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1. What is the primary diagnostic manual for mental disorders in the US?

A. ICD B. APA C. DSM D. WHO

2. What model suggests disorders result from biological, psychological, and social factors?

A. Biological only B. Psychological only C. Social only D. Biopsychosocial

3. What disorder involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks?

A. GAD B. Phobia C. Panic disorder D. OCD

4. What disorder occurs after a traumatic event with flashbacks?

A. PTSD B. Acute stress disorder C. Adjustment disorder D. Dissociative disorder

5. What are disorders characterized by disturbances in mood?

A. Anxiety B. Psychotic C. Mood D. Personality

6. What personality disorder involves disregard for others' rights?

A. Borderline B. Narcissistic C. Antisocial D. Histrionic

7. What disorders involve disruptions in consciousness or identity?

A. Mood disorders B. Anxiety disorders C. Personality disorders D. Dissociative disorders

8. What disorder involves the presence of multiple distinct identities?

A. Dissociative amnesia B. Dissociative identity disorder C. Depersonalization D. Derealization

9. What disorder involves repeated use despite problems?

A. Substance use disorder B. Substance dependence C. Substance abuse D. Intoxication

10. What refers to negative attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders?

A. Treatment B. Diagnosis C. Stigma D. Prevention

11. What does clinical psychology focus on?

A. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment B. Assessment only C. Treatment only D. Research only

12. For which disorders is CBT effective?

A. Anxiety, depression, OCD B. Anxiety only C. Depression only D. OCD only

13. Which therapy emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard?

A. Psychodynamic B. Behavioral C. Humanistic D. Cognitive

14. What therapy pairs an undesirable behavior with an aversive stimulus?

A. Desensitization B. Flooding C. Aversion therapy D. Modeling

15. What therapy treats the family system?

A. Family therapy B. Individual therapy C. Group therapy D. Couples therapy

16. What is the collaborative, trusting relationship between therapist and client?

A. Therapeutic alliance B. Transference C. Countertransference D. Resistance

17. What is the ability to understand and share the client's feelings?

A. Empathy B. Sympathy C. Compassion D. Agreement

18. What is the ending of the therapeutic relationship?

A. Assessment B. Termination C. Intervention D. Referral

19. What is the process of accessing stored information?

A. Encoding B. Storage C. Retrieval D. Perception

20. Which memory system actively processes information?

A. Sensory memory B. Short-term memory C. Long-term memory D. Working memory

21. Which type of memory stores personal experiences?

A. Semantic B. Procedural C. Episodic D. Sensory

22. Which type of memory stores skills and actions?

A. Semantic B. Episodic C. Declarative D. Procedural

23. What is cognitive dissonance?

A. Cognitive bias B. Cognitive dissonance C. Attribution D. Perception

24. What is the best example of a concept called?

A. Schema B. Prototype C. Heuristic D. Bias

25. What is a mental shortcut that does not guarantee a solution?

A. Algorithm B. Schema C. Prototype D. Heuristic

26. What refers to the rules for combining words into sentences?

A. Meaning B. Syntax C. Sound D. Context

27. What involves the social and contextual use of language?

A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Pragmatics D. Phonology

28. What does developmental psychology study?

A. Physical, cognitive, social changes B. Childhood only C. Adolescence only D. Adulthood only

29. Who is known for the theory of cognitive development in children?

A. Erikson B. Vygotsky C. Piaget D. Kohlberg

30. What is Piaget's first stage of cognitive development?

A. Preoperational B. Concrete operational C. Formal operational D. Sensorimotor

31. What does Kohlberg's theory focus on?

A. Moral development B. Cognitive development C. Psychosocial development D. Behavioral development

32. What period is characterized by exploration from late teens to mid-twenties?

A. Adolescence B. Early adulthood C. Middle adulthood D. Emerging adulthood

33. What is the psychosocial crisis in late adulthood?

A. Integrity vs. despair B. Generativity vs. stagnation C. Intimacy vs. isolation D. Identity vs. role confusion

34. What tends to happen to cognitive function in older adults?

A. Improvement B. No change C. Decline D. Enhancement

35. What are environmental agents that harm prenatal development?

A. Genetics B. Teratogens C. Nutrition D. Viruses

36. What is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

A. Fetal alcohol syndrome B. Drug syndrome C. Lead poisoning D. Malnutrition

37. What is a specific time when experiences are particularly influential?

A. Sensitive period B. Developmental period C. Critical period D. Learning period

38. What is the gap between independent and guided performance?

A. Actual development B. ZPD C. Potential development D. Learning

39. What is incorporating new information into existing schemas?

A. Accommodation B. Scaffolding C. Assimilation D. ZPD

40. Who is known as the father of psychology?

A. Freud B. Skinner C. Wundt D. Piaget

41. What does behaviorism emphasize?

A. Observable behavior B. Unconscious mind C. Free will D. Cognition

42. Which school emphasizes free will and self-actualization?

A. Behaviorism B. Psychoanalysis C. Cognitive psychology D. Humanism

43. What does cognitive psychology focus on?

A. Behavior B. Mental processes C. Unconscious drives D. Social interactions

44. What is the main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

A. Psychologist has Ph.D., psychiatrist has M.D. B. Both have Ph.D. C. Both are medical doctors D. Only psychologists prescribe

45. Which branch applies psychology to educational settings?

A. Clinical B. School C. Social D. Cognitive

46. What is a theory in psychology?

A. Set of principles explaining behavior B. A guess C. A proven fact D. A simple hypothesis

47. What does a positive correlation mean?

A. Negative B. Zero C. No relationship D. Positive

48. What does a negative correlation mean?

A. Positive B. Negative C. Zero D. Causal

49. What is the dependent variable?

A. Manipulated B. Controlled C. Measured D. Extraneous

50. What is a placebo?

A. Placebo B. Active treatment C. Experimental treatment D. Independent variable

51. What stimulus naturally elicits a response without prior learning?

A. Conditioned stimulus B. Unconditioned stimulus C. Neutral stimulus D. Conditioned response

52. What does reinforcement do to a behavior?

A. Decreases B. No effect C. Increases D. Eliminates

53. What involves adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease behavior?

A. Negative punishment B. Reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Extinction

54. What type of learning involves watching others?

A. Classical conditioning B. Observational learning C. Operant conditioning D. Latent learning

55. What is the process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information?

A. Learning B. Forgetting C. Memory D. Perception

56. What memory system actively holds and manipulates information?

A. Sensory memory B. Short-term memory C. Long-term memory D. Working memory

57. What is the process of grouping information into meaningful units?

A. Encoding B. Retrieval C. Storage D. Chunking

58. What are memory aids that use imagery or associations?

A. Schemas B. Mnemonics C. Heuristics D. Biases

59. What type of amnesia affects memories from before an injury?

A. Anterograde B. Infantile C. Retrograde D. Source

60. What type of amnesia affects the ability to form new memories?

A. Retrograde B. Infantile C. Source D. Anterograde

61. What is the process of stabilizing a memory trace?

A. Encoding B. Retrieval C. Consolidation D. Forgetting

62. What does personality psychology study?

A. Individual differences in behavior, thought, and emotion B. Traits only C. Motives only D. Cognition only

63. Who is known for the psychodynamic theory of personality?

A. Maslow B. Rogers C. Freud D. Allport

64. What principle does the ego operate on?

A. Reality principle B. Pleasure principle C. Morality principle D. Perfection principle

65. What does the superego represent?

A. Pleasure B. Reality C. Morality D. Instinct

66. What are unconscious strategies used to reduce anxiety?

A. Coping mechanisms B. Rationalizations C. Projections D. Defense mechanisms

67. What is the unconscious blocking of painful memories?

A. Suppression B. Repression C. Denial D. Projection

68. What is attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to others?

A. Projection B. Denial C. Displacement D. Rationalization

69. Which theorist emphasized unconditional positive regard?

A. Rogers B. Maslow C. Freud D. Skinner

70. How many traits are in the Big Five model?

A. Three B. Four C. Six D. Five

71. What trait is characterized by emotional instability?

A. Neuroticism B. Extraversion C. Openness D. Conscientiousness

72. What trait is characterized by curiosity and creativity?

A. Conscientiousness B. Agreeableness C. Openness D. Extraversion

73. What is the belief in one's ability to succeed?

A. Self-esteem B. Self-concept C. Self-efficacy D. Self-worth

74. What dimension is associated with aggressiveness and impulsivity?

A. Psychoticism B. Extraversion C. Neuroticism D. Openness

75. What is psychological testing?

A. Measure behavior, abilities, or personality B. Intelligence only C. Personality only D. Achievement only

76. What does validity refer to in testing?

A. Reliability B. Validity C. Consistency D. Accuracy

77. What reliability measures consistency of items within a test?

A. Test-retest B. Inter-rater C. Split-half D. Internal consistency

78. What indicates the percentage of scores below a particular score?

A. Percentile rank B. Standard deviation C. Z-score D. T-score

79. What is another widely used intelligence test?

A. Stanford-Binet B. WAIS C. MMPI D. Rorschach

80. What do aptitude tests measure?

A. Aptitude B. Achievement C. Intelligence D. Personality

81. What type of tests are the SAT and ACT?

A. Achievement B. Intelligence C. Aptitude D. Personality

82. What type of testing adjusts difficulty based on responses?

A. Fixed B. Random C. Adaptive D. Static

83. What projective test uses ambiguous pictures to elicit stories?

A. Rorschach B. TAT C. MMPI D. WAIS

84. What is a hypothesis?

A. Theory B. Conclusion C. Observation D. Testable prediction

85. What is a theory in psychology?

A. Guess B. Set of principles explaining behavior C. Hypothesis D. Observation

86. What is a variable in research?

A. Variable B. Constant C. Fixed D. Controlled

87. What type of study examines relationships without manipulation?

A. Correlational B. Experimental C. Quasi-experimental D. Case study

88. What design lacks random assignment but compares groups?

A. True experiment B. Correlational C. Observational D. Quasi-experimental

89. What is an in-depth examination of a single individual?

A. Survey B. Case study C. Experiment D. Correlational

90. What is the process of selecting a sample by chance?

A. Random assignment B. Stratified C. Random selection D. Convenience

91. What is the process of explaining the study after completion?

A. Consent B. Debriefing C. Deception D. Confidentiality

92. What group does not receive the treatment?

A. Experimental group B. Placebo group C. Independent group D. Control group

93. What types of statistics are used in research?

A. Descriptive only B. Inferential only C. Both descriptive and inferential D. Correlational only

94. What theory explains how people interpret the causes of behavior?

A. Cognitive dissonance B. Learning theory C. Attribution theory D. Personality theory

95. What is the tendency to overestimate internal factors for others' behavior?

A. Self-serving bias B. Actor-observer effect C. Social bias D. Fundamental attribution error

96. What is the tendency for performance to improve on simple tasks when others are present?

A. Social loafing B. Deindividuation C. Groupthink D. Social facilitation

97. What is the tendency to put less effort in a group?

A. Social facilitation B. Social loafing C. Deindividuation D. Groupthink

98. What is helping behavior motivated by selfless concern?

A. Egoism B. Selfishness C. Altruism D. Reciprocity

99. What technique involves a large request first, then a smaller one?

A. Foot-in-the-door B. Low-ball C. That's-not-all D. Door-in-the-face

100. What is the tendency to favor one's own group?

A. Ingroup bias B. Outgroup bias C. Stereotyping D. Discrimination

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