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491PsychologyMedium

In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:

AWith the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory

Bwith the Thematic Apperception Test

Cby interviewing subjects about their achievement needs

Dby observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations

Correct answer

B. with the Thematic Apperception Test

Explanation

The correct answer is with the Thematic Apperception Test.

492PsychologyMedium

Which is not an authentic specialty of American Psychiatric Association?

ANone of these

Bmental retardation

Castrological psychology

Dtest and measurement

Eindustrial and organizational psychology

Correct answer

C. astrological psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is astrological psychology.

493PsychologyMedium

In order to obtain a reward, a monkey learns to press a lever when a bell tone is on but not when a Buzzer tone is on. What kind of training is this?

Adiscrimination

Bspontaneous recovery

Cgeneralization

Dextinction

Correct answer

A. discrimination

Explanation

The correct answer is discrimination.

494PsychologyMedium

Jean Piaget, contributed generally to cognitive psychology through his accounts of ________?

Ainformation processing in computers

Bthe mental rules underlying languages use

Canimal behavior in the natural environment

Dintellectual development in children

Correct answer

D. intellectual development in children

Explanation

The correct answer is intellectual development in children.

495PsychologyMedium

________defined psychology as the “science of the inner world”.

AJames Sully

BMcDugal

CWilliam James

DW.B.Pillsbry

Correct answer

A. James Sully

Explanation

The correct answer is James Sully.

496PsychologyMedium

What most accurately defines the function of middle ear?

Aformation of neural impulse

Bsound collection

Csound-wave amplification

Dtransmission to the brain

Correct answer

C. sound-wave amplification

Explanation

The correct answer is sound-wave amplification.

497PsychologyMedium

A part of forebrain that plays an important role in the formation of long term memory, and thus is required for learning:

ACerebrum

BHypothalamus

CAmygdala

DHippocampus

Correct answer

C. Amygdala

Explanation

The correct answer is Amygdala.

498PsychologyMedium

When the development of the same subject is studied over a period of time, the study is called a ________?

Asequential study

Blongitudinal study

Clife-history study

Dcross-sectional study

Correct answer

B. longitudinal study

Explanation

The correct answer is longitudinal study.

499PsychologyMedium

Aaamir, age 55, plays basketball with much younger adults and is concerned that his teammates might consider his age to be a detriment to their game outcome. His concern actually undermines his athletic performance. This best illustrates the impact of:

Asavant syndrome.

Bdivergent thinking.

Cstereotype threat.

Dthe Flynn effect.

Correct answer

C. stereotype threat.

Explanation

The correct answer is stereotype threat..

500PsychologyMedium

The cytoplasmic process arising from the cell body of neuron that carries impulse towards cell body is called a:

ANissl’s granule

BAxon

CMyelin sheath

DDendrite

Correct answer

D. Dendrite

Explanation

The correct answer is Dendrite.

In research on the need for achievement, individual differences are usually measured:

AWith the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory

Bwith the Thematic Apperception Test

Cby interviewing subjects about their achievement needs

Dby observing subjects’ actual behavior in competitive situations

Correct answer

B. with the Thematic Apperception Test

Explanation

The correct answer is with the Thematic Apperception Test.