Related Mcqs:

1. Stimulus motives are: ____________?

   A. needs that are learned, such as the needs for power or for achievement
   B. innate but not necessary for survival
   C. not innate but necessary for survival
   D. innate and necessary for surivival

2. Decreased perceptual response to a repeated stimulus is called: ____________?

   A. habituation
   B. selective attention
   C. divided attention
   D. hallucination

3. If the conditioned stimulus is presented many times without reinforcement, we can expect:

   A. an increase in stimulus generalization
   B. the strength of the UR to increase
   C. an increase in response generalization
   D. extinction to occur

4. A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that ____________?

   A. most behaviors can be explained best by single-cause explanations.
   B. data must be subjected rigorous statistical analysis in order to make sense.
   C. explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner
   D. most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

5. The term cognition refers to: ____________?

   A. predicting the future
   B. analysis and synthesis
   C. thinking or knowing
   D. introspection

6. The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall later learning is called: ____________?

   A. encoding failure
   B. repression
   C. retroactive interference.
   D. proactive interference

7. Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by: ____________?

   A. the first year of life.
   B. forces in the personality that are often unconscious
   C. needs for love and self-esteem.
   D. the drive for self-actualization.

8. The fact that we can walk and chew gum at the same time illustrates that: ____________?

   A. our attention depends on different motor systems.
   B. we use selective attention.
   C. we use divided attention.
   D. we use sequential attention.

9. Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called: ____________?

   A. chunking
   B. categorizationn
   C. verbal labeling
   D. symbolization

10. A person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the Big five trait dimension know as: ____________?

    A. conscientiousness
    B. emotional stability
    C. extraversion
    D. agreeableness