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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. When a series of lights on a movie marquee are turned on and off , one after the other, in succession, it appears that a single light is moving around the marquee. This illustrates
2. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion,
3. Which therapeutic approach focuses on clients discovering their own ways to resolve their issues?
4. Dave’s mother occasionally has outbursts of uncontrollable behavior, but usually sits motionless in a chair. Dave once tried to help his mother feed herself by lifting her hand up to her mouth, but when he let go her hand remained in mid-air. Which form of schizophrenia does Dave’s mother have?
5. Which of the following is involved in classical conditioning and operant conditioning, respectively?
6. 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.
In this example, sneezing would be
7. After having three cups of strong coffee, you find that you’re more angry than usual after being cut off in traffic, but you’re also more scared than you would otherwise be when you hear someone walking behind you. Which theory of emotion explains why?
8. If someone is awake, has his or her eyes closed, and is in a relaxed state, an EEG would most likely indicate the presence of
9. All of the following are considered “Big Five” personality traits EXCEPT
10. Which of the following approaches is used by a psychologist who emphasizes the power of rewards and punishments to influence behavior?
11. Which of the following is a binocular cue for perceiving distance?
12. Bob gets a dollar for every magazine subscription he sells. What type of operant-conditioning consequence is maintaining Bob’s selling?
13. When given a list of words to remember, older adults
14. Tina wants desperately for her therapist to tell her that he’ll take care of her and make sure she’s always all right. These are things she wanted from her father, too, but was never able to tell him. Tina’s feelings illustrate
15. The knowledge and verbal skills that one has acquired over one’s life are referred to as
16. From Carl Rogers’ humanistic perspective, the most important aspect of personality is the
17. Remembering how to get from your house to a friend’s house, without consciously knowing how to do it, is an example of
18. 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?
19. Random assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups ensures that
20. A researcher wants to know whether failure at a task causes aggression. As part of her study, some subjects are told they have failed at a task, whereas others are told they have succeeded. Failing or not at the task would be
21. The idea that the behavior of people who are hypnotized is controlled by normal, conscious processes is part of the theory that says hypnosis entails
22. 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?
23. The Somatic Nervous System is part of the
24. Systematic desensitization would involve
25. The site in the auditory cortex located where acoustical codes are decoded and interpreted is known as

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