GRE Practice Test 106 Questions with Verified Answers
Which of the following is not an important determinant when considering the effects of modeling
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a. the role of reinforcement
b. the retention of the material modeled
c. the sex of the model
d. the functional value of the model's behavior
e. the nature of the material being modeled - CORRECT ANSWER c
The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is known as
a. courting
b. estrus
c. gestation
d. copulation
e. menstruation - CORRECT ANSWER b
Which of the following is NOT a morpheme?
a. the "s" in "dogs"
b. the "dog" in "dogs"
c. the "ed" in "learned"
d. the "ou" in "soup"
e. the "bio" in "biology" - CORRECT ANSWER d
Which of the following represents the correct order (from left to right) of Gestalt principles illustrated in the figure above?
a. Closure, similarity, good continuation
b. proximity, good proximity, similarity
c. closure, similarity, proximity
d. shapes, figures, figure ground
e. proximity, similarity, closure - CORRECT ANSWER c
The sound of a sizzling frying pan causes Rudollpho to salivate uncontrollably. The sound of the sizzling frying pan is a(n)
a. unconditioned stimulus
b. conditioned stimulus
c. unconditioned response
d. conditioned response
e. neutral stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER b
Ernst Weber introduced the notion of
a. physiological zero
b. response bias
c. just noticeable difference
d. motion parallax
e. subliminal processing - CORRECT ANSWER c
Dichotic listening tasks are used to study
a. selective attention
b. spontaneous recovery
c. good continuation
d. echoic memory
e. habituation - CORRECT ANSWER a
Which of the following is based on the principles of classical conditioning?
a. token economies
b. differential reinforcement
c. systematic desensitization
d. contingency management
e. unconditional positive regard - CORRECT ANSWER c
which of the following can be inferred from most twin studies?
a. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of environmental factors
b. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of environmental factors
c. differences between monozygotic and dizygotic twins are most likely the product of environmental factors
d. differences between dizygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic factors
e. differences between monozygotic twins are most likely the product of genetic factors - CORRECT ANSWER b
which of the following is commonly referred to as the father of developmental psychology?
a. G. Stanley Hall
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Erik Erikson
d. William James
e. John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER a
if two individuals have the same phenotype, that means that they
a. have the same genes for a particular trait
b. have the same expressed traits for a particular trait
c. possess the same number of chromosomes
d. are both hybrids
e. are genetically identical - CORRECT ANSWER b
Each of the following is true about z-scores EXCEPT
a. the mean of a distribution of z-scores is 0
b. the standard deviation of a distribution of z-scores is 1
c. about 68% of scores fall between a z-score of -1 and a z-score of +1
d. about 96% of scores fall between a z-score of -2 and a z-score of +2
e. there is no correlation between z-scores and T-scores - CORRECT ANSWER e
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a patient confides in his therapist that he is afraid to leave his house and spend time in populated areas for fear of having a panic attack and not being able to escape. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnosis for this patient?
a. generalized anxiety disorder
b. agoraphobia
c. panic disorder
d. social anxiety disorder
e. conversion disorder - CORRECT ANSWER
a social psychologist finds that subjects who drink coffee before viewing a videotape of a comedian find her to be funnier than subjects who did not drink coffee. These results best support
a. the james-lange theory
b. inoculation theory
c. the cognitive-physiological theory of emotion
d. social comparison theory
e. social facilitation - CORRECT ANSWER
the door-in-the-face effect describes a process in which
a. a person who complies with a small request is more likely to comply with a larger request
b. a person who complies with a small request is less likely to comply with a larger request
c. a person who complies with a small request and then refuses a larger request is judged less favorably than he was prior to complying with the smaller request
d. a person who refuses a large request is more likely to comply with a smaller request - CORRECT ANSWER
a child's parents allow her to play video games only after she has completed all of her homework for the night. This reward system is consistent with
a. the premack principle
b. the Garcia effect
c. observational learning
d. systematic desensitization
e. a token economy - CORRECT ANSWER
"Give me a group of infants, and if I could control the world in which they are raised, I could predict which will become doctors and which will become sculptors." This statement is most likely based on
a. the utilization of the methods of classical conditioning
b. the Freudian explanation of human behavior
c. the early behaviorist conception of the nature of human development
d. a functionalistic emphasis on the adaptive nature of behavior
e. a firm opposition to determinism - CORRECT ANSWER
If a patient is diagnosed as having a demyelinating disease, which of the following is likely to occur?
a. faster nerve conduction times
b. slower nerve conduction times
c. retrograde degeneration and eventual cell death
d. cortical brain lesions
e. rerouting of nerve impulses - CORRECT ANSWER
A 2-year-old who wants her bottle simply says "bottle". this is an example of
a. schema
b. holophrase
c. neologism
d. oversimplification
e. heuristic - CORRECT ANSWER
Conrad found that subjects bad a fairly high error rate when asked to recall group of six letters, even when the letters were always drawn from a ten-letter pool that remained in view throughout the study. The error rate was found to be related to
a. the sound of the letters involved
b. the order of the letters involved
c. whether the letters were upper case or lower case
d. whether the letters were all vowels or consonants
e. the number of previous presentations - CORRECT ANSWER
The main difference between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the California Personality Inventory (CPI) is that
a. the CPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
b. the MMPI is more applicable to "normal" groups
c. the CPI is a projection test
d. the MMPI is a protective test
e. the CPI is based on the DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER
Jung's archetypes include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. persona
b. shadow
c. anima
d. animus
e. superego - CORRECT ANSWERProvident - CORRECT ANSWER prudent, frugal, saving
Unscrupulous - CORRECT ANSWER unprincipled, without scruples or principles
Profligate - CORRECT ANSWER recklessly wasteful, wildly extravagant
Somber - CORRECT ANSWER grave or even gloomy in character, dismal, depressing, melancholy
Allay - CORRECT ANSWER lessen the intensity of or calm, alleviate, make quiet
Rueful - CORRECT ANSWER mournful, regretful
Impenitent - CORRECT ANSWER not penitent or remorseful
Sublime - CORRECT ANSWER inspiring awe, to elevate or exalt, indignify
Austere - CORRECT ANSWER stern and cold in appearance, strict, ASCETIC
Gadfly - CORRECT ANSWER person who stimulates or annoys by persistent criticism
Insipid - CORRECT ANSWER lacking interest or significance, dull, flat, BANAL
Expiation - CORRECT ANSWER the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Repose - CORRECT ANSWER Verb: lean in a comfortable resting position, Noun: lay to rest
Demur - CORRECT ANSWER take exception to, to object
Schism - CORRECT ANSWER division of a group into opposing factions, discord, separation
Boon - CORRECT ANSWER a desirable state or a blessing, benefit, something very helpful
Imbroglio - CORRECT ANSWER intricate, complicated situation
Acrimonious - CORRECT ANSWER marked by strong resentment or cynicism, bitter, biting in feeling
Panache - CORRECT ANSWER dash or flamboyance in style
Nepotism - CORRECT ANSWER favoritism based on kinship
Recidivism - CORRECT ANSWER tendency to relapse into a behavior
Cronyism - CORRECT ANSWER favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
Dogmatism - CORRECT ANSWER giving opinion without evidence, a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficient examined premises
Eschew - CORRECT ANSWER avoid and stay away from deliberately
Mollify - CORRECT ANSWER make less rigid or softer; to reduce in intensity or rigidity, appease, soften
Masticate - CORRECT ANSWER chew (food); to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing
Anecdote - CORRECT ANSWER short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Harangue - CORRECT ANSWER a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; ranting speech
Volition - CORRECT ANSWER act of making a decision, the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER taking all units as a whole
Iconoclast - CORRECT ANSWER a person who destroys religious images, one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
Taciturnity - CORRECT ANSWER the trait of being uncommunicative
Garrulity - CORRECT ANSWER the quality of being wordy and talkative
Loquacity - CORRECT ANSWER the quality of being wordy and talkative
Indolent - CORRECT ANSWER Lazy, idle, disinclined to work or exertion
Tractable - CORRECT ANSWER easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
Banality - CORRECT ANSWER commonplace; trite or overused expression; something that is obvious, or predictable; lacks freshness
Precipitate - CORRECT ANSWER verb: bring about abruptly; Adj: done with very great haste and without due deliberation
List - CORRECT ANSWER the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Imprecise - CORRECT ANSWER nice
Aberrant - CORRECT ANSWER one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group; deviate
Neologism - CORRECT ANSWER a newly invented word or phrase; new sort of word or speech
Dichotomy - CORRECT ANSWER Divide into two parts, being twofold
Chary - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by great cautious and wariness; hesitant or reluctant
Redoubtable - CORRECT ANSWER inspiring fear
Quixotic - CORRECT ANSWER not sensible about practical matters
Pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER concerned with practical matters, guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Crestfallen - CORRECT ANSWER brought low in spirit; dejected
Aboveboard - CORRECT ANSWER without concealment or deception, open
Invective - CORRECT ANSWER vehement verbal attack, abusive language
Apostate - CORRECT ANSWER Renegade or faithless (without allegiance)
Refractory - CORRECT ANSWER Stubborn, stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Skein - CORRECT ANSWER a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil; a flock of geese or similar birds in flight
Obdurate - CORRECT ANSWER stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Diaphanous - CORRECT ANSWER sheer; transparent
Turbid - CORRECT ANSWER muddy, having the sediment stirred up
Capitulate - CORRECT ANSWER surrender under agreed conditions
Inimical - CORRECT ANSWER Hostile, unfriendly
Tantamount - CORRECT ANSWER equivalent
Disingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER not straightforward or candid
Ascetic - CORRECT ANSWER practicing self-denial; austere
Discern - CORRECT ANSWER to see clearly, recognize
Reticence - CORRECT ANSWER restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
Propitious - CORRECT ANSWER marked by favorable signs or conditions
Offhand - CORRECT ANSWER with little or no preparation or forethought
Pariah - CORRECT ANSWER a person who is rejected (from society or home), an outcast
Exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER make worse
Gauche - CORRECT ANSWER lacking social graces; tactless; awkward
Cloy - CORRECT ANSWER to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
Debacle - CORRECT ANSWER a complete failure; a total collapse
Hapless - CORRECT ANSWER unfortunate, unlucky
Contemporaneous - CORRECT ANSWER occurring in the same period of time
Diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER bitter verbal attack
Gainsay - CORRECT ANSWER take exception to
Nonplussed - CORRECT ANSWER puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
Discomfited - CORRECT ANSWER embarrassed; disconcerted
Equivocate - CORRECT ANSWER to avoid committing oneself in what one says
Opulence - CORRECT ANSWER wealth, affluence
Penury - CORRECT ANSWER extreme poverty
Phlegmatic - CORRECT ANSWER slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
Effrontery - CORRECT ANSWER shameless boldness, presumptuousness
Erudite - CORRECT ANSWER Scholarly; learned, having or showing profound knowledge
Gregarious - CORRECT ANSWER sociable [Show Less]