psych test 11-14 constantino

Which of the following is not one of the three main issues of developmental psychology

Stability vs change

What is the main social development issue for infants

Attachment

Which of the following is not one of the basic reflexes that is tested for immediately after birth

Walking reflex

Why do teenagers have the tendency to feel that others cannot understand what they are going through

Personal fable

What is the inability of a child to understand that other people have their emotions

Egocentrism

What is the primary cause of the midlife crisis

Realization of aging and limited time left in life

What strengths do children in daycare develop

Social skills and independence

According to Kohlberg, what is the key to moral development

Cognitive development and moral reasoning

What are the small toxins that can interfere with proper prenatal development

Teratogens

What is it called when an infant becomes attached to a particular person

Imprinting

What is the main social development issue of teenagers

Identity vs role confusion

What types of memory remain strong among the elderly

Crystallized intelligence

What weaknesses do children in daycare develop

Increased aggression and stress

What is it called when a person ignores problems and pushes them into the unconscious

Repression

According to Adler, how does a person feel with strong feelings of inadequacy

Inferiority complex

What Jung, what is the source of personality

Collective unconscious

What are the five personality tendencies measured in the 5 Big Factor approach

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

Which part of the personality is pure restraint

Superego

Which psychological test has the patient found meaning in vague pictures

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

What is the sex drive that

according to Freud

According to Rogers, what conflict is within every person

Real self vs ideal self

What is the problem with trait perspective

It does not explain behavior or personality development

What is a boy’s tendency to identify with his mother and ignore his father

Oedipus complex

In which book did Freud discuss dream analysis

The Interpretation of Dreams

What is the difference between psychoanalysts and neo

Freudians

According to Freud, when does a person’s personality become set

Around age 5

What is it called when a person sees their own problems in others

Projection

Which part of the personality is pure desire

Id

What are the two axes of the Eyseck Personality Test

Introversion–Extraversion and Stability–Instability (Neuroticism)

What do you call someone who has maximized their potential

Self

Psychoanalysis is highly explanatory, but what can it not do

Be scientifically tested or falsified

To Freud what is latent content

The hidden meaning of a dream

What is it called when a person takes out their emotions on someone or thing other than the true target

Displacement

What is called when a person under stress refers to an earlier stage of personality

Regression

According to Freud, what is the source of behavior

The unconscious mind

How do you calculate IQ

Mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100

What is the steady increase in intelligence scores for much of the 20th century

Flynn Effect

What is Sternberg’s triarchy of intelligences

Analytical, Creative, Practical intelligence

What is the most thorough personality inventory

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

What type of questions does it ask

True or false questions about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

What was the first evidence that people may have multiple intelligences

Savant syndrome

What characteristics must something have to be considered to be truly creative

Novel and useful

What happens to the influence one’s genetics have on intelligence as time goes on

Genetic influence increases with age

Which type of studies has offered the best evidence for the influence genetics have on intelligence

Twin studies

What is the standard, modern intelligence test

WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale)

What term refers to a test’s ability to accurately measure what it is designed to test for

Validity

What term refers to a test’s ability to produce consistent results over time

Reliability

What type of results are intelligence tests designed to produce

A normal distribution (bell curve)

Why can’t personality inventories be used to actually diagnose mental disorders

People may lie or answer dishonestly

What did Alfred Binet intend intelligence tests to be used for

Identifying students who needed academic help

What term refers to a personality inventory’s tendency to produce results that could apply to almost anyone

Barnum effect

What is the tendency for someone to exaggerate or lie during an interview to seem better than they are

Social desirability bias

What method has proven more effective than interviews and tests in helping companies assess potential hires

Work samples

What problem occurs when attempting to measure IQ above 140

The test becomes less reliable

What did Lewis Terman intend intelligence tests to be used for

Identifying gifted students

What mild disorders still allow a person to lose touch with reality

Psychotic disorders

What makes a panic attack different than other anxiety disorders

Sudden intense fear with strong physical symptoms

What type of problems can lithium help control

Bipolar disorder

What are the four characteristics of a mental disorder

Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger

What is the standard tool used in diagnosing psychological disorders in America today

DSM

Which category of disorder causes a person to develop mental issues centered on health concerns

Somatic symptom disorders

Which specific disorder causes a person to create separate identities to deal with trauma

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Which personality disorder causes a person to form extreme clingy relationships

Dependent personality disorder

Which category of disorders causes a person to lose control of unstable emotions

Borderline personality disorder

What is considered the worst form of schizophrenia

Disorganized schizophrenia

Which anxiety disorder is caused by a traumatic event

Post

Which category of disorders sees parts of a person’s mind disconnect and become compartmentalized

Dissociative disorders

What is constant low level depression

Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

What happens over the long term to those who suffer from PTSD

Symptoms may worsen and disrupt daily life

In which part of the brain will dysfunctions cause OCD

Frontal lobes

Which of the following is not a personal characteristic of someone at risk for suicide

High self

What is the strongest evidence that DID does not actually exist

It appears mostly in cultures where therapists expect to find it

What makes a childhood disorder a childhood disorder

It appears before adulthood

What is the practice of constantly praising someone while avoiding criticism

Unconditional positive regard

Which psychological approach says that all people have the potential for growth and improvement

Humanistic psychology

How are patients viewed in this approach

As people capable of self

What is the idea that to understand someone a psychologist must place themselves in that person’s experience

Empathy

Know what skills develop and issues that must be resolved in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

Sensorimotor: object permanence; Preoperational: symbolic thinking and egocentrism; Concrete operational: conservation and logical thinking; Formal operational: abstract reasoning

Know Kohlberg’s three stages of moral development

Preconventional: punishment/reward morality; Conventional: law and social approval morality; Postconventional: morality based on ethical principles