Deck 1: Psychology Terminology and Concepts

Question 1

The ability to identify previously encountered material is ______________________

A)explicit memory
B)recall
C)recognition
D)relearning

Answer 1

recognition

Question 2

The ability to retrieve and reproduce from memory previously encountered material is ______________

A)explicit memory
B)recall
C)recognition
D)relearning

Answer 2

recall

Question 3

________________ is the tendency to perceive a stationary point of light in a dark room as moving.

A)stroboscopic motion
B)phi-phenomenon
C)autokinetic effect
D)illusion

Answer 3

autokinetic effect

Question 4

The triarchic theory of intelligence is given by _______________

A)spearman
B)guilford
C)sternberg
D)gardner

Question 5

The use of mental images and concepts, problem solving and decision making, and language capabilities are cognitive abilities that are aspects of what is commonly called _______________.

A)personality
B)intelligence
C)mental strength
D)creativity

Question 6

_______________ calculated the IQ by comparing an individual's score to the scores of others in the same general age group whose average score was statistically fixed at 100.

A)charles spearman
B)david wechsler
C)lazarus
D)robert woodworth

Question 7

_______________ believes there are multiple intelligences and he defines intelligence as the ability to solve problems or create products that are valued within one or more cultural settings.

A)charles spearman
B)david wechsler
C)howard gardner
D)stanford binet

Question 8

Based on the work of Charles Darwin and his scientifically based theory of evolution, psychologists devised lengthy lists of ___________________ to account for every conceivable human behavior.

A)traits
B)instincts
C)incentive
D)drive

Question 9

The forces that act on or within an organism to initiate and direct behavior is called _______________.

A)motivation
B)emotion
C)personality
D)attitude

Question 10

_____________ in Freud's theory is the partly conscious self-evaluative, moralistic component of personality that is formed through the internalization of parental and societal rules.

A)id
B)ego
C)superego
D)eros

Question 11

According to Freud, ________________ is the partly conscious rational component of personality that regulates thoughts and behavior and is most in touch with the demands of the external world.

A)thanatos
B)ego
C)superego
D)id

Question 12

______________ is the ego defense mechanism that involves unconsciously shifting the target of an emotional urge to a substitute target that is less threatening or dangerous.

A)sublimation
B)displacement
C)identification
D)repression

Question 13

___________________ refers to the awareness of environmental demands and the capacity to accommodate them by postponing gratification until the appropriate time or circumstances exist.

A)reality principle
B)pleasure principle
C)displacement
D)free association

Question 14

_______________ is a fundamental emotion that Horney described as the feeling a child has of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world.

A)womb envy
B)anima
C)basic anxiety
D)inferiority complex

Question 15

Cognitive skills, abilities, and attitudes that emerge through developmental experiences involving the interaction of behavioral, cognitive, and environmental factors represent the person's _________________.

A)self-system
B)self-concept
C)self-efficacy
D)self-esteem