GRE practice 27 Questions with Verified Answers
The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond
to the presence of a particular neurotransmitter
that
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neuron is dependent on which of the following
conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER The presence of receptors on the postsynaptic
neuron that have an affinity for that
particular neurotransmitter
Critics have argued that projective tests are too - CORRECT ANSWER subjective
Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER chunking
When persuasive communications follow the
peripheral route, they focus on which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER emotions
Consider the sentence "The dishwasher is
running." Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER It can have more than one deep structure.
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
(DSM-5TM), children with separation anxiety
disorder often experience which of the following
symptoms in addition to excessive fear or anxiety
over separation from attachment figures? - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive concern about the safety and well-
being of attachment figures
Patients with bilateral damage to the hippocampal
formation are tested on motor learning tasks such
as the Tower of Hanoi. Studies show that the
patients improve their performance with repeated
exposures. When asked whether they have ever
seen the task, even after numerous test sessions
with it, they typically report not having seen it
before. Such results have led to which of the
following conclusions? - CORRECT ANSWER Although procedural memory may not rely on normal hippocampal functioning,
declarative memory does.
Which of the following is chemically similar
to opiates, has the ability to reduce pain, and
is blocked by the action of naloxone? - CORRECT ANSWER Endorphin
When stress is prolonged, the most likely result is - CORRECT ANSWER generalized weakening of the immune system
The bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and tremors
that characterize Parkinson's disease are a result
of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the - CORRECT ANSWER substantia nigra
Which of the following best characterizes an
infant's object concept at six months of age? - CORRECT ANSWER The infant understands objects to be solid
bounded entities that take up space and
move on continuous paths.
A 40-item vocabulary test was administered
to a group of students. A second, similar test of
vocabulary terms was administered to this same
group of students approximately one week later.
The researcher reported that the correlation
between these two tests was r = .90. What type
of reliability is represented in this example? - CORRECT ANSWER Split-half
The preference for a loosely knit social frame-
work in which individuals are responsible only
for the care of their children and themselves is
known as - CORRECT ANSWER individualism
Over many trials a puff of air aimed at JoAnne's
eyes is paired with a loud noise and a subtle
smell. Afterward, it is very likely that JoAnne's
conditioned eye blink will be under the control
of the loud noise and not the subtle smell. This
phenomenon is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER overshadowing
The idea that people cope with stress by moving
toward people, away from people, or against
people is most consistent with the views of - CORRECT ANSWER Erik Erikson
Which of the following is the best example of
the categorical perception of human speech? - CORRECT ANSWER When a sound is presented that is inter-
mediate between the phonemes /b/ and
/p/, listeners report that they heard either
a distinct /b/ or a distinct /p/.
Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess described
three categories of infants: easy, difficult, and
slow to warm up. These are categories of - CORRECT ANSWER temperament
Which of the following types of cognitive abilities
is LEAST likely to show a decline in late life? - CORRECT ANSWER Episodic memory
Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid
stimulation of a specific synapse is likely to
produce a cumulative effect in the postsynaptic
cell because of - CORRECT ANSWER temporal summation
Which of the following is an atypical
developmental pattern characterized by
stereotyped motor responses and poor
communication skills? - CORRECT ANSWER Autism spectrum disorder
The sharing of information about oneself
is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER self-disclosure
Research on children's social behavior shows
that relative to young adolescent boys, young
adolescent girls exhibit more of which type of
aggression? - CORRECT ANSWER Relational
"I runned to the car" is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER overregularization
The visual pathway that tells us what we
are looking at is called the - CORRECT ANSWER ventral stream
Conflict between generations may be a problem that has persisted for centuries, but the nature and intensity of the conflict obviously _____ in response to changes in social and economic conditions - CORRECT ANSWER vary
The (i)___________ of the old man's garb and home belied a (ii)___________ nature, and many people lamented his tendency to be outright juvenile in somber circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER austerity, jejune
Due to his lengthy industry-friendly record, the governor was thought to be (i)______ pro-business. So it was (ii)______ when he announced the creation of a large environmental preserve at the expense of industry interests. However, his decision was not met with unqualified enthusiasm. Many astute observers noted the politically (iii)_______ motive of using the decision to court independent voters. - CORRECT ANSWER [Show Less]