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CLEP Introductory Psychology Practice Test
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The CLEP Introductory Psychology exam covers material that is usually taught in a one-semester undergraduate introductory course in psychology. The exam contains approximately 95 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Some of these are pretest questions that will not be scored. CLEP Introductory Psychology exam content:  The percentages next to the main topics indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions on that topic. History, Approaches, and Methods (11–12%): History of psychology Approaches: biological, biopsychosocial, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and... Show more
CLEP Introductory Psychology Practice Test
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1. The emotional bond that infants feel toward caregivers is called
2. “Nature” is to “nurture” as _______ is to _______.
3. The fundamental attribution error refers to the fact that people tend to underestimate the extent to which others’ behavior is influenced by
4. Bob gets a dollar for every magazine subscription he sells. What type of operant-conditioning consequence is maintaining Bob’s selling?
5. Vera, Chuck, and Dave all think Paul is a relatively nice person. After talking together about why they think Paul is nice, though, they’ve all decided that Paul is so nice that he’s one of the nicest persons on the planet. What is this phenomenon called?
6. According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of your personality that steers you toward socially acceptable behavior, even if it doesn’t satisfy any needs, is called the
7. From Carl Rogers’ humanistic perspective, the most important aspect of personality is the
8. Karen insisted that her boyfriend was late getting to her house because he never pays attention to what time it is. Karen’s explanation of her boyfriend’s behavior is an example of
9. The reticular formation
10. High school kids often believe that their own high school is better than any of the neighboring high schools. This illustrates
11. Which of the following is a binocular cue for perceiving distance?
12. When our behavior is inconsistent with our attitudes or values, we feel a tension called
13. If Darlene plays basketball as a way to vent her angry impulses in a socially acceptable way, which defense mechanism is she using?
14. The minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus half of the time it’s presented is called
15. A circadian rhythm is
16. Lori is 10 years old and has done as well on an intelligence test as the average 8-year-old. As originally calculated for the Stanford-Binet, what would Lori’s IQ be?
17. Allison’s parents fight constantly. They’re loud and violent, and Allison hates it. One day she woke up to find that she could no longer hear. Which disorder does Allison have?
18. Jeff won money in the state lottery after buying five tickets, then after buying six more tickets, then four more tickets (that is, after every fifth ticket, on average). Which reinforcement schedule maintains Jeff ’s ticket-buying behavior?
19. Having a patient relax as much as possible and say whatever comes into his or her mind is central to the technique of
20. Refer to the following scenario: Wally is allergic to cat fur and it makes him sneeze violently. Anita has a lot of cats and her clothes often have cat fur on them. After three dates with Anita, Wally has begun to sneeze violently as soon as he sees her.
If, after the learning took place, Anita began to show up at Wally’s without cat fur on her clothes, Wally’s learned response would
21. Relatively unique patterns of behavior are
22. Which of the following is involved in classical conditioning and operant conditioning, respectively?
23. Systematic desensitization would involve
24. A need is
25. Lucy whines when she doesn’t get her way. Last Monday, her mother refused to give in to her whining for five minutes before finally giving Lucy what she was demanding. On Tuesday, her mother resisted for 10 minutes before giving in. On Wednesday, she resisted for 20 minutes. Lucy is being taught to whine for longer and longer periods of time through

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