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PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your profe... ssor. My name is Brandon Littlejohn _________________________________________________________________ UNDERLINE all multiple choice and true or false answers. 1 Jung and Freud were similar in that they both believed in The unconscious mind ______________________________________________________________________________. 2 The principal publication used for determining diagnostic criteria for mental disorders is known as the DSM-5 3 Which one the following is least likely to agree with Sigmund Freud’s theory on the nature of the mind? A Adler B Jung C Horney D Skinner E Wundt 4 You hear a student comment that dreams are a safety valve which release built-up psychic energy. Another student disagrees and says that dreams are random electrical activity. The first student is taking the Wish fulfillment point of view, while the other student is emphasizing the Activation synthesis point of view. 5 In their experiments with The California Sea Snail, Aplysia, researchers hypothesized a state of neuronal readiness, which they termed Long-term potentiation _________________________________________. 6 Aerobic exercise increases the body’s production of serotonin and increases its production of endorphins. A decreases; decreases B increases; increases C decreases; increases D increases; decreases 7 Walter Cannon confirmed that the fight-or-flight response was associated with the release of epinephrine into the bloodstream. A acetylcholine. B uric acid. C lymphocytes. D epinephrine. E teratogens. 1 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. 8 Neo-Freudian personality theorists were most likely to disagree with Freud about the importance of: A the unconscious dynamics underlying behavior. B childhood sexual instincts. C anxiety and defense mechanisms. D Distinguishing between id, ego, and superego. 9 Humanistic therapists are most likely to: A encourage clients to carefully observe the consequences of their maladaptive behaviors. B focus special attention on clients’ positive and negative feelings toward their therapists. C Emphasize the importance of self-awareness for psychological adjustment. D use a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic methods. E help clients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences. 10 B. F. Skinner’s critics have claimed that he neglected the importance of the individual’s: A Personal freedom. C pleasure-seeking tendencies. B early childhood experiences. D cultural background. E none of the above. 11 Research on the language capabilities of apes clearly demonstrates that they have the capacity to: A vocalize the most common vowel sounds. B acquire language vocabulary as rapidly as most children. C Communicate meaning through the use of symbols. D do all of the above. 12 According to B. F. Skinner, human behavior is controlled primarily by: A biological predispositions. D unconscious motives. B External influences. E conscious intentions. C emotions. 2 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. 13 Examples of projective personality tests are A Rorschach & MMPI B Rorschach & WAIS C MMPI & TAT D Rorschach & TAT E none of the above. 14 Which psychologists are most likely to criticize standardized personality tests for failing to capture the unique subjective experience of the individual personality? A psychoanalytic theorists C social-cognitive theorists B trait theorists D Humanistic theorists 15 TRUE or FALSE Stress is the most likely cause of mental disorders as defined by the DSM-IV. 16 TRUE or FALSE Mirror neurons provide a biological basis for observational learning. 17 TRUE or FALSE According to Psychoanalytic theory, personality develops continuously across the life span. 18 TRUE or FALSE Fraternal and identical twins show evidence for a relationship between genes and intelligence. 19 TRUE or FALSE Hans Selye is best known for correlating stress and mental disorders. 20. TRUE or FALSE Aerobic exercise can be as good or better at preventing depression as pills or counseling. 22 Alfred Adler believed that one of the most important developmental aspects of personality was A Superiority strivings. D chilling out over daily hassles. B the inferiority complex. E The ability to appraise stressors accurately. C the search for meaning. 23 Immigrants from Asia would most likely experience difficulty as clients of American psychotherapists who emphasized the value of: A marital fidelity. B individualism. C forgiveness. D humility. E none of these. 24 Ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we forget newly learned information is initially rapid and subsequently slows down. A slow; stays slow. B slow; speeds up. C rapid; stays rapid . 3 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. D rapid; slows down. E none of the above. 25 Research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy indicates that: A clients are generally satisfied with the effectiveness of therapy. B Clients’ perceptions are the best evidence available for the effectiveness of therapy. C clients tend to underestimate how much they have improved as a result of therapy. D it is no more effective than having a friend to talk to. E none of the above. 26 The belief that no person is an island is the fundamental assumption of: A psychoanalysis. D cognitive therapy. B Family therapy. E systematic desensitization. C client-centered therapy. 27 An important feature of client-centered treatment is that it: A ensures that therapists will become more emotionally involved in clients’ past problems. B eliminates the possibility that clients will experience anxiety during therapy. C Encourages clients if a therapist displays empathy and genuineness. D enables severely disturbed individuals to quickly regain normal social functioning. 28 Students who restudy course material in order to pass a comprehensive examination are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates: A implicit memory. B The spacing effect. C the serial position effect. D chunking. E the method of loci. 29 As an aid to memorizing lengthy speeches, ancient Greek orators would visualize themselves moving through familiar locations. They were making use of: A the serial position effect. D The method of loci. B the next in line effect. E the spacing effect. C implicit memory. 4 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. 30 According to Maslow, self-actualized people sometimes experience A lucid dreams B high esteem C peak experiences D savant tendencies E positive self-regard 31 Freud believed that dreams is/ are the “royal road to the unconscious.” A projective tests B psychosexual stages C Dreams D hypnosis E erogenous zones 32 Henry Murray found that children’s perceptions of photographs were biased by their previous participation in a frightening game. Their perceptual reactions most clearly highlighted the potential value of: A Projective tests. B reciprocal determinism. C free association. D an internal locus of control. E unconditional positive regard. 33 The inability to take a new perspective on a problem is called a: A confirmation bias. B fixation. C heuristic. D framing effect. E prototype. 34 Compared with Freud, contemporary research psychologists are less likely to think of unconscious mental dynamics as involving: A parallel processing. B implicit memory. C motivational conflict. D right hemisphere activity. E Primitive limbic activity. 35 Rhesus macaque monkeys are more likely to reconcile after a fight if they grow up with forgiving older stump tail macaque monkeys. This best illustrates the impact of: A immediate reinforcement. D respondent behavior. B spontaneous recovery. E shaping. C Observational learning. 36 According to Freud, a patient’s hesitation to free associate is most likely a sign of: A transference. D negative transference. 5 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. B lack of insight. E counter- transference. C Resistance. 37 Most modern mental health therapists follow the (which model?): A Psychodynamic, aka psychoanalytic, (“Freudian”) B cognitive.-behavioral C Elective D cognitive. 38 Most antidepressants decrease the availability of norepinephrine and increase the availability of serotonin. A increase; decrease. B Decrease; increase. C increase; increase . D decrease; decrease. 39 Which of the following best matches with Carl Rogers? A repression. D reciprocal determinism. B self-efficacy. E Unconditional positive regard. C personality traits. 40 The famous Ebbinghaus “forgetting curve” indicates that how well we remember information depends on: A How long ago we learned that information. B the nature of our mood during encoding and retrieval. C whether the information is part of our implicit or explicit memory. D whether the information was acoustically or visually encoded. Except for essays, all answers must be on this form. PSYC 100—Final Exam: 5 Take­Home Essays Portion: _____________________________________________________________ Essay questions will be given in the last two classes and applied to your final exam. 6 | P a g e This study source was downloaded by 100000825292796 from CourseHero.com on 05-04-2021 19:45:20 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/9876667/PSYC100-Exam-2-Brandon-Littlejohn/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com PSYC 100 UMUC Final Exam + Essays Dr. R. Hartman, Prof. INSTRUCTIONS: Word Process essays. Include your name in the file name when you save this completed test and email it back to your professor. _____________________________________________________________ Each essay question will be scored 2 points = highest possible. 1 points = adequate 0 points = not adequate/fail _______________________ 10 points possible Grading of essays, (Total score X5 essays) 9­10 points = A 7­ 8 points = B 5­ 6 points = C 4 or less points= not adequate 7 | P a [Show More]

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