According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary crisis of late adulthood?
Integrity vs. Despair
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Correct Answer :
A. Integrity vs. Despair
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Abraham Maslow
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Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Explicit memory
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Amygdala
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Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
What is the process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information in memory often referred to as?
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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for activating the fight or flight response in stressful situations?
Central nervous system
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Parasympathetic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Who is known for the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy, which suggests that people's expectations can influence their behavior in such a way that it causes those expectations to come true?
Robert Merton
Philip Zimbardo
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Stanley Milgram
What is the term for the phenomenon where people are more likely to recall information that is at the beginning or end of a list?
Primacy effect
Recency effect
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Spacing effect
Which type of conditioning involves learning associations between stimuli and their consequences, leading to voluntary behaviors?
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Operant conditioning
Observational conditioning
Reflexive conditioning
What is the term for the phenomenon where people are more likely to comply with a request after first agreeing to a smaller request?
Social facilitation
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Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Who is known for the theory of multiple intelligences, which proposes that there are different types of intelligence beyond traditional measures like IQ?
Howard Gardner
Alfred Binet
David Wechsler
Charles Spearman
Which part of the brain is associated with decision-making, impulse control, and personality?
Amygdala
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Hippocampus
Medulla
Which stage of sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements, increased brain activity, and vivid dreaming?
Stage 1
Stage 2
REM sleep
Deep sleep
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Esteem needs
Self-actualization
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Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts in shaping behavior?
Behaviorism
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Humanistic
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What is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
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Preoperational, Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
Formal Operational, Concrete Operational, Preoperational, Sensorimotor
Concrete Operational, Formal Operational, Preoperational, Sensorimotor
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Thalamus
Cerebellum
Medulla
Parietal lobe
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Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
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Intimacy vs. Isolation
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
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Identity vs. Role Confusion
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Intimacy vs. Isolation
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To transmit electrical signals
To receive signals from other neurons
To produce neurotransmitters
To cover and protect the axon
What is the term for the phenomenon where people's behavior changes in response to the presence of others?
Social facilitation
Social loafing
Deindividuation
Groupthink
Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the influence of societal and cultural factors on behavior and mental processes?
Sociocultural
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Which type of reinforcement involves reinforcing a behavior after a varying number of responses?
Fixed-ratio
Variable-ratio
Fixed-interval
Variable-interval
Which type of learning occurs when a previously extinguished response re-emerges after a period of time without reinforcement?
Spontaneous recovery
Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Observational learning