coleman, a withdrawn schizophrenia patient, to be more socially active, institutional staff members give her small plastic cards whenever she talks to someone. She is allowed to exchange these cards for candy and cigarettes. Staff members are making use of

Question 2
2.

Two years after being brutally beaten, MaryAnn still experiences jumpy anxiety, has trouble sleeping, and has vivid flashbacks of her assault. MaryAnn is most clearly showing signs of

Question 3
3.

Seeing one-eyed monsters would be a(n) ________. Believing that you are Christopher Columbus would be a ________.

Question 4
4.

One of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia includes

Question 5
5.

Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by

Question 6
6.

Transference refers to a client's

Question 7
7.

Dissociative disorders are most likely to be characterized by

Question 8
8.

Which of the following treatments is most likely to be used only with severely depressed patients?

Question 9
9.

To treat nail biting, one can paint a patient's fingernails with a bitter-tasting nail polish. This procedure best illustrates

Question 10
10.

Psychological tests show that 18-year-old Ishmael has an intelligence score of 65. Nevertheless, Ishmael can, with a few seconds of mental calculation, accurately tell the day of the week on which Christmas falls for any year in this century. It would be fair to conclude that

Question 11
11.

The Stanford-Binet, WAIS, and WISC tests are all types of

Question 12
12.

The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ________ test.

Question 13
13.

It would be reasonable to suggest that the Flynn effect is due in part to

Question 14
14.

A college administrator is trying to assess whether an admissions test accurately predicts how well applicants will perform at his school. The administrator is most obviously concerned that the test is

Question 15
15.

Fluid intelligence refers most directly to a person's

Question 16
16.

Match each description to the corresponding standard IQ score.

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gifted
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0-70
low average
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70-85
high average
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85-115
average
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115-130
disability
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130+
Question 17
17.

What does Howard Gardner's theory primarily focus on?

Question 18
18.

What distinguishes general intelligence from multiple intelligences?

Question 19
19.

Match each idea or theory to its creator.

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believed in a "general" factor of intelligence ("g")
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Francis Galton
Created the formula for the first IQ score
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Alfred Binet
theory of emotional intelligence
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William Stern
theory of "multiple intelligences" and identified 9 types of intelligence
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David Wechsler
creator of the WISC and WAIS--the most common intelligence tests used today
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Charles Spearman
created the first general intelligence test
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Howard Gardner
believed intelligence was quantifiable and a "normal" score could be established
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Daniel Goleman
Question 20
20.

What is the purpose of the DSM-V?

Question 21
21.

Medications would most likely be prescribed for mental health conditions by a clinician who believed in a _______________________ perspective of psychology.

Question 22
22.

For a behavior to be considered a disorder, it must meet certain criteria. Match each description with the criterion listed below.

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Dysfunction
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disrupts the patient's everyday life
Deviant
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against the norm for behavior in the patient's culture
Distressful
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causes the patient or those around them anxiety or pain
Question 23
23.

A therapist who uses client-centered therapy an uses active listening most likely follows the _________________ perspective of psychology.

Question 24
24.

Which might be a negative impact of intelligence testing?