Gre Psychology Test Questions 1

Front 1

A child diagnosed with an IQ of 63 would most likely be diagnosed with

Back 1

mild mental retardation

Front 2

A phenomenological view of personality asserts that type theory neglects the

Back 2

self

Front 3

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage is given a toy and attempts to eat it. The child is demonstrating

Back 3

assimilation

Front 4

Which of the following is NOT true of systematic desensitization?

Back 4

It employs operant conditioning.

Front 5

If the GRE Psychology Subject Test had a standard error of zero, then a test taker that took the test two times would necessarily receive

Back 5

the same score on each test

Front 6

A brooding herring gull is presented with various eggs of differing size and coloration. She can only incubate one. The egg that she chooses will most likely be

Back 6

a supernormal sign of stimulus

Front 7

According to Erik Erikson, a young adult would be most concerned with which issue?

Back 7

Intimacy

Front 8

The victim of a car accident notices that since his accident his emotions have been practically nonexistent. This situation supports which theory of emotion?

Back 8

James-Lange theory

Front 9

Experiencing feelings of worthlessness, low energy, and a loss of interest in life for most of the days of the past 3 years would most likely be diagnosed

Back 9

dysthymic disorder

Front 10

Which of the following activities best services to hold information in short-term memory?

Back 10

Rehearsing

Front 11

What is not a characteristic of stage 1 sleep?

Back 11

major muscle twitches