Psychology Quiz on HIV, Disorders & Memory
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What term is used to describe antiretroviral medication taken by an HIV-negative person to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV before engaging in risk behavior?

  • pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (correct)
  • spermicide
  • post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
  • contraception

In research terminology, what is the term for the group of 100 marathon runners selected for a study?

  • control group
  • sample (correct)
  • population
  • target group

Which problem-solving strategy is characterized by using mental shortcuts or 'rules of thumb'?

  • heuristic (correct)
  • divergent analysis
  • algorithm
  • insight

Based on Maverick's symptoms, what disorder is he most likely to have?

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What term describes the tendency to respond to stimuli similar to but not identical to the conditioned stimulus?

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What is a fundamental belief about premarital sex as related to societal impact?

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How is sexual orientation considered in a contemporary understanding?

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Which statement is true regarding the sensitivity of studying sexual orientation?

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Which theory suggests that sleep is essential for cellular repair and replenishing chemicals?

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The process of making information meaningful to aid its transition from short-term to long-term memory is known as what type of rehearsal?

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What sleep disorder is characterized by sudden attacks of sleep during the daytime?

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What term describes the influence of prior experiences on how individuals perceive stimuli?

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According to Maslow's hierarchy, which need must be satisfied before others?

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In an experiment to determine how spectators affect athletic performance, which is the independent variable?

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Engaging in an activity for its inherent satisfaction rather than for any external reward defines which concept?

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In a study on motor skill development, collecting data across different age groups primarily helps to examine what?

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What technique did Professor Johnson use to gain compliance from Professor Calabrese?

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What term would Freud use to describe Bill's personality traits observed during his anal stage fixation?

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Tyler's agreement with his friends to go left, despite believing they should go right, is an example of what behavior?

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How can cultural relativity be defined?

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Dr. Shedrika's therapy, which focuses on revealing unconscious conflicts, is likely which type of therapy?

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What is the primary focus of the anal stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development?

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Which of the following best reflects the principle of the door-in-the-face technique?

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Which option describes a common characteristic of negative reinforcement?

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What type of research design is Professor Rodriguez using?

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The ability to match a piece of information or a stimulus to a stored image or fact is called?

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In monozygotic twins, how many eggs are fertilized?

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In the aquarium light example, the conditioned stimulus is?

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Ben's use of a dime to fix his visor indicates?

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Professor Calabrese's response to Wrinkles' actions would be considered?

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The process of turning sound vibrations into neural messages is called?

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What is the opposite of recognition when it comes to memory retrieval?

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What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific approach?

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What term describes the smallest difference between two stimuli that is detectable 50% of the time?

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Which term correctly describes the resistance to learning certain types of voluntary behaviors due to innate factors?

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Which of the following accurately describes the parasympathetic nervous system?

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Which statement about night terrors is true?

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In diagnosing schizophrenia, which of the following is NOT considered a negative symptom?

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What describes the sensory system that is most developed at birth?

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What describes echoic memory in the context of sensory memory?

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Which term describes annoying day-to-day stressors such as losing one’s keys or getting stuck in traffic?

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What disorder is most likely indicated by an individual who is insecure, has intense relationships, and engages in self-destructive behavior?

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Which historical figure emphasized the importance of consciousness in adapting to everyday life?

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A male with an extra X chromosome (XXY) is most likely diagnosed with which condition?

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What disorder involves recurrent, intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person?

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What describes the internal belief that a drug is necessary for emotional or psychological well-being?

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According to Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, which is true?

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Which structure is primarily responsible for fear responses and memory of fear?

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Flashcards

What is Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)?

A method of preventing HIV infection in people who are HIV-negative by taking a daily pill. It reduces the risk of acquiring HIV from sexual contact or needle sharing.

What is a sample?

A subset of a population selected for study. It should represent the larger population as accurately as possible.

What is a heuristic?

A problem-solving strategy that uses mental shortcuts or rules-of-thumb. It can be helpful for quick decision-making, but can also lead to biases if not used carefully.

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?

A dissociative disorder characterized by two or more distinct identities or personality states. It is often associated with a history of childhood trauma.

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What is Stimulus Generalization?

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus. This can be helpful for generalizing learning, but can also lead to inappropriate responses.

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What is the Purpose of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)?

This type of medication is specifically designed to prevent HIV acquisition.

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What is a population?

The complete set of individuals or items that a researcher is interested in studying.

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What is a problem-solving strategy?

It's a problem-solving strategy that helps to identify and evaluate solutions to a specific problem. It's a systematic way of breaking down a problem into smaller parts to find a solution.

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Restorative Theory of Sleep

This theory proposes that sleep is vital for the body's well-being, allowing it to restore itself, repair cellular damage, and replenish essential chemicals and resources.

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Elaborative Rehearsal

This type of rehearsal involves making information meaningful and connecting it to existing knowledge or experiences, facilitating the transfer from short-term to long-term memory.

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Narcolepsy

A neurological disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrollable episodes of sleep, often triggered by strong emotions or excitement.

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Perceptual Set (Perceptual Expectancy)

The tendency to perceive information in a certain way due to pre-existing beliefs, expectations, or experiences, influencing how we interpret stimuli.

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The concept suggests that our basic needs, such as physiological needs (e.g., thirst), must be met before we can pursue higher-level needs like self-actualization and self-fulfillment.

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Independent Variable

The factor that is manipulated or changed by the experimenter in an experiment to observe its effect.

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Intrinsic Motivation

Engaging in a task or activity for its own sake, deriving satisfaction and enjoyment from the activity itself, rather than pursuing external rewards.

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Cross-Sectional Design

An experimental design that involves collecting data from multiple groups of participants at different ages, measuring the same variable across time points.

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Encoding

The process of transforming sensory information into a form that can be stored and retrieved.

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Storage

The process of maintaining information over time.

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Retrieval

The process of accessing stored information.

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Hassles

Minor, everyday stressors that can accumulate and lead to significant stress over time.

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Borderline Personality Disorder

A personality disorder characterized by unstable relationships, intense emotions, impulsivity, and a fear of abandonment.

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Functionalism

The psychological perspective that emphasizes the role of consciousness and how it allows the mind to adapt, live, work, and play in the world.

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Klinefelter Syndrome

A genetic condition in males caused by an extra X chromosome (XXY), resulting in physical and developmental characteristics.

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Psychological Dependence

The internal feeling or belief that a drug is necessary to maintain emotional or psychological well-being.

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Difference Threshold

The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli 50% of the time.

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Size Constancy

The perception that an object appears closer when it is perceived as larger.

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Echoic Memory

A type of memory that involves the senses, specifically auditory information, lasting for a very short time.

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Classical Conditioning

A type of learning that involves associating a neutral stimulus with a naturally occurring stimulus.

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Heuristic

A problem-solving strategy that uses mental shortcuts or rules of thumb.

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Episodic Memory

A type of memory that involves recalling specific events or experiences.

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Encoding Specificity Principle

The tendency to recall information better when the retrieval conditions are similar to the learning conditions.

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Perception

A mental process that involves organizing, interpreting, and making sense of sensory information.

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Foot-in-the-door Technique

A persuasion technique where a small request is followed by a larger, more demanding one.

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Door-in-the-face Technique

A persuasion technique where a large, unreasonable request is followed by a smaller, more reasonable request.

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That’s-not-all Technique

A persuasion technique where an initial offer is made, and then additional benefits are added to sweeten the deal.

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Lowball Technique

A persuasion technique where an initial offer is made, but the true cost is revealed later.

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Anal Retentive

A personality type characterized by excessive neatness, orderliness, and control, potentially stemming from fixation in the anal stage of psychosexual development.

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Conformity

A change in behavior or beliefs resulting from real or imagined pressure from others.

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Cultural Relativity

The principle that psychological phenomena should be understood in the context of their specific cultural setting.

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Psychoanalysis

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on bringing unconscious thoughts, feelings, and motivations to the conscious level.

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Cross-sequential design

A research design that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches. It involves studying different age groups at multiple points in time, allowing researchers to observe both age-related changes and cohort effects.

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Recognition

A type of memory retrieval where you identify something you've seen or experienced before.

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Longitudinal design

A type of research design in which the same individuals are studied over a long period of time.

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Monozygotic twins

Identical twins who develop from a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic makeup.

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Mental set

The tendency to focus on a particular solution or approach, even when more effective alternatives exist.

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Negative reinforcement

A type of learning where a behavior is strengthened by the removal of an unpleasant consequence or stimulus.

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Functional fixedness

A problem-solving obstacle that arises from a tendency to perceive objects only in their usual or most common form.

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Study Notes

Multiple Choice Practice Final Exam

  • Glial cell function: Structural support, production of myelin, and delivery of nutrients.
  • Gestalt principle of similarity: People perceive similar-looking things as belonging together.
  • Gestalt principle of proximity: Things that are close together are perceived as a group.
  • Gestalt principle of continuity: People perceive continuous lines rather than disconnected parts.
  • Gestalt principle of contiguity: People perceive things that occur close together in time as related.
  • Systematic desensitization: A therapy technique for overcoming fears.
  • Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder): Cognitive and adaptive skills are less developed than expected for age. Symptoms might include delays in intellectual and other developmental areas in comparison to typically developing peers
  • Intellectual giftedness: An IQ above 130
  • McLelland's 3 psychological needs: Power, affiliation, and achievement
  • Kinsey's view on sexual orientation: A continuum (spectrum) rather than discrete categories.
  • Antiretroviral medication (PrEP) role: Taken daily by HIV-negative individuals to reduce acquiring HIV.
  • Target population: A group of individuals selected to represent a larger population.
  • Problem-solving strategy (heuristic): Using mental shortcuts.
  • Dissociative identity disorder characteristic: Significant gaps in memory, feeling "possessed", uncontrolled urges, and a history of childhood trauma.
  • Stimulus discrimination: Learning to respond to a specific stimulus and not similar stimuli.
  • Parietel Lobe Location: Located between the front (Frontal Lobe) and back (Occipital Lobe) of the brain, on top the head. The image required to locate this is not available in the provided text.
  • Sleep's restorative function: Necessary for cellular repair and replenishing chemicals.
  • Making information meaningful: Elaborative rehearsal to transfer from short-term to long-term memory.
  • Sleep disorder (narcolepsy): Sudden and unexpected instances of falling asleep.
  • Perceptual set (expectation): Previous experiences influencing perceptions.

Additional Concepts

  • Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Physiological needs are met first, followed by safety, belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization.
  • Independent variable in an experiment: The aspect manipulated to see its effect on other variables.
  • Experimental research: Research design using manipulated variables.
  • Lens location: The image required to locate the lens is not available in the provided text.
  • Intrinsic motivation: Engaging in an activity because it's satisfying.
  • Motor skill development research design: Professor Rodriguez' comparative study across ages and time points is a cross-sequential research design.
  • Recency effect: the increased ability to remember information that was recently presented, compared to information earlier in the presentation
  • Monozygotic (identical) twins: Develop from one fertilized egg and share identical genetics.
  • Conditioned stimulus: a stimulus that elicits a response after learning
  • Intonation: Rhythm and emphasis in speaking.
  • Latent content: True meaning/underlying meaning of events(as in a dream).
  • Self-efficacy: A person's belief about their ability to successfully accomplish a specific task or goal.
  • Incentives: Stimuli or factors motivating or attracting individuals towards action or behavior.
  • HIV risk factors and preventive measures: Prevention methods such as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) are available to reduce HIV susceptibility.
  • Personality Types Several different personality types are mentioned in various questions
  • Psychosexual Development Stages: Stages of development (like the anal stage) are mentioned.

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This quiz evaluates your knowledge on various psychological topics, including antiretroviral medications, problem-solving strategies, and theories related to sleep and memory. It also covers societal beliefs about sexual orientation and premarital sex. Test your understanding of these concepts and their implications in psychology!

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