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Who developed the concept of the collective unconscious and archetypes in personality theory?

A. Sigmund Freud

B. Carl Jung

C. Alfred Adler

D. Karen Horney

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B. Carl Jung


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According to the stages of grief proposed by Elisabeth K�bler-Ross, which stage involves accepting the reality of the loss?

A. Denial

B. Anger

C. Bargaining

D. Acceptance

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Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts in shaping behavior?

A. Behaviorism

B. Psychodynamic

C. Humanistic

D. Cognitive

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Which part of the brain is associated with decision-making, impulse control, and personality?

A. Amygdala

B. Prefrontal cortex

C. Hippocampus

D. Medulla

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Who developed the stages of moral development, including the pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional levels?

A. Lawrence Kohlberg

B. Sigmund Freud

C. Erik Erikson

D. Jean Piaget

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Which type of research design involves observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without manipulation?

A. Experimental

B. Correlational

C. Descriptive

D. Survey

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What is the process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information in memory often referred to as?

A. Perception

B. Learning

C. Cognition

D. Memory

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Which part of the brain is responsible for processing and integrating sensory information from all senses except smell?

A. Thalamus

B. Cerebellum

C. Medulla

D. Parietal lobe

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What is the term for the process of encoding new information by associating it with information that is already stored in memory?

A. Chunking

B. Elaborative rehearsal

C. Maintenance rehearsal

D. Priming

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Which of the following best describes the placebo effect?

A. A phenomenon where participants' expectations or beliefs about a treatment influence their behavior or perception of an outcome.

B. The tendency for experimenters to unintentionally influence the results of a study.

C. A research design that involves giving participants a fake treatment to test the effectiveness of a real treatment.

D. The tendency for participants to withhold information from researchers.

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Who is known for the theory of attachment, which emphasizes the importance of a secure emotional bond with a caregiver?

A. Mary Ainsworth

B. Jean Piaget

C. Erik Erikson

D. Lev Vygotsky

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Who is known for the social influence experiments involving conformity, where participants were asked to match line lengths?

A. Solomon Asch

B. Stanley Milgram

C. Philip Zimbardo

D. John Darley

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What is the term for the phenomenon where people are more likely to comply with a request after first agreeing to a smaller request?

A. Social facilitation

B. Door-in-the-face technique

C. Foot-in-the-door technique

D. Cognitive dissonance

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Which type of reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again?

A. Positive reinforcement

B. Negative reinforcement

C. Positive punishment

D. Negative punishment

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What is the term for the tendency to remember information that supports one's pre-existing beliefs while ignoring or forgetting information that contradicts them?

A. Confirmation bias

B. Availability heuristic

C. Anchoring and adjustment

D. Hindsight bias

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According to Albert Bandura's social-cognitive theory, what is the term for the process of observing and imitating the behavior of others?

A. Operant conditioning

B. Modeling

C. Classical conditioning

D. Extinction

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In classical conditioning, what is the term for the process of gradually reducing the intensity of a conditioned stimulus while still obtaining the conditioned response?

A. Extinction

B. Generalization

C. Discrimination

D. Habituation

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What is the term for the phenomenon where a person's memory can be influenced by misleading information provided after an event?

A. Retroactive interference

B. Proactive interference

C. Misinformation effect

D. Source amnesia

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Which type of learning occurs when a previously extinguished response re-emerges after a period of time without reinforcement?

A. Spontaneous recovery

B. Operant conditioning

C. Classical conditioning

D. Observational learning

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Which type of therapy focuses on changing irrational or maladaptive thought patterns to improve emotional well-being?

A. Cognitive therapy

B. Behavioral therapy

C. Psychoanalytic therapy

D. Humanistic therapy

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What term is used to describe the process of encoding information by forming associations or links between new information and existing knowledge?

A. Chunking

B. Elaborative rehearsal

C. Maintenance rehearsal

D. Priming

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Which part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for conserving energy and promoting relaxation?

A. Sympathetic nervous system

B. Parasympathetic nervous system

C. Central nervous system

D. Peripheral nervous system

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What is the term for the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or values?

A. Confirmation bias

B. Availability heuristic

C. Anchoring and adjustment

D. Hindsight bias

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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?

A. Primacy effect

B. Recency effect

C. Serial position effect

D. Spacing effect

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What is the term for the tendency to attribute other people's behavior to internal, dispositional factors while underestimating the influence of external, situational factors?

A. Fundamental attribution error

B. Self-serving bias

C. Confirmation bias

D. Availability heuristic

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Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and early childhood experiences in shaping personality?

A. Humanistic

B. Psychoanalytic

C. Cognitive

D. Behavioral

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Who is known for the social cognitive theory and the concept of reciprocal determinism?

A. Abraham Maslow

B. Albert Bandura

C. B.F. Skinner

D. Carl Rogers

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Which type of conditioning involves learning associations between stimuli and their consequences, leading to voluntary behaviors?

A. Classical conditioning

B. Operant conditioning

C. Observational conditioning

D. Reflexive conditioning

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According to Erikson, what is the primary task of infancy (0-1 year)?

A. Trust vs. Mistrust

B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

C. Initiative vs. Guilt

D. Industry vs. Inferiority

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Who is known for the hierarchy of needs, which includes physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization needs?

A. Carl Rogers

B. Abraham Maslow

C. Erik Erikson

D. B.F. Skinner

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According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary crisis of late adulthood?

A. Integrity vs. Despair

B. Generativity vs. Stagnation

C. Identity vs. Role Confusion

D. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt