Exam 2 Practice Questions

Olenna had thought that a firefighter was a “man who fights fires” until she saw a female firefighter and then realized that a firefighter is a “person who fights fires.” Olenna went through the process of:

Tywin understands that since his mom will arrive home after his dad, and his Uncle Stannis will arrive after his mom, that his dad will be the first of the three to arrive. Tywin understands the concept of:

Little Anri really wants to pet a cute skunk she sees outside, and is chasing it with determination. Luckily, the skunk runs under a bush where Anri can't see it. She immediately forgets about the skunk and picks up a ball to play with instead. Anri doesn't yet understand:

Aisling often thinks about what kind of career she wants to have when she grows up and what it might be like to have that career. According to Piaget, Aisling is probably in the ______ stage of cognitive development.

Raúl cries when he accidentally drops his stuffed koala bear because he thinks that it must really hurt the bear's head when it hits the floor. Raúl is engaging in:

Khal is starting to understand that when his dad cuts his birthday cake into pieces, the total amount of cake is the Sozine. Khal is learning the concept of:

Khal (from the previous question) is probably in Piaget's ______ stage.

Suni's coach asks her to do a front handspring on the vault, which is a little more difficult than what she can do now, but Suni is able to do the front handspring while her coach spots her. This is an example of:

When Sozin's math tutor first starts helping Sozin, she gives Sozin hints on every problem. After doing 10 problems together, the tutor slowly begins giving less and less help to Sozin, encouraging Sozin to do more on his own, using:

Teo is a 12-year-old softball player. At softball practice, her coach sets the pitching machine to 40 miles per hour; at first, Teo fouls off most of the pitches and can solidly hit only a few. Once Teo starts hitting more of the pitches, her coach increases the pitch speed to 50 miles per hour. Teo's coach is using:

Tyrion lets his daughter do whatever she wants and is very demonstrative in his affection for her. Tyrion is exhibiting the ______ parenting style.

Ollie's parents are very involved in his life – they require that he completes his homework right after school and his time with friends is closely monitored. However, they rarely show him affection. Ollie's parents are exhibiting the ______ parenting style.

Linny's parents let her do whatever she wants to do – in fact, they are hardly ever around and don't pay much attention to her when they are. Linny's parents exhibit the ______ parenting style.

Tuck's mom sends him to his room for 5 minutes after he kicks his sister, and explains to him that he is getting a time-out because kicking can hurt people. She also cuddles with him and reads his favorite books to him for 20 minutes each night before he goes to sleep. Tuck's mom is exhibiting the ______ parenting style.

The results of Langlois et al.'s (1995) study of mothers' behavior toward their babies showed that:

Katara's son, Tenzin, cries when she leaves the room, but when she returns, he runs to her and then runs away. Tenzin probably has a(n) ______ attachment style.

Ravi shares his toys with his classmates because his teacher requires all of the students to share with each other. Ravi is in the ______ stage of moral development.

According to Kohlberg's theory, Nemo, who shares his toys with his little sister so that his dad doesn't take them away from him, is probably in the ______ stage of moral development.

Tuko, who is 89 years old, looks back at his life and focuses on his mistakes and regrets. According to Erikson's theory, Tuko is exhibiting:

Rachel and Ross have recently retired and have begun doing volunteer work at their local elementary school. Rachel and Ross seem to be in Erikson's ______ stage.

According to Kohlberg's theory, Mercedes, who doesn't run in the hallways because it's against the rules, is probably in the ______ stage of moral development.

Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that as we get older,

Dr. Torres's friend wears scented lotion, but Dr. Torres usually can't smell it because it is:

Arizona is watching a movie, and her sister turns up the brightness on the screen just enough for Arizona to notice the change. The difference in volume is:

According to Weber's law, if we notice a difference in brightness by adding 1 candle to 20 candles, how many additional candles will it take to notice a change in brightness from 100 candles?

Dr. Burke gets into a hot tub and his skin feels uncomfortably hot. After a few minutes, however, he feels very comfortable, although the temperature of the water has not changed. This is due to:

Princess Fiona, a literary editor, is responsible for selecting manuscripts that will sell lots of copies. In the past, she has selected many manuscripts that did not sell well; that is, she believed that they would sell well, but they did not. In the future, therefore, Princess Fiona is likely to develop a response bias, resulting in more:

In this picture, seeing a soccer ball despite there being parts missing from the drawing reflects the ______ principle.

In this picture, seeing a car rather than a series of pictures of types of food reflects the ______ principle.

What Gestalt principle explains why we see the “C” in "Cola” as going through the loop in the "l?”

In the picture below, perceiving a Christmas tree among the various shapes uses the Gestalt principle of:

In Pavlov's experiments, the food is the:

In Pavlov's experiments, the dogs' salivation following the tone is the:

Suppose your alarm makes a slight clicking sound just before the alarm goes off. Even though you didn't wake up to the clicking sound initially, now you do, due to classical conditioning. In this example, the conditioned stimulus is:

Anka, who is 1 year old, has been classically conditioned to fear her pediatrician's office because that is where she receives shots, but she is not fearful when she goes to the dermatologist's office, where she does not receive shots. This demonstrates:

A group of people has learned to blink their eyes whenever they see a flashing blue light, because for the last hour, that flashing blue light has always been followed by a puff of air to their eyes. If we want to test for the possibility of generalization, what procedure should we follow?

Which of the following is most likely to occur during an experiment on classical conditioning?

In classical conditioning, the opposite of acquisition is:

Bart shouts, “Cowabunga!” before throwing a football at his sister, Lisa, who holds out her arms to catch it. Across the next hour, Bart shouts, “Cowabunga!" and then throws a football at Lisa several more times. Next, Bart shouts, “Cowabunga!” but does not throw a football at Lisa; however, Lisa holds out her arms. Bart then shouts, “Catch!” and Lisa responds by holding out her arms. In this situation, what constitutes the acquisition phase?

In the situation above, what reflects generalization?

To train an animal to make some response, a psychologist decides to use the procedure known as shaping. This means that the psychologist will: